Joshua Clottey vs. Miguel Cotto welter unification fight, who will win?

[XaduBoxer]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

[ElTerribleMorales]

I think Cotto beats Clottey quite handily. Cotto is too smart a boxer for Clottey and will outbox him. I see it being a clear UD for Cotto. It's a good matchup after the relatively straightforward Jennings win.

same here

what the fuck is wrong with saddos and all this cotto hating all of a sudden.

The guys a fucking animal at 147 and easily the best in the toughest division right now.

Apart from....

A-A mayweather return
B-Juan Manuel Marquez finding his feet at 147 and becoming as destructive at the weight as he is at 135


Cotto will never be beaten again!!

Mosley might beat Cotto, though I think Cotto handled him quite clearly in a close fight, I think Pacquiao probably would stop Cotto, he can't deal with the movement and speed IMO, Pacquiao is Judah and Judah landed the left hand when he threw it in ernest, and it hurt Cotto, if Pacquiao hurt Cotto he would be all over him. I also still see Berto one right uppercut away from stopping Cotto, same with Cintron and his power. Also Paul Williams would give Cotto an interesting fight if he ever returns to 147.

that's the dumbest thing you've said in a while, Cintron is utter garbage, Cotto would beat him twice by TKO and the win a lopsided UD all in just one fight, and then Kermit will cry an ocean

[Taeth]

same here

what the fuck is wrong with saddos and all this cotto hating all of a sudden.

The guys a fucking animal at 147 and easily the best in the toughest division right now.

Apart from....

A-A mayweather return
B-Juan Manuel Marquez finding his feet at 147 and becoming as destructive at the weight as he is at 135


Cotto will never be beaten again!!

Mosley might beat Cotto, though I think Cotto handled him quite clearly in a close fight, I think Pacquiao probably would stop Cotto, he can't deal with the movement and speed IMO, Pacquiao is Judah and Judah landed the left hand when he threw it in ernest, and it hurt Cotto, if Pacquiao hurt Cotto he would be all over him. I also still see Berto one right uppercut away from stopping Cotto, same with Cintron and his power. Also Paul Williams would give Cotto an interesting fight if he ever returns to 147.

that's the dumbest thing you've said in a while, Cintron is utter garbage, Cotto would beat him twice by TKO and the win a lopsided UD all in just one fight, and then Kermit will cry an ocean

Cintron has his on and off moments, I think if he landed what he did on Margarito in their second fight that Cotto would be knocked out.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Mosley might beat Cotto, though I think Cotto handled him quite clearly in a close fight, I think Pacquiao probably would stop Cotto, he can't deal with the movement and speed IMO, Pacquiao is Judah and Judah landed the left hand when he threw it in ernest, and it hurt Cotto, if Pacquiao hurt Cotto he would be all over him. I also still see Berto one right uppercut away from stopping Cotto, same with Cintron and his power. Also Paul Williams would give Cotto an interesting fight if he ever returns to 147.

that's the dumbest thing you've said in a while, Cintron is utter garbage, Cotto would beat him twice by TKO and the win a lopsided UD all in just one fight, and then Kermit will cry an ocean

Cintron has his on and off moments, I think if he landed what he did on Margarito in their second fight that Cotto would be knocked out.

and that's a big if, cause i KNOW that if Cotto landed a left hook to Cintron's body he'd crumble to the canvas and start to cry like a bitch, offering the ref a blow job to restart the fight, claiming that Cotto elbowed him to the ribs, cause no one could punch that hard

[XaduBoxer]

Cotto arrives in NYC!

World Welterweight champion Miguel Cotto arrived in New York Friday night with his family, (L-R) Alondra Cotto,wife Melissa Guzman, Miguel Angel Cotto III and Luis Aquino for his upcoming World Welterweight championship fight against warrior Joshua Clottey on Saturday, June 13 at Madison Square Garden. Top Rank promotes this HBO televised event...


I hope Cotto won't bring his little children at ringside on fight night... I don't want to see his little children crying if ever he losses badly to Clottey... I don't want to see a similar scenario in his fight with Margacheato... Just my opinion tho...
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[kingfrnk]

Cotto will win.

