What if: Whitaker vs. Cotto?

[g0tpHo]

What do you think would take place if these two were to fight in the r primes? Bother are very good left-handers, Cotto being the agressive constantly moving forward puncher, while Whitaker being the slick and hard to catch elusive counter puncher. I think it would be a great matchup of styles, however I'm not sure who would win.

One view would point to Whitaker beating Cotto the way Mayweather would do if they were to fight, however if Cotto is able to beat Mosley in their upcoming fight, I don't see any reason not to give Cotto a good chance at being able to beat Whitaker (and probably Mayweather on a later date). Cotto also seems to do very well against southpaws, low-blows aside, as his constant barrage of left hooks to the body took a huge toll of Judah.

What do you guys think?

[Shake]

He'd still be looking for Whitaker after the final bell rang.

[achillesthegreat]

He'd still be looking for Whitaker after the final bell rang.
I'm going to go with this until I see Cotto handle people with class like Mosley.

[WhataRock]

Sweet Pea by a mile.

Not that it would be easy for him but he just wouldnt give Miguel a look in. If you are good enough to force a prime sweet pea to run you aint ever going to catch him.

[Marnoff]

Why are people saying Cotto vs. Mosley would give an indication towards Cotto vs. Whitaker? Mosley and Whitaker have completely different styles....

As for the question... Whitaker by way of landslide.

Edit: Consider some of the wide hooks that Cotto throws, the ones that carry all of his weight and knock some people out. Whitaker would not only slip them, but be literally right behind Cotto by the time he was done throwing the punch.

[DrunkenShad]

Whitaker would beat his head in something vicious. This fight would not even be competitive, just look like it is due to Cotto's tenacity.

[Rickypr18]

Whitaker would beat his head in something vicious. This fight would not even be competitive, just look like it is due to Cotto's tenacity.
Thats whats so great about Cotto.

[brooklyn1550]

Cotto would be coming forward, throwing punishing shots, but Whitaker would be sticking the jab out, moving, making him miss, countering - virtually making Cotto's aggression ineffective.

Whitaker by UD
118-110

[joito3]

at 140 whitaker by UD

at 147 Cotto by UD

[Pimp C]

He'd still be looking for Whitaker after the final bell rang.
:good

[Pimp C]

at 140 whitaker by UD

at 147 Cotto by UD
No way in hell does Cotto out point a prime Pea.:nono

[ripcity]

We know what Whitaker can do aganst a puncher who likes to move forward.
Whitaker made Chavez look like a mear mortal. He would beat Cotto easy 10 rounds to 2 rounds.

[kg0208]

Cotto by vicious beating similiar to Trinidad/Whitaker.

Yah, cuz Trinidad could have done that to a prime Sweet Pea :lol::lol:

Whitaker by UD

But I doubt we have seen Cotto's prime yet.

[PR Boxing Lore]

We have to wait to see the maximum point Cotto can reach,he is not in his prime yet.

[cpnasty]

Cotto can't even spell Whitaker

[Relentless]

Cotto can't even spell Whitaker

i dont think briggs knew how to spell liakhovich but he still knocked him through the rope.

[dave82]

whitaker by wide decision 118 - 109. Point deduction against whitaker for hitting cotto whilst having him in a headlock. Ala Nelson style. :)

[PR Boxing Lore]

i dont think briggs knew how to spell liakhovich but he still knocked him through the rope.
:good

[sues2nd]

He'd still be looking for Whitaker after the final bell rang.

:good

[dave82]

So Cotto's gonna knock Whitaker through the ropes? Not biased toward your PR fighters at all, are you?:patsch

Not even the powerful trinidad was able to stop the past prime whitaker. :good

[Relentless]

So Cotto's gonna knock Whitaker through the ropes? Not biased toward your PR fighters at all, are you?:patsch

no cotto cant knock whitaker through the ropes, i was just making an example for the guy who said that cotto cant spell whitaker thats why he cant beat him.

[joito3]

No way in hell does Cotto out point a prime Pea.:nono

whitaker isn't prime at 147 cotto would be too much for him at 147

[dave82]

whitaker isn't prime at 147 cotto would be too much for him at 147

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rofl :rofl

[joito3]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :rofl :rofl

147 wasn't pea's prime weight you can laugh all you want

[joito3]

154 wasn't his prime weight, it was Vasquez's prime weight, and he shut Vasquez out. Just because he wasn't as good at 147 as he was at 135 doesn't mean he wasn't still a phenom at 147. Still way better than Cotto, do your research, he schooled Chavez at 147, was a champ there for a while, and moved up to 154 to school Vasquez(same guy who dominated Winky, and was better at that weight than Cotto would be).

Cotto at 147 is a better fighter than Chavez was at 147 and Vasquez isn't in the same league as cotto ..... Chavez was much smaller than Cotto just because Pea was able to beat Chavez doesn't equate to Pea being able to deal with Cotto who is much stronger ... Chavez started his career at 126 or 130 lbs Cotto was a huge 140 to start his career

[dave82]

Cotto at 147 is a better fighter than Chavez was at 147 and Vasquez isn't in the same league as cotto ..... Chavez was much smaller than Cotto just because Pea was able to beat Chavez doesn't equate to Pea being able to deal with Cotto who is much stronger ... Chavez started his career at 126 or 130 lbs Cotto was a huge 140 to start his career

Better than Chavez? Based on what? Defeating Judah? He may have been stronger but he was not the better fighter.

Vazquez was 53-1 coming into that fight IMO had an impressive resume, defeating the likes of Wright, Castillejo etc.

[brooklyn1550]

Chavez was better at 147 than Cotto until proven otherwise...I have no doubt in my mind Chavez would have stopped Carlos Quintana, Oktay Urkal, and Zab Judah.

One day though, I definitely believe Cotto will be looked at as the better fighter at 147.

[Alo2006]

Whitaker by UD

[Robbi]

Vasquez wasn't in the same league as Cotto? Are you gonna continue putting your foot in your mouth? At the time they fought Vasquez was at least as good as Cotto is now, and was even bigger.

What makes you say Cotto is better at 147 than Chavez? Not Chavez's best weight, but what has Cotto proven to make you think he's better? Chavez has the same style but was better with it. Cotto is bigger, that's it. Even if they're even at 147, Whitaker still schooled Chavez and THRIVED against pressure fighters just like Cotto, he was at his best against this type of fighter. He would school Cotto. Whitaker was one of the best 147 pounders ever, Cotto has not proven himself to be anywhere near that class, not to stylistically is very good for Pea.

Chavez started at 130, but so did Floyd, and Floyd's fought at 154. Duran started at 118, fought at 160. What does starting weight matter? If Cotto is slightly bigger than Chavez what does it mean? Nothing? He's still not as ggood, as proven, and is still facing a fighter who thrives against his style.

You lose.

Cotto's much more versatile than Chavez. He stands off better at long range, and he's got a much better jab. Cotto may well not be as proven as Chavez, but he's a much more complete fighter when balancing everything out in all areas. Chavez always came forward patiently breaking down his opponent, Cotto's very effective at that as well. But Cotto's so much better behind the jab and showing a wider variety of punches.

The bottom line is, Cotto has a bit more to his game than being a brilliant pressure fighter.

Whitaker still handles him fairly easily, 116-112.

[Caper]

I say Swea by UD in a competitive fight.....

The biased on these boards are incredible, Cotto is excellent against slick movers he understands their mentality and times them extremely well. Pea was a special fighter so he would rarely be trapped by Cotto but Cotto will have his moments.