Cotto Vs De La Hoya. Who will win.

[ElTerribleMorales]

i think a rangey DLH can give Cotto more problems than Mosley did, especially if he uses a long crisp jab all night, one thing's for sure he'll have to have a balanced attack, a mixture of infighting and good lateral movement on his toes, like against Forbes, only difference is he'll need a sharper defense. but imo it's a toss up, hell we don't even know if Cotto's gonna make it to December undefeated

[porkypara]

It would be a great way for DLH to go out of boxing but I think he gets hit to much these days and will get stopped in the last few rounds.

It a credit to De La Hoya that even in his last fight he only wants to fight the best.

[Youngblood]

It would be a great way for DLH to go out of boxing but I think he gets hit to much these days and will get stopped in the last few rounds.

It a credit to De La Hoya that even in his last fight he only wants to fight the best.

I agree.

[leftylee]

Cotto.

[BoomBoom]

I think De La Hoya looks good for the first few rounds but gets outworked down the stretch. I wouldnt be surprised to see both guys down in this fight. However, I could see a few other things happening.
I could see Cotto winning by late TKO via body shot or barrge of punches against a tiring Oscar.
I could see Oscar winning by close decision if he uses his size and stays on his toes like the old Oscar and puts his punches toghether.
Whats amazing is that almost 15 years after Oscar won his firt title he is still competing against the best in the world.

[Salty]

Cotto for the reasons explained above

[njackets]

I voted 4 Cotto,I think Oscars on the slide big time,the Oscar that fought Floyd I think would beat Cotto,Cotto catches Oscar just at the right time and grinds out a UD.

[bambamdaddio]

ODLH, Because of his speed, guile, jab, and because I feel he takes a shot better than Cotto does..

[OumaFan]

Cotto. Wrong fighter for a guy getting up there who always had some stamina issues.

[Wayne]

ODLH, Because of his speed, guile, jab, and because I feel he takes a shot better than Cotto does..

Cotto who walked through monstrous uppercuts from Zab Judah doesn't take a punch as well as De La Hoya who got rocked by Mayweather several times? Hm.

[Bx730NY]

Actually I gotta say this turned out to be a really good thread with some good points from both sides. I like it.

[Chino]

I want Oscar to win but am not 100% sure if he would which makes this fight more fun. When you see Cotto face someone like Gomez or Oscar someone like Forbes, sure, its entertaining but not as fun since the challenge is not really there. You just don't see any risk of loosing. But with Cotto and Oscar, hhhhmmm I can see it going either way now.
Forbes is not considered to have a KO punch and Oscar didn't come out clean from that fight. Imagine when he faces someone that punches like Cotto. Still, I give Oscar the edge for the reasons already mentioned.