Not only does it seem that MIJARES a better fighter and technician then both Cotto and Rafael Marquez, but he has also won god knows how many fights consecutively, mostly shutouts against very good fighters.
it doesnt make any sense to me at all, how everyone seems to have Cotto and Rafael a spot or two ahead of Mijares.
I love Cotto and Marquez, two of my favorite fighters, but Mijares is a beast and has a ton of consecutive dominating performances.
If he beats Darchinyan convicingly, he should DEFINETLY move up a bunch of sports, maybe even ahead of Calderon as well at spot 6ish.
Thoughts????
He is 9 on my top 10 and don't have a problem with 9 or 10, Cotto has lost one fight and it is against a monster in that division not to mention Cotto fights in one of if not the toughest weight classes in boxing:
1)Manny Pacquiao
2)Joe Calzaghe
3)Isreal Vazquez
4)Juan Manuel Marquez
5)Antonio Margarito
6)Miguel Cotto
7)Rafeal Marquez
8)Ivan Calderon
9)Cristian Mijares
10)Bernard Hopkins (wasn't in my top 10 but DAMN his performance was nice)
Calderon and Mijares have to do twice as much to get the respect that a Cotto, Pavlik, etc. will get despite being much more accomplished. Their size and lack of power make them less appealing to voters.