would you like to see williams-cotto?and who'd take it?

[JayDee2700]

It depends on how PW bounces back for the KO! PW(if he bounces back) would give Cotto a lot of problems, PW is fast an has a good chin, Cotto doesnt fair well against pressure fighters nor is really good at fighting backing up, I think PW wins on score cards, or by stoppage. Too much of a work rate for Cotto, I dont think Cotto is that well conditioned to outpoint PW.

[UglyPug]

you speaking my language LARRY! i have been calling for this fight forever. i think the height dynamic with cotto being 5'7'' and williams being 6'3'' would be interesting. it would prove that height isn't always a good thing, as fans would see cotto take it to williams on the inside - busting him with short, stiff jabs, short straight rights and left hooks to the body. if williams tried to swing and trade with cotto on the inside cotto's shots would be getting there first all night. Cotto TKO 9.

[UglyPug]

damn that body would be so easy for cotto to hit cause of how tall williams is. lol cotto would be licking his chops going into this fight. that rib cage would be turned to PULP.

[Wazaa..]

Cotto gets obliterated.

If Quintana and Cintron could do it, Cotto is more than capable. Exposing Williams million holes isn't a complicated feat.

[Dirk Diggler UK]

I think Williams is a bad style match for Cotto

[SCEN3RY]

Firstly, it depends on the Williams that shows up (and maybe even the Cotto that shows up), but I would love to see this fight nonetheless. Stylistically, it more so appears that Cotto would lose, unless he fights a nearly perfect fight, never gets caught up in exchanges and just boxes. Again, it's not impossible, but we can predetermine a Cotto loss on paper merely from watching the Margarito fight, who Williams resembles in many ways....but this is still boxing and this sport is often less predetermined than it appears - I would LOVE this fight.

[Ray*]

Wouldnt mind at all, Both are at the same point in boxing, Physically and mentally weaken by past fights. But i dont see how Arum would do this fight, They practically had to force him to allow Margarito to defend against his then Mandatory in Williams.

[Ray*]

And i would pick Williams to stop Cotto by the 7th round too.

[New England]

Cotto could knock him out.

Depends on what is left of Williams.

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williams has never been hard to hit with clean counterpunches
and cotto is a very good offensive fighter


if williams has what it takes to come back from a horrible knockout (which 95% of fighters do not) he's got a decent chance of outworking cotto for a decision


i've heard rumors that the williams camp and goosen tutor have expressed that williams likely only has two or three fights remaining before he retires
they weren't saying that before he was knocked out
things have changed in williams life and boxing career.

if you want a source david duenez said it on leave it in the ring radio
and it was corroborated by gabe montoya of maxboxing


in their primes it would have been a good fight
at 147, though, williams really wasn't much of a puncher and really didn't turn the heat up like he did at 154 and 160, he just threw a zillion punches

at 154 i'd pick williams to get the decision because he is a naturally larger man
but prime for prime at 147 i'd pick cotto via knockout

quintana, verno phillips, martinez, wright, cintron, all tagged williams with flush combiations and hard punches

none of those guys are great offensive fighters on the level of miguel cotto
martinez is better than the rest of the lot, and is developing into a serious puncher, so we'll give credit where it's due there as well.

[LaMigra]

Cotto by rib smash. Williams was all hype and NEVER the caliber fighter Cotto is.

Exposed.