Lem: Cotto Eyes Pacquiao, Mayweather, Chavez Jr.

PBP13y ago

Cotto eyes Pacquiao, Mayweather or Chavez Jr. by Lem Satterfield Jun 16th, 2012 Three-division titlewinner Miguel Cotto would be open to rematches with eight-division titlewiner Manny Pacquiao or five-division, eight beltwinner Floyd Mayweather Jr., or if not, a clash with WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., according to his advisor, Gaby Penagaricano. Cotto (37-3, 30 knockouts) is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs), who added the WBC junior middleweight belt to the WBC welterweight crown he already owned last month. Cotto had scored three straight stoppage victories since being dethroned as WBO welterweight beltholder by 12th-round knockout against Pacquiao in November of 2010, including December's 10th-round stoppage of Antonio Margarito to avenge the first loss of his career. Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) was dethroned as WBO welterweight beltholder by controversial split-decision against Tim Bradley (29-0, 12 KOs) on June 9, ending Pacquiao's 15-bout winning streak that includes eight stoppages. There is a rematch clause that permits Pacquiao to face Bradley yet again on Nov. 10, but Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has indicated that Pacquiao might seek a fourth bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on that date. Chavez (45-0-1, 31 KOs) will defend his crown against southpaw challenger Andy Lee (28-1, 20 KOs) at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday night on HBO. "There have been no talks with anyone. I know that things are going to start moving after this weekend's fight, and after the aftermath of the Pacquiao fight. Things are going to start moving later this month and then in July," said Penagaricano of Cotto, who caused Mayweather some tense moments and left him with a nose that bled from the fourth round on. "I think there are interesting fights out there for Miguel, starting with a rematch with either Pacquiao or Mayweather. The first fights were very good, so I would assume that everyone would like to see a second one." Would Cotto fight Chavez? "If Chavez goes up in weight, of course not. But if he stays, it might be and it is an interesting fight," said Penagaricano. "But there's not much going on right now. As I said, I think things will start shaping up after the Chavez fight." Mayweather, meanwhile, began serving an 87-day jail sentence on June 1 for a domestic violence case. Lem Satterfield can be reached at lemuel.satterfield@gmail.com http://******.craveonline.com/rumors/articles/173383-cotto-open-to-pacquiao-mayweather-or-chavez-jr

Comments (20)

Da_Boxer

Cotto against Manny at 154 would be interesting possibly. Pac would still win probably. Cotto/Floyd 2 is pointless. Cotto/Chavez I would watch and I would love to see Cotto KO that bum but JCC jr. is just too big for Cotto and has good chin too. Basically Cotto loses all 3 fights. Cotto is not beating Martinez, Lara, Canelo or Kirkland either so to be honest, I am not sure what else Cotto can do at this point. I just don't see him beating any top 147 or 154 lbers to be honest. Sorry man, but you need to stop smoking that bad weed.

13y ago

Lords

Cotto against Manny at 154 would be interesting possibly. Pac would still win probably. Cotto/Floyd 2 is pointless. Cotto/Chavez I would watch and I would love to see Cotto KO that bum but JCC jr. is just too big for Cotto and has good chin too. Basically Cotto loses all 3 fights. Cotto is not beating Martinez, Lara, Canelo or Kirkland either so to be honest, I am not sure what else Cotto can do at this point. I just don't see him beating any top 147 or 154 lbers to be honest. Lol, so many things wrong in this post. Good laugh.

13y ago

PBP

Chavez Jr. is too big and strong for Cotto. I don't like that fight for him after watching his fight with Lee tonight.

13y ago

Alpha_amp_Omega

13y ago

MrRolltide91

cotto going for the money

13y ago

Sttag

I believe Cotto beats pacquiao by fighting outside all night long. Loses to Maywheather in a closer fight. Chavez JR. Is a ?, he's not great but he's too big.

13y ago

PBP

Manny will NOT go near Cotto at 154 , Manny will NOT in a million years fight Cotto without draining him . I hope Cotto stands his ground and doesn't agree to the 148 CW either.

13y ago

4Corners

A lot of people are sold on Chavez Jr. I don't know what performance was that impressed them. Maybe his destruction of Manfredo Jr, or his step up fight against the dangerous Marco Antonio Rubio? Oh wait, it was his overrated win against Sebastian Zbik. :lol1: As, possibly the worst Cotto critique on this site, IMO Cotto crushes the no power having Chavez Jr in half. I'm just saying Chavez isn't that bad, and he'd probably be like 20 lbs bigger than Cotto on fight night.

13y ago

Reloaded

Manny will NOT go near Cotto at 154 , Manny will NOT in a million years fight Cotto without draining him .

13y ago

Kev

Wouldn't mind seeing Chavez-Cotto. I'm sure the WBC would Chavez hold on to that title for a Cotto fight, sadly. It'd be a good fight, but I think Chavez would be too damn big. It'd be like Cotto-Margarito I only worse. A lot of people are sold on Chavez Jr. I don't know what performance was that impressed them. Maybe his destruction of Manfredo Jr, or his step up fight against the dangerous Marco Antonio Rubio? Oh wait, it was his overrated win against Sebastian Zbik. :lol1: As, possibly the worst Cotto critique on this site, IMO Cotto crushes the no power having Chavez Jr in half.

