Cotto will leave a greater legacy in the sport than Mayweather!

[Vegan101]

Cotto fought the best available opponents and a real warrior. So legacy wise Cotto is a country mile ahead of Gayweather.

[UmarImranKhalil]

Cotto fought the best available opponents and a real warrior. So legacy wise Cotto is a country mile ahead of Gayweather.

Back in reality,



Mayweather = Top 100 ATG in many estimations.


While Cotto's HOF chances are questioned here by boxing fans quite regularly.




Floyd's Legacy >>>>>>>>>> Cotto's. It's not even a question, really.

[hugh grant]

Cotto - Notable wins

KO'd undefeated Maussa

KO'd Bailey

KO'd Torres

Beat Mallignaggi

Stopped Quintana

KO'd Judah

Beat Mosley

Beat Clottey

Beat Foreman

He has only lost to Margarito (who most likely cheated in their fight) and Pacquiao (who is the greatest fighter in the sport).

Mayweather Notable wins

KO'd Corrales

Beat Castillo

Beat Judah

Beat De La Hoya (SD)

KO'd Hatton

Beat Marquez (Marquez was blown up, and Floyd came in over the limit)

Beat Mosley (who was old and coming off a long layoff)

Has consistently avoided the no1 p4p boxer in the sport Pacquiao, while Cotto fought against him valiantly.

In my opinion Cotto >>>>> Mayweather

Cotto just like others are better fighters than FLoyd. Floyd is greater defensively though and thats what Floyd is famous for.
If Floyd can do better than Cotto against Pac, he may end up remembered as a better fighter than Cotto though.

[PR13]

until Floyd grows some balls & fight the Real Best P4P on the planet... He will always be remembered as the Greatest Ducker in boxing History. Cotto was undefeated in 2007 before he fought tony... same year floyd beat Hatton, Merchant asked him to fight Cotto & Floyd said "Cotto is one hell of a champion & Im retiring". For Pac, we all know he is waiting until Pac gets beat up in a fight, so floyd can steep in & beat him.

FLOYD = GREATEST DUCKER OF ALL TIME

[BoZz]

he never went down on his knees and quit like a coward..and please don't use the plaster excuse

[Chups]

At first I was smiling at the title's possibility but when resumes were compared Cotto's were better. If Miguel had a loudmouth and a media sensation/hype he would have been ranked higher.

[hhs661]

Mosley
JMM
Hatton
Judah
Castillo(twice)
Corrales
Sosa
Hernandez
Gatti
Mitchell
DLH


Cotto is my favorite boxer since Trinidad but I like Floyd's resume a little better. It doesn't help that people are brining in guys like Paulie and Foreman to help Cotto's case either cause Floyd supporters can bring N'Dou, Corley and Emanuel Augustus into the discussion as well.

[JRB123]

Floyd's legacy was sealed in the highest grossing fight in the history of the sport at a solid 154 lbs for the WBC title belt. He has a spot reserved for him in the Hall Of Fame.

When the time was right for a Mayweather-Cotto fight Arum wasn't having it. It would've been a good fight to watch. That's all I'll say about it.

These two quotes should have ended the thread right there...

[IronDanHamza]

What achievements are greater than the achievement of beating great fighters?

Being a 5 weight world champion means little if he didn't beat the best fighters along with it.
Selling 2m PPV's against De La Hoya looks nice on the CV but doesn't add to a fighters legacy.

And Floyd has shown himself to be the more skilled fighter against lesser opposition. How do his skills stack up against a prime Cotto, Margarito, Mosley, or Pacquiao?

Even though 4 out of the 5 weight classes he won a title were off the fighter ranked #1? (Occasionaly excluding the Lineal Champion) And the other one was a Top 5 fighter?

[BetterCallSaul]

he never went down on his knees and quit like a coward..and please don't use the plaster excuse

It's easy to sit in a comfortable desk chair and call a man who took heavy and sustained punishment over 11 brutal rounds a quitter. In my opinion Cotto absorbed more than he should have done. He literally left everything he had in that ring. A lesser man would have quit on his stool.

Cotto isn't no Witter or Alexander.