Cotto speaks! good read!

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Aww, the robot finally speaks, he will be quiet once again onnce Willams or PBF get there hands on him.

do you guys really need to trash every possible opponent of floyd? its so predictable its annoying.

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good read. we need more fighters like cotto.. i used to think it was only a matter of time till he gets his ass beat.. but he proved me wrong..

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Cotto SPEAKS .... Hahahaha I just had to click it

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I don't think De la hoya is gonna retire so I figure Cotto is the main choice. A Mayweather rematch? I hope not, Its clear De la Hoya can't beat Mayweather at this point in his career.

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how can you not like cotto? what can you say bad about him? nothing.

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when you have fights like Shane Mosley vs Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton vs Floyd Mayweather, that is like the best fighting the best. Sorting things out. The winners are supposed to fight each other. You dont just win one fight and leave with all that unfinished business. I dont see how people can justify what Floyd may be doing.

the man is taking a break for gods sake! you mean to tell me he doesnt have the right to take a break if he wants. theres nothing to justify

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How much disrespect to Floyd the number 1 P4P fighter. Like Hatton didn't have a chance. Like Oscar didn't. Floyd won a fricken split deicision. I hope Floyd fights him and KO's Cotto. Man he has a break for a month and everyone say hes ditching Cotto. Well after hes through with Cotto, there will be another young star that he will be ditching and it will go on and on.

I agree, Mayweather is not getting the respect he deserves, but I think Cotto beast him an Oscar by at least a MD...

I doubt we will get lucky enough to see either of those fights.....

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No signs of a DLH fight in that interview.

I think DLH will wait until the Tito vs Jones fight happens. He might decide to take a more money making fight there.

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I agree, Mayweather is not getting the respect he deserves, but I think Cotto beast him an Oscar by at least a MD...

I doubt we will get lucky enough to see either of those fights.....

I disagree, the only way Cotto could possibly get the W against May would be if May comes out on a stretcher, other than that would be a W for May or robbery for Cotto.

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from The $WEET $CIENCE DOT COM

Cotto To TSS Universe: "Give My Fans Thanks"
By Phil Woolever

LAS VEGAS – When I informed Miguel Cotto that many of TheSweetScience.com’s well spoken readers and responding posters felt he was a strong choice for 2007’s Fighter of the Year award, his demeanor took on an air of serious consideration. As the concentrating Cotto took time to make sure his English conveyed his feelings properly, he looked me in the eyes and spoke with a sincere tone.

“Tell those readers they have my honest thanks,” said Cotto. “People like them are one of the main reasons I work so hard, to earn their respect. And I respect them and wish them good luck, also. The people that support me know boxing. I hope the next year brings prosperity to us all.”

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Kelly Pavlik round out a trifecta of top performers who shared excellent ‘07 slugging seasons, and a legitimate argument can be any of them in terms of demonstrating the most excellence (my vote went to Floyd). If aficionados get their wishes, Cotto and Mayweather will meet each other, while Pavlik, presuming he gets past Jermain Taylor again, gets a shot at Joe Calzaghe, another boxer coming off a banner campaign calendar.

Maybe the Fighter of the Year award should go to the sport itself, which silenced a lot of the goobers, including some prominent correspondents, who’d been repeating the “boxing’s dead” chorus too frogging long. It was a shame to see longtime, supportive wags displaced ringside at Mayweather – Oscar de la Hoya by larger outlets that wouldn’t be at another fight all year and whose only reporting was derogatory. To them I say stay the hell out away from the game then, we’re having a pretty nice party without yaz.

But back to Cotto, who improved both his rumbling resume and mainstream public profile. Cotto is looking at an HBO date in March, probably versus a much lesser light but hopefully against Antonio Margarito. That’s almost a mismatch in my book, and I’d be surprised if Margarito lasts the distance, but he’s earned the opportunity if it’s available.

There’s speculation that after whatever spring marketing appearance Cotto does or doesn’t make, he’s on the short list of potential opponents for what has been announced as De la Hoya’s grand Cinco de Mayo finale.

Cotto and promoter Bob Arum discussed a few of the possibilities.

“2007 was by far my best year,” reflects Cotto. “The Shane Mosley fight was my best performance ever. I respect Mosley very much because he was a gentleman before and after the fight. I’m available to fight him again, but I see him the same as any future opponent. I don’t know if I’d fight him any differently or not. I’d have to see what he does.”

“I’m not just looking ahead to get a fight with Oscar de la Hoya,” continued Cotto, “I’m ready to keep fighting any big named opponents that are willing to fight me, and I mean it when I say it really doesn’t matter who. I always do what I have to do. I’ve never said no to any (proposed) opponent. Business is business.”

“Floyd (Mayweather, Jr.) has the biggest name, so I’m going after him. Mayweather always has an excuse not to fight me. He says I don’t represent enough money for him, but he knows I have a lot of fans. The real reason he won’t fight me is because he knows what I can do.”

“Paul Williams is a good fighter and getting a bigger name now, so that could be a big fight soon.”


“We’re looking at a fight March 8th,” said Arum. “Then in June. We have all these great welterweights out there and we’ll pick one, then we’ll pick another one. Do we go first with Margarito, or second? That we’ll have to determine.”

“We can’t call Oscar out, it wouldn’t be appropriate, because he’s at the end of his career and he’s fought everybody. He doesn’t have to fight Miguel and if he doesn’t want to, fine. I’ve talked to Richard Schaeffer about it.”

“Cotto – Mayweather will never happen,” promoted Arum, “Never, never. Because Floyd will not fight anybody who has a chance to beat him. This is the biggest con game ever. He will not fight anybody competitive. Not because he’s a coward, he’s not, but because he’s afraid of losing. When he has a chance to fight Margarito or (Carlos) Baldomir, he fights Baldomir because that’s not competitive. (Ricky) Hatton is not competitive. He won’t fight Mosley because Mosley’s got a shot to beat him.”

“I don’t think any boxer can have a better year than beating Shane Mosley and Zab Judah,” concluded Cotto. “I don’t know what Top Rank has planned for me next but I am very happy with them. I’d prefer to fight early in the year. I feel good and don’t have a necessity to change (anything). I’m pretty comfortable at this weight.”

Here’s hoping all Sweet Science readers get to weigh in for as good a 2008 as Cotto had in ’07, and that’s saying quite a bit.

i got all my money on my boi margarito...if that fight happens.......call me crazy but i feel a big upset ,for you guys not me..................then would floyd finally take this easy fight?so we can finally put an end to this floyd vs tony war of words and make it real!!!