Bradley vs cotto possible at a catchweight?

yup, thats why a few years ago he said he would fight Cotto because he had a belt, but it has to be the right opponent. You can't put little Bradley in with some tall ass guy like Austin Trout. It has to be a legit tough fight but a fair fight, only one I can think of is Cotto, its a legit credible legacy fight if Bradley fought a title against him. I worry though because stylistically Cotto is a bad match up for Bradley. If Bradley proves me wrong and beats him clearly, The guy proves he is greater than Floyd, B hop, Ward, etc. We have to give the man his respect already. He doesn't cherry pick and has taken on all the challenges, and I wish I could throw my soda on anyone who keeps bringing up the Amir Khan fight, Bradley never ducked Khan, who the hell ducks Khan to fight the beast aka Pacman? makes no sense. Bradley will probably be the greatest American fighter we had in a long long time. Most American guys with skills like Floyd, Ward, B hop, Jones Jr all cherry picked fights, Bradley doesn't. Man I love this dude he is great for the sport. 100% agree! Great post!!!!

would be a great fight imo

I don't think bradley would even want to do a catch weight. He was on sports nation earlier and said capturing a belt at 154 is something he would like to do in the near future. Cotto needs to get himself a belt so they could make it happen! yup, thats why a few years ago he said he would fight Cotto because he had a belt, but it has to be the right opponent. You can't put little Bradley in with some tall ass guy like Austin Trout. It has to be a legit tough fight but a fair fight, only one I can think of is Cotto, its a legit credible legacy fight if Bradley fought a title against him. I worry though because stylistically Cotto is a bad match up for Bradley. If Bradley proves me wrong and beats him clearly, The guy proves he is greater than Floyd, B hop, Ward, etc. We have to give the man his respect already. He doesn't cherry pick and has taken on all the challenges, and I wish I could throw my soda on anyone who keeps bringing up the Amir Khan fight, Bradley never ducked Khan, who the hell ducks Khan to fight the beast aka Pacman? makes no sense. Bradley will probably be the greatest American fighter we had in a long long time. Most American guys with skills like Floyd, Ward, B hop, Jones Jr all cherry picked fights, Bradley doesn't. Man I love this dude he is great for the sport.

I think it'd be a good fight

yeah he said he fought at around 150's in the amateurs. But I think he would only fight Cotto for a belt. If Cotto had a strap he would do it. He would fight cotto to get a good payday, screw a belt

I don't think bradley would even want to do a catch weight. He was on sports nation earlier and said capturing a belt at 154 is something he would like to do in the near future. Cotto needs to get himself a belt so they could make it happen!

Bradley can do the full 154 if he wants this fight to happen.

Might not even need a catch weight. I bet Bradley walks around heavier then Cotto when their not training for a fight. not a chance there is no way

True but Bradley wants the belt for legacy, why fight Cotto without an extra incentive? if he gets a strap out of it, people will see that in the history books. Still a good fight regardless but if I were timmy I would try to capture a strap, Cotto is no slouch he can fight Bradley especially the aggressive Cotto, this is a bad style match up for Bradley. I agree. For Tim to take the risk there should be a belt on the line for him as you said. I just remember a year or so ago tim saying he would fight him and have been wanting it ever since. Definatly a dangerous fight for tim but not impossible....

Bradley fought at 152 in the amateurs, he could fight at 154 now. And, if the money is there, i'm sure Cotto would accept. If it's the same money to fight Canelo, Martinez, and Bradley, i'm sure Cotto would go with the smaller, weaker puncher in Bradley, understandably. But I think out of all three the most money is in a Canelo fight who is on Showtime, and second most money and best legacy fight is Martinez. Bradley is not as easy fight by any means, you won't look good against Bradley. But fortunately for Cotto is that Bradley, at worst, will just jab you to death, dance around, raise his hands as if he just won the round, act confident and that's about it. He is not going to land a whole lot of dangerous power punches on you, if any. He is not going to retire Cotto, Marquez or any one with a pulse, no matter how much he threatens to do so pre-fight. Bradley is the safest fight Cotto can take right now against a top 3 fighter, top 10 P4P fighter. I just don't know if the money in a Bradley PPV would lure Cotto to fight him. I think Cotto-Martinez does a good 200-300k more than what Cotto-Bradley would do. So if Cotto-Bradley does 300-400k, I think Cotto-Martinez does like 600-700k. If Bradley really becomes aggressive calling out Cotto, saying he'd move up to 154, saying he'd take the lesser money, etc. just accommodate Cotto, then I can see Cotto taking it.

I agree, Cotto will beat Bradley badly. Horrible style match up, but its a ppv worthy event. Cotto needs a guy who has enough power to keep him at bay. If you don't punch hard he will just keep going forward and pummel you, Bradley will not have enough pop to keep Cotto back. It would be difficult to pummel Bradley, unless he fight stupid. He got the best foot speed and is difficult to catch, the guy is still improving. He is #2 p4p IMO and I don't even like him.

Cotto should get a strap at 154 and have Bradley challenge for it. I got Cotto by TKO inside of 9 rounds. Cotto will cut off the ring and not just follow Bradley around. I'd like to see this over a Martinez match since Cotto needs to win a big fight to shake off the haters that say he's lost all his big fights.

Quote: Originally Posted by .:: JSFD26 ::. Didn't Bradley wanna fight him a while back at 154? If he wants to accomplish more in his career he should give it a try at 154. I don't think Cotto is that much bigger/taller than him? Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android yeah he said he fought at around 150's in the amateurs. But I think he would only fight Cotto for a belt. If Cotto had a strap he would do it. Yea. I know he fought Vanes and lost. Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Fighting bradley at this point makes no sense.

at 150 or 152 I think cotto beats up bradley... Bradley is a really good fighter, but styles make matchups,, i can just see cotto putting him on the ropes and unloading,,,, I dont think bradley could stand up to the cotto onslaught I agree, Cotto will beat Bradley badly. Horrible style match up, but its a ppv worthy event. Cotto needs a guy who has enough power to keep him at bay. If you don't punch hard he will just keep going forward and pummel you, Bradley will not have enough pop to keep Cotto back.

He'd fight cotto for legacy. He's a sure fire 1st ballott HOF. Thats what Tim is looking for. IMO its only the pacquiao rematch and cotto left at TR for Tim. True but Bradley wants the belt for legacy, why fight Cotto without an extra incentive? if he gets a strap out of it, people will see that in the history books. Still a good fight regardless but if I were timmy I would try to capture a strap, Cotto is no slouch he can fight Bradley especially the aggressive Cotto, this is a bad style match up for Bradley.

at 150 or 152 I think cotto beats up bradley... Bradley is a really good fighter, but styles make matchups,, i can just see cotto putting him on the ropes and unloading,,,, I dont think bradley could stand up to the cotto onslaught

yeah he said he fought at around 150's in the amateurs. But I think he would only fight Cotto for a belt. If Cotto had a strap he would do it. He'd fight cotto for legacy. He's a sure fire 1st ballott HOF. Thats what Tim is looking for. IMO its only the pacquiao rematch and cotto left at TR for Tim.

Ive been suggesting this fight for awhile.

Didn't Bradley wanna fight him a while back at 154? If he wants to accomplish more in his career he should give it a try at 154. I don't think Cotto is that much bigger/taller than him? Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android yeah he said he fought at around 150's in the amateurs. But I think he would only fight Cotto for a belt. If Cotto had a strap he would do it.