Oh God, Cotto really had surgery.

**ИATAS** · 07-21-2010, 04:22 PM

I haven't read this, so thanks.

Seems unlikely he would fight pac anyways.

**Check** · 07-21-2010, 04:23 PM

Sometimes surgery can have a positive effect on an athlete. His right hand was not very effective and having surgery could of fixed the problem. The surgery imo could change his opponent. Nov/Dec was supposed to be a big name for Miguel but maybe now we will get a lower tier opponent and next June get one of the big names of the sport.

**..WaRSpencE..** · 07-21-2010, 04:24 PM

Never heard of this..but he was in a pretty bad car accident early in his career and had numerous surgeries performed because of it..

I'm sure it's got something to do with the car accident injury still..

**j.one** · 07-21-2010, 04:27 PM

Originally posted by Assteroid Field

Somebody said it the other day, but I didn't believe him because a) that guy only had a single post b) he didn't have a source.

But yes "El puertorrique�o Miguel Cotto, campe�n 154 libras de la Asociaci�n Mundial de Boxeo (AMB), fue operado la semana pasada de su hombro derecho. La operaci�n no afectar�a el rendimiento del boricua de concretarse una posible revancha ante el filipino Manny Pacquiao pautada para el 13 de noviembre. Adem�s de Cotto, otro ...posible contrincante para Pacquiao ser�a el mexicano Antonio Margarito."

Rough translation: "Miguel had surgery done on his right shoulder, but it should not have any effect on his performance in a possible rematch against Pacquiao, who is also considering Antonio Margarito as a possible opponent." According to a toprank post on his facebook page.

Jeez, as if his right hand wasn't useless enough already. Sorry if old, maybe I missed a formal thread in the sea of threads humiliating Mayweather.

I also remember the guy that posted this on his first post as well, if he's injured he has no business in either of those fights right now.

**KingTito** · 07-21-2010, 04:55 PM

He should definitely take an easy fight then which I think he should have done anyway.

**Uturn** · 07-21-2010, 05:01 PM

Pacquiao will be fighting Margs anyway.

**Fearless Angel** · 07-21-2010, 05:19 PM

he hurt his shoulder in the second round of the foreman fight. that's why he stopped throwing the right hand. steward has been working a lot to develop the straight right of cotto so he can use it more in a fight. for whatever reason during his career he only focused on the left hook and stopped throwing the right hand.

**Assteroid Field** · 07-21-2010, 05:38 PM

Originally posted by Fearless Angel

he hurt his shoulder in the second round of the foreman fight. that's why he stopped throwing the right hand. steward has been working a lot to develop the straight right of cotto so he can use it more in a fight. for whatever reason during his career he only focused on the left hook and stopped throwing the right hand.

U sure it was during the Foreman fight (did he actually say it)? I thought it was just that old injury acting up. I remember reading somewhere that the reason he fights orthodox despite being a southpaw was because of that car accident.

If the surgery works out, we might see him switching southpaw more often. That would be a longshot though.

**Fearless Angel** · 07-21-2010, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by Assteroid Field

U sure it was during the Foreman fight (did he actually say it)? I thought it was just that old injury acting up. I remember reading somewhere that the reason he fights orthodox despite being a southpaw was because of that car accident.

If the surgery works out, we might see him switching southpaw more often. That would be a longshot though.

well maybe that old injury had something to do, but yes he said in an interview (i don't remember exactly which interview or where i saw it) that he hurt his right shoulder in the foreman fight.

Oh God, Cotto really had surgery.