Its offical. This is what Gomez had to say about this.
Hello guys, I just came here real quick to thank you all for the constant support and believe you have shown these years.
This is for all of you, for my family, for myself, for all the people who laughed at me because I took a different route towards success (The Contender), and for that little Mexican boy in some scrappy old town who will be someone a few years from now.
As I look back at my journey to get to this point, I realize that this fight was ment to be. I could have fought for the title with a lesser named opponent but my story didn't call for that. The obstacles I have overcomed to get to this point gave me the certanty I would face off against my toughest adversary in an epic way before I could reach the top.
Miguel Cotto holds Titles in two weight classes and is undefeated. The battle will take place on the East Coast where he is King. And it will take place in the same venue where I defeated their once celebrated King. So you know every one will wish for my defeat. Yet, with all these circumstances pointing their arrows at me, this my story and the scene ends with me bringing the title back home with me and showing the World exactly what I always knew.
Alfonso
Gomez is skilled and has a very good heart, but Cotto is more skilled and has a greater heart, plus he is stronger IMO. So I think Cotto is going to wear him down and stop him in avery hard fought fight, but he could go the distance since he has fought a lot of bigger men.
i dont care that gomez was on the contender, or that hes really not known.. or that he beat up a garbage arturro gatti... gomez can FIGHT, and it wont be a walk through for cotto
I have respect for Gomez, he's better then alot of people give him credit. IN the contender he was a middleweight, he's much better were he is now at welter. I don't think he'll win, but I think he will impress people. I can see it possibly going the full 12. 2 class guys fighting eachother.