Is the Cotto vs Canelo fight overrated?

[TitoFan]

I think it's a solid fight and its a pickem type of fight IMO so I'm sure it will be exciting. I just don't think it's a super high quality fight. Cotto was once really good but has gone downhill. Yes, he has rejuvenated his career a bit but he still isn't in his prime and at a higher weight than normal.

Canelo has never impressed me that much. He is a solid fighter but has never gotten over that edge to make him great. So essentially its two good fighters which makes for a good fight but not great.

I'm just saying this because they are making it sound like its a fight that will be talked about for ages.

Well.... it IS coming on the heels of that other "epic" fight, Floyd-Pac.
That alone will make it a great fight in comparison.
Boxing needs Cotto-Canelo right now.

[Batman]

To be honest I think it is a good exciting fight, the young up and comer who is rebuilding after the Mayweather fight against the old dog.

Will age and experiance prosper or is it a changing of the guard?

They are both big names, they are both pretty evenly matched, its hard to pick an outright favourite.

I for one will be staying up to watch it.

[Fenster]

I think it's a good fight but keep reading about it being a classic and don't see it either.

There's at least three fights this weekend i'm more looking forward too (if I was MEX/PR I would understandably be more excited though).

[beenKOed]

I guess everyone has their own way to judge a fights worthiness, mine is simple. Do I want to see it? If I want to see the fight, I don't listen to most of the negative opinions. It's a fight, I like to watch fights!

[Gandalf]

It's a name matchup, but both fighters have lost their biggest fights and Cotto more so despite fighting far better opposition.

[Primo Carnera]

It's not the Mega fight that Golden Boy are trying to hype it up as, but it's a decent fight. If it's for a title , it should be a LMW title and forget about this 155lb nonsense. Let's be Fair , Cotto is on his way out really.
2 big names, 2 decent fighters, but I don't see it being that close. Canelo will "Old Man" Cotto I think.

[El Kabong]

It's a great style matchup, really as close as one could get to a "surefire war". It's Mexico vs Puerto Rico, always brings a great atmosphere, always brings out the greatness of the fighters. The boxers tend to fight more for the fans in these kind of matchups, there's this sense of who is going to show the Machismo, who is going to show the cojones, and it should be a blood and guts battle.


I think the fighters are well matched, Cotto is older but he's got a good trainer in Freddie Roach, he's still got some mileage left in him and Canelo is younger and really needs a great showing to get back to where he needs to be to achieve his potential.


This SHOULD be a fight of the year candidate and if it isn't then shame on both the fighters because we as fans know that when both of these guys are at their best their styles will mesh perfectly and cause for a great all action phonebooth kind of fight.