Why Mayweather IS ducking Miguel Cotto.

[JoartCC]

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.

The problem with delusional Fake FLoyd fans is that since they admire cowards and punks they refuse to see the big picture.

Which is... greatness can only be measured by fighting the best.

But then again... cowards prefer other cowards.

[Dirt E Gomez]

People are in too much of a hurry.

This fight will happen. Everybody bitched and complained saying that Hatton/Mayweather would never happen, or Mayweather/Judah... man, he ducked them bad...

If Floyd continues to fight for a few years and doesn't take on Cotto, then, and only then, should bull **** be brought up about ducking. People act like there's boxing matches between top guys being sanctioned every other week or some ****. Settle the **** down.

I mean, I know w/ the Zag/Hop fight over you're all back to having nothing to talk about except the same old bull ****, but seriously, haven't you learned by now?

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

If they do fight you will see the exact thing that happend in the DLH-Trinidd fight. It will be Cotto trying to get Floyd and Floyd running for dear life!

[Burner]

Did any o you guys factor in that Cotto could lose to Margarito.

[Addison]

This is a new thread?? I thought someone bumped this..

[Ras44]

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.

Good post. Took your time!

[muppetman]

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

floyd has been boxingings biggest joke for a while now .....i could always see his true colors!!

[Pullcounter]

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.

it's obvious that cotto is floyd's #1 contender, no one disputes that, but saying that floyd is ducking cotto is dumb.

floyd/cotto will happen in 2009... it's too big a fight to not happen and HBO will promote the **** out of it. All that needs be done is for Arum to pay Floyd's price.

[Marty Mcfly]

In an interview in 5 years time Mayweather confesses that he did duck Cotto, but he did have a good reason.

Vince Mcmahon had promised him that if Mayweather could keep fighting pointless fights he would include him in the mother of all wrestling storylines. The plot revolves around a secret affair between Mayweather and that known ****sexual, the Undertaker. Theres a bit of hanky panky and then a rematch between Money May and a jelous Big Show. I don't want to ruin the result for everyone, but it does involve a 18 inch *****.

[KING •]

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.

No Floyd is going to hear how he ducked Cotto.

Anyone who watches boxing knows that Cotto is ready willing and able.

Floyd on the other hands wants Cotto to do the following before he takes a fight with him.

1. Develop a bigger fan base.
2. Be his own boss.
3. Build a 1:1 scale of the Great Wall of China.
4. Decipher the Dead Sea scrolls.
5. Discover the true meaning of life.

I'm not going to say Floyd was a nobody before fighting Oscar but for him to only be two fights outside of having been a relative nobody to try to squat on the throne and think he doesn't have to fight any of the number one contenders is ridiculous.