Would Cotto have beaten Tszyu in 2006?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Not prime for prime. Litterally the same Tszyu that was beat by Hatton.

[Beanflicker]

Yeah I'd say Cotto would have beat his ass, he was used up by then for sure.

[El Kabong]

Absolutely Cotto would have hammered him. At 140 Miguel Cotto was an absolute freak of nature, he stopped Branco with a punch to the shoulder, he was breaking jaws left and right....absolutely terrifying punching power at that weight. At 147 and 154 he still has good power, but not like he had at 140. He would take rounds off here and there and he DID have his struggles at times Corley caught him good, Torres and he had a great scrap, but Cotto wasn't close to losing.

[Fenster]

Corley and Torres - on several occasions - had Cotto staggering around the ring like a piss head. Without doubt the P4P no.3 would have had a great chance of beating him.

[erics44]

i think tzu would have done him

[Master]

Hatton would have beaten Cotto. Miguel was struggling to make weight and was vulnerable.

[ono]

Corley and Torres - on several occasions - had Cotto staggering around the ring like a piss head. Without doubt the P4P no.3 would have had a great chance of beating him.

Yeah Cotto's punch resistance at 140 was almost Khan like. Not quite that bad, but not a mile away. The hardest pound for pound hitter in the world might have had a chance.

On the flip side, Tszyu had only had two fights in 4 years and his last fight took the world out of him (Hatton) so you'd favour Cotto.