Cotto vs Hatton trilogy?

[joeytrimble]

ok im going to say this real simple....cotto has been on more then a few ppv undercards since the oscardelahoya shanemosley 2 fight

hes made several defenses of the wbo strap all via way of tko/ko

hes highly exciteing .....

and yes im sorry but he will put more asses in the seat then wright , taylor ,mayweather and outside of england hatton

it is what it is cotto is big time excitement

[Kball15]

Experts say Cotto is too drained at 140, hence making him too weak at that weight. Cotto should be fighting at 147. He would carry even more strength into the ring.

i do agree, but i would like to point something out right here and now. Dont expect something big from Cotto in his first 147 fight. Just like hatton, he'll prolly under-estimate it. I still see Cotto winning but in the same hatton fashion. Im afraid people are gonna be calling him over-rated on this forumn as well.

Of coarse, everything spells success in Cotts favor. He's got class, hes got power, and hes a plessure to watch. So all it would take to win this fight would be an over-the-top right to land flush.

And he wont have as much problems as hatton cause he aint facing a southpaw.

But when Hatton and Cotto do fight, i hope to god it makes PPV. both fighters deserve the payday. It would be a war even at 147. If the fight was at 140, it might go the distance. at 147, there is no chance. I see it ending in round 9 or 10 with a hatton or Cotta KO punch.

I'm drooling right now just thinking of this fight.

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

personally, no1 get all furious, bit i honestly think Cotto will give Hatton a boxing lesson and embarass himn. It wont be a war, Cotto is to smart. And Cotto is a great boxer, especially when he wont be dehydrated at 147.

[psychopath]

TRILOGY???

Let's pray that the first fight happens first, before we ever think of a trilogy.

[Kball15]

personally, no1 get all furious, bit i honestly think Cotto will give Hatton a boxing lesson and embarass himn. It wont be a war, Cotto is to smart. And Cotto is a great boxer, especially when he wont be dehydrated at 147.

Fair enough, but embarrass him? i personally think itll be a GREAT fight, with everything a boxing fan could want in it. I guess we just have to wait and see. But dont tell me u dont wanna see this fight. Even if hatton gets KOed, it'll still be very exciting.

I still see Hatton winning by KO, but whoever wins, it WILL be by KO. If hattons left hook is at its best, and Hattons fighting like he did 3-4 fights ago, i dont think theres a figther that can beat him. We'll have to see how hattons evolves into 147 and into america, and then we can judge with more accuracy

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

Yea id love to see the fight, but i see Cotto puttin on a boxing lessona and stopping Hatton in the middle rounds.

[Kball15]

Its possible if hatton doesnt wake the **** up. If we see small improvements in his next fight, he's skrewed. If we see large improvements in Hattons defense and in his left hook, i see a great fight and rivalry in the making.

But yea, i could still see Hatton getting schooled by Cotto if he doesnt wake up and realize the odds he's up against. He better not fight any more southpaws and embarrass himself again.

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

Cotto is also left handed and can fight southpaw very well.

[Kball15]

Cotto is also left handed and can fight southpaw very well.

But if Hatton learns to keep his gloves up, it wont make a difference. Hatton has abs of steel and a chin of rock. He doesnt rely of speed so body punches arent as effective on him.

And i dont cotto going southpaw unless he gets very frustrated and is getting schooled by hatton. I dont see hatton coming close to schooling Cotto, so i dont see much southpaw action going on. Maybe 4 minutes of teh fight is fought southpaw by cotto. just a guess though.

[Left2body]

First off Hatton and his camp recognized the problems Cotto would face at 147lbs as compared to 140lbs. In an interview Hattons trainer said that he wouldn't have Hatton face Cotto at 147lbs.

Secondly there is no way Cotto can stay at 140lbs for more than 1 more fight. I think even 1 fight after Paulie is very bad for Cotto's health, just look at the Branco weight-in pictures.

Cotto has some good points against Hatton stylisticly.

-Cotto can box going backward and forward.

-Cotto is a good boxer with good short punches

-Cotto counters well.

Hatton has a few advantages here too:

-Hatton will have more experience at 147lbs and better acclimated to the weight.

-Hatton has a high pressure style and when pressed Cotto often turns into a slugger instead of a boxing.


I'm still of the opinion that Cotto's really big trouble will come from a slick boxer with decent to good power (like a Zab Juda) someone who he can't just cut off the ring willy nilly on because they can make him respect them with there power. Paulie is not this guy. But Hatton, Cotto, Castillo or Margarito fighting each other would be interesting.

I actually think that Hatton would be succesful against the wide punching Margarito because of the range Margarito needs. Margarito not being known for counters helps Hatton aswell as the fact that Hatton will absorb less punches coming in than he would receive from a boxer with straight and short punches.