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RKY wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 23:39

Covfefe wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 20:39

ewenhay wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 15:35 I don't think Hatton would have beaten Cotto. Cotto was a beast at 140.

Maybe not, but the view was much more split at the time.

Cotto would have cleaned his fcking clock.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:06 Yeah I always thought Cotto looked a bit fragile at 140 which was why I thought Hatton might well have broken him down (was it Corley who really shook him up?) Anyway, he looked much stronger after moving up.

MF DOOM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:10

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:06 Yeah I always thought Cotto looked a bit fragile at 140 which was why I thought Hatton might well have broken him down (was it Corley who really shook him up?) Anyway, he looked much stronger after moving up.

Nonsense. Cotto was as strong as an ox at 140. He made the conscious decision to look like a refugee from Treblinka on the scales and the reason he was ushered off them wrapped in a towel was down to the fact that he is an avid James Brown fan.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:31

MF DOOM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:10

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:06 Yeah I always thought Cotto looked a bit fragile at 140 which was why I thought Hatton might well have broken him down (was it Corley who really shook him up?) Anyway, he looked much stronger after moving up.

Nonsense. Cotto was as strong as an ox at 140. He made the conscious decision to look like a refugee from Treblinka on the scales and the reason he was ushered off them wrapped in a towel was down to the fact that he is an avid James Brown fan.

Perhaps I was wrong, but I was convinced at the time that he could be fragile if pressured by someone like Hatton. Strong but fragile, the same as I always thought Kovalev was. Although yeah, in hindsight I was obviously wrong about Cotto.

MF DOOM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:49

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:31

MF DOOM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:10

Nonsense. Cotto was as strong as an ox at 140. He made the conscious decision to look like a refugee from Treblinka on the scales and the reason he was ushered off them wrapped in a towel was down to the fact that he is an avid James Brown fan.

Perhaps I was wrong, but I was convinced at the time that he could be fragile if pressured by someone like Hatton. Strong but fragile, the same as I always thought Kovalev was. Although yeah, in hindsight I was obviously wrong about Cotto.

I was messing about. He was struggling badly at the weight according to the experts, but RKY came along years later and cured him of all those problems. It is the miracle of Christmas.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 07:03

MF DOOM wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:49

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑07 Dec 2018, 06:31

Perhaps I was wrong, but I was convinced at the time that he could be fragile if pressured by someone like Hatton. Strong but fragile, the same as I always thought Kovalev was. Although yeah, in hindsight I was obviously wrong about Cotto.

I was messing about. He was struggling badly at the weight according to the experts, but RKY came along years later and cured him of all those problems. It is the miracle of Christmas.

It is easy to view a fighter in a certain way after making your mind up about him though. I remember saying to my mates ‘see, always told you he was fragile!’ after Cotto got stopped by Margarito. Not my finest hour, considering what we learned afterwards

RKY wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 23:39

Covfefe wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 20:39

ewenhay wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 15:35 I don't think Hatton would have beaten Cotto. Cotto was a beast at 140.

Maybe not, but the view was much more split at the time.

Cotto would have cleaned his fcking clock.

ewenhay wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 15:35 I don't think Hatton would have beaten Cotto. Cotto was a beast at 140.

MF DOOM wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 07:15 Which is a shame as a fit, two-fisted Haye should have been a force at heavyweight. He got too right hand happy and didn’t get back to somewhere near his best until the Chisora fight, and by then it was far too late. Haye is a wasted talent IMO. One of the biggest disappointments during my time watching boxing.

actjac wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:06

MF DOOM wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 07:15 Which is a shame as a fit, two-fisted Haye should have been a force at heavyweight. He got too right hand happy and didn’t get back to somewhere near his best until the Chisora fight, and by then it was far too late. Haye is a wasted talent IMO. One of the biggest disappointments during my time watching boxing.

Even now he tries to stay relevant. . . . and still there will be those British fans who can't let go and will call for a fight versus Joshua or Fury or Joyce or Dubois or even Wilder. . . . *sigh*

actjac wrote: ↑12 Dec 2018, 05:06

MF DOOM wrote: ↑06 Dec 2018, 07:15 Which is a shame as a fit, two-fisted Haye should have been a force at heavyweight. He got too right hand happy and didn’t get back to somewhere near his best until the Chisora fight, and by then it was far too late. Haye is a wasted talent IMO. One of the biggest disappointments during my time watching boxing.

Even now he tries to stay relevant. . . . and still there will be those British fans who can't let go and will call for a fight versus Joshua or Fury or Joyce or Dubois or even Wilder. . . . *sigh*