Cotto vs De La Hoya: Who Takes It?

[RL_GMA]

Grant it Oscar said he wouldn't fight a Puerto Rican , but wouldn't this be a logical fight for Cotto to get ready for Floyd (obviously pending his next 2 victories) and a huge fight for Oscar to leave out on win or lose?

[MELLY-MEL...]

at this point i have to go with cotto, but i am not counting odlh out either.

[Akatsuki]

That's one lame excuse of Oscar not fighting Puerto Ricans..

Fighting Mayweather is like dancing in the stars..

Fighting Cotto could send him to retirement for good with a broken ribs.

[Addition]

Depends at what weight. At Welterweight I can see Cotto winning, but at Junior Middleweight i'd favour DLH.

[Silencers]

At 147, Cotto. At 154, DLH.

[Primal Instinx]

Cotto by late stoppage or UD. ODLH is softer than he was in his hay day. Oscar back in the days would have been a difficult fight and I would have probably favored him over Cotto but now I have to run with Cotto. Oscar of today is much like Mosley of today a shell of what they used to be and Cotto just cracked Mosley's shell and would do the same to ODLH. Nope the only fight that makes sense at this point is Cotto V Mayweather...IMO.

[niceguy45]

i will go with oscar all the way,
ring experience is a factor,
remember oscar has better boxing skills than cotto a great jab and he will finally land that left hook and that will be lights out for cotto

[Pugilistic™]

de la hoya

[Astarte]

I'd say Cotto at 147 or 154, DLH just doesn't have it anymore, and hasn't for some time now. I'll go with decision though, DLH has a pretty awsome beard, and knows how to survive when hurt, unless Cotto can catch him with a fierce body shot like Hopkins did.

[Spirit]

Cotto by decision, Mosley right now still has more left in the tank than DLH IMO and even though he showed great skills against Cotto, he lost.

The main factor if this fight would materialize is DLH's stamina, Cotto applies consistent and effective pressure to the body and will wear down DLH, maybe to an extent in which he will be able to KO him but I wouldn't go that far. We haven't seen Cotto @ 154 so I think statements about Oscar being better at that weight are a bit premature, Cotto has carried his power to 147 and is likely to do be just as effective @ 154.