providing floyd beats cotto-which i think he will,then who do you think he will fight next?.hes already mentioned fighting at the end of this year again(obviously assuming he comes out of jail o.k)being a pacquiao fan i would have loved the mega fight but i feel this is now 3 years past its sell by date in regards to pacquiao having any sort of chance of winning,ive also got bored of the constant will they/wont they fight.so presuming floyd wins vs cotto your probably looking at alvarez(same card tonight 2nd time in row,gbp fighter) khan(presuming he beats peterson,although this could possibly be the fight after) martinez(at a catchweight,floyd has mentioned this) the only other possibles are ortiz/berto.would martinez-nov/dec then khan/alvarez-next may please and suit everybody??/
I honestly see it playing out like this.......The best and most realistic for me.
December 2012: Andre Berto (he beats Victor Ortiz in the rematch)
Berto would be the best WW aside from Pac and Floyd, would be one of the highest ranked WW's with wins over Collazo (Top 10 WW), Hernandez, Zaveck (Top 10 WW), and Ortiz (#3 ranked WW).
May 2013: Saul Alvarez (he beats Kirkland in Sept. 12' and Cotto in Jan./Feb. 13')
Alvarez would be the highest ranked SWW after beating Kirkland and Cott, and would have wins over Rhodes (Top 10 SWW), Cintron, Kirkland (Top 10 SWW), and Cotto (#2 ranked SWW). (Cotto would be the #2 ranked SWW after losing to Floyd).
December 2013: Amir Khan (he beats Peterson at 140, and than Guerrero and Alexander at 147)
Khan would be one of the highest ranked WW's if he were to beat those fighters at 147, and would have wins over Kotelnyk (WBA JWW champ/#3 ranked JWW), Malignaggi (Top 10 JWW), Maidana (Top 10 JWW), McCloskey (Top 10 JWW), Judah (IBF JWW champ/Top 10 JWW), Peterson (WBA/IBF champ/#2 JWW), Guerrero (Top 10 WW), and Alexander (Top 10 WW). Guerrero will be a Top 10 WW once he beats Aydin, and Alexander is.
Than, I could see Pac and possibly Sergio happening in 2014.
Depends on how he looks tonight.
With Floyd being a guy who's not all that active, I'm always slightly concerned that he wont be the same. It hasn't happened yet right enough, if he's the same guy as usual then he'll win this and then move to Canelo....he and Mayweather would sell big.
i think if canelo wins and mayweather wins then they will fight each other at the end of the year. I have a feeling mayweathers next fight could do big ppv numbers tho cause of his prison sentence n people will wanna see if it did anything 2 floyd
Canelo or Khan or both one after the other seems the most likely to me. It won't be Pacquiao because Mayweather will never make him a reasonable offer. It won't be Bradley because he is also with top rank. It won't be Martinez because he is to dangerous and he doesn't bring in as much money as Khan or Canelo in my opinion. The Berto vs. Ortiz winner is possible. Canelo and Khan must win their fights or they would be out of the running. It also depends on how these fighters look even if they win. I don't think Floyd will fight a guy coming off a loss or even a mediocre win.
haha Malignaggi.
Could you guys imagine if either Pac or Floyd tried to grab him as a future opponent now that he's a titleholder.
Wow. I wouldn't put it past them even as I've laughed at all the crazy rumors before (including Malignaggi). These two are basically running out of options and Malignaggi is easier to sell than Guerrero.
After this Floyds next two opponents will be:
1. Big Bubba in jail
2. Manny Pacquiao's lawyers.
Hahaha this ^^^
but after those 2 it will probably be canelo then malinaggi
Canelo, then heaven only knows. His fans are going to adore him ducking Martinez. Grab their gangsta trigger fingers & come up with a load of crap excuses about how great Floyd is & how dangerous Canelo is. Boxing will die if both Canelo & Floyd win. We'll be suffered to their bogus bull$h!t fight. Mosley or Cotto must win, or boxing dies.
Alvarez. Khan.
Alvarez is about as booked as Pac vs Marquez imo granted everything goes as planned.
After that Khan will probably be groomed (carefully) as a spring 2013 opponent.
Berto is a good pick actually if he beats Ortiz.
If i got to decide?
Pacquiao first, because thats something that should have already happened and it's a fkn disgrace to the sport and everyone involved that it hasn't.
After that i would love to see him fight Martinez but as long as he fights Pac i can't demand he fights Martinez.
Mayweather vs Cotto II if he lose tonight of course, if he wins then:
Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero (if he beats Aydin for the WBC Intern and Mayweather wants to return to Welterweight and keep his WBC Belt), could be like his tune up fight coming out of jail I think
Mayweather vs Winner of Berto vs Ortiz
Mayweather vs Canelo next Cinco De Mayo
Mayweather vs Khan(if he beats Peterson) or Peterson(if he beats Khan) or Devon Alexander
I think those are REALISTIC POTENTIAL MATCHES, Mayweather vs Pacquiao not happening until Pacquiao ups and leave Bob Arum like Oscar, Mayweather and Cotto did
i would agree berto could get a shot if he gets past ortiz. similarly khan if he gets past peterson. canelo i think would be a perfect candidate for cinco de mayo next year, although 154 might already be difficult for him to reach next year.
pac and martinez are fantasy fights imo.