Mayweather -vs- Cotto is a Waste of Time.

[DrewWoodside]

Well he fought Ortiz in his last fight so I don't get why you don't think he'll fight a young lion. Canelo would make tons of money, probably equal to a Cotto 'bout if it goes down on May 5th with a stacked Mexican card. Let's face it, Floyd is going to sell regardless of who his opponent is.

Mayweather -vs- Martinez would be sick. And boxing fans would have a real reason to be fans of whoever wins.(and probably of the loser) It doesn't make the dollars of the Cotto fight and it's more risky. Time to forget it as an option.

[IronDanHamza]

It is a waste of time entirely.

I don't want to see Cotto-Mayweather at this point.

Martinez or Pac. That's it.

[RL_GMA]

Nope, I agree with everything you said. This fight makes perfect sense for Mayweather in terms of where he is on his timeline and where this fight would land financially. It's hard to see how Mayweather won't make this fight honestly. With that said, following the Ortiz fight dud. I'd really like to see Mayweather challenged on some level one last time...

I think as Boxing fans, and I've been a guilty of this too, we write fighters off way too soon sometimes. That's not to say that in this case Cotto is a fresh young warrior, but there's other intangibles that we've seen throughout the years with guys who may not be in their prime, but surprise us out of no where leaving us thinking, "Damn, maybe he's not as beaten down as we thought". In this case with Floyd and Cotto, I see two guys who aren't their younger selves anymore, but a fight that even today could make for a surprisingly great night of Boxing. As fans, that's all we can ask for.

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Mayweather -vs- Martinez would be sick. And boxing fans would have a real reason to be fans of whoever wins.(and probably of the loser) It doesn't make the dollars of the Cotto fight and it's more risky. Time to forget it as an option.

Yeah it would be a sick fight, even the biggest Floyd fan is going to be a little doubtful when they're both walking into that ring. We haven't seen that type of atmosphere in a Floyd fight for a long time. And I also think Martinez has star quality and the build up would be great.

[The Gambler1981]

I just don't feel Cotto is that different, he is probably not at his peak but he is still a good representation.

I really don't find it that different, although I certainly agree I doubt it will be competitive or that interesting.

[chav]

I think we would all like to see Sergio or Pac in there with Mayweather but the chances of those two getting in the ring with Mayweather before Cotto and Alvarez are slim to none in my book.

Roll on 5th May and we get Floyd and then again in June we get Pac, i'm looking fwd to both

[DrewWoodside]

Drew,


even in 07, Floyd would have schooled Miguel

Definitely. And had I not been a bit noobier then, I would have been aware of this. However at least then there was some slight mystery to it. At least an "0" on Cotto's record that suggested it might not be a waste of time. That illusion is gone. Although apparently not for all. I'm still seeing Cotto by KO over Mayweather predictions. Cotto's style always played directly into Mayweather's shell.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

even though it would be a MAJOR PPV DRAW...I think the match would be very one-sided and Mayweather would pick him apart

would rather just wait for the winner of Berto vs Ortiz II

[DrewWoodside]

I just don't feel Cotto is that different, he is probably not at his peak but he is still a good representation.

I really don't find it that different, although I certainly agree I doubt it will be competitive or that interesting.

This is the part I have a problem with in bold. Also, this fight will peak with the 24/7. It's never good when you know going in a fight is peaking before the actual fight.

[The Gambler1981]

This is the part I have a problem with in bold. Also, this fight will peak with the 24/7. It's never good when you know going in a fight is peaking before the actual fight.

Sometimes beat downs are entertaining.

The fight is a compelling for several reasons, although the important one it being an actual competitive fight isn't really one of them. Although who knows unless we actually see that fight.

Still I want to see it to bring closure to the matter, and lots of people wanted to see it and still to this day feel like Floyd needs to clear it up.

I just don't think Martinez makes sense and there is no way they throw Canelo to Floyd currently they need to keep Floyd out there for him as the carrot, there is now way they want Canelo to lose to Floyd they want Canelo to be next and doing that fight next really cuts out the legs on that plan (IMO).