Fight should be held at Madison Square Garden,would be great on ppv and sell out at the gate..would have a great buzz and we would get a great action fight....but as a fan of both fighters and having no reason to be biased..Cotto will take a beating and get stopped,no shame as he will have the balls to go for history and he will go out fighting..But Sergio would put a beating on Cotto..to fast,to big and Cotto will not back down...It will be an action packed fight 4sho,but by the 5th or 6th round it will get 1 sided and ugly
As of now what do u think his signature victory is, or the closest thing to one?
I thought he was at his brilliant best vs Shane Mosley and his most dramatic win would be the shoot out with Ricardo Torres but the revenge win over Antonio Margarito who really changed the course of Miguel's career with his own questionable win was his signature win for me. A True grudge match after their tainted modern classic first encounter, PR vs MEX in front of a packed partisan crowd and the immortal line - "He mean Nothing To Me"
I think it would be the judah and mosely wins from 07.. established him as a legit ppv star.....
personally i will always remember cotto for his early wins like vs maussa, torres, chop chop, pauli, pinto, etc
As of now what do u think his signature victory is, or the closest thing to one?
I thought he was at his brilliant best vs Shane Mosley and his most dramatic win would be the shoot out with Ricardo Torres but the revenge win over Antonio Margarito who really changed the course of Miguel's career with his own questionable win was his signature win for me. A True grudge match after their tainted modern classic first encounter, PR vs MEX in front of a packed partisan crowd and the immortal line - "He mean Nothing To Me"
I think Mosley and Margarito II are both very good wins, but a victory over Sergio stands alone on his resume. Lineal MW champ.
He'd finally have his true signature victory.
As of now what do u think his signature victory is, or the closest thing to one?
I thought he was at his brilliant best vs Shane Mosley and his most dramatic win would be the shoot out with Ricardo Torres but the revenge win over Antonio Margarito who really changed the course of Miguel's career with his own questionable win was his signature win for me. A True grudge match after their tainted modern classic first encounter, PR vs MEX in front of a packed partisan crowd and the immortal line - "He mean Nothing To Me"
Both these guys deserve every penny from the ppv buyers. I'd happily pay for a ppv with these two pitted against one another.
I think Martinez, if he's 80% of his former self, would be a little too much for Cotto. But Cotto would make it a helluva fight
I saw it but can only remember that Kermit got hit with a big punch from Sergio which he thought was a headbutt hahahaha. At the end he was the winner so somehow the judges felt he won. Again is Kermit better than Cotto????
That is why I see Cotto winning this one and of course both Martinez and Cotto are on the down side of the hill right at this moment on their career.
Cintron didnt win, it was a crap draw....
and no kermit isnt as good as cotto,, but thats beside the point,, cintron didnt win, so it cant be taken seriously as a comparison
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Cintron didnt beat serg,,, it was a highly disputed draw...
serg should have won by ko7,, but the ref screwed up, and then serg should have won a decision,,,,,
Cintron in no way shape or form won that fight..
did you even see it or was it a typo
I saw it but can only remember that Kermit got hit with a big punch from Sergio which he thought was a headbutt hahahaha. At the end he was the winner so somehow the judges felt he won. Again is Kermit better than Cotto????
That is why I see Cotto winning this one and of course both Martinez and Cotto are on the down side of the hill right at this moment on their career.
I wouldn't mind seeing this fight, good pay day for both and two of the bigger 'names' of this generation getting it on. I don't see the size being too big a factor, if Duran could move up and go the distance with hagler (and beat Barkley), cotto could last it out with Sergio. I wouldn't want the middleweight title to be on the line if the fight wernt at 160 and cotto wernt going to defend it. I don't think it's right for fighters to just be granted titles (and landmark acchievements in this case) because of there names (jmm 140 wbo, morales 140 WBC). It wouldn't be right for cotto to be able to call himself 'the' middleweight champ, when guys like ggg, quillin, Murray etc would beat him. Especially since ggg and quillin haven't been given the chance to become 'the man'.
If Kermit Cintron beat Martinez why can't Cotto beat Martinez?
I like Martinez but I have Cotto on this one!
Cintron didnt beat serg,,, it was a highly disputed draw...
serg should have won by ko7,, but the ref screwed up, and then serg should have won a decision,,,,,
Cintron in no way shape or form won that fight..
did you even see it or was it a typo
Martinez embarrasses cotto and reminds everyone why there are weight classes
I get what your saying, but lets not act like serg is a big middleweight,
he was really a career welter, that has topped out at middleweight,, he isnt like a taylor, chavez jr, pavlik or hopkins that could fight at higher weights..
I dont think size will be that much of a factor,, serg's southpaw stance neutralizing cotto's left hook, and serg's speed and movement if he isnt old and broken down will be the deciding factor, not size
I think it is a great PPV. What I like about it the most is that it's a 55-45 fight in favor of Martinez, as opposed to seeing it as 70-30 or 80-20 in favor of Martinez like it was in 2010-2011. Since Martinez has shown signs of slipping, he's definitely there for the upset if Cotto comes hard for all 12 rounds. I see no reason not to buy this PPV.
**** I hope this gets made and they really put it in NJ or NY.
I'd buy that ticket the first day lmao.
2 of my favorite fighters going at it, Martinez most likely takes it
I want to see this fight...
if serg aint fighting GGG or quillan, then this is the best option..
it is also the most lucrative option, outside of landing a floyd fight....
serg-cotto would be fireworks
cotto will be the underdog, but i think serg is too old and broken down to totally blow cotto out of the water,,
Serg could still win because his southpaw stance will neutralize cotto's left hook,,, the straight right is effective vs martinez but cotto doesnt possess a good right hand to effectively hurt serg,,,
I just think serg will start off fast but by the sixth, serg will be slowing down enough to where cotto could trap him,, and then we will see some fireworks,, SERG is no b^tch when he is cornered and trapped, ask chavez jr,, serg will fight his way out....
Im stoked for this fight
I agree with you, it would be a great fight between them two. I would love it to be in the South Florida area. There is an enormous Puerto Rican and Argentinian population down here in the Miami area.
No way. Two years ago I would agree with you. The problem is Martinez skills are deteriorating and it's happening fast. His body is breaking down. Martinez fan but I'm just being honest. Where there both at in this stage in there careers would make for and epic battle. No doubt about it
Cotto himself has not had a great win for a long while and i moving up against an elite fighter
sounds like a good event to me, I already checked how much a trip might be. sergio is obviously a special fighter so it's a tough opponent for Cotto, but that's right up his alley. love this fight or cotto v jmm
Fight should be held at Madison Square Garden,would be great on ppv and sell out at the gate..would have a great buzz and we would get a great action fight....but as a fan of both fighters and having no reason to be biased..Cotto will take a beating and get stopped,no shame as he will have the balls to go for history and he will go out fighting..But Sergio would put a beating on Cotto..to fast,to big and Cotto will not back down...It will be an action packed fight 4sho,but by the 5th or 6th round it will get 1 sided and ugly
No way. Two years ago I would agree with you. The problem is Martinez skills are deteriorating and it's happening fast. His body is breaking down. Martinez fan but I'm just being honest. Where there both at in this stage in there careers would make for and epic battle. No doubt about it