Cotto is still going to get his a$$ handed to him on May 5th, given that Mayweather hasn't slipped since the Ortiz fight, he'll probably be the same as he was in that fight and the Mosley one. Still, I think Cotto can fight well for another 2 years after this fight. I see him retiring around 34-35 though, once he really really starts to fade in a few years. He's not dumb, won't stay around too long, he doesn't seem like that kind of guy, but you never know.
After he loses to Floyd, I see him either fighting Alvarez after that or another title holder like Bundrage, who Cotto would whipe the floor with most likely, and grab another title. One way or another, he's going to fight Alvarez at some point in a big fight. I wouldn't mind seeing Cotto-Alvarez in September (though I doubt Cotto returns that quickly) or January/February. It'd be another good fight for Alvarez, if he does indeed fight Kirkland/Molina in September first, and would put him in line to fight Mayweather if he won, and rightfully so.
And if Cotto were to beat Alvarez in a big PPV fight to win another title, it opens many more doors once again for him even after losing to Mayweather.
After he loses to Floyd, I see him either fighting Alvarez after that or another title holder like Bundrage, who Cotto would whipe the floor with most likely, and grab another title. One way or another, he's going to fight Alvarez at some point in a big fight. I wouldn't mind seeing Cotto-Alvarez in September (though I doubt Cotto returns that quickly) or January/February. It'd be another good fight for Alvarez, if he does indeed fight Kirkland/Molina in September first, and would put him in line to fight Mayweather if he won, and rightfully so.
And if Cotto were to beat Alvarez in a big PPV fight to win another title, it opens many more doors once again for him even after losing to Mayweather.
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