Cotto Vs De La Hoya. Who will win.

[zhubin]

Cotto is a YOUNG champion...and youth can always be a great advantage. However, in pretty much every other department i give Oscar the edge. Not sure why so many people are forgetting Cotto's fight against a past prime Shane Mosley. Shane was considerably slower in that fight and yet he fought to a draw IMO. Sure, Shane is a warrior and is in better shape than Oscar..but Oscar has a better jab and power at this stage of his career. Cotto, for all of his improvements, still has a porous defense and i am not sold on his jaw. I don't see Oscar having to be the aggressor in this fight...hence i don't see him fading as quickly as he normally does. This would actually be a great fight and the toughest in Cotto's career. But i just see Oscar having too much skill and experience for Cotto.

[Puerto Rican Punch]

In this fight, which I would like to watch after Margarito, I see an Oscar bothering Cotto with his jab during the initial rounds. I also expect Oscar to land some good punches using his combos, but getting hit at the same time. As the fight progresses I believe Cotto's strength and body attack will be too much for Oscar to handle. I see Cotto stopping De La Hoya in the late rounds