Prime Ike Quartey vs Miguel Cotto.

[JmH Reborn]

Cotto knocking out Ike? The De La Hoya that fought Quartey was 10X the pure boxer Cotto is, and had much more power in his left hook, and mind you Ike was OUTBOXING De La Hoya in that fight, and comparing Quartey's chin to Margarito's is ridiculous, Ike had great defense hand didn't block punches with his face. FF's a shot version of Ike outboxed Vernon Forrest, and I think even that version would have beat Cotto up.

The one thing about Cotto is that his timing is very underrated; those punches will slip. He will go to the body and I just think he'd break him down and finish him off. I'm not comparing their chins, I just think if Cotto lands the blows that he did on Margs against Quartey, that Quartey will be seeing stars; that's all

Cotto is a boxer/grinder and I just think he may be too much for Quartey, especially on the inside.

[street bully]

I would go with Cotto , Ike never really beat anybody not a single top fighter above say a Oba Carr level and lost all his major fights against elite opponents , his best performance was against Oscar but I see that as an underdog lifting and fighting above himself because he has nothing to lose happens all the time .

You do realize that he was robbed against Oscar and Vernon.

[RodBarker]

You do realize that he was robbed against Oscar and Vernon.

Well Im not so sure I thought Oscar squeezed it out and nearly had Ike out of there it was a close fight not a robbery either way it went , gotta say I cant remember the Forrest fight at all , over all I just dont think Ike performed to his potential in the big ones on his resume , all the guys he was knocking over were a step below the top shelf ,,, good fighter though no doubt .

[JmH Reborn]

You do realize that he was robbed against Oscar and Vernon.

He wasn't robbed, it could have gone either way and in that match it went Oscars. But that happens time-to-time; see Oscar/Tito and Oscar/SSM 2

[street bully]

Well Im not so sure I thought Oscar squeezed it out and nearly had Ike out of there it was a close fight not a robbery either way it went , gotta say I cant remember the Forrest fight at all , over all I just dont think Ike performed to his potential in the big ones on his resume , all the guys he was knocking over were a step below the top shelf ,,, good fighter though no doubt .

The only fight under 160 that I believe Ike lost was to Vargas, and that was because of being away from the ring for so damn long, and that fight was very close. The only time he was dominated was when he fought Winky Wright, and he had no business in a ring let alone fighting at 160 at that point. He was shot.

[street bully]

He wasn't robbed, it could have gone either way and in that match it went Oscars. But that happens time-to-time; see Oscar/Tito and Oscar/SSM 2

It was a robbery. You guys need to stop looking into the 12th round. Other than that round Ike dominated the fight.

[robjr]

Prime Bazooka wins.

[RodBarker]

The only fight under 160 that I believe Ike lost was to Vargas, and that was because of being away from the ring for so damn long, and that fight was very close. The only time he was dominated was when he fought Winky Wright, and he had no business in a ring let alone fighting at 160 at that point. He was shot.

Winky should not be at 160 either so that kinda levels out the 160 bit , I liked Ike as well just think Cotto would take him , Cotto is underestimated as a skilled boxer its not easy to outbox Mosley and Cotto did , Ike had a beautiful jab didnt he .

[street bully]

Alright gentlemen, let your opinions be heard.

[savorduhflavor]

It was a robbery. You guys need to stop looking into the 12th round. Other than that round Ike dominated the fight.

Yep. I gave Oscar....maybe the 3rd round. And not another one till like the 10th or 11th.

Oscar did NOTHING in that fight until the end.

I think it's overrated as a fight too. Before I saw the fight friends would tell me "ohh DLH/Quartey is DLH's best fight" so I made it a point to watch it and was disappoitned.

Aside from the 6th(I think) where they knock each other down, and the 12, it was boring. Every round was the same....Oscar doing nothing, Ike pumping the jab. Oscar would throw a meaningless flurry, Ike would throw a right or two.