Cotto invests in oil.

[Live Dog]

neither of which ended with kostya on his back.

true...but still doesn't change the fact that the fights had to be stopped

floyd has a good chin but how many times has it been tested? the boy is an artist when it comes to avoiding punches.......

I'll use this same arguement to prove my point.

plus how many times has he faced someone who is in the top 100 hardest punchers in history by ring magazine?

dunno....not familiar with the list...but it's not like he's never gone through his career without fighting someone who can throw

[Left Hook Tua]

true...but still doesn't change the fact that the fights had to be stopped



I'll use this same arguement to prove my point.



dunno....not familiar with the list...but it's not like he's never gone through his career without fighting someone who can throw

true. zab has great pop. oscar's left hook even at this stage is still golden.

but......i love kostya. i could care less about floyd.

we are all entitled to our own biases......

[mellow_mood]

Floyd would beat kostya anyday, anytime hands down....

[Verstyle]

At least he's putting his money where it will grow. Smart man.

[BEHEMOTH]

At least he's putting his money where it will grow. Smart man.

What happened to your rich girlfriend?

[Left Hook Tua]

Floyd would beat kostya anyday, anytime hands down....

uh huh......

he's that much better than kostya right?

maybe the 36 yr. old kostya that fought hatton......

[Live Dog]

Floyd would beat kostya anyday, anytime hands down....

this thread has nothing to do with Puerto Rico....you know that right?

[Left Hook Tua]

this thread has nothing to do with Puerto Rico....you know that right?

viva tito trinidad!!!!!!

[La_Vibora]

I don't know about this, I mean most of the people that I know who own gas stations are complaining about the fact that they just aren't making money right now. Basically are making enough to stay open.

[Derranged_]

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/25795089.html


"The last week is the toughest week," Cotto said. "There's a lot on a fighter's mind. If he wants to stay in L.A., that's his business. I'm not offended."

Top Rank chairman Bob Arum wasn't worried, either.

"I don't really care," Arum said. "He'll be here for the press conference (today). He's done yeoman work on the promotion in California. If he shows up a few hours late, who cares?"

• OIL BARON -- If Cotto were to retire from boxing tomorrow, he could live comfortably off his eight gasoline stations and other investments in his native Puerto Rico.

The 27-year-old Cotto said he plans to fight only two or three more years, so he needs something to provide income for his family when he's through with boxing.

"I bought my first gas station in 2003," he said. "Now we have eight."

Four of Cotto's stations are aligned with Gulf and one with Texaco, and three are independently owned and operated. Cotto, who drives a Mercedes-Benz, said even though he is the boss, he gets no discounts at the pump.

"I pay the same price as everyone else," he said. "That's the way to do business properly."

He lets his father, Miguel Sr., oversee the gasoline station operation. In addition, Cotto is a landlord, owning an apartment building with 14 units. The building also is home to his boxing promotional company and a distribution center for the gasoline stations.

Cotto said he stays out of the day-to-day operations and lets his father handle things.

"My father told me once, 'I don't know how to deal with my money, but I know how to deal with other people's money,' " Cotto said. "So I let him take care of everything, and I just concentrate on boxing."

• TICKET SALES -- Arum said 80 percent of the Grand Garden's 16,270 seats have been sold for Saturday's fight.

"I'm very happy with that," he said. "Hopefully, we'll sell out. But we should be close."

This is interesting stuff. It's good to hear news that a top boxer is on top of his finances and investing his hard earned money...