Prime De La Hoya vs Prime Cotto???

Question

Who will win a Prime De La Hoya or a Prime Cotto?

Answer 1

De la Hoya now would give Cotto a run for his money now never mind his prime, in his prime i think he beats Cotto too much movement and his long reach would make Cotto struggle, De La Hoya wins

Answer 2

De la hoya, wins by ko...too fast and too strong, he used the whole ring,..cotto is a good fighter but doesn't have the mobility that de la hoya did...

i wanna see cotto vs mayweather, they should have this fight soon.....

great question by the way......

Answer 3

They are both great fighters but this one might not be close. I like Oscar but it is just a bad match up for him. Cotto is the ultimate body puncher and that happens to be Oscar's ultimate weakness. It does not mean Cotto is a better fighter than Oscar in their career as a whole. Right now, Oscar is a way better fighter than Cotto if you look at their whole career but Cotto still has a lot of years ahead of him but it will take a lot to surpass Oscar. If they fight at their prime, i think Cotto will take it just because he will punish Oscar's body.

Answer 4

I am going to stray in the opposite direction on this one.

One, I agree..DLH doesnt have what it would take to live thru a dogfight. He either outboxes you, or stays on the outside. Miguel Cotto can close some space...he kept the ring pretty closed up on Shane Mosely and Zab Judah and BOTH of their feet are faster than DeLaHoyas in his prime.

Two, DeLaHoya shys away from battles of power, and thats what this would be. DLH was okay against Trinidad until he couldnt punch and move away because he gassed out. Then when Tito started landing, DLH turned and ran. Cotto is a much more devastating body puncher than Tito ever was.

Three, and this would likely be the closer. Cotto keeps a high guard and a low crouch..which honestly is probably, next to Winky Wright..one of the better defensive stances Ive seen in awhile. It keeps the chin and cheeks guarded...and by crouching his elbows cover his torso. That leaves DLH with no straight punches and having to resort to hooks to land anything. Now...I do agree that DLH's money is in that rotten and cruel left hook he has....having to constantly hook to land anything in the early rounds would leave him susceptible to straight hand one-two pops on his chin and his chest....which is probably the reason for Cottos stance. Once you get tired of taking straight on the chin and raise your hands...he can open up on your body.

If DLH struggled twice with Shane Mosely....and with Trinidad...AND with Hopkins...I dont see him leaving a dogfight with Cotto the winner.

Cotto, win by the same fashion that Hopkins did...TKO on a bodyshot, late rounds.

Answer 5

Lets kill the Prime excuse. Every sport, its out with the old and in with new. Both guy's had stamina issues. Cotto started running around the 9th round with Mosley. Oscar started runinng around the 7th against Tito. Oscar is more faster, great power and can box. Cotto has power, and can punish your body. Cotto doesn't have  good defence and  a weak chin. Cotto like to come at you and Oscar would love that.

Answer 6

Prime de la Hoya vs Cotto at weltereight (the natural weight of Oscar)?

I'd say de la Hoya by UD.

Answer 7

I'd take Oscar now. Remember he just lost a close split decision to the pound for pound king. I would much rather see Oscar fight Cotto than Mayweather this fall. I don't think Cotto has the power to knock out either mayweather or DeLaHoya. Oscar is a real deal fighter while Cotto still needs that signature win in his career. If he fought Oscar it would be a signature Loss IMHO.

Answer 8

De la hoya in his prime would win by round 11 stoppage

Answer 9

I'm going to go with De La Hoya. He was fast, he had a great jab, he had a bag full of Talent.

De La Hoya by ko mid-rounds

Answer 10

De La Hoya wins by late KO. De La Hoya would put up a good fight nower days but would lose. But back in his prime De La Hoya would far too much for Cotto

Answer 11

dela hoya

Answer 12

De La Hoya wins by decision or late-round stoppage.  Too fast and too much power in his prime.  And his superior boxing skills would outmatch the straight-ahead, pressure-fighting Cotto, giving De La Hoya many opportunities over the course of the fight to land power shots to Cotto's suspect chin.