Why Mayweather IS ducking Miguel Cotto.

[Sin City]

note: I used the Ring Magazine welterweight rankings for this post which could be found here (http://thering-online.com/ringpages/ratings2.html)

I also used a bracket system that most tournaments would use.

As we all know Floyd Mayweather acquired the Linear Championship by defeating Carlos Manuel Baldomir in 2006 after having defeated the number 3 ranked contender in Zab Judah @ the time.
(I'd also like to point out that besides these two.. Mayweather has NEVER fought another top ten ranked welterweights)

Currently Miguel Cotto is the number one contender to the welterweight crown.

He has fought both Mosley and Quintana who are currently ranked 2nd and 3rd.

Quintana eliminated Paul Williams who is currently ranked 4th, and Wiliams eliminated Margarito who is ranked 5th.

Margarito eliminated Cintron (who is currently ranked 9th) and Clottey (who is 7th) for a title shot.
Quintana>Williams>Margarito>Cintron and Clottey

By defeating Shane Mosley he takes Collazo (who is ranked 8th) out of the picture as well.
Shane Mosley>Collazo

He also beat Judah (who is ranked 6th)

So who is left? NOBODY.
The Play-offs are over and it's time for the championship game..
In any other sport this would NOT be acceptable yet for some reason it is in boxing?

Nothing but facts..

And to those fake boxing fans who act like they get a share of what a fighter makes bitching about the money isn't right. With great fights comes great money.. Hatton v. Mayweather was a success because of the promotion behind it. Before nearly nobody knew who Hatton was here in the states.. That did not stop the fight from being made. Cotto had more fans in the states then Hatton did Pre-Mayweather fight and for a big fight such as Mayweather v. Cotto they would not have to travel across an ocean to see it. We are boxing fans.. and we should be worrying about seeing great fights not how much a fighter is getting payed anyways.



Anyway, I know the fight will never pop off but I just though I would clear some ishh up.

[Rocky Katsidis]

Cotto dosent need floyd, floyd is turning into a joke.

[Kendo]

Cotto dosent need floyd, floyd is turning into a joke.

while this is true, cotto isnt going to go anywhere without a floyd fight. bc all we are going to hear is how he hasnt beaten floyd. i also agree with the thread starter. i dont know why people on hear worry about the money its not like we are getting any of it. if anything we are giving them money. i just think floyd is in position to finish a world champion and undefeated record. so by fighting DLH again that will get him one step closer. the only way cotto gets a fight with floyd is if he calls him out as hatton did. i hear that floyd and hatton might fight again. its going to be the same outcome. hatton getting to close to throw anything that could KO floyd and floyd's speed eventually getting to hatton. i would love to see cotto and floyd i think it needs to happen. but unless floyd gets the courage up and wants to beat a fighter with a prime pulse than he should fight cotto.

[Cheetah]

id give it time. who knows in a years time, maybe it happens

[Orion]

This fight has to happen, Mayweather will never be able to live it down years down the road when hes out of boxing.

[TIGEREDGE]

Cotto dosent need floyd, floyd is turning into a joke.

i don't agree with the first point. but you are right on the latter. he's done nothing for me to warrant being the best in the world. a win over cotto would end all my doubts

[Kendo]

i don't agree with the first point. but you are right on the latter. he's done nothing for me to warrant being the best in the world. a win over cotto would end all my doubts

i can agree with him starting to become a joke. i mean look at it. everyone wanted to see DLH and floyd I no one wants to see DLH and floyd II. bc floyd talked how it was going to be "a ****ing massacer" and all he did was dance around the ring. the fight everyone wants to see is cotto and he wont do it. he said what does cotto do for me. what does another boring ass DLH fight and another hatton fight do for him??????? he needs cotto and he knows it. so yes i do agree with him becoming a joke.

[Criollo]

Maywearher will retire and avoid Cotto. He don't want to lose and retire with a loss.

[AntonTheMeh]

alot of floyd boys are starting to get ticked off,and remember to most of them floyd is infallible.i see it happening at the beginning of 09 if cotto beats margo.I'm starting to understand floyd's greed a little bit.fact is when he's in there with hatton and oscar he's not in there with the top comp at 147,it'll be a surprised for him when he gets one of them in there.

[Orion]

All Mayweather wants to do is take fights hes positive he can win and make millions.