Comments Thread For: Mayweather Balks at "Heavyweight Gloves" For Cotto Bout

[joseph5620]

Mayweather is full of ****. It has nothing to do with blood, sweat, and tears. The only reason he wants 8oz. gloves is not to throw off his speed and timing.

Anyone who has used 8oz and 10oz Grant gloves will tell you that the padding difference over the knuckle area between the two is minimal.

Some of you guys will buy anything that comes out of this dudes mouth.

Your statements are ridiculous. Speed and timing is used to hurt his opponents. So to imply Mayweather wants smaller gloves but doesn't really want to fight hard is just ******.

[Biolink]

Ortiz, Mosley, and a couple more. He tries, but most times he dont try hard enough he just throws it out there to see if he gets it!

And who said Cotto doesnt wear everlast now?

Shane made the choice to wear Grants. I remember Eaner saying that he could have chose an Everlast glove, and Eaner would know this because he works with/for them and is pretty close to some real boxing camps.

[brick wall]

so floyd wants a 8 oz gloves for a 154 fight but wanted 10 oz for a 147 fight? hmmm...depends on the opponent i guess.

[-Kev-]

He really wants to hurt Cotto.

[Bullrush]

i love how this idiot always acts like heavyweights are the only ones using 10 oz gloves. heavyweight gloves...

i train with 16-18 oz gloves. 8-10 oz gloves weight next to nothing so stop whining. this guy acts like he's gotta wear 22 oz gloves or something

[joseph5620]

so floyd wants a 8 oz gloves for a 154 fight but wanted 10 oz for a 147 fight? hmmm...depends on the opponent i guess.

When did Mayweather say he wanted 10 oz gloves at 147?

[littlemac]

LMAO@ "the 8oz gloves mean they wont fit cotto".... U clearly dont know much about boxing and just sound ******ed trying to find any little excuse to hate on floyd!!!

....time for you to get a new alt....

[Mr. Philadel]

NEW YORK — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was more than willing to challenge Miguel Cotto at 154 pounds.

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this doesn't fit the script that the critics been writing....Floyd is supposed to be fragile, a coward and all types of soft ish....dam, I guess the critics gotta rewrite the script...alot of ppl fell for the label tagged on Floyd...thats why this thread will do good on the Shock market!! lol

[sirron000]

i love how this idiot always acts like heavyweights are the only ones using 10 oz gloves. heavyweight gloves...

i train with 16-18 oz gloves. 8-10 oz gloves weight next to nothing so stop whining. this guy acts like he's gotta wear 22 oz gloves or something

And how is your professional boxing career coming along?

[NearHypnos]

Cotto is a strong puncher but not a KO puncher. He used to just dig deep with the left to the body and got good leverage and does have a heavy hand as they say..but he's not an explosive puncher ala Zab, Shane, and Pac at lower classes, Berto, etc. Cotto would try to punch through you....but he doesn't have the youth to deal with the punishment he'll receive on the way in anymore. Lets not forget Zab was catching him clean and had him stunned and was doing well up until the low blows....


I think this fight will look like that but worse after the early rounds. This all depends on which Cotto shows up...bicycle/defensive minded/pot shotting Cotto, or agressive body punching Cotto? Can Cotto's face and will hold up long enough to reap the benefits? I expect Floyd to hurt Cotto with left hooks and uppers as he comes in, the same way Zab and Pac did (albeit from a southpaw stance, Floyd's speed and accuracy with his are out of this workd). Cottos jab and left hook to the body will be his keys to victory, while I think Floyd will cut Cotto with straights, but hurt him with well timed hooks and uppers.


I'm curious to see what Floyd does when he puts himself on the ropes..and what Cotto will do? Will he just pot shot and move back? Or go for it?