Common Opponents Of Cotto and Mayweather

[joseph5620]

1. Justin Juuko - Cotto (W)TKO 5th round and Mayweather (W)TKO 9th round
2. Victoriano Sosa - Cotto (W) TKO 4th round and Mayweather (W) UD
3. Demarcus Corley - Cotto (W) TKO 5th round and Mayweather (W) UD
4. Zab Judah - Cotto (W) TKO 11th round and Mayweather (W) UD
5. Shane Mosley - Cotto (W) UD and Mayweather (W) UD

Other than Mosley Cotto has done better than Floyd against their common opponents. Also Cotto beat Mosley 3 years before Floyd did.

Mayweather beat every other opponent you mentioned years before Cotto did. So what's your point?


Also, Corley hurt Cotto far worse than he hurt Mayweather. And many feel there was a too quick stoppage in that fight. So what was more "impressive" is debatable.

[ChampBox@PR]

Different styles different situations.

Cotto is stronger and a heavier puncher, both dominated their opponents and won.

[bMak]

floyd got hurt against corley too, remember, and i dont think the stoppage was a gift, if not a bit pre-me. and sosa put up a good fight against floyd too, another very similar fight for both.

I know Chop buzzed Floyd, but Cotto did the dance and held on for the duration. He was in more trouble than Floyd was, who played defense off the ropes while recovering and went on to dominate Corley in one of the most exciting rounds of his career.

I don't think the Sosa fight was similar. I thought Sosa was able to **** with Miguel until those bodyshots turned the tide. Sosa gave Floyd trouble in spots with his toughness and persistence, but Floyd was able to outpoint him safety-first relatively easy.

[BMWM3P]

he hasnt done better. unless u consider better knocking guys out, which isnt really floyds m.o.

Except for Mosley, who Cotto fought a much better of, it is clear to anyone but a blind nuthugger that Cotto vitories have outdone Floyd's every single time.

[Ged21]

Triangle reasoning??? SMH

[FJRod]

The Corley fight is one of those fights that proves Cotto has heart. He was badley hur. The stoppage was PREmature but it was coming regardless. May IMO looked better against the better comp(Mosley/Zab)cept' for maybe the first 6 rounds of Za/May fight.

[CHOWWOKKA]

Omg i thought we were done with this triangle theory ****...

[deliveryman]

floyd got hurt against corley too, remember, and i dont think the stoppage was a gift, if not a bit pre-me. and sosa put up a good fight against floyd too, another very similar fight for both.

Sosa losing every round is putting up a good fight?

[DLT]

People forget the size in these fights. Floyd was super small. He was 138 at LW, 143 at SLW, and 146-148 at WW. Cotto was like 152 at SLW and over 160 at WW. He won alot of those fights, particularly at 140 on sheer size & strength.

I use to talk about it all the time back then. He looked like he couldve lost to guys like Corley & Torres not for him being so big & huge that they couldnt take it. With Floyd, all those guys were bigger than him at the time. You cant forget that part in those matchups

[Slyboots]

Except for Mosley, who Cotto fought a much better of, it is clear to anyone but a blind nuthugger that Cotto vitories have outdone Floyd's every single time.

But Floyd fought them before Cotto did, so he fought the arguable better versions of these fighters. Except Mosley, of course. Cotto fought the MUCH better version of Mosley.