Anyone else think Cotto should jump ship to Golden Boy?

[AntonTheMeh]

I'm hoping to anu that oscar is in pr and picks up a facking paper.he can get a deal similar to floyd and ricky co promotional ****.

[savorduhflavor]

I'm not a fan of biting the hand that feeds you. Top Rank did an excellent job guiding Miguel's career up until now. Arum promotes Margarito as well, it's his job to stand up for him in that right even if it's bull****.

I dont know why Golden Boy is supposed to be better anyway.

But technically, since Arum is also Cotto's promoter, shouldn't he inquire into whether or not his fighter(Cotto) took a lot of illegal punishment in his last fight?

Arum's stuck in a tight spot, I'll give him that. But being that it looks like he's gonna have to chose between the two, you would think he'd chose the guy who makes him more money and didn't get caught cheating.

And I think Golden Boy would be better. It's the future. They have way more pull with HBO, and can do more with Cotto IMO.

And I think Cotto's promotion company is just Puerto Rico based. I can't see him expanding it.

[markfrombrookly]

At this point in Cottos career I don't think he needs a promoter. He's an elite fighter that can call his own shots. It's similar to wear Floyd Mayweather was when he left Arum and went on his own. Plus with the news of Margarito using hard pads in his wraps Cotto looks alot better in peoples eyes because that means he took a lot of punishment even though he quit. But knowing the greedy *** Arum he'll sue Cotto and Cotto might have to sit out for a while going through court and stuff like that. I don't know if he wants to do that at this point in his career.

[-Antonio-]

But technically, since Arum is also Cotto's promoter, shouldn't he inquire into whether or not his fighter(Cotto) took a lot of illegal punishment in his last fight?

Arum's stuck in a tight spot, I'll give him that. But being that it looks like he's gonna have to chose between the two, you would think he'd chose the guy who makes him more money and didn't get caught cheating.

And I think Golden Boy would be better. It's the future. They have way more pull with HBO, and can do more with Cotto IMO.

And I think Cotto's promotion company is just Puerto Rico based. I can't see him expanding it.

You're right Arum is in a tight spot. In Cotto's case he has a right to be upset.

Golden Boy still hasn't shown the ability to bring up a prospect to stardom.

Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik are all products of Top Rank. Golden Boy isn't the future until they can do something like that.

[Bobby Shaw]

We've all known Arum was a greedy ******* who didn't care about his fighters all along. Now Cotto knows this as well. This may be the golden opportunity (no pun intended) for Cotto to set sail and depart from Top Rank.

What say you?

He's probably gonna go anywhere.Arum is a piece of scum

[savorduhflavor]

You're right Arum is in a tight spot. In Cotto's case he has a right to be upset.

Golden Boy still hasn't shown the ability to bring up a prospect to stardom.

Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik are all products of Top Rank. Golden Boy isn't the future until they can do something like that.

I agree with what you're saying, but they need a chance. It's hard to compare the two because of the longevity Top Rank has over GBP. And plus, Cotto isn't a prospect, and GBP's relationship with HBO can only help Miguel. Arum and Cotto haven't been getting along for a while, so I really think a move would the best thing Cotto could do.

[Pullcounter]

At this point in Cottos career I don't think he needs a promoter. He's an elite fighter that can call his own shots. It's similar to wear Floyd Mayweather was when he left Arum and went on his own. Plus with the news of Margarito using hard pads in his wraps Cotto looks alot better in peoples eyes because that means he took a lot of punishment even though he quit. But knowing the greedy *** Arum he'll sue Cotto and Cotto might have to sit out for a while going through court and stuff like that. I don't know if he wants to do that at this point in his career.

i dont think cotto is at that level yet.

[charneco]

He should consider Golden Boy or be his own promoter. The bad thing of leaving top rank is the help he gets from them, everywhere you see miguel cotto promotion you see top rank. Top Rank has help him rise to the level he is now, but the main focus of Arum right now is Antonio Plasterito.

With Oscar he should be all right depending the offer, probably he will learn new things as clinching and illegal tactics from hopkins jajaja.

From this point on he should promote himself, make his company well known with good fighters and retired aftr beating whats left like : Berto, Mosley2, Plasterito for vengeance, and mayweather.

[borikua]

I think he should leave Arum, but I'm not sure about GBP. Clottey too..

[Pullcounter]

You're right Arum is in a tight spot. In Cotto's case he has a right to be upset.

Golden Boy still hasn't shown the ability to bring up a prospect to stardom.

Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Kelly Pavlik are all products of Top Rank. Golden Boy isn't the future until they can do something like that.

gbp has a different philosophy than top rank though.

gbp lets the fighters make their own destiny. the good thing is that is we get really good fights (for instance jmm/diaz). the bad thing is that they don't develop their prospects, but throw them to lions (ie. the point you made).

top rank on the other hand controls their fighters destiny. the good thing is that they develop their prospects (for instance arum made dlh, pbf, and cotto the cash cows they are today). the bad thing is that they make sell mismatches as competitive (cotto/jennings, etc...) and they sideline other talented boxers (for example clottey).

soooooooo... gpb is better for the fans. top rank is better for the boxers' careers. my 2 cents.