Miguel was Oscar; Tony was Tito

[El Chicano]

This last Saturday night, Miguel Cotto attempted to use the blueprint that Oscar De La Hoya used against Tito Trinidad. Cotto's gameplan, however went **** up on his ass. It turned out worse for him than it did for Oscar. At least Oscar made it to the final bell.

How ironic in that another great Mexican vs Puerto Rican rivalry fight at Welterweight we get similar results. Make no mistake, this weekend's fight was hella better than the last superfight at 147lbs between the two great boxing cultures. But the strategies were similar where the smaller, faster, better skilled boxer attempted to wow his bigger, stronger, more aggressive opponent. In both fights, the boxer failed.

Cotto however suffered a beating. And this brings me to a couple of questions:

Was Oscar better in his prime than Miguel, because he was able to make it to the final bell against Tito in a fight that many thought he won?

Or, was Margarito's pressure more effective, brutal and consistent than Tito's was against Goldy?

Or, was it a combination of the two?

I've been contimplating how the four great Welters would match up against each other in thier primes.

[El Dominicano]

This last Saturday night, Miguel Cotto attempted to use the blueprint that Oscar De La Hoya used against Tito Trinidad. Cotto's gameplan, however went **** up on his ass. It turned out worse for him than it did for Oscar. At least Oscar made it to the final bell.

How ironic in that another great Mexican vs Puerto Rican rivalry fight at Welterweight we get similar results. Make no mistake, this weekend's fight was hella better than the last superfight at 147lbs between the two great boxing cultures. But the strategies were similar where the smaller, faster, better skilled boxer attempted to wow his bigger, stronger more aggressive opponent. In both fight, the boxer failed.

Cotto however suffered a beating. And this brings me to a couple of questions:

Was Oscar better in his prime than Miguel, because he was able to make it to the final bell against Tito in a fight that many thought he won?

Or, was Margarito's pressure more effective, brutal and consistent than Tito's was against Goldy?

Or, was it a combination of the two?

I've been contimplating how the four great Welters would match up against each other in thier primes.

You have it all wrong. Cotto was Taylor and Margarito was JCC.

[!! Mr. Soprano]

What are you smoking???


as for your last part,

prime for prime


DLH
Tito
Margarito
Cotto

DLH / Tito and Margarito / Cotto are always a flip 'em fights

PS. My oppinion is based on a: "Damn it.... I only saw the first 4 rounds of Cotto / Margarito.... "

[El Chicano]

You have it all wrong. Cotto was Taylor and Margarito was JCC.

In that fight, Taylor was winning the fight. In this fight, Miguel won the early rounds and tried to survive the final rounds hoping he had won enough early rounds to pull off the decision. Very similar to what Oscar tried to do against Tito. It was also a super fight between a Mexican and a Puerto Rican in the Welterweight division, with a bit of a role reversal; a little irony is always dramatic.

[El Chicano]