hatton vs cotto

[CutMeMick]

who would win a fight between hatton and miguel cotto.
both undefeated.
both big punchers with agressive styles.
the perfect fight.

At 140 I'd favor Hatton since Cotto would have to drain himself to make 140 now,
At 147 I would first have to see what Cottos like at that weight div. Hatton didn't show much vs. Collazo at 147 so my 147 prediction is pending on the Cotto performance.

[Rican]

Before the Maliginanni fight I would have given it a toss up but....IMO I think Hatton would beat him...Cotto had a hard time against a kid who has skill but can't break wind with a punch...And who was hurt...

Hard time? What fight did you watch? Cotto broke Malignaggi's face, cut up his eye, and broke his jaw while we are at it. The reason why the fight may have looked close to some eyes is because Paulie would jab and hold (but in the clinches, Cotto ate up his body, but you can't see that as well as a jab or a punch).

[Rican]

Cotto does not throw enough punches in a round for it to be a 'clear cotto' win.

He has a great KO ratio and can bang - but Hatton has a great set of whiskers and throws more punches.

Hatton would know Cotto would be fiendishly strong upto round 5 and would probably opt to box and spoil like he did against Ben Tackie (a superb boxing display by Hatton) - as Tackie came at him throwing bombs, Hatton fought excellantly off the back foot, which is something he has neglected of late, but can certainly do.

From 5 onwards, Hatton would start to come on stronger and start going through the gears, upping the tempo as Cotto's stamina started failing him.

Ultimately, i see Cotto being shaken in the late rounds as he tires and losing on points.

Pretty good post-if you are a Hatton fan. Cotto does not throw enough punches? It doesn't matter. He always winds up KOing his opponents or seriously disfiguring their faces. Cotto has a great jab and can fight going backward, which he will no doubt do if he fights Hatton. Though Hatton has "whiskers," Cotto punches harder than anyone Hatton will have faced. Hatton was shaken by Collazo, imagine what Cotto can do to Hatton in the power department. One thing I agree, though. Hatton simply keeps coming and at 140 Cotto must kill himself to make the weight, meaning he can lose the later rounds. But the fight doen't last into the later rounds. Cotto takes him out in 9 at 140 and earlier at 147.

[belsher]

hi dennis its craigus on belshers pc hatton all the way but i think it would be closer than you might think espieccially at 147. hatton doesnt look good at welter

[MikeTysonKnockOut]

Cotto does not throw enough punches in a round for it to be a 'clear cotto' win.

He has a great KO ratio and can bang - but Hatton has a great set of whiskers and throws more punches.

Hatton would know Cotto would be fiendishly strong upto round 5 and would probably opt to box and spoil like he did against Ben Tackie (a superb boxing display by Hatton) - as Tackie came at him throwing bombs, Hatton fought excellantly off the back foot, which is something he has neglected of late, but can certainly do.

From 5 onwards, Hatton would start to come on stronger and start going through the gears, upping the tempo as Cotto's stamina started failing him.

Ultimately, i see Cotto being shaken in the late rounds as he tires and losing on points.

Pretty good post-if you are a Hatton fan. Cotto does not throw enough punches? It doesn't matter. He always winds up KOing his opponents or seriously disfiguring their faces. Cotto has a great jab and can fight going backward, which he will no doubt do if he fights Hatton. Though Hatton has "whiskers," Cotto punches harder than anyone Hatton will have faced. Hatton was shaken by Collazo, imagine what Cotto can do to Hatton in the power department. One thing I agree, though. Hatton simply keeps coming and at 140 Cotto must kill himself to make the weight, meaning he can lose the later rounds. But the fight doen't last into the later rounds. Cotto takes him out in 9 at 140 and earlier at 147.

Walcome back ricanchamp have a cc. It's been a long time

[NorthSideX4]

Hatton showed that he cannot handle a fighter at 147 & will get KO'd INO

[yoitsdan]

Hatton showed that he cannot handle a fighter at 147 & will get KO'd INO

He handled him in the 1st 2 rounds pretty handy, then got to him in the latter half of the fight 8-12. For his first fight at 147, considering 140 is his natural weight (He is always 156 in the ring) he did well. Either way, styles make fights, not weight. Saying 'Hatton cannot handle a WW ' is garbage!
We still haven't seen Cotto fight at 147, maybe stamina, punch resistance, power etc. will not improve, we don't know how badly weight drain is affecting him. But styles are more important than weight. You know that, I won't insult you but your generalisation is unfair.

[ElTerribleMorales]

i pick Cotto

mainly cause we know that Hatton can take shots upstairs, but can he take that killer liver shot from Cotto and also can he keep his constant pressure after getting walloped with killer hooks both upstairs and downstairs, if Cotto chooses to box and brawl like he did when he fought Abdullaev IMO he would win a clear decision or possibly stop Hatton really late after multiple knockdowns

[_the_answer_]

who would win a fight between hatton and miguel cotto.
both undefeated.
both big punchers with agressive styles.
the perfect fight.

At 140 I'd favor Hatton since Cotto would have to drain himself to make 140 now,
At 147 I would first have to see what Cottos like at that weight div. Hatton didn't show much vs. Collazo at 147 so my 147 prediction is pending on the Cotto performance.

agree
if cotto has to drain himself to 140 then hatton has a good chance
a fighter who drains himself is vulnerable to body shots
and hatton is best known as a body puncher
but at 147, ill go for cotto

[Puya]

Hatton showed that he cannot handle a fighter at 147 & will get KO'd INO

I don't think that Hatton's weight was an issue it was that his oponent had good boxing skilled also. And he also was a big strong boxer like Hatton.

