mayweather is a great fighter... at 130,134 and 140.
at 147 he has not fought a big powerful guy in his prime with handspeed and power like cotto.
mayweather's better than cotto but not at 147 he aint, if you keep moving up divisions you'll eventually lose if you face the top guy there, mayweather is reluctant to do that and i dont blame him.
Floyd gets pounded by Cotto and avoids interviews to go cry in hiding...:bottle: Floyd knows the truth and so does everyone else, he's a fighter, but not a warrior...straight punk and I'm a Floyd fan
your crazy. Floyd beats Cotto at any weight. KO or UD but either way he would beat Cotto. Cotto skills are not on Floyd level. And his power is way overated. He's not Tito, he doesn't have Shane Power. Thats why Shane Kod Margarito and Cotto hit him more times and couldn't shake him.
Yeah true. It could go either way as well. Both fighters are definately capable of beating the other.
yeh, i think this fight becomes more even due to Floyds inactivity. If Floyd was still fighting i'd pick him to win comfortably. But in reality, if he does come back to fight Cotto it'll be in late 2009 or even 2010, which will mean a 2 year lay out for him.
Yeah true. It could go either way as well. Both fighters are definately capable of beating the other.
sure, its possible that cotto can beat floyd, but the truth is that he wont.
yes
cotto is about aggression-power
floyd is about defence and speed of foot and brain
nothing cotto does can beat floyd...
if cotto goes aggressive, he will gas late and floyd will beat him or tKO him late
if cotto fights tentatively, like he did against jennings, floyd outboxes him...
I admit that cotto might take 4-5 rounds though.
I want this fight to happen, Floyd needs it to shut up all those who critisize his opponents at welterweight and Cotto needs a big fight like this especially after the Margarito loss.
A win over Mayweather will erase all memories of the Margarito loss.
cotto has a very solid chance of beating money mayweather because of floyds inactivtiy and cotto is an elite fighter who would push mayweather to his limit bit like castillo did in their first fight
cotto dont have the stamina that castillo had... plus castillo would rather go out on his shield than quit like cotto
Cotto is actually very smart in the ring He will time Mayweather and beat that ass
not smart enough to avoid getting stopped by a limited marg for 12 rounds... mosley did it easy.
Rope a dope is going to be painful for Mayweater. Cotto will break his shoulder and have Roger jumpin over the ropes with a bat.
please.... floyd aint no weakling like branco
cotto has a very solid chance of beating money mayweather because of floyds inactivtiy and cotto is an elite fighter who would push mayweather to his limit bit like castillo did in their first fight
Cotto beats Mayweather because of his jab and body shots the two most important weapons to beating floyd. Cotto is too strong for floyd also.
floyd knows how to counter bodyshots and jabs... cotto doesnt bring enough to the table to win...
cotto could win about 4-5 rounds though
sure because he will never face any top fighter.
LOL
I'm not a fan of Floyd but I can't deny the mans skills. I agree though, if he doesn't come out of retirement, his legacy will be severly damaged.
At 140 I would favour Floyd for the KO, but not at 147. I think Cotto has the physical tools to beat Mayweather, but I don't know if his ring smarts are up to the challenge.
cotto does have the ringsmarts to beat floyd.... cotto is a robot... floyd is an artist
cotto also does have the stamina... he always gasses late... see the mosley fight
I think a lot of you look too much into fighter's previous fights and make it seem like they'd react exactly the same against another fighter. Styles makes fights. Floyd isn't as active a fighter as he once was in the lighter weights, he takes his time and focuses on accuracy more than volume. Plus, he wouldn't be pressuring Cotto or bringing the fight to him...so I don't see how Cotto would "fade" against Floyd.
IMO, Cotto would give Floyd the toughest fight out of all the Welters. His jab is monstrous which Floyd is very susceptible to. The thing with Cotto and a lot of people say this about him after they fight him is that he's very deceptive with the way he throws his punches. he knows how to time you and you can see that in the Mosley fight with his different faints and slipping in the straight rights.
It's just a shame these two guys haven't fought. The style match up is so intriguing. Though I think Cotto can beat Floyd, i also think the same with Floyd (and I'm a fan of Cotto's). I just don't buy the fact that Floyd goes in there and wipes the floor with Cotto, otherwise I believe Floyd would've done it already. Floyd knows Cotto still could potentially be one of his biggest fight if not THE biggest fight in the next year.
If Arum or Golden boy paid Floyd a good amount of money we may find out
I don't think Arum wants Cotto near Floyd, back at 140 Arum didn't put Cotto in with Floyd and i don't blame him
Why have Cotto lose when he could later on become a cash cow
also cotto aing going back to 140....
but g...
dont u think that floyd should be stepping up his game with some good competition.. i mean. .it doesnt have to be.. cotto..
lets say... shane.. who by the way. .deserve that big payday!! more than cotto!! shane has been in the game for quiteeeeeeeeeeee some long time. .always facing the best!!
dont u think.. that floyd should step it up! and stop demanding a primetyson payday.. more with these economics..
im honest man.. i think that mayweather can beat cotto or shane.....
but until he prove it!!! hes gonna be taking the heat.. .and is justified
in honor to the truth...!! this could be true.
but we may never know.
If Arum or Golden boy paid Floyd a good amount of money we may find out
I don't think Arum wants Cotto near Floyd, back at 140 Arum didn't put Cotto in with Floyd and i don't blame him
Why have Cotto lose when he could later on become a cash cow
cotto doesnt have the stamina to beat floyd, floyd might even be able to tKO cotto late
Floyd wont even coming close to testing Cotto's stamina. He'll try to do what he always does cover up and potshot and that will never work against Cotto. Cotto would beat him that's why this fight will never happen.