It’s Do or Die Time For Several Big Names

[Mike_Dee]

this is why I hate about so-called boxing fans,

just "one" loss and it seems like your career is over.

[Dave Rado]

Oh...if Hatton loses to Pacquiao I think he seriously considers retirement and that could cost him huge $$$ down the line so he belonged on that list too.

Losing to the no. 1 P4P is nothing to be ashamed of - it all depends if he puts up a good fight. If he fights as badly as he did against Mayweather, then he should retire, but I don't think he will. If he loses in a fight of the year candidate (which I think is quite likely, with Mayweather Snr. in his corner), that would increase his earning power, not reduce it.

[Dave Rado]

The writers an alarmist. Its not do or die for Cotto or Pavlik. One loss doesnt derail a career. We need to stop playing this silly hbo game. It ruins the sport.

They both had bad losses, and they're both fighting little better than journeymen. Two successive losses in that situation and I think it would be very questionable whether they could recover from that.

[Dave Rado]

there's something to be said, for "old" fighters who have never been KO'ed. they're doing something right. mosley has a helluva chin, just like antonio, and mosley actually has a better KO percentage than margarito too.

yet and still, if mosley plans on "boxing for 12" and not trying to be spectacular w/ a KO, like cotto did, mosley wins a ud.

Mosely didn't look anything like the fighter he used to be for most of the fight against Mayorga. I think age may be catching up with him at last. At his peak I think he'd have beaten Margarito, but I'd be very surprised if he could do it now.

[Pullcounter]

Oh...if Hatton loses to Pacquiao I think he seriously considers retirement and that could cost him huge $$$ down the line so he belonged on that list too. Same goes for Margarito, if he loses to Mosley or Cotto he will struggle to get big fights.

if money marg loses to mosley, money marg will still get to fight cotto (arum said something like that in an interview).

if money marg loses to cotto you will see a rubbermatch.

if money marg loses to both you will see a rematch w/ clottey or williams (most likely clottey).

[MissDeeCole]

The writers an alarmist. Its not do or die for Cotto or Pavlik. One loss doesnt derail a career. We need to stop playing this silly hbo game. It ruins the sport.

if pavlik and cotto follow up theyre big fight loses to a guy like jennings or rubio, yeah its safe to say they are pretty ****ed.