Cotto Comments on De La Hoya's Decision

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In a recent interview with Puerto Rican media outlet Endi, WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto gave his thoughts on Oscar De La Hoya's recent comments regarding a potential bout between the two men. [details]

[kayjay]

Class from Cotto as always. Oscar also said he'd never fight Mayweather. I don't know what was behind Oscar's statement, but if Cotto beats Mosley and Floyd beats Hatton badly then Oscar would pretty much have to face Cotto.

[dino]

de la hoy a is an idiot...he's options are little to nothing....he only wants to fight guys that generate big money who he can beat fairy easily, and the only people who that is, is cotto and hatton...hatton will lose to mayweather, so now that cotto is out of the question he has nobody left.

he dosent want to fight spinks or forest because he might lose

[kayjay]

de la hoy a is an idiot...he's options are little to nothing....he only wants to fight guys that generate big money who he can beat fairy easily, and the only people who that is, is cotto and hatton...hatton will lose to mayweather, so now that cotto is out of the question he has nobody left.

he dosent want to fight spinks or forest because he might lose

That's a load of **** dino, Oscar has never been unwilling to take a risky fight. In fact that's pretty much all he's done for ten years. He wants to put on the big shows, and he's proven that losses don't hurt his business.

Who knows why Oscar said that about Cotto last week

[tito yuca]

That's a load of **** dino, Oscar has never been unwilling to take a risky fight. In fact that's pretty much all he's done for ten years. He wants to put on the big shows, and he's proven that losses don't hurt his business.

Who knows why Oscar said that about Cotto last week

I think dino is right. I don't agree that Cotto and Hatton would be easy to beat, but he DOES want to fight young guys that generate money who he THINKS he can beat. He's said it a million times, he wants someone who is going to stand in front of him. Every time in his career that he has faced a more skilled boxer than himself he has lost, and now that his ahtletic abilities are diminishing (not to mention he hasn't beat a credible opponent since Vargas), he wants to go out looking good.

[kayjay]

I think dino is right. I don't agree that Cotto and Hatton would be easy to beat, but he DOES want to fight young guys that generate money who he THINKS he can beat. He's said it a million times, he wants someone who is going to stand in front of him. Every time in his career that he has faced a more skilled boxer than himself he has lost, and now that his ahtletic abilities are diminishing (not to mention he hasn't beat a credible opponent since Vargas), he wants to go out looking good.

He made it clear he doesn't want to fight another slick boxer, but that to me doesn't rule out Cotto or any other boxer/puncher, brawler or swarmer who has a shot at beating him. The problem is I think he will beat any current guy 147-154 who stands in front of him

[Deeznuts]

he only wants to fight guys that generate big money who he can beat fairy easily

You got it all wrong. He fight guys that generate big money but ur wrong about the easy part. If you were Oscar and u were ur own promoter, wouldn't u like big money fights. After all there is less of a cut when he fights compared to other fighters cuz he owns his own promotional company

[ben41193]

Id love to see cotto vs e la hoya. I think itd be a verrry exciting fight.

[oA2o]

shane mosley is going to kick cotto's rican ass. Miguel needs to think about all of the sugar he is going to be force fed. Mosley in 8.

[PRboxingfan]

That's a load of **** dino, Oscar has never been unwilling to take a risky fight. In fact that's pretty much all he's done for ten years. He wants to put on the big shows, and he's proven that losses don't hurt his business.

Who knows why Oscar said that about Cotto last week

Uh, yeah, because Sturm was very risky (even though I think he lost to him). Also, how much of a risk to him were Gatti, Castillejo, Campas, and Mayorga? These weren't very risky, either.