Hopkins vs Oscar was also a mismatch and only over the top Oscar fans gave Oscar the slightest chance to win. Hopkins had to agree to fight at 158 or forfeit millions in an overweight fine .A fact that was kept secret. Hopkins weighed in at a very light 156 to make damn sure he didn't have to pay the huge fine. Hopkins fought very carefully in the early rounds and Oscar might have won a couple of rounds. About round 5 Hopkins got serious and was taking Oscar apart. Then Hopkins landed the liver punch and Oscar went down and couldn't or wouldn't??? get up. Because of different fighting styles the KO artist GGG would walk through Cotto and take him out within one to 5 rounds in my opinion.
So you think it's because of the styles. GGG being a more seek and destroy fighter would be more dangerous to Cotto who is also a seek and destroy fighter.
But Cotto has looked better at the weight, more fit, and stronger.
Not that much really in the way you mean although B-Hop was willing to go to 157 to make that fight go down and B-Hop would have cut off an arm if De La Hoya demanded it to get that fight.
Golovkin's team seems much more reticent to do stuff like that. I don't know that anything they could do would get Cotto in the ring though.
It would obviously be huge for Golovkin's career to actually fight Cotto though, would be the biggest win of his career especially if Cotto beats Canelo.
This too..Hopkins had to do a catchweight that GGG is refusing
So you think it's because of the styles. GGG being a more seek and destroy fighter would be more dangerous to Cotto who is also a seek and destroy fighter.
But Cotto has looked better at the weight, more fit, and stronger.
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