Hatton VS Cotto

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What is with these weight limits and catch weights? I just don't get it when people say Hatton is not the same at welterweight. Maybe he is not as sharp at 147 but he doesn't have to weigh exactly at 147. If the diet and training of making 140 makes him the best he can possibly then why not train like a junior welter. If he's a couple of pounds over 140 he'll still be a welterweight. In that way he will be at his best shape during weigh-ins and at fight night the weight would be pretty much the same with Cotto as Ricky gains 13-15 lbs.

Or you folks think the other way around? do you think this welters are too big for Ricky that's why they have to shed some muscles to make it a more even fight? That's just not right..I think it's just an unfair and unreasonable thing to do.,Ricky has a 7 pound margin to work with. If he wants he can drop all the way down to 140 and eat a box of pizza before the weigh-in cuz he's gonna feast himself with food after it anyway. But for Cotto to starve himself is just unfair. He wouldn't be the same fighter.

I think the best Ricky against best Cotto is a helluva match. Both has KO power but I give Cotto the advantage because he has a good jab to keep Ricky at bay.

Good point.. This is what Mayweather did against Oscar.. he weighed in at 149 or 150 for the 154 limit.. just because you're moving up doesn't mean you have to meet the limit.. Granted if you are a fighter with a decent enough sized frame that you can gain some muscle and use it to your advantage, then that's what you would want to do.. but the smaller guys who need speed, have to be smart about it. YES, you're fighting someone who is probably in general a bit bigger than you, but bulking up and losing speed is not the way to put yourself in the best position to win the fight.

I'd say the lowest Cotto would ever go would be 145 for a catchweight.. That would be more than reasonable i would think.. You would still hear the Hatton fans saying, "Hatton just wasn't big enough!! Give him a break" As if the entire universe didn't know that BEFORE the fight..

True..But I don't agree with the catch weight thing. 145 would take hell for Cotto to make. I mean, I think he's starving himself bigtime to make 147.. I just think there's not much size difference between Hatton and Cotto. Only that Ricky is able to reach his peak physically at the training he gets at 140. While Cotto having a bigger skeletal frame its much harder for him to shed weight.

I will say it again..all that matters is the weight at fight night. Remember it's the weight you put into your punches. If they weigh the same that night, there's not much to complain about the size difference.