Comments Thread For: Cotto vs. Chavez Will Not Happen in 2011, Says Arum

[DanielTurcotte3]

Again, Bob arum protecting fighters. Everyone wants to see Cotto vs Margarito II anyways. Just makes it more clear of how Bob works and how he protects fighters.

I wouldnt expect anything else after watching that fight last weekend. Feeding Chavez to any elite fighter would be feeding him to the wolves plain and simple.

[boricuajr23]

Cotto-Cintron would be for the Lineal Jr MW Championship. If Arum makes that fight I don't know how anyone can be mad.

Everyone has there own opinion. Cotto vs K-Frog isnt a bad fight but I dont like Cintron vs Cotto over a Cotto vs Martinez Cotto-Margarito or a Cotto vs P.Williams (if he beats Lara) which i'm sure those fighters are willing to fight and negotiate with Cotto.

[Eastbay Giant]

Come on WBC issue Martinez's immediate title shot! Juniors promoter has stated he doesn't deserve to wear the strap.

[Jim Tom]

Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, advised BoxingScene.com that he will not go through with a rumored bout matching promotional stablemates WBA junior middleweight king Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KOs), who is 30, and newly-crowned, 25-year-old WBC middleeweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (43-0-1, 30 KOs).

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How can he be a champion and not be ready?

[caredjo]

Is anyone surprised this came after the high numbers the chavez-zbik both brought?

[Rip Chudd]

He was ready enough to have you manufacture a championship though huh Bob? This old man is something else.

[$Bullsfam$]

How sad & Pathetic is Chavez that he as a paper champion at Middleweight, is scared to fight a shop worn 154lb paper champion in Cotto.

Seriously, what a ****ing bum.

[JJRod]

Dammit Bob!!
Why the f*** not?
Chavez Jr. father wanted it, the fans want it. Chavez jr, just put up 1.5 million viewers on HBO, we know Cotto puts viewers on HBO, make the bloody fight happen.
Why risk Cotto losing, or Chavez jr losing?
Remember what happened to Lopez/Gamboa
The fight is hot now! Make it happen.

[TOBYLEE1]

This is just laughable. They give him a shot of a title that he wins and now he is not ready. Ain't Jr a champion now.

If fighters are not ready to fight top opposition they shouldn't be champions in the first place.

[The Surgeon]

How can he be a champion and not be ready?

Its Bull***** man, same with Berto when he won his title people were saying "he's still green, still learning....." Whatever ****er u won a title now u must act like a champion, if u wanted to keep learning u shoulda held off on that title shot!

Im not sure how much any of this is Chavez Jnr's fault but when i look at him i just see everything that sux about boxing today and feel like pasting the cu.nt myself!