Why does Floyd get the blame for the Cotto fight never happening?

[savorduhflavor]

COTTO Understand The CONSEQUENCES of Calling Out MAYWEATHER, that's why he WONT DO IT

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175172
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175173
3. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175174
4. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175175
5. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175176

Stop being ******. You know that's not true.

[fdotorres]

Cotto did no more to make the fight than Floyd. That's what I am saying. People make it seem like Cotto was chasing Floyd around. Both guys just let the fight not happen.

yeah i get you. neither were looking to into it. the problem is that mayweather already has a rep of not fighting top level welterweights, which is a reality, so that's why everyone says that he's ducking cotto

i know he isn't, but he's plainly ducking every major welterweight. he has his reasons ($$$), but boxing's not supposed to be about that. he needs to beat top guys in his weight or his legacy won't be as big as it could've been
(i.e. calzaghe)

[BoriKua305]

COTTO Understand The CONSEQUENCES of Calling Out MAYWEATHER, that's why he WONT DO IT

1. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175172
2. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175173
3. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175174
4. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175175
5. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=175176

Cottos not scared of mayweather at all if hes not scared of margarito or clottey or mosley who punch way harder and are bigger than him why would he be scared of mayweather. He doesnt need to do that. He has never called any one out only now after he already got his first lost and the whole contraversy with him and arum is happening. You guys act like hes been calling people out hes not a big mouth like floyd hes classy he lets his promoters match him up against who they want

[Horus]

Cause floyds bull****ing second of all in that video if u watched the whole interview he says cotto doesnt sell enough . Also he said Cotto has to become a C E O Cotto doesnt feel the need to even mention FLoyd he doesnt have to hes like if it happens it happens he doesnt feel the need like he has to call him out. It seems like floyd is more obsessed with cotto than cotto with floyd. He said what he felt when they talked to him about floyd, but he didnt feel like he had to call him out.

Cotto realizes what's at sake

Cotto realizes what's at sake, That's why he doesn't called FLoyd out....Because if he calls Floyd Out and loses... All of the burden is on him..

But if the fans called Floyd out for him and he loses..., Some of the burden will go on his fans for putting him in that Position...and demanding Cotto Fight Floyd...even though Cotto has never called him out..

That's why Cotto never calls anybody out because he doesn't want to accept responsibility if he loses...He wants to have the excuse that I fought who they put in front on me, and I lost...!!
So it's Bob Arums can take responsibility to some degree...

and that's pretty smart, because anyway it goes he doesn't completely loses. IF he wins he doesn't lose, and if he loses, it's not completely his fought because he never ask for that fight he just fought who they put in front of him..

So Now I understand why Cotto never calls people out


So Now I understand why Cotto never calls people out, it is because he knows the consequences of doing that.. And he seen How it affects people..


So I expect Cotto to never Called Floyd out, because He knows what would happen if he loses after he calls out Floyd...He understand the instant pressure he would put on himself...and he does not want that..AS WE CAN SEE

Good GAME PLAN Cotto....
You seem like the only fighter who finally figure it out.., and Not call out fighters and put that unnecessary pressure on yourself...

[Burner]

Cotto said let's do it...

Mayweather said... I'm going to fight De La Hoya.

Then he said, on second thought, I'm retiring.

Sounds like Cotto doesn't get much of the blame on this one.

Cotto never said that.........

Cotto ducked Floyd at 140 after seeing Gatti brutalized,,,,,,,he and Hatton were in attendance.

Top Rank and Bob Arum never made Floyd any offer...
and Floyd even went on ESPN saying "Id love to fight Miguel Cotto".

[Rompeboca]

Floyd RETIRE before facing Cotto and know that Cotto loss to Margacheato, Gaywethwer decides to comeback. How convinient is that?

[BoriKua305]

Cotto realizes what's at sake

Cotto realizes what's at sake, That's why he doesn't called FLoyd out....Because if he calls Floyd Out and loses... All of the burden is on him..