People can't just go ahead and rate Collazo that bad and put all the fall on Hatton's weight, Collazo showed the blueprint how to deal with the Punch and hold style tha Hatton sometimes brings.

[Mattyhitman]

i pick Cotto

mainly cause we know that Hatton can take shots upstairs, but can he take that killer liver shot from Cotto and also can he keep his constant pressure after getting walloped with killer hooks both upstairs and downstairs, if Cotto chooses to box and brawl like he did when he fought Abdullaev IMO he would win a clear decision or possibly stop Hatton really late after multiple knockdowns

I pick Hatton,

And strangely my argument for this is similar to yours ElTerrible. I think the general feeling is Hatton wins at 140 ( apparently due to Cotto being weight drained, although i havent seen much effect of this in his previous fights as he keeps knocking them out ! ). As we know Hatton has a great chin as evident in the KT fight, possibly the most accurate and lethal puncher of this generation, so to take Cotto's punch would not greatly worry me. I feel Ricky would use a similar smothering tactic as against KT. Try to get in close so as Cotto doesnt have the leverage in his punches and cause to much damage. Once in close you would see Ricky throwing his trademark hooks to body and head. Hatton would need to use the tactics from both the Tackie fight and the KT fight to beat Cotto, and with this in mind will stop Cotto in the later rounds.

If the fight was scheduled at 147 and Ricky was given time for the bout ( not 7 weeks ala Collazo ) then we would see a possible fight of the year. Again we dont really know how Cotto would fair at 147 as he has never campaigned at that weight, whereas Hatton has won a legitimate world strap. But regardless of this i still see Hatton beating Cotto. Both fighters do get hit and one thing that does worry me are cuts for Hatton due to Cotto's slashing hooks. But once again i come back to the fact that Cotto has not been in the ring against anyone like Hatton ( the is not many of these types of fighters around through any weight division ie Hatton's style ). The shear pressure and pace Hatton would force upon Cotto would wear him down and again a late stoppage or points victory would decide the fight in Hattons favour imo. Both men look big at LWW and i get the feeling both will be of similar size at welter.

[skel1983]

i pick Cotto

mainly cause we know that Hatton can take shots upstairs, but can he take that killer liver shot from Cotto and also can he keep his constant pressure after getting walloped with killer hooks both upstairs and downstairs, if Cotto chooses to box and brawl like he did when he fought Abdullaev IMO he would win a clear decision or possibly stop Hatton really late after multiple knockdowns

I pick Hatton,

And strangely my argument for this is similar to yours ElTerrible. I think the general feeling is Hatton wins at 140 ( apparently due to Cotto being weight drained, although i havent seen much effect of this in his previous fights as he keeps knocking them out ! ). As we know Hatton has a great chin as evident in the KT fight, possibly the most accurate and lethal puncher of this generation, so to take Cotto's punch would not greatly worry me. I feel Ricky would use a similar smothering tactic as against KT. Try to get in close so as Cotto doesnt have the leverage in his punches and cause to much damage. Once in close you would see Ricky throwing his trademark hooks to body and head. Hatton would need to use the tactics from both the Tackie fight and the KT fight to beat Cotto, and with this in mind will stop Cotto in the later rounds.

If the fight was scheduled at 147 and Ricky was given time for the bout ( not 7 weeks ala Collazo ) then we would see a possible fight of the year. Again we dont really know how Cotto would fair at 147 as he has never campaigned at that weight, whereas Hatton has won a legitimate world strap. But regardless of this i still see Hatton beating Cotto. Both fighters do get hit and one thing that does worry me are cuts for Hatton due to Cotto's slashing hooks. But once again i come back to the fact that Cotto has not been in the ring against anyone like Hatton ( the is not many of these types of fighters around through any weight division ie Hatton's style ). The shear pressure and pace Hatton would force upon Cotto would wear him down and again a late stoppage or points victory would decide the fight in Hattons favour imo. Both men look big at LWW and i get the feeling both will be of similar size at welter.

I think Cotto, is much the bigger man naturally, he has a bigger frame and he is taller aswell, at 147 Cotto will be to strong my guess is, you say Cotto has never faced anyone like Hatton but the same can be said the other way round, at 140 it's a flip of the coin for me at this moment in time.

[jbirdy]

i pick hatton to wear him down. cotto cant handle a fast pace and hatton can keep it up for 12 rounds. but hatton would prob have to take some bombs to do it.

[El Gamo]

Hmmm,140,it would be silly for Cotto to kill himself and make the fight there imo. I'd certainly favour Hatton although it would still be close. I would like to think Cotto would win at 147 but I have to see how he carries the weight although being taller and looking bigger than Hatton,I hope he can carry it well. In fact,(myself included),people should give Hatton more credit,I looked at Collazo's record and thought he was a bit of a bum or certianly not in Hatton's class but now I have seen more of his fights,it was a bloody dangerou fight to take and Ricky won.Kudo's to him/

[Kel]

I would say its about 50-50 the way Hatton has fought his last two fights. He needs to get back to basics and box like he did againsed Oliviera and Tackie, with educated pressure, picking his shots well. He cant seem to get the strategy he employed for the KT fight out of his head.

When he fought Maussa he looked crap (yes he had bad cuts but he has fought through worse) right until the 8th round. Then he started to box more and knocked him out in the 9th. In the Collazo fight he looked just awful, no method at all in what he was doing.

I still love the guy to bits though and I hope he is back to his old self in future fights. Ive seen all but three of his fights so thats what I base my opinions on.
He is a brilliant fighter, a fantastic bloke and is great for the sport.