Comments Thread For: Miguel Cotto-Yuri Foreman Generates 3.9 Rating For HBO

[AP♠]

I only watched it because I'm a boxing fan. Shoulda boycotted it though. Cotto needs to be off the network if he doesn't fight a better fighter than Foreman in his next fight.

You only watched it cuz you wanted cotto to lose.Better luck next time.Wtf do you expect a guy coming off a loss to do.Some boxing fan.

[SCEN3RY]

Good numbers for boxing. What did it do on the live show with out the replay? JMM-Diaz did 1.6 million viwers on the live show alone with out the added event spark from a world famous stadium.

the stadium was a good thing for boxing, expanding it, giving new yorkers, mostly, a chance to partake in such an event...nothing wrong with that. I'm sure you're just curious but who really cares who did better numbers, as fans, maybe some boxers compete for viewers, but all we should care about is quality opposition, good matches. Which is at times lacking, so we end up talking about some potential bout, between two guys that may never face each other...

[dorruel2.0]

wtf are you talking about *****....SSM is a bigger drawcard than Cotto

is that really what some people think?

[Toney Loc]

Don't get startstruck or anything, but I was one of those viewers.

[sangresabia]

I only watched it because I'm a boxing fan. Shoulda boycotted it though. Cotto needs to be off the network if he doesn't fight a better fighter than Foreman in his next fight.

So, you should've boycotted it because Cotto's next opponent may not be better than Foreman? Can you further explain? Wasn't Cotto a 1.5/1 favorite? Wasn't the fight competitive up until Foreman's knee gave up?

Haters will always hate.

[sangresabia]

is that really what some people think?

I think you missed the sarcasm in that sentence. Hint: there's a smiley.

[lopez36]

like lampley said,at 147 they too fast for cotto,at 154 as long as he avoids williams and martinez and fights the slower ones,he'll be fine is what he was trying to say,and i agree,foreman is slow and no punch,just keep away from williams and martinez and he'll be ok.lol

[dmarlay]

A number of people on this thread are quibbling about who is a bigger draw between Mosley, Cotto, Pacquiao, Floyd, etc. Point is, this did decent ratings, even given that Cotto was considered possibly damaged goods, and Yuri Foreman had a reputation as a terribly boring fighter. Credit to Arum for successfully promoting Foreman, despite his "Boreman" reputation, credit to Foreman for showing tremendous heart to fight on that damaged knee, and credit to Cotto for stepping up in weight, dominating an undefeated title holder, and rebuilding his reputation.

So the question, as always after a fight, is what next? The whole welterweight division, and most of the big names around it, are all waiting to find out whether Pacquiao and Mayweather are going to fight each other, and that will determine the matchups for just about everyone else.

Me, I'd like to see Cotto fight rematches with Margarito, Mosley, or maybe even Judah, or fight Berto, Cintron, or Angulo. I don't think he's ready for Paul Williams or Sergio Martinez at the moment, but if he can beat any of those guys, he can step up to Williams or Martinez after that.

[thegonzo]

Good job Cotto, he carried the weight like Pac did with Clottey ..

...not really, man: Foreman probably had every *** in the nation behind him.

[Anti~Jalandoni]

I wasnt happy at the fight even though....Foreman slipped two times which is a major disadvantage.....