But if the fans called Floyd out for him and he loses..., Some of the burden will go on his fans for putting him in that Position...and demanding Cotto Fight Floyd...even though Cotto has never called him out..

That's why Cotto never calls anybody out because he doesn't want to accept responsibility if he loses...He wants to have the excuse that I fought who they put in front on me, and I lost...!!
So it's Bob Arums can take responsibility to some degree...

and that's pretty smart, because anyway it goes he doesn't completely loses. IF he wins he doesn't lose, and if he loses, it's not completely his fought because he never ask for that fight he just fought who they put in front of him..

So Now I understand why Cotto never calls people out


So Now I understand why Cotto never calls people out, it is because he knows the consequences of doing that.. And he seen How it affects people..


So I expect Cotto to never Called Floyd out, because He knows what would happen if he loses after he calls out Floyd...He understand the instant pressure he would put on himself...and he does not want that..AS WE CAN SEE

Good GAME PLAN Cotto....
You seem like the only fighter who finally figure it out.., and Not call out fighters and put that unnecessary pressure on yourself...

You dont even believe the own bull**** that comes out of you. You just try to say what you want to try to make cotto look bad. No wonder why you have so much red karma

[mathed]

I can't believe you bought the Jennings fight....you really are a boxing fan..lol

LOL, hell no...I got the hookup on every fight...free dl's all day son..I would not pay ppv money for that stuff...2 dollar hd stream night of fight and free dl the morning after.

[M.I Truth ?]

yeah i get you. neither were looking to into it. the problem is that mayweather already has a rep of not fighting top level welterweights, which is a reality, so that's why everyone says that he's ducking cotto

i know he isn't, but he's plainly ducking every major welterweight. he has his reasons ($$$), but boxing's not supposed to be about that. he needs to beat top guys in his weight or his legacy won't be as big as it could've been
(i.e. calzaghe)

Yeah I won't argue that Cotto wasn't a good option for Floyd because he was. It was BEST welter fight that could have been made a the time and I wish it would have happened. I'm of the opinion that was the only real fight that needed to happen before Floyd retired. Margarito had not gained the credibility yet, so it was just Cotto. Now there is Pac and Mosley is fresh off of a big win so there are other guys available but at that time is was just Cotto. That is why I don't feel he ducked any of the welters before he bounced. Same token Cotto didn't duck Floyd, If Arum would have allowed it I'm sure he would have took a fight with Floyd earlier in his career.

[F l i c k e r]

I know that a lot of people may flock to the thread for the title but hear me out. My intention in not to bash Cotto because I am a fan. Though I am a fan of Floyd my intentions are not to inflate his legacy either. I have wanted to see a Mayweather vs Cotto match-up for the longest. Its the fight that made the most sense at Welter when Floyd was still active. I was disappointed when the fight never came through but have to admit that it seems to me that people look at this fight as a means to criticize both fighters. I know the whole thing about Arum not wanting to match up Floyd and Cotto at 140. I also know the whole thing about Cotto stating him and Floyd were rivals working for the same company and when the time was right the fight would happen. I just don't get why people blame either fighter for the fight not happening. Many here seem to think Floyd is "ducking" Cotto. I could understand that more if Cotto gave the impression at any point in time that he was actually pursuing Floyd. Cotto is classy and does not call too many guys out. Floyd when asked about Cotto speaks negatively about him and down plays his relevance. As a Floyd fan I have seen him do this to guys he fully intends to fight so I take it with a grain of salt. He said Ricky Hatton was a fat man that wasn't on his level before Ricky called him out. The fight ended up happening despite what he said. This case was a bit different because it seems neither really was pursuing the other. Its a shame too because that is the fight that was supposed to happen prior to Mayweather retiring. Not Margarito/Clottey/Berto or even Mosley. Those fights are can happen now but at the time the fight to make was Mayweather vs Cotto. Maybe if Cotto leaves Top Rank the deal will be sweetened and the fight will be made but in the meantime people should stop making it seem like someone ducked the other.

Because Floyd has the bigger name.