Floyd Fought Far Better Competition Than Cotto: Why the Double Standard?

[joartcc5]

No one tries to say that Cotto's resume, top to bottom, is as good as Floyd's.

Cotto's resume at JWW and WW are better, but Floyd was a HOF for what he did at 130-135...everything else is icing on the cake.

Everything else is crap.

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Cotto notable fights:

Clottey: A loss
Margaritto: quit in disgrace
Mosley: Backed up and would have lost anywhere else

Now Cotto cherry picks a Former SFW

What a disgrace

[civicvx]

If you're going to tell the world that you are the greatest ever you better back it up.

[Ravishing]

Why is there such a double standard? No one ever talks about how weak Cotto's resume is but all the haters want to rag on Floyd's resume. Yet if you look at them together it's not even close. Floyd has fought the far better opposition and Cotto fought nothing but no names for the majority of his career.

Decent names on Cotto's resume:

1. Victoriano Sosa. But OOPS Mayweather had already softened up and owned a much fresher Sosa who had only 2 losses by 119-107 owning him. Cotto takes Mayweather's leftovers.

2. Demarcus Corley. Oops. Mayweather had already ruined and owned him too, knocking him down 2 times. Cotto finished him but Corley famously almost ended Cotto's run by putting him on ***** street all over the ring the same way Torres did.

Then there's some more of the new guard B level fighters. Malignaggi, Judah, Gomez, Jennings (lol).

The only top name on there is Mosley who many felt beat Cotto anyway. Clottey is a good name too and once again many felt he beat him.
Now he's picking on a tiny Pacman like Mayweather did to JMM (double standards?)

Mayweather had names like
1. a basically unbeaten Jesus Chavez
2. Corrales
3. Castillo (twice)
4. De la Hoya
5. Hatton
6. JMM
7. Judah


Notice, these are all some of the biggest names of the sport over the last decade at the lower weight divisions.

So you gonna tell me that Cotto's A-list opponents Clottey, Mosley, Malignaggi and Judah are better than Corrales, Castillo, DLH, Hatton, JMM, etc?


So why the double standard then?

Well, of course it's a given that Floyd is the best and thus the stanards by which he is judged are the highest. But you haters have to give him at least SOME credit at least because some of you make it sound like he's a complete bum who has never fought anybody while simultaneously praising Cotto. Yet as proven here Cotto's resume pales in comparison so check yourselves fools.

Every fighter has different roads to travel until they reach the top. Does Floyd have great names under his belt? Yea, of course he does. Does Cotto have great names under his belt? Of course he does. What matters the most is the fights you make while you're at the top. While guys like Leonard, Hagler, Hearns and even as recent as De La Hoya, Mosley, and others all fought the best fights while they were on top and never made an excuse not to fight anyone. Of course, Boxing in itself is a business, but what Floyd and his team have tried to conveniently do is try to sway people to make them believe a fight with Cotto or Mosley isn't a big money fight. But considering the fact that this past fight might reach a Million buys, how can one assume a fight with arguably the #1 and #2 WWs in the world would not make for a big event?

As I've stated several times, I was once a huge Mayweather supporter, but just like how I became a loyal fan of Mosley's and Oscar's during their prime years by fighting the best out there is where I have a tough time looking at Floyd and holding him on this pedestal like some of you guys do. I like risk takers.

[King Flawless]

How does Cotto resume above crap on PBF resume.
Floyd beat 154 Oscar. The same 154 Oscar who handled a drugged up Mosley
Cotto best win is Mosley. Floyd’s best win above 140 is Judah and Oscar

[Ravishing]

Cotto notable fights:

Clottey: A loss
Margaritto: quit in disgrace
Mosley: Backed up and would have lost anywhere else

Now Cotto cherry picks a Former SFW

What a disgrace

Let me rephrase that in realistic terms:

Clottey: Won a close SD with a slashed eye for 9 rounds.

Margarito: Lost a tough fight that is covered with su****ion

Mosley: Won a close fight, but was a decisive win.

Pacquiao: But it's ok for Floyd to fight him?? LOL smh...

Now what do all these names have in common?

FLOYD'S NEVER FOUGHT ANY OF THEM...

[The Hammer]

Mosley is better than any fighter on Floyd's resume.

Cotto fought some of the welterweights that Floyd ducked: Mosley, Margarito and Clottey.

Cotto's resume is excellent: Clottey, Torres, Quintana, Malignaggi, Judah (who he beat more convincingly than Floyd), and Mosley. Cotto would have defeated Margarito if not for the plaster.

Jesus Chavez was 1-13 when Floyd fought him, here's his record:

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...4761&cat=boxer

[rommel357]

Floyd is too much of a ***** to face Mosley and Floyd wouldn't dare to step inside a building with Margarito in it. Cotto beat Mosley and he will kill Margarito when they face each other again. END THREAD.

[fdotorres]

what great WW has floyd beaten while campaigning at 147?

don't force me to make you run away from your own thread again

[MANGLER]

Res wise, JWW and WW Cotto>Mr boat buyer. He still loses to Mr boat buyer if they fight tho.