Cotto is not under contract with Top Rank

well if he is then chances are that means canelo is next whether he gets passed lara or not. hard fight for cotto. but probably the best fight for him to take if u ignore mayweather

I can't find the article, but Dan Rafael recently said Cotto is obligated to Top Rank from some weird reason despite not having a contract. Cotto is close with Todd debuef Arums step son and the man who is going to take over TR soon, Todd is also the godfather of one of Cottos kids. Todd mentioned it post fight that Cotto shook his hand and told him his handshake is his word and he won't break it, and said he will finish his career with Top Rank or something like that.

I can't find the article, but Dan Rafael recently said Cotto is obligated to Top Rank from some weird reason despite not having a contract. He got 7 mil guaranteed, of course he's tied down some way

I can't find the article, but Dan Rafael recently said Cotto is obligated to Top Rank from some weird reason despite not having a contract.

He isn't under contract but he told Todd that he will never do another fight without him, so basically he will have Top Rank helping him promote his remaining fights and Top Rank will give him help with his new promotional company when he retires. Similar to how Top Rank first helped Oscar de la hoya start up Golden Boy. Cotto is not going to jump ship, Marquez also doesn't have a contract with Top Rank but he remains loyal to Arum and wants Top Rank to promote his future fights. It would be cool if Arum allowed Pacman to do his own thing like he did for Cotto and Marquez. I think I saw Cotto co-promote some cards at Shobox many months ago, and he's mainly promoting Puerto Rican fighters. And I think one of his fighters fought tonight and lost. Probably why he's in the audience watching next to his wife.

But he can, Pacquiao could have been in the same position if he would have stepped away after his contract like Cotto did then came back later under his own terms, but no.... Arum hired all of Pacmans team, so his advisors and managers were all hand picked by Arum lol so Pac is screwed. While Cotto got his own manager and so does Marquez. Koncz works for Pac, but Koncz basically works for Arum and advises Pac through what Arum tells him to tell Pac so all the advice Koncz gives is basically to stick with Arum.

He isn't under contract but he told Todd that he will never do another fight without him, so basically he will have Top Rank helping him promote his remaining fights and Top Rank will give him help with his new promotional company when he retires. Similar to how Top Rank first helped Oscar de la hoya start up Golden Boy. Cotto is not going to jump ship, Marquez also doesn't have a contract with Top Rank but he remains loyal to Arum and wants Top Rank to promote his future fights. It would be cool if Arum allowed Pacman to do his own thing like he did for Cotto and Marquez. But cotto can if he wants to Pacquiao could have been in the same position if he would have stepped away after his contract like Cotto did then came back later under his own terms, but no....

I thought I read somewhere that he is in contract. But he has the draw and power to do so on a fight to fight basis. Arum doesn't force him to sign long term contracts like other fighters.

He isn't under contract but he told Todd that he will never do another fight without him, so basically he will have Top Rank helping him promote his remaining fights and Top Rank will give him help with his new promotional company when he retires. Similar to how Top Rank first helped Oscar de la hoya start up Golden Boy. Cotto is not going to jump ship, Marquez also doesn't have a contract with Top Rank but he remains loyal to Arum and wants Top Rank to promote his future fights. It would be cool if Arum allowed Pacman to do his own thing like he did for Cotto and Marquez.

We don't know what kind of contract he had. It could of been the kind of contract where if he wins he stays w TR and HBO, but gets a guaranteed nice paycheck for his next fight. True free agents in boxing are rare, and HBO and cotto have had a good relationship for a lot of years now. They don't want him back on Showtime either.