[TheMacMagician]

Takin a gamble on Clottey for this one although i'm unsure whether Clottey can let fly with enough leather. I think he'll make it tough for Cotto all 12 rounds and maybe start to get to Cotto later in the fight and break Cotto's will once he's hit him with everything and not got anywhere.....

[Macho]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

[XaduBoxer]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
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[ICB]

As i've said before Joshua Clottey is for certain bigger than Miguel Cotto, but he doesn't do what Antonio Margacheato did.

He doesn't swarm fighters he's very conservative with his punches. Infact he's so conservative that he always seems like he's fighting in one gear and never really lifts the pace.

Plus i question his heart he gave away a win against Carlos Baldomir, and seemed to lose heart against Antonio Margacheato. On only a injury to his hand it wasn't broken or fractured, now i don't know whether or not Antonio Margacheato did infact cheat in that fight.

But even if he did it was nothing to do with that it was too do with, Joshua Clottey losing heart straight away on a injured hand. I've seen fighters go through 10x worse injuries than that and still win fights. Plus lets not forget Joshua Clottey's suspect stamina.

Im not hating on Joshua Clottey i think he's a solid fighter, who is rightfully getting his chance. But i don't really see anything elite about him, i see him as good all rounder with a pretty solid chin, good countering skills.

But i don't see him beating Miguel Cotto, i think Miguel Cotto will dig those body shots in. And then Joshua Clottey's suspect stamina will come into play.

And he will lose a competitive UD, im not saying its out of the question Joshua Clottey can't win. But sorry i just can't pick a fighter who's more well known for his losses, than his actualy wins.

[XaduBoxer]

Joshua Clottey is Ready For Any Version of Miguel Cotto

With a little more than two weeks to go before he takes on Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title at Madison Square Garden, Joshua “The Hitter” Clottey says the biggest problem he has had in his career so far is getting other fighters to simply step in the ring with him.

“I have a problem with other fighters coming to the ring and fighting me,” says Clottey, the former IBF welterweight belt-holder who hails from Accra, Ghana. “That's all, that's the biggest thing for me.”

The 32 year old Clottey, with a record of 35-2, 20 knockouts, always shows up in great shape and ready to fight and most recently he was avoided by Kermit Cintron. The only two losses in a career that began in 1995 have been to former world champs Carlos Baldomir and Antonio Margarito. He holds wins over former world champs Diego Corrales and Zab Judah and he says his strategy against Cotto will be a simple one.
“I don't know how he is coming to fight me,” says Clottey. “But if he is going to try and run, then he is going to have a big problem, because I am not going to allow him to run away from me.”

Clottey is a pressure fighter who comes forward behind a high guard and tight defense. He is a muscular welterweight who will likely weigh in as a middleweight or super middleweight on fight night. He holds height and reach advantages over Cotto and it was a fight that he vocally campaigned for.

“I'm going to be ready for anything that he brings,” says Clottey of their fight that will take place on June 13. “Whether he wants to run or whether he wants to try and stand there and trade punches with me – I don't know. The question he has to ask himself is whether he has has much heart as I do.”

Clottey claims he is aware that Cotto has excellent skills as a fighter, but in his view boxing is more about heart – not skills.

“I don't respect his boxing skills,” says Clottey. “Maybe he can make me respect his heart. His skills won't be able to keep him in the fight as the rounds go by - but his heart might be able to. I don't know if he has the heart to last with me. Maybe after four or five rounds with me he'll want to quit. I'm going to jump on him. I'm going to stop him”


Hmmnnn... Let's see if Clottey can make Cotto quit... Cotto quit against Margacheato and Clottey made Judah quit... We'll see...
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[Kel]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
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He also said before the fight he only said that to wind up Floyd, It's not about Roach or Pac though its about Cotto and Clottey.

I pick Cotto by UD or late KO.

[Wadeb_21]

Anyone know where in Tampa Cotto is training? I actually live in the Tampa Bay area and wouldn't mind running into him and getting pic or an autograph.

[ElTerribleMorales]

link --> Freddie Roach believes that Clottey will beat Cotto

Freddie Roach thought that Penalosa would beat to Juanma Lopez also....

Freddie Roach predicted that Hatton would not last 3 rounds with PAC... A very precise BOLD prediction...
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Freddie Roach also said that he was gonna help Mike Tyson win another world title, and that didn't happen, now did it?