Cotto Discusses Pacquiao, Margarito, Mayweather

[v.cassiusali@ya]

nobody mentioned cotto-marquez or cotto-hatton after cotto's ring date with pacman on the 14th. but cotto, marquez and hatton's fans would love to see their idols square off to reboost their lost morale.

pacquiao-mayweather is inevitable unless mayweather chickens out.

[FightFreak]

By his answers and his boxing, Cotto is smart and level-headed...

One more mark of a great champion. He'll need every ounce of smarts he has to solve the Pacquiao puzzle. I'm betting he won't, though, and I'm willing to bet on it.

Any takers?

[FightFreak]

Floyd beats everybody, but won't fight nobody. Why?

mayweather beats cotto because cotto makes mistakes and floyd is the best at taking advantage at ppl mistakes. he will not abandon what works and he will abandon what doesnt work. like judah fought cotto and was doing good but he abandon what works and allow cotto to press forward and work his jab. mosley just fights on instinct. some fights he want to throw combos and bounce others he wants to be a power puncher. but has no defense. for god sakes he was getting out boxed by mayroga lol. floyd is the most consistant boxer in the world. it wotn be an easy fight with cotto but i feel int he end floyd would get his hands raised. and floyd beats the **** out of pac hands down.

Floyd woulda, coulda, shoulda, but wont even fight them. Why? To him boxing is a business, not the sport that it has been throughout its history. But aren't businessmen also like fighters in that they are both risk takers? In fact, aren't the best businessmen those who've been willing to take the biggest risks in order to get the greatest gains?

Fact is, above lightweight, Floyd's record has been one that is averse to risk. He has great boxing skills, but the record shows a man who has more in common with street hustlers and hoochies who turn tricks than the great men of business.

[GRUSTLER]

no way cotto beats mayweather. when floyd gives him 2 accurate head shot counters to his temple. then let the beating begins until they stop the fight.i like cotto but this is boxing. cotto has no chance against mayweather.

I mean, since I've been on here I've grown to respect Cotto more as
a guy who comes to fight and has a serious work attitude more than
before but I still cannot see him beating Floyd. Cotto style is all wrong
for Mayweather. Cotto is too open and Floyd is too accurate AND Floyd
technically beats the breaks off Cotto AND Floyd defense I feel will
nullify Cotto main strength which is his power every other attribute goes
to Floyd and we all know that a big punch and pressure ain't enough in the
ring to beat Floyd. I would like to see Cotto/Floyd more than Pac/Floyd
but both good fights. It's funny how Floyd has been gone for 2 years,
comes back and beats an over matched fighter and is still talked about
as the biggest fight for either PAc and Cotto should either win.

[jetgeomcx]

Cotto will have to move up in weight here pretty soon if what some people are saying is true about him being drained.

DRAINED!?!?!?
get the hang over it, brah!
that's lame excuse.....

[IMDAZED]

He was guaranteed $8,000,001. And had he fought Margs Arum would have had more options on him. That's the reason he paid $750,000 to end his contract.

Eight mil plus one? Really? I mean, what do you think he told Baldomir's handlers? "Please add a dollar or else I won't have a good excuse to avoid Margarito!" Yeah right.

Your second reason is more feasible. Obviously he wanted out - and he obviously didn't want to have anything to do with Arum or his fighters afterwards. But if that's the real reason he didn't fight Margarito, then why would he want to deal with Arum for Pacquiao? Hmm.

[FrankieClutch]

floyd v cotto would be competitive if he could get to floyds body. the fact is cottos always in trouble in fights. cotto used to be a good body puncher but hes been a little gun shy lately. i hope cotto gets by manny to shut up all the *******s but floyds a different level of boxer.

Floyd MIGHT be on a different level. We will never know until he faces a Prime Welterweight.

[jetgeomcx]

Floyd woulda, coulda, shoulda, but wont even fight them. Why? To him boxing is a business, not the sport that it has been throughout its history. But aren't businessmen also like fighters in that they are both risk takers? In fact, aren't the best businessmen those who've been willing to take the biggest risks in order to get the greatest gains?

Fact is, above lightweight, Floyd record has been one that is averse to risk. He has great boxing skills, but the record shows a man who has more in common with street hustlers and hoochies who turn tricks than the great men of business.

an apt metaphor of floyd's personality.
he said it himself,... the business side of his boxing.
and so he's vilified.....his own doing!!

[jetgeomcx]

great post i agree completely what do you think pac should do and will do if he wins or loses?

win or lose, both miguel and manny will have a lot of options other than floyd.
manny can try 154 with even less $$...... for boxing history/immortality.

[jetgeomcx]

there was a good number of analysts and experts that didn't think cotto could win that fight based on how great and dominant quintana looked vs joel julio and also this was cotto's first fight in WW. he struggled vs malignaggi, branco and torres and like I said, a LOT of people wrote him off and got into something more than what he could handle...it all seems kinda familiar don't it?

all's familiar....except now miguel is fyting the "pound for pound king"
that's all the difference that is necessary....