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Actually Cotto had 23 fights, and he had already appeared on HBO by that time. The Cotto-Corley fight was broadcasted by HBO. Cotto TKO'ed Corley in 5 rounds 9 months after Mayweather went the distance with him. Cotto was in the crowd and got camera time during the Mayweather-Gatti fight for a reason. I don't blame Cotto and his people for avoiding Mayweather after seeing him in the Gatti fight and realizing that the risk wasn't worth the reward at that time. The sport of boxing is a business and I realize that. These guys are making business decisions. It's ignorant and naive for boxing fans like you to ignore the business side of things simply because you don't like, care, or respect it. Mayweather became more picky with choosing his opponents once he became the big-time draw that he always wanted to be because it makes business sense. You call Mayweather a b*tch because he jump in the ring right away with Cotto and Margarito after he fought Del La Hoya and Hatton, but that just shows how narrowminded you are. How about you try to look at things from Mayweather's perspective if you truly want to understand his decisions?
It's not the same thing because Mayweather is infinitely bigger(older, heavier, and with more experience) now than he was back then in '05. The point that I was trying to make to you which obviously flew over your head is that back in '05 Mayweather was a fighter still trying to make a name for himself. He wasn't really a draw back then, and that's why he was calling everybody out. Gatti was his 1st PPV fight, and although Mayweather was the clear favorite he wasn't really the main draw. Now Mayweather is the biggest draw in the sport of boxing while guys like Alexander, Bradley and the like are the up and comers still improving and still trying to make a name for themselves. He's in a completely different position than he was in '05, and that's why your analogy doesn't work. It made sense for him to call out Cotto back in '05. It doesn't make sense for him to go out of his way to call out Alexander, Bradley, or Maidana now in 2010.
Maybe acting like I don't understand the simpleminded drivel that you're spewing makes you feel better or something, I don't know. It's a weak tactic nonetheless. I haven't blamed Arum for anything or anyone else for that matter, I've simply expressed my opinion on things. If I had to pick someone to blame at this particular moment, it'd be your mother for raising such a b*tchy hard-headed child.
Let me try to dumb this down for you. 1st of all you're wrong when you say that Mayweather asked Arum for $10 mill to fight Margarito and Cotto. Mayweather wanted $10 mill for Hatton and Cotto. Maybe if you weren't foaming at the mouth with hate you'd take the time to comprehend what's being posted. There's a link in this very topic of conversation that explains why Mayweather didn't fight guys like Margarito and Cotto in '06. This isn't about blaming anyone, I'm just trying to put things in their proper perspective while you're content with being an irrational hater who can't think logically. You say that Mayweather asking Arum for $10 mill to fight Cotto and Hatton was outrageous, well explain that when he made $8 mill fighting Baldomir? If he made $8 mill fighting Baldomir then why do you think that it's outrageous to think that he could've gotten $10 mill to fight Cotto at that time who was a much bigger name than Baldomir?
Hey, if you want to try and lump me in with "*****s" or whatever other corny insult you guys have for Mayweather fans, then I'll do the same to you. I don't make judgements on the decisions that fighters make outside of the ring. I don't that Mayweather nor Pacquiao has done anything wrong necessarily. It's their lives and careers, who are any of us to judge? I just like to keep things honest and unfortunately I don't see the same from the majority of posters on this site. You're a perfect example. You're feeling yourself, insulting Mayweather and whatnot but you're obviously biased. You can't say that Pacquiao has agreed to Mayweather's terms and then turn around and say that you don't know what Pacquiao has agreed to without looking like an idiot. If you don't know what Pacquiao has agreed to then don't say that he has accepted Mayweather's terms. I don't see how Mayweather team is lying when they say that no negotiations have taken place seeing as how Mayweather has been consistent since the Mosley fight saying that he is taking some time off. Arum has even stated that they he didn't speak to anyone one from Mayweather's team during the socalled negotiations. How real could the socalled negotiations have been when they weren't speaking with each other and Mayweather had announced that he's taking a year or 2 off? Mayweather seems to be flirting with the idea of new management anyway. Who knows what the relationship with his current management is like. All you can do is take the man at his word, and ever since the Mosley fight he's made it clear that he's taking some time off. There's never been a reason for fans to assume that he was pursuing a fight with Pacquiao in November. There's never been a real reason to assume that Team Pacquiao was pursuing a fight with Mayweather either. People have just fallen for Arum's BS.
