Myth Buster Series Pt 1: Miguel Cotto one of The GREAT fighters Floyd avoided?!?!?!

[BoxingFollower]

Unfortunely for the Cotto and *******s in this thread. Cotto ALWAYS would have lost to Floyd.

Cotto's style was just always terrible in regards for fighting Mayweather. It pains me to say it, because Cotto is my favorite Puerto Rican fighter of this decade.

[Zocalo]

It is amazing how convoluted people are now when they try to rewrite history...

[big_james10]

Cotto-Hatton @140 wouldve been a great fight. Both of those guys ducked Mayweather when they were all champs at 140.:guilty:

I have been saying this for years, but logic doesn't resonate with idiots, and there are some real idiots on this message board.

[Cash Cow]

I have been saying this for years, but logic doesn't resonate with idiots, and there are some real idiots on this message board.

Its all the propaganda of Bob Arum

[Cash Cow]

It is amazing how convoluted people are now when they try to rewrite history...

It just doesnt make any sense...I mean Cotto has lost and has been beat up by much lesser fighters then Mayweather....i dont see why Mayweather would be afraid of Miguel Cotto

[SplitSecond]

yea i dont think cotto would stand much of a chance vs mayweather, still would've been a good name to have on his resume

[Cash Cow]

yea i dont think cotto would stand much of a chance vs mayweather, still would've been a good name to have on his resume

I agree with this...but everyone knows Arum didnt want that fight.

[Light_Speed]

Myth= Cotto is/was a GREAT fighter (he's just a good fighter, only won vacant titles vs chumps until he fought the hard hitting elite Yuri Foreman)

Clottey should have been a champ when he fought Cotto but he got stripped by the IBF shortly before the fight.

[BuckToothed]

Do you guys remember wayyyy before Manny Pacquiao was ever considered a legit opponent let alone an actual threat, Cotto, Margarito & Williams were all supposed to be the guys who had what it took to be Mayweathers toughest opponents. We will focus on Miguel Cotto right now. Since 2007 lets see what the MOST Feared and ducked Cotto has done...

Cotto although ko'ing Judah in the 11th round he was getting busted up by the non combination puncher Zab who landed %57 of his POWER SHOTS. Zab busted Cotto up in the process of him getting knocked out. He fought to a draw with Mosley. The fight was so close many thought it was a draw or couldve went either way. Cotto was in full retreat mode at the end as well....

Then Cotto gets beat down and quits vs Margarito who is nothing but a pressure fighter who is slow. Then he gets busted up by the ultra defensive Clottey. We all know the whooping Manny put on him after that.

No way any version of Miguel Cotto from 2007 would've been any match for Mayweather....ALSO REMEMBER COTTO WASNT READY FOR MAYWEATHER IN 2005 WHEN THEY WERE BOTH CHAMPS AT 140 AND BOTH PROMOTED BY TOP RANK. I mean he wasnt ready right? So between 2005 & by the time he fought Mosley in 2007 Paul Malignaggi, Carlos Quintana, Oktay Urkal, & Zab Judah were the preparation he needed to be ready for Mayweather?? Gimme a break....

Since being smashed my Pacquiao, he FINALLY beat an ACTUAL World Champ and didnt get a Championship by winning a Vacant title when he defeated the Hard Hitting/1 Legged Yuri Foreman who has an impressive 8 ko's......I appreciate Miguel Cotto and he has had great fights but he has always been just a decent fighter and never was the elite type fighter to impose any kind of legitimate threat to Floyd Mayweather.

His best win is a disputed victory over Shane Mosley who just dropped back down to WW and didnt have a title. It took him 37 fights to FINALLY beat an ACTUAL World Champ and even then the caliber of that opponent is c class at best. I respect Cotto for all that he has provided us boxing fans but just because you are a warrior and are tough in no way equates to you having the necessary skill set and smarts to beat Mayweather.

Can we all just put this particular myth to rest?

So an undefeated Cotto, who was #1 at the time, didn't get a Mayweather fight, but Ortiz can/did?

[FJRod]

Fact is May retired when things were getting hot. Went on ESPN talking about how Cotto was not a drawblah blah blah comes from "retirement" and fights a Super Star in Vic Ortiz. Not saying Cotto would have defeated May just stating the fact May ducked all those guys anyone disagrees then U are prob a nut hugger