Prime Cotto loses to Floyd unless....

I re-watched this fight recently and scored it 10-2 Mayweather. It wasn't as competitive as I thought it was originally when I watched live. Cotto made Mayweather's connects go down, but Floyd opened his hands up a bit more than he did vs guys like DLH. He made his adjustments and continued to land the clean effective blows round by round. That was the most determined and studious Cotto would ever be vs Mayweather and he couldn't really do much. At 140 Floyd probably stops Cotto IMO. 147 wide UD maybe late stoppage if Floyd steps on the gas.

We will never know cuz he ducked him like he ducked so many others. Floyd gayweather is a disgrace to boxing.

Cotto fought like the pre-Mosley, aggressive hunter he used to be against Mayweather. He doesn't need Diaz to fight that way in his prime, that's how he fought most the time anyway.

cotto lives too far away!

Cotto was ringside at Mayweather Gatti(Hatton was also) at about .27 on the video you hear Jim Lampley saying "Cotto may want the winner of the fight(thats the reason he was there), but if its Mayweather he might not want that..." Cotto and Hatton witnessed first hand the a$$ whipping of a lifetime that Mayweather put on Gatti. That was an a$$ whipping for the history books. click Part 1 and look at the whole fight. They wanted no parts of that version of Mayweather. Cotto was never getting Mayweather. Floyd and Hatton wanted the Cotto fight for years at that point but Cotto was Arum's new star, not to be touched. Secondly, I doubt either were too worried about what Mayweather did to a punch-drunk, past-prime Gatti. A prime Miguel Cotto from 2007-2008 had much faster hands and threw absolutely beautiful combinations with power. I agree that he had a shot to beat Floyd with the proper game plan, and I also agree that Diaz would have been the guy to train him. Floyd had much better mobility back then. A shot to beat prime Mayweather? honestly, I don't see it. Floyd should have fought him though, the fight was there in 2008.

Cotto was ringside at Mayweather Gatti(Hatton was also) at about .27 on the video you hear Jim Lampley saying "Cotto may want the winner of the fight(thats the reason he was there), but if its Mayweather he might not want that..." Cotto and Hatton witnessed first hand the a$$ whipping of a lifetime that Mayweather put on Gatti. That was an a$$ whipping for the history books. click Part 1 and look at the whole fight. They wanted no parts of that version of Mayweather.

A prime Miguel Cotto from 2007-2008 had much faster hands and threw absolutely beautiful combinations with power. I agree that he had a shot to beat Floyd with the proper game plan, and I also agree that Diaz would have been the guy to train him. ^this...physically prime Cotto + proper gameplan = good chance to beat Floyd

the Cotto that fought Margarito in 08 stops Floyd. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android lol stops floyd

A prime Miguel Cotto from 2007-2008 had much faster hands and threw absolutely beautiful combinations with power. I agree that he had a shot to beat Floyd with the proper game plan, and I also agree that Diaz would have been the guy to train him.

Quote: Originally Posted by El Gallo Negro! Marquez A 36 year natural lightweight Marquez who jumped two divisions and Floyd didn't make weight. Not prime, not legit. I'm posting in Floyd stan mode. all rationale goes out da window Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Marquez A 36 year natural lightweight Marquez who jumped two divisions and Floyd didn't make weight. Not prime, not legit.

Marquez Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android We all know Marquez was not a legit opponent at that time specially the ***** moved by Floyd coming way overweight in a catchweight fight.

From 140 to 147 what prime legit opponent did Floyd has fought? Marquez Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

the Cotto that fought Margarito in 08 stops Floyd. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

From 140 to 147 what prime legit opponent did Floyd has fought? Hatton (although admittedly not at his prime weight). Ortiz (I think, I don't even know if he has a prime tbh. Maybe we can scratch that one off the list). Guerrero (if it takes place, then I'll say that he's prime enough)

From 140 to 147 what prime legit opponent did Floyd has fought? None...unless you include Carlos Baldomir.

Well no, I don't agree with you. Fair enough :banghead:

From 140 to 147 what prime legit opponent did Floyd has fought?

Prime Cotto gets UD'd by prime Mayweather. I'm a Cotto fan, not a Mayweather fan. If you're a Mayweather fan, you're disappointed he didn't take that fight in 2008.

I do actually. However, Cotto is more removed from his prime now than Mayweather is, and 147 is Cotto's best weight, whereas for Floyd it's 130-135. I don't believe that Floyd "chose" to fight Cotto's fight....more like he had no other choice but to do so. In all honesty, if I had to make a prediction, it's probably a majority decision for Floyd (something like 114-114, 115-113, 116-112). Without Pedro Diaz, Floyd probably gets a wide UD because Cotto can't catch him.Well no, I don't agree with you.