Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny View Post
Tackie was a decent fighter, but he's hardly exceptional.

And Cotto may well be one of the p4p hardest hitters in the game today, add that to his already impressive yet ever improving boxing skills and an unshakable will and I feel ALFONSO IS IN TROUBLE BEFORE BELL ONE.

Yes, Cotto is a hard hitter, but Gomez already fought Jesse Brinkley, who is a hellacious puncher at SuMWt--who just KO'd Otis Griffin. So he can take the punch of a natural SuMwt, but he can't take Cotto's punch?

You all are talking like Gomez is the one who is coming up in weight. Remember that besides Gatti, this might be one of Gomez' SMALLEST opponents.

I am not saying it is all Gomez, but this is a much better (and closely fitted) matchup than most are giving him credit for.

On the other side of the fence, I give Cotto credit for stepping up in size, as I am sure he knows he will have to face bigger boxers next (Margarito, Cintron, Williams, etc.). I just want to see who gets derailed in this bout.