Comments Thread For: Team Cotto Explain Why They Picked Trout Over Pacquiao

[I Love Jesus!]

This is what's pathetic about Boxing. Before Cotto announced this fight, who has really heard of or seen this Trout fight??? And he's a champion? Trout beat who for this alphabet title? These fighters today get so protected, and guided, taking no risks to find some title belt laying around, beat some no-name, then claim to be a champion, and seek that ONE big money fight. That's not credible; that's pathetic. Of course this Cotto/Trout fight won't be PPV. Nobody knows or heard of Trout. Cotto's team say he 'has the unique opportunity to say NO to big fights, because he's a big draw himself'. Really? Then how come you aren't big enough to sell a PPV fight against a guy named 'Catfish', I mean Trout, whatever his name is? Roach called it, saying Cotto will take an easy fight after Mayweather cause that's how he rolls. He would have made 3x the money losing to Pacquiao again at 150. You want Manny? You have to come down. Pacquiao already knows he doesn't do well at 154, where he was when he destroyed Margarito; it's too big a jump. Those naturally at 154 come in the night of the fight at 165-170, way too big for Manny. So Cotto hunts down a no name with a belt. Marquez tried to do the same thing, out pricing himself out for a July date with a no name champion named 'Genital' or 'Gesta', whatever his name is. Promoters recognized they couldn't pay Marquez' price tag and sell a fight against a no name that has a title for beating someone we also don't know. That's what's with amateur Boxing and the Olympics. Fighters are skipping most amateur fights to turn pro and get a hand picked career to a payday. We have TOO many divisions, TOO many alphabet titles, TOO many boxing organizations, and TOO many guys calling themselves 'champion'. We need to go back to old school, have HALF the divisions, ONE boxing organization, and ONE champion per division, followed by a TOP 10 in each division. Then we'll know who legitimately is the best. Want to be the best, be the champion? Then beat the guys ranked ahead if you, earn a title shot, then beat the champion. That's CREDIBLE! And like Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns used to say, beat the best of the best, and the money will take care of itself.

Not really there is always some no name 154 pound champions. It's a no name division.

[Perro]

cotto would have quit again anyway

Just like he would have quit had he fought Margarito a SWW, instead of a CW. Cotto is a hypocrite if he wants a 150 CW for Margarito but not Pac?

[heat27]

Good

Now pac can go rob marquez again

[Mr.Fantastic]

He fought margarita at a catch weight but margarita was going UP in weight from his previous fight of 150, so throw that catchweight garbage out the door. Miguel didn't make him go DOWN in weight, which is a whole lot different.

Yea let's forget the inactivity due to the severe beating he got by Pac and the previous fight he fought at 154.

Remember when Cotto said with Pac if you fight for a belt it should be at the weight? I'm sure you do....Cotto is a hypocrite.

[The904star]

This is what's pathetic about Boxing. Before Cotto announced this fight, who has really heard of or seen this Trout fight??? And he's a champion? Trout beat who for this alphabet title? These fighters today get so protected, and guided, taking no risks to find some title belt laying around, beat some no-name, then claim to be a champion, and seek that ONE big money fight. That's not credible; that's pathetic. Of course this Cotto/Trout fight won't be PPV. Nobody knows or heard of Trout. Cotto's team say he 'has the unique opportunity to say NO to big fights, because he's a big draw himself'. Really? Then how come you aren't big enough to sell a PPV fight against a guy named 'Catfish', I mean Trout, whatever his name is? Roach called it, saying Cotto will take an easy fight after Mayweather cause that's how he rolls. He would have made 3x the money losing to Pacquiao again at 150. You want Manny? You have to come down. Pacquiao already knows he doesn't do well at 154, where he was when he destroyed Margarito; it's too big a jump. Those naturally at 154 come in the night of the fight at 165-170, way too big for Manny. So Cotto hunts down a no name with a belt. Marquez tried to do the same thing, out pricing himself out for a July date with a no name champion named 'Genital' or 'Gesta', whatever his name is. Promoters recognized they couldn't pay Marquez' price tag and sell a fight against a no name that has a title for beating someone we also don't know. That's what's with amateur Boxing and the Olympics. Fighters are skipping most amateur fights to turn pro and get a hand picked career to a payday. We have TOO many divisions, TOO many alphabet titles, TOO many boxing organizations, and TOO many guys calling themselves 'champion'. We need to go back to old school, have HALF the divisions, ONE boxing organization, and ONE champion per division, followed by a TOP 10 in each division. Then we'll know who legitimately is the best. Want to be the best, be the champion? Then beat the guys ranked ahead if you, earn a title shot, then beat the champion. That's CREDIBLE! And like Leonard, Hagler, and Hearns used to say, beat the best of the best, and the money will take care of itself.

Then why is he trying to fight a 154 lb guy? We can say that cotto knows he doesn't fight well below 154 so why would he go down? There has to come a time where manny fights without having EVERY advantage. He is losing more of my respect every day. Roach even said they didn't Floyd at 147 a while back and wanted to bring him down a few pounds. But he'll fight other guys at 147-150? Ridiculous. I'm happy cotto turned that bull**** down. These fighters just need to shut manny out of boxing by not giving in. He'll be forced to retire or fight even.

[Lords]

Just like he would have quit had he fought Margarito a SWW, instead of a CW. Cotto is a hypocrite if he wants a 150 CW for Margarito but not Pac?

Where does it say manny agreed to a 150 catch?Boxingscene "sources"? Please son. Cotto offered the fight to manny at 150 last time and manny was to much of a girl and passes, what makes you think he agreed this time

[Mr.Fantastic]

Where does it say manny agreed to a 150 catch?Boxingscene "sources"? Please son. Cotto offered the fight to manny at 150 last time and manny was to much of a girl and passes, what makes you think he agreed this time

Such a girl? Did you not forget the beating Pac gave to Cotto and had Cotto running a marathon for his dear life?

You want to talk about a girl.....Cotto throwing little sissy fits after he looses and runs out to his dressing room like a girl. He did it with Margarito and Mayweather.

[Jedi Vader]

No title fight should ever be contested at a catchweight.

[Lords]

Yea let's forget the inactivity due to the severe beating he got by Pac and the previous fight he fought at 154.

Remember when Cotto said with Pac if you fight for a belt it should be at the weight? I'm sure you do....Cotto is a hypocrite.

Uh yea, ok

[Mr.Fantastic]

Uh yea, ok