Prime Oscar (98') vs Prime Cotto (2008)

[bnovelist]

Styles makes fights so YOU DECIDE

With this being said for this specific matchup Cotto beats up Oscar downstairs en route to Oscar taking a knee calling it quits Naah in respect to a prime Oscar he survives losing a decision where he was dropped once or twice by liver shots. This version of Cotto was

PURE SAVAGE! As is he really enjoyed dishing out punishment, something sadist about young Cotto!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBdFJfUisE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgmGRrc5noo

[jockpunk]

Oscar kicks the shit out of him. Cotto is so overrated.

[ikorolev]

Oscar kicks the poo out of him. Cotto is so overrated.

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[fanman]

Oscar kicks the poo out of him. Cotto is so overrated.

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[Nightmare Roy]

Oscar kicks the poo out of him. Cotto is so overrated.

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[jezzamundo]

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Cotto has never beaten anyone close to as good as Oscar was in his prime. That said, I'll give Cotto a puncher's chance - if he lands the same liver punch Hopkins did, Oscar isn't getting up.

[bnovelist]

Why question the toughness of a prime Cotto? That's crazy he fought regular and fought everyone who was available. Clottey is just as tough as

Quartey. Cotto presents a more complex style than Tito Trinidad. How in the world can you count out a prime Cotto? Punchers chance? Damn....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvhXo3uOeZA

[jezzamundo]

Why question the toughness of a prime Cotto? That's crazy he fought regular and fought everyone who was available. Clottey is just as tough as

Quartey. Cotto presents a more complex style than Tito Trinidad. How in the world can you count out a prime Cotto? Punchers chance? Damn....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvhXo3uOeZA

I'm not sure where toughness comes into it, I just don't think Cotto has the chin to stand up to all the punches a prime De La Hoya would be landing on him. I'll agree that Cotto presents a more complex style than Tito, but he's also a naturally smaller guy, with less (though still formidable) punching power and a less sturdy chin. Keep in mind that Cotto was struggling with Judah until he went low and arguably lost to Clottey. He was good, but overrated by some, you included. Oscar, on the other hand, is often underrated - if he hadn't been an idiot for the last three rounds of the Trinidad fight he would have won and he was robbed in the second Mosley fight.

[hurricanemitch14]

ODLH all day, I can't believe this needs to be asked!!!

[squiggy]

De la Hoya wins it comfortably.

[digzee]

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Cotto has never beaten anyone close to as good as Oscar was in his prime. That said, I'll give Cotto a puncher's chance - if he lands the same liver punch Hopkins did, Oscar isn't getting up.

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[amwsnw]

Oscar by a wide points decision or possibly TKO