Cotto Only The 9th Welterweight Champion In Boxing history To Win A Midleweight Title

Incredible how Cotto increased this sort of mass. Suddenly he's a cross between a jet and a tank. Every ounce of weight he gained seems to be pure, fast twitch fiber muscle. Remarkable. Truly amazing. http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/m538/EbayBuyer101/10402439_762602603771233_3314021680195073314_n_zps5ac3ba39.jpg

great performance

To make it even more historic only Walker, Robinson, Basilio and Griffith won the lineal midleweight champion making Cotto #5. Just add lineal MW champ to the HOF resume.

Martinez a freakin HALL OF FAMER???? LOL Where does it say anything about Sergio? This is not about Cotto like i said in my previous post. This is about the worth of the Lineal vs fighting a ATG or HOF fighter. But i see you couldn't answer the last part of my question.

To make it even more historic only Walker, Robinson, Basilio and Griffith won the lineal midleweight champion making Cotto #5.

Only 8 others (I read 13 at RING TV, not sure which it is.) have ever done it and they weren't all lineal at WW. It's not an easy task. Of those 13 only 8 won it. The story was about those who fought for the belt. Walker Basilio Robinson Griffith Duran Hearns De La Hoya Trinidad And now Miguel Cotto

Lineal belt or GTFO Holding a winky dink trinket doesnt count as a championship in the history context that you are putting Cotto in. Another fight Floyd fans arbitrarily benefit from. LOL Easy work Gaiz

Lineal belt or GTFO Holding a winky dink trinket doesnt count as a championship in the history context that you are putting Cotto in. Only 8 others (I read 13 at RING TV, not sure which it is.) have ever done it and they weren't all lineal at WW. It's not an easy task.

Lineal belt or GTFO Holding a winky dink trinket doesnt count as a championship in the history context that you are putting Cotto in. I get what your saying and i agree the Lineal title is a great accomplishment, but sometimes beating another HOF or ATG fighter is better than the Lineal. Not talking about Cotto just speaking in general. You think Carlos Baldomir is a great win even if its for the Lineal than some of Floyds other opponents or opponents he could have faced?

War Cotto! History has been made!

Who are the other 8?

Lmao cotto never won the lineal belt at 147 you idiots Who the hell said he did? We said he was a WW champ, no one said lineal at WW.

Cotto is the man. Even in his prior defeats, he refined his skills and looked superb tonight!!!

Thanks to Martinez ducking Golovkin for so long you get results like this, someone who shouldn't be a MW, not only winning a title, but the lineal title. :lol1: Credit to Cotto though, all of that stuff is out of his control and he put on a great performance.

He looked the best I seen him in a very long time. Truly special night. He made Sergio Martinez look like Carlos Quintana bro. Just a monster in there with excellent timing and skills. He was just making Sergio look silly in the ring and nobody does that to Martinez.

Freddie and co have done well...Cotto looking great. I wonder what is next for him.

He truly did something special tonight :boxing: He looked the best I seen him in a very long time. Truly special night.

He truly did something special tonight :boxing: