Should Cotto have turned down the Mayweather offer back at 140?

**pesticid** · 07-03-2008, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by DIOS DOMINICANO

Miguel Cotto turned down a Mayweather offer at 140 lbs.

Was this a mistake by Cotto? Or did he do the right thing?

He did the right thing. He did not have the same energy and strength that he has now, and the chin was rather Chinese.

At 147 it's a toss up though.

**DeymarPR** · 07-03-2008, 05:57 PM

Yup he didi the right thing, he was still an up and coming fighter at the point, now he's a superstar, he's ready for Mayweather

**ophqui** · 07-03-2008, 05:58 PM

dont know, he might have lost, but that wouldnt have necessarily been a bad thing for his popularity, everyones lost to mayweather, i dont think its really dented ODLH's popularity, nor hattons

**DIOS DOMINICANO** · 07-03-2008, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by DeymarPR

Yup he didi the right thing, he was still an up and coming fighter at the point, now he's a superstar, he's ready for Mayweather

Superstar?

**DIOS DOMINICANO** · 07-03-2008, 06:01 PM

Originally posted by ophqui

dont know, he might have lost, but that wouldnt have necessarily been a bad thing for his popularity, everyones lost to mayweather, i dont think its really dented ODLH's popularity, nor hattons

To me, that fight was ALL upside for Cotto.

If he won, he beat "the great Mayweather". Incredible.

If he lost, so what? Everybody else lost and STILL got huge fights: DLH, Hatton, Zab, etc. Even baldomir, gatti and Corley got big title shots post-Mayweather.

**Sin City** · 07-03-2008, 06:03 PM

You mean when Cotto was too green and didn't have any fights under his name?

Or when he got some fights under his name and Mayweather didn't want to fight him @ 140?

**DIOS DOMINICANO** · 07-03-2008, 06:06 PM

Originally posted by Sin City

You mean when Cotto was too green and didn't have any fights under his name?

Or when he got some fights under his name and Mayweather didn't want to fight him @ 140?

Um, the fight offer was post-Gatti. Was Cotto still green? He left 140 shortly thereafter.

Please learn your facts. Learn the sport.

**pesticid** · 07-03-2008, 06:07 PM

Cotto wouldn't have got paid right back then.

**DIOS DOMINICANO** · 07-03-2008, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by pesticid

Cotto wouldn't have got paid right back then.

Mayweather opponents got paid well. Gatti made $4+ million, and Zab was slated to make $3 million until he ****ed up. All Floyd's opponents made career highs. Migs would have been fine.

Miguel is only making $5 million nowadays. It's not like he is a 10-15 mil guy.

Should Cotto have turned down the Mayweather offer back at 140?