Miguel Cotto [Prime] vs Oscar De La Hoya [version Floyd fought] @ 154lbs

[Smooth Criminal]

You mean underrated, no seriously, Oscar is freaking underrated. People forgot how good Oscar was in his prime, especially at LW to Jr WW. It bothers how people forget, and your over here saying "Overrated".

No way man.

It's easy for idiots such as jrosales to see Oscar getting beatup by a one-dimensional puncher such as Pacquiao, but they forget he was drained of all his strength and anyone could have beat him up. (Roach said this after the fight) Valero was beating the crap out of him in sparring.

People forget how strong Oscar was in his prime and at 154.

[xcaret v3]

left hook = good night cotto

[check hook]

Mayweather was 148 (ring weight) vs Oscar at 154. (Oscar was 167)

How does Cotto (before Margarito ruined him with plaster) matchup against that version of Oscar? (not the lifeless drained version Pac fought who was only 147lbs)

Cotto - 5'7" , 67" reach, 158lbs (his prime ring weight)

Oscar - 5'10 1/2", 73" reach, 167lbs (LMW ring weight)

Who wins?

Honestly a toss up....but in a battle of left hooks the guy with a better one usually wins....so you would have to say Oscar has an adge going in.

[F l i c k e r]

My goodness....

Oscar is one of the most overrated fighters in the last 10 years.

Yeah but in all fairness, Cotto is even more overrated than Oscar.

Oscar at least won titles from 130-160. Cotto had to fight journeyman and vacant titles. His first test was against Mosley. Then when he had to prove his mettle, he becomes automatically ruined. That is way more overrated than Oscar was.

[ChiRock773]

Prime cotto beats the **** out of odlh.....dude was a beast...

Explain...

he would beat him down..the first half of the fight would be tough for both fighters...but cotto would just beat him up more in the later stages of the fight.....

I think Smooth Criminal meant to explain HOW he would beat DLH ...lol...*******s...What advantages Cotto would have...

DUMB ASS.

[jrosales13]

Overrated fighters don't win a close decision over Pernell Whitaker.

Cotto was dropped by Torres, stunned by Corley, Judah, and KTFO by a one-dimensional Margarito. How anyone can pick him over Oscar (who would have every advantage) at light-middleweight is incredible... I'm not saying Cotto is a bum, but he won't beat Oscar at 154 - certainly.

WTF is going on. Do you guys not know what 10 years is? Read what I said 10 years the last 10 years we are in 2010 and he fought Whitaker in 1997. Was that in that last 10 years time?

Do you guys not know math?

And, Whitaker beat him. And, Whitaker passed his prime and Oscar was in his absolute peak.

Why do you think he never gave Whitaker a rematch. But, gave and old ass Chavez a rematch who he dominated the first time.

[Smooth Criminal]

No Dom I agree in the 90's he was the ****. Maybe even underrated OK... Really good fighter in the 90's very elite I give you that.

But, in the last 10 years he did **** bro. His best wins were Tito leftovers. He KO'd two guys who got their chin ruined by Tito.

Oscar great weapon the left hook only came out twice in the last 10 years. Once against Vargas and the other against Mayorga.

When people talk about the Oscar version of the last 10 years act like if he was the same Oscar from the 90's.

The only more overrated fighter in the last 10years than Oscar is Zab Judah.

Damn you're dumb. He arguably beat Mosley in the rematch. He lost to Hopkins, but was still a very good fighter until he lost all that weight to fight Forbes. That is the fight which Oscar lost it all in, which is why Roach setup the fight with Pacquiao next.

[check hook]

My goodness....

Oscar is one of the most overrated fighters in the last 10 years.

......you won't find many saying he is top 20 or even top 50 ATG.....but i think everyone can agree he got some gift decisions against numerous fighters. A faded sweet pea comes to mind, Sturm, Quartey perhaps.

But he also go some that went against him.....Trinidad and the second fight vs Shane.

but overall you are prob right.

[AFTER HOURS]

floyd's suppose to rematch oscar at 147 lb?

[jrosales13]

Yeah but in all fairness, Cotto is even more overrated than Oscar.

Oscar at least won titles from 130-160. Cotto had to fight journeyman and vacant titles. His first test was against Mosley. Then when he had to prove his mettle, he becomes automatically ruined. That is way more overrated than Oscar was.

Do you guys not know what the last 10 years mean?

What does getting a title from 130-147 have to do with the last 10 years?