will cotto's success continue at 147?

[Del Coqui]

Cotto Has alot of skill and power but that chin isnt going to hold up against some of the big punchers at welter.

Before he had weight problems, I saw him take clean shots from Pinto, Bailey and Sosa,who are good punchers and he walked right through them. Not killing himself to make weight the day before will prove to be the difference.

[Left2body]

Before he had weight problems, I saw him take clean shots from Pinto, Bailey and Sosa,who are good punchers and he walked right through them. Not killing himself to make weight the day before will prove to be the difference.

Exactly thats what I was referring too also. Earlier in his career when he was a more natural jrWW. All anyone has to do is look at the recent weight-in pictures of Cotto to realize that he was cutting too much weight and it was harming his fighting ability, even Hatton and his trainer Graham have went on record as stating as much.

With that said I think the fighters to give him trouble at 147lbs wont be the ****ers but will be the boxers. I think Cotto has a good chance of can out box and out punch Margarito, Hatton, Urkal, Cintron and Baldomir. However slick boxers who actually have decent power like Zab, Quintana and PBF who will actually be Cotto's biggest problem at 147lbs. At 147lbs the boxers didn't have enough pop to really hurt Cotto so Cotto could just cut of the ring with impunity.

[dino]

maybe he'll start fighting some real competetion @ 147

[Left2body]

maybe he'll start fighting some real competetion @ 147

Hopefully he will and hopefully all the top WWs will aswell. With the HUGE amount of talent I dont know how they have been able to not fight each other for this long. There promoters must be ex-airtraffic controllers.

[borikua]

Quintana, Collazo, Zab, Margarito, Joel Julio, etc...All those will be hard fights for him, but that's what makes it interesting...

Hopefully he will and hopefully all the top WWs will aswell. With the HUGE amount of talent I dont know how they have been able to not fight each other for this long. There promoters must be ex-airtraffic controllers.

LOL good one.

[bakey321]

If Cotto gets beat at WW it will be in his first fight or two. If nobody beats him while he is getting used to the weight then he will own the division. Cotto will make weight easier and be a lot better off at 147. PBF vs. Cotto in 2008 will be huge.

[Scottie2Hottie]

i feel like cotto has been pidgeonholed as a B level fighter at the 140 pound limit, but i feel like a move up to welterweight will have him emerging as a legitimate threat. the boy's a tank, and id see him beating any of the top dogs at 147, aside from mayweather, who's shown that he can counter and defeat the hardest punching stalkers in the game (coralles, for example).

[Xcel]

I want to believe tha Cotto is a real A level fighter. but he needs a real good test before I take it there. I hope for his sake he comes into 147 and takes on a serious fighter. A match against Collazo would be ideal.

[dino]

Quintana, Collazo, Zab, Margarito, Joel Julio, etc...All those will be hard fights for him, but that's what makes it interesting...





LOL good one.

cotto would destory collazo and julio

[borikua]

cotto would destory collazo and julio

easier said than done...ask Hatton..