Comments Thread For: Mayweather vs. Mosley is an All-American Bout

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Calling out Mayweather is nothing more than a dead end. Mayweather chooses fights based on risk/reward with money being the prime motivator, not legacy. At least he's signed on the dotted line for his first real test in years, after he passes then it's on to the younger elites, such as a Tim Bradley, Paul Williams,Martinez--anywhere from 147-154, either way he must seek challenges from this point forward if he wants to be taken seriously.

So did/does Manny Pacquiao. Right or wrong? All of his recent
fights were carefully picked no matter who they were and what
we thought because if they weren't, Mosley would have been
the one fighting Pacquiao not Cotto.

[iloveboxing2]

Cotto's Style is Taylor Made For Boxers With Tech Skills?

..You are 100% correct, If you were to match Cotto with Jr.Cotto would have crushed Jr. with his styles...well not right away but eventually.

Cotto lost to Pac because Cotto under estimated Pac...Marg's got pressure..so Pac's got some tech skills?

Cotto said he wanted to fight Clottey and Manny Pacquiao. He
NEVER said he wanted to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. When asked
he probably said he would but he NEVER said when asked by
commentators that I would like to fight Flyod Mayweather Jr.
Arum said Cotto wasn't ready for Floyd at 140 and I still didn't
think he was ready for Floyd at 147. The way Cotto used to
get tagged up by everyone, he would have been a sitting duck
for Floyd who is mentally capable of adjusting in the middle
of a fight unlike Cotto. I do respect Cotto for having the
cojones to take on the guys he did but his style is tailor
made for any fighter with a pressure and or technical game.

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floyd went to 140 were alot smaller guy's were if he would have went while mosley and hoya was there he would have got in the ring with guy's like spink's and forest mayorga margacheato cintron and not shamba or whatever his name is and chop chop com-on mang he did not move up untill hit ass guy's ran the divsion

Floyd fought twice at 140. Cotto and Hatton ducked Floyd at
140. Remember Cotto and Hatton were at the fight with Gatti
because they were supposed to be potential opponents for
Floyd next and what happened? Mosley and Oscar was the
big name and Money fights so why would Floyd not want
to fight them? Many think I approve of everything Floyd
does which is false because I wanted him to fight the undefeated
Miguel Cotto and clean his clock but didn't happen. The thing
that urks me is how so many seem to forget facts and make up
their own history when it comes to Floyd Mayweather Jr. I can't
cosign things that never happened.

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So did/does Manny Pacquiao. Right or wrong? All of his recent
fights were carefully picked no matter who they were and what
we thought because if they weren't, Mosley would have been
the one fighting Pacquiao not Cotto.

Except the fighters he took on around 140-147 he handled them with ease and has been at welterweight for a little over a year. How long has Floyd been a welterweight? One man moves up weight classes rapidly and completely dominates/stops fighters at weight classes that are brand spanking new to him --that is impressive, while the other chose not to take on elite fighters in a division he has called home for five years...context.

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..You are 100% correct, If you were to match Cotto with Jr.Cotto would have crushed Jr. with his styles...well not right away but eventually.

Cotto lost to Pac because Cotto under estimated Pac...Marg's got pressure..so Pac's got some tech skills?

sorry mang don't agree with cotto beating money i think money would have beat him by ud cotto get's gas after 6 rounds and other then the judah fight i really never seen him as that effective at ww he was a good jr ww

[iloveboxing2]

It really doesn't matter if Pac cherry picked..

..what matters most was that a smaller fighter picking on a bigger fighter otherwise he would have recognized by the boxing world.
Cotto beat Mosley and Mosley is way too old for Pac..If that fight with Mosley happens..Jr fans will be crying that Sugars washed up if he losses to Pac.
From all the boxers mentioned here,,Jr is the most significant fighter.

So did/does Manny Pacquiao. Right or wrong? All of his recent
fights were carefully picked no matter who they were and what
we thought because if they weren't, Mosley would have been
the one fighting Pacquiao not Cotto.

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sorry mang don't agree with cotto beating money i think money would have beat him by ud cotto get's gas after 6 rounds and other then the judah fight i really never seen him as that effective at ww he was a good jr ww

Cotto pre-Marg was clearly a different fighter. He would have been competitive with Floyd, it should have happened when it mattered. Margarito should have happened, PWill should have happened....the point is if you're going to be active and fight in a division, then fight the best that the division has to offer.

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Floyd fought twice at 140. Cotto and Hatton ducked Floyd at
140. Remember Cotto and Hatton were at the fight with Gatti
because they were supposed to be potential opponents for
Floyd next and what happened? Mosley and Oscar was the
big name and Money fights so why would Floyd not want
to fight them? Many think I approve of everything Floyd
does which is false because I wanted him to fight the undefeated
Miguel Cotto and clean his clock but didn't happen. The thing
that urks me is how so many seem to forget facts and make up
their own history when it comes to Floyd Mayweather Jr. I can't
cosign things that never happened.

dude don't know what happen at the gatti fight cuz i did not watch it i knew what was goin to happen and was not gonna spend money on it but u said he follow mosley to ww which he did not do cause of the guy's waiting up there were very dangerous like i said if he would have went to ww he would have different names on his list and hatton com-on man face first hatton and a young cotto go fight a young spinks or forest why not ?

[iloveboxing2]

That's your opinion..

...I see Cotto's style has the advantage over Jr's. otherwise they would have made this fight long time ago..more Money for the money man, but never happened.

sorry mang don't agree with cotto beating money i think money would have beat him by ud cotto get's gas after 6 rounds and other then the judah fight i really never seen him as that effective at ww he was a good jr ww

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..You are 100% correct, If you were to match Cotto with Jr.Cotto would have crushed Jr. with his styles...well not right away but eventually.

Cotto lost to Pac because Cotto under estimated Pac...Marg's got pressure..so Pac's got some tech skills?

Cotto was/is just a pressure fighter who depended more on his
punch then his brains and technical abilities in the ring and that's
why fights against tougher opposition he squeaked by. Cotto
has been rocked and wobbled by fighters in almost all of his major
fights. Once you took Cotto's punch away he was clueless or
struggled to a win. Right or wrong? I think Cotto had more
confidence before Marg but he still was beatable with a holey
defense. Manny Pacquiao out boxed Cotto. Maybe a pre
Margarito, Cotto could of beat Pac but not too sure. Anyways,
Cotto earned respect from me for the fights he took on at 147
but to me he was always good but not great and I think the
majority on Boxingscene knows me from posting about Cotto.
Hey, I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt with Pac
eventhough I said in the beginning Pac would win but in
reality Cotto was a work in progress and reached his peak
when he fought Mosley.