So Cotto is going to fight Canelo if they can actually agree on terms this time. I don't know about the odds yet, but Cotto seems to get (in my opinion) alot of credit for beating fighters who were either drained or injured and his resume at 154 is pretty weak.
After Cotto gets destroyed by Manny Pacquiao in 2009 he decides to move up to 154.
Here are his opponents at 154 and up since 2010:
Yuri Foreman
Foreman was the weakest champion at 154, Yuri had a knee injury and slipped quite alot during this bizarre fight.
Ricardo Mayorga
Mayorga was old, washed up, got knocked out 3 times in in his last 6 fights prior to the fight against Cotto
Margarito II
A decent win, but Margarito's injury from Pacquiao's destruction played a major role, that broken orbital bone was no joke.
Floyd Mayweather
Cotto made a good effort, but eventually got outclassed
Austin Trout
Cotto got outboxed against a B level opponent
Delvin Rodriguez
Comeback fight against a relative weak fighter
Sergio Martinez
Good opponent on paper, but i think most unbiased boxing fans agree, that the 39 year old Martinez should have not been allowed to fight again after his injuries, he could barely move on his legs.
Daniel Geale
After Golovkin destroys Geale, Cotto fights the shot Geale (and also drains him down to 157) instead of fighting his mandatory Golovkin.
I actually do not see any good wins against healthy fighters.
Compared to Canelo who actually beat the dangerous Lara, knocked down and defeated Cotto's daddy, Austin Trout. He also destroyed Angulo and Kirkland.
So dear boxing fans, i ask you the following:
What are Cotto's best wins since he moved to 154? Which good, healthy fighters did he beat?
Canelo arguably lost to both Trout and Lara. And Angulo & Kirkland are no better than anyone on Cotto's resume at 154+.
LOL the same thing that I was going to say
Also seeing as we're disecting resumes, it's worth noting that Golovkin's two best wins are Geale and Murray. Geale had already lost to Darren Barker & Anthony Mundine whereas Murray had just lost a razor thin decision to Martinez, who you conceded was a shell of himself with all of the injuries and everything else. It's easy to make nearly anyone's resume seem thin except for a select few.
So Cotto is going to fight Canelo if they can actually agree on terms this time. I don't know about the odds yet, but Cotto seems to get (in my opinion) alot of credit for beating fighters who were either drained or injured and his resume at 154 is pretty weak.
After Cotto gets destroyed by Manny Pacquiao in 2009 he decides to move up to 154.
Here are his opponents at 154 and up since 2010:
Yuri Foreman
Foreman was the weakest champion at 154, Yuri had a knee injury and slipped quite alot during this bizarre fight.
Ricardo Mayorga
Mayorga was old, washed up, got knocked out 3 times in in his last 6 fights prior to the fight against Cotto
Margarito II
A decent win, but Margarito's injury from Pacquiao's destruction played a major role, that broken orbital bone was no joke.
Floyd Mayweather
Cotto made a good effort, but eventually got outclassed
Austin Trout
Cotto got outboxed against a B level opponent
Delvin Rodriguez
Comeback fight against a relative weak fighter
Sergio Martinez
Good opponent on paper, but i think most unbiased boxing fans agree, that the 39 year old Martinez should have not been allowed to fight again after his injuries, he could barely move on his legs.
Daniel Geale
After Golovkin destroys Geale, Cotto fights the shot Geale (and also drains him down to 157) instead of fighting his mandatory Golovkin.
I actually do not see any good wins against healthy fighters.
Compared to Canelo who actually beat the dangerous Lara, knocked down and defeated Cotto's daddy, Austin Trout. He also destroyed Angulo and Kirkland.
So dear boxing fans, i ask you the following:
What are Cotto's best wins since he moved to 154? Which good, healthy fighters did he beat?
Canelo arguably lost to both Trout and Lara. And Angulo & Kirkland are no better than anyone on Cotto's resume at 154+.
What are Cotto's best wins since he moved to 154? Which good, healthy fighters did he beat?
None, but boxing is business so you have to take your hat off to him for keeping all the fans interested.
He basically admits this himself by saying he ain't a MW but fights at MW - why else, because at 154 he can't claim to be a champion and he would get beaten (again).....and he'd only ever fight a top 154lber was if the money was exorbitant....this is why I do take my hat off to him from a business perspective.