You don't have it straight, I'm starting to question if you're actually literate. He didn't ask for $10 mill to fight Margarito, he accepted Arum's $8 mill offer to fight Margarito and wanted $10 mill for Cotto and Hatton plus $20 mill for De La Hoya. Arum only offered $7 mill for Cotto and Hatton and didn't even want to pursue the DLH fight. Mayweather said screw that and got the $8 mill to fight Baldomir then went on to make $20 mill a piece fighting DLH and Hatton. Do I really need to say anything else?
Calling a professional fighter a "b*tch" because you don't like his ego or business decisions does make you a hater. Spinning the facts in order to be overly critical also makes you a hater.
It's not the same thing because Mayweather is infinitely bigger(older, heavier, and with more experience) now than he was back then in '05. The point that I was trying to make to you which obviously flew over your head is that back in '05 Mayweather was a fighter still trying to make a name for himself. He wasn't really a draw back then, and that's why he was calling everybody out. Gatti was his 1st PPV fight, and although Mayweather was the clear favorite he wasn't really the main draw. Now Mayweather is the biggest draw in the sport of boxing while guys like Alexander, Bradley and the like are the up and comers still improving and still trying to make a name for themselves. He's in a completely different position than he was in '05, and that's why your analogy doesn't work. It made sense for him to call out Cotto back in '05. It doesn't make sense for him to go out of his way to call out Alexander, Bradley, or Maidana now in 2010.
Maybe acting like I don't understand the simpleminded drivel that you're spewing makes you feel better or something, I don't know. It's a weak tactic nonetheless. I haven't blamed Arum for anything or anyone else for that matter, I've simply expressed my opinion on things. If I had to pick someone to blame at this particular moment, it'd be your mother for raising such a b*tchy hard-headed child.
Let me try to dumb this down for you. 1st of all you're wrong when you say that Mayweather asked Arum for $10 mill to fight Margarito and Cotto. Mayweather wanted $10 mill for Hatton and Cotto. Maybe if you weren't foaming at the mouth with hate you'd take the time to comprehend what's being posted. There's a link in this very topic of conversation that explains why Mayweather didn't fight guys like Margarito and Cotto in '06. This isn't about blaming anyone, I'm just trying to put things in their proper perspective while you're content with being an irrational hater who can't think logically. You say that Mayweather asking Arum for $10 mill to fight Cotto and Hatton was outrageous, well explain that when he made $8 mill fighting Baldomir? If he made $8 mill fighting Baldomir then why do you think that it's outrageous to think that he could've gotten $10 mill to fight Cotto at that time who was a much bigger name than Baldomir?
Hey, if you want to try and lump me in with "*****s" or whatever other corny insult you guys have for Mayweather fans, then I'll do the same to you. I don't make judgements on the decisions that fighters make outside of the ring. I don't that Mayweather nor Pacquiao has done anything wrong necessarily. It's their lives and careers, who are any of us to judge? I just like to keep things honest and unfortunately I don't see the same from the majority of posters on this site. You're a perfect example. You're feeling yourself, insulting Mayweather and whatnot but you're obviously biased. You can't say that Pacquiao has agreed to Mayweather's terms and then turn around and say that you don't know what Pacquiao has agreed to without looking like an idiot. If you don't know what Pacquiao has agreed to then don't say that he has accepted Mayweather's terms. I don't see how Mayweather team is lying when they say that no negotiations have taken place seeing as how Mayweather has been consistent since the Mosley fight saying that he is taking some time off. Arum has even stated that they he didn't speak to anyone one from Mayweather's team during the socalled negotiations. How real could the socalled negotiations have been when they weren't speaking with each other and Mayweather had announced that he's taking a year or 2 off? Mayweather seems to be flirting with the idea of new management anyway. Who knows what the relationship with his current management is like. All you can do is take the man at his word, and ever since the Mosley fight he's made it clear that he's taking some time off. There's never been a reason for fans to assume that he was pursuing a fight with Pacquiao in November. There's never been a real reason to assume that Team Pacquiao was pursuing a fight with Mayweather either. People have just fallen for Arum's BS.
You don't have it straight, I'm starting to question if you're actually literate. He didn't ask for $10 mill to fight Margarito, he accepted Arum's $8 mill offer to fight Margarito and wanted $10 mill for Cotto and Hatton plus $20 mill for De La Hoya. Arum only offered $7 mill for Cotto and Hatton and didn't even want to pursue the DLH fight. Mayweather said screw that and got the $8 mill to fight Baldomir then went on to make $20 mill a piece fighting DLH and Hatton. Do I really need to say anything else?
Calling a professional fighter a "b*tch" because you don't like his ego or business decisions does make you a hater. Spinning the facts in order to be overly critical also makes you a hater.
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