Hear me out for a moment. Before the Marg fight everybody was tipping Cotto to beat PBF if PBF came out of retirement. Now suddenly since the Marg defeat nobody has said this at all. This seems to be a classic case of "if you lose a fight you automatically are a bum" which happen all the time in boxing. Styles make fights and Margarito's aggressive all action style might be the thorn in Cotto's side. I believe Cotto can still beat PBF because the one thing you need to be against PBF is an all rounder. De La Hoya came closest to beating him and De La Hoya has always been good at most things rather than great. Cotto's jab and hooks to the body make me believe he can beat Marg. The problem with Pacman is not that he isn't good enough to beat Mayweather but rather his size. Somebody strong with boxing skills and can also take you to the woodshed is the only method to beat PBF. I'm not saying he will but he has the best chance.
PBF AKA The Running Man
Only the Mayruner nuthuggers claim he is great. Spare me, Mayrunner got his ass handed to him by Castillo and you bitches are still in denial! Stop licking his nuts, Mayrunner won't fight anyone he knows poses a threat to whoop that ass, like Cotto, Margarito, Williams, etc... Keep lying to yourselves, you should be watching dancing with the stars, your bitch was on that, cuz you don't know shit about boxing!:notworthy
Sorry disagree Cotto doesn't have the stamina. Only one fight where Cotto has gassed out and that was Margarito. Mayweather's style is completely different to Margarito's as he doesn't set a high tempo.
Hear me out for a moment. Before the Marg fight everybody was tipping Cotto to beat PBF if PBF came out of retirement. Now suddenly since the Marg defeat nobody has said this at all. This seems to be a classic case of "if you lose a fight you automatically are a bum" which happen all the time in boxing. Styles make fights and Margarito's aggressive all action style might be the thorn in Cotto's side. I believe Cotto can still beat PBF because the one thing you need to be against PBF is an all rounder. De La Hoya came closest to beating him and De La Hoya has always been good at most things rather than great. Cotto's jab and hooks to the body make me believe he can beat Marg. The problem with Pacman is not that he isn't good enough to beat Mayweather but rather his size. Somebody strong with boxing skills and can also take you to the woodshed is the only method to beat PBF. I'm not saying he will but he has the best chance.
Good post MichealLink, i'll go with that - spot on. :boxing:
if i had to bet id bet paul williams has the most tools to beat mayweather
A year ago people laughed at me for thinking Williams could beat Mayweather. Since then Paul has gone 1-1 against a mediocre fighter in Quintana, beat a stiff at MW and a fading 39 yo and now he's a worldbeater from WW to MW.
Williams has always been better equipped to beat Mayweather
i think Cotto would handle Floyd's defense relatively well, but not his offense... i think he would be KO'd/TKO'd by Money May
Cotto has a chance to beat mayweather,all the top welterweights do,but if mayweather comes back he will probably fight Pacman instead of any elite welterweight!!
I always thought he'd have a chance but I never picked him in the hypothetical fight. Now if it ever happens, it'll be after 2 KO losses to Marg and he'll have no chance. Not that it matters yet tho cuz PBF still ain't officially comin back, and if he does he won't fight a WW anyway.
LOL at someone saying Mayweather spanked 'A better version of Cotto' Castillo 'twice'. He got a gift and won a close but clear decision the second time. Cotto vs Mayweather is still one of the best matches that can be made in boxing.
Agreed, its a good fight for fight fans, Sadly can't see it happening unless Cotto beats Margarito and Floyd comes out of retirement and beats Pacquiao.
I agree. I don't think Margarito can beat him, I Floyd doesn't get tired and has no problem moving around the ring pot shotting him for 12 rounds. Margarito just comes foward, he's too predictable for Floyd.
Cotto's aggression is more measured, he puts pressure on but it's more selective. I think Cotto has the best chance to beat Floyd out of anyone right now. Except maybe Williams.
Floyd's never fought anyone like cotto, what the hell are you talking about? Hatton doesn't fight anything like Cotto, and neither does Oscar.
Does Castillo come to mind? And these left hooks that Cotto possess, do you actually think he'll catch Floyd with body shots... Did Hatton catch him? No and he was the best body puncher at the time.
Still think Margarito has the best chance of beating him. His non stop ferocious attacks will cause Floyd problems. Floyd beaten guys with Cotto's style before.
Floyd's never fought anyone like cotto, what the hell are you talking about? Hatton doesn't fight anything like Cotto, and neither does Oscar.
Still think Margarito has the best chance of beating him. His non stop ferocious attacks will cause Floyd problems. Floyd beaten guys with Cotto's style before.