The second Quintana said no mas, this was the fight I wanted to see next more than anything other than PBF v Hatton.
I said straight away that Cotto is now a P4P top 5er with that last performance, and he looked like a career long welterweight. The way he did a number on Quintana was miles more impressive than Hatton v Collazo. It looks like Cotto's chin is less of an issue, and also his stamina, even though he didn't get deep into the fight, his work-rate was impressive for the first five, and he's a smart 12 round fighter so there's no way he'd gas himself on purpose. These all make me think that the fight is now a genuine coin-toss. No orthodox fighter has put Hatton on the canvas, or even had him wobbled, Tszyu and Phillips have hit him ward with straights that he said made the lights bright, but he can take a huge punch when he sees it coming, Collazo and Magee blindsided him with that bloody southpaw right hook, and the rocked him up real bad. I'm still unsure if Cotto could land cleanly on Hatton, especially when pressurized like crazy by Hatton. Late 2007 would be a good time for this fight IMO, with Hatton getting a full 12/14 weeks to fully develop as a welter, maybe even a tune-up at welter against a lesser fighter on an undercard after Castillo in May/June at 140. Exciting times indeed!