You guys like to talk about "earning a shot" but what did Margarito do exactly to earn a title shot against Cotto?
Margarito's career after beating Cotto in 2008 :
-Got demolished by Mosley
-Got suspended for a year
-Beat a B level guy in Mexico
-Got an undeserved title shot against Pacquiao and got demolished again
How is this guy deserving of an immediate shot at Cotto's belt?
You said...........
Mayorga beat a guy D level type of guy like half a year before Cotto and before that he didn't fight for a year or two. So a guy that has fought 4 times since like 2005 or 2006 was credible for Cotto?
But the point is he wasn't coming off a 12 round destruction where he got his face literally broken to pieces, Margarito is.
cotto just fought mayorga man..mayorga..and you complain about this?
Mayorga wasn't coming off a loss.
this is a grudge match plain and simple. both are warriors with the animosity between them quite real.
So boxing has turned into the WWE?
Because Cotto wants revenge for his loss plain and simple
Yea pretty much.. Cotto just happens to have the title... It's not so much what Tony did but what Cotto wants
this is a grudge match plain and simple. both are warriors with the animosity between them quite real.
both received savage beatings during the course of their career and it can be argued that neither are in their prime. it is clear however, that this match will most likely be as explosive as their first encounter. that is what makes this fight interesting cuz there is no clear underdog here.
the only ones complaining about this fight are those who complain just for the sake of complaining. i'm quite surprised that a number of posters here who should know better are downplaying this.
Titles don't mean sh1t nowadays...there's way more undeserving guys who have fought for titles recently...mayorga, the guy broner just beat for his title, Mormeck is getting a shot at Wlad, Kermit Cinton
losses to top 2-3 welterweights.
cotto got a vacant title after getting beat down by marg.
marg can't get a title shot against a guy he beat?
You mean Cotto got a shot after being beat down by Manny.