13y ago

PBP

They'd definatly have to have a fight night wiegh in, cuz Jr. would rehdrate big time. Little Cotto even with the better skillset, would be overwhelmed by size and weight alone. They need to stick to his weight class. No more dam catchweights. Yeah there's a chance he would be outweighed by 15-20 pounds going into the fight.

13y ago

jazluvr

Cotto is my dude, but I give him a better chance against Pac and May than I do against Chavez, that is a career killer. He's just too damn big They'd definatly have to have a fight night wiegh in, cuz Jr. would rehdrate big time. Little Cotto even with the better skillset, would be overwhelmed by size and weight alone. They need to stick to his weight class. No more dam catchweights.

13y ago

JmH_Reborn

Cotto is my dude, but I give him a better chance against Pac and May than I do against Chavez, that is a career killer. He's just too damn big

13y ago

jazluvr

Pac and Cotto both need to step on the gas. Pac needs his killer instinct back, and Cotto need to improve his defense (uppercuts especially) and stamina. Get him training at higher elevations. Some say this is overblown, but he needs every bit of improvement he can get. He's going after all the big dogs.

13y ago

4Corners

I don't think Pacman looked good against Bradley at all. He only fought in spurts, hid in the championship rounds & Bradley was crippled for heavens sake. The only thing he failed in his performance to me was closing he fight, which is why I laughed when someone asked "Pac-Bradley, Mayweather-Hatton, who had the better performance????". Floyd closed the show, and stopped Hatton. Pac did let Bradley back into the fight after the first 8 rounds, and Bradley took rounds 10 and 12, and rounds 9 and 11 were close. Pac still should have a comfortable UD, he just didn't close the fight they way he should have.

13y ago

Bushbaby

I thought Pac looked good against Bradley. He's past his prime-still good, same as he has been since 2010. He looked bad with Msoley because Mosley just ran and didn't do anything, and Marquez exposed the people saying Pac is "new and improved" since their 2nd fight. He looked good against Bradley, and though I think Pac should have won the clear UD, it wasn't the total 12-0/11-1 domination some are making it out to be. I don't think Pacman looked good against Bradley at all. He only fought in spurts, hid in the championship rounds & Bradley was crippled for heavens sake.

13y ago

4Corners

Cotto beats Pacman at a healthy weight. I consider that as close to obvious by now. Lets look at some facts. 1. Being forced to weight 145 & no more is not the same as weighting in at 146 (of your own accord). 2. Pacman has looked like $h!t for 3 fights in a row while Cotto looked good in 4. 3. Pacman chose Cotto in 2012 but no higher than a mannyweight of 148. Now we can all sit here & play dumb, but the is an obvious reason why. 4. Cotto's trainer is damn fine right now & the world knows that you can't trade with Pacman. If Mosley's shot a$$ can have relative success unable to pull the trigger, I think it's safe to assume Cotto can. This is why I feel Cotto can beat him right now at 150+. I thought Pac looked good against Bradley. He's past his prime-still good, same as he has been since 2010. He looked bad with Msoley because Mosley just ran and didn't do anything, and Marquez exposed the people saying Pac is "new and improved" since their 2nd fight. He looked good against Bradley, and though I think Pac should have won the clear UD, it wasn't the total 12-0/11-1 domination some are making it out to be.

13y ago

Bushbaby

I don't think he beats any of them. Manny and Floyd still beat him, and Chavez is going to be too damn big. But it'd be a major fight for Cotto's legacy to win a title in a 4th weight class. Cotto beats Pacman at a healthy weight. I consider that as close to obvious by now. Lets look at some facts. 1. Being forced to weight 145 & no more is not the same as weighting in at 146 (of your own accord). 2. Pacman has looked like $h!t for 3 fights in a row while Cotto looked good in 4. 3. Pacman chose Cotto in 2012 but no higher than a mannyweight of 148. Now we can all sit here & play dumb, but the is an obvious reason why. 4. Cotto's trainer is damn fine right now & the world knows that you can't trade with Pacman. If Mosley's shot a$$ can have relative success unable to pull the trigger, I think it's safe to assume Cotto can. This is why I feel Cotto can beat him right now at 150+.

13y ago

4Corners

Cotto-Chavez if it hapens will take place in December. Cotto already said he will come back in December and this week he made a trip to New York to see the new things they been doing at MSG. So he will comeback at MSG if he fights this year. When did Ctto say he's 100% returning in December???

13y ago

PBP

Cotto-Chavez if it hapens will take place in December. Cotto already said he will come back in December and this week he made a trip to New York to see the new things they been doing at MSG. So he will comeback at MSG if he fights this year. Cotto vs. Chavez at MSG would be huge. Arum might prefer Cowboys stadium though.

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