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Cotto is Mayweather's best opponent since Castillo.
JMM is great, but he was moving up two weight classes into a class he never competed in, he looked liked he ate a twinkie a day to move up. So all things being equal, it was clearly noncompetitive going in. So, looking at the whole package, this is May's best opponent in the last 10 years
As for Cotto, I still think that Pacquiao is Cotto's best opponent, judging from where they're at right now. In 2009, Pac was probably at the peak of his game. Nothing and nobody was getting past Pac at that point. Skill wise, Mayweather is the best he's faced, but looking at where Pac was in 2009 and May is in 2012, I'll favor Pac, just by a hair. Pac hasn't looked nearly as dominant as he was in 2008/2009.
Cotto is Mayweather's best opponent since Castillo.
JMM is great, but he was moving up two weight classes into a class he never competed in, he looked liked he ate a twinkie a day to move up. So all things being equal, it was clearly noncompetitive going in. So, looking at the whole package, this is May's best opponent in the last 10 years
As for Cotto, I still think that Pacquiao is Cotto's best opponent, judging from where they're at right now. In 2009, Pac was probably at the peak of his game. Nothing and nobody was getting past Pac at that point. Skill wise, Mayweather is the best he's faced, but looking at where Pac was in 2009 and May is in 2012, I'll favor Pac, just by a hair. Pac hasn't looked nearly as dominant as he was in 2008/2009.
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