Miguel Cotto's opponents

[Doctor_Tenma]

I can't get mad at Cotto though, he did face Mayweather and Trout, I understand this isn't to knock him but you have to understand that we're talking about a fighter who at this point may be too big for 147 and too small for 154. He has the movement and jab to compete at '54 but against a constant mover that's gonna zap all of his energy, despite all that he did very well against Trout in my opinion. Lara ain't a killer, and Cotto most certainly handles Molina, Angulo, Rosado. With the right game plan, if he can avoid Canelo's power for 3-4 rounds all while attacking the body, (and Cotto does have the superior foot speed) he can win, not saying he will but he can. I still have faith, it's all about whether or not he's willing to put in the work.

[jtcs1981]

you really believe this b.s. your saying? Cotto is NOT a "great fighter", quit making excuses for his mediocre resume. No proof whatsoever that Margarito ever cheated against Cotto, get over it. I can recall you favoring him in all his other top fights post Margarito, now his ******ed fanbase will pull the Margarito card just to make excuses on why he always came up short.

You like to pick the posts to reply. Specially whrn someone brings Marg up. There is no evidence of him cheating against Cotto, but there is evidence of him trying to. What is worst is that his best Win is the guy you like to discredit. The gatekeeper is still relevant in the sport. The guy caught cheating, have a tainted career and not only to Cotto stans. Deal with the truth tha Margo******s hate.

[Shad0wB0xer]

Cotto is a boss and true champion. He fought them all (never ducked anyone) and only came up short against what many consider ATGs. This is the one fighter who always showed up to win and never had any controversy (gifted decisions, PED allegations).

To compare him to Castillo is laughable. Show some respect!

[$coinblatt$]

It's a fact he was never the same after that fight, period. If you think he wasn't then there is no point in talking to a complete ****ing ****** so I'm done.

LOL im the ******? weren't you the idiot who called Yuri Foreman the "lineal champ" a few years back when Cotto beat him?

[TOBYLEE1]

Maybe Top 5 was an over statement, I remember him being Top 10 at least.

I'm saying if you take into account both guys wins and most had Castillo beating Mayweather, it's got to be Castillo. If you take into account the first Mayweather fight, it's a land slide by Castillo.

Bazan lost a close rematch to Johnston if I remember right, than he was stopped by Castillo later. Lazcano was coming off stopping Johnston, and was the #1 ranked guy at 135 at the time. That was a pretty good win at the time.

Johnston, Castillo and Bazan where the top guys in that division. By the time Castillo got to Bazan he was on his way down. Floyd/Castillo fight was a close won so I don't have an argument in anybody having either guy winning

[TOBYLEE1]

Cotto has one real good win over Mosley, a couple solid wins over Judah and Clottey, than a bunch of average at best wins. That's it. He has 3 wins above average.

Castillo has Johnston (#1 135), Lazcano (not amazing, but the guy was #1 at 135 at the time), Corrales, and Casamayor. That's 4 wins that are above average, and not to mention he arguably beat a prime Mayweather, the only guy to ever do so.

When you take all that into account, he's greater than Cotto. I'm sorry.

You might want to take that Corrales victory out of that statement.

[Madjab]

Cotto is a B+ fighter that has beaten B level opponents and lost to A level fighters...he's a good fighter but if he wasn't puerto rican, wouldn't have half of the hype that he gets

I think this post is 100% spot on. They were looking for the next Trinidad badly and Cotto was looking like the goods early on.

[Madjab]

As far as Cotto/Castillo goes I give the slight edge to Castillo. The win over Johnson was huge (Johnson p4p at the time) Bazan, Lazcano, Julio, Casamayor, Corrales, arguably Mayweather

puts him over Cotto

who had Clottey, Margarito, Mosley, Quintana, Foreman, Malignaggi

[El Angel]

Well it seems like Floyd finally gets his due for beating Marquez, even though he missed weight.

Castillo more or less controlled the last 7 rounds of that fight. Even if you give Floyd the first 4 rounds, even 5, you could have Castillo winning. Can you really convincingly say Floyd took at least 2 of the last 7 rounds, because I can't, and I'm a huge Mayweather fan.

Castillo won that fight BECAUSE he was over the limit, it showed on fight night. Floyd's skill beat Marquez, comparing those fights makes no sense.

I scored that fight for Castillo, I'm not arguing that point, but people scored Cotto-Mosley for Mosley and I'll never understand how. Some fights are just that way. The way Floyd is hated is a big reason that's been made into such a big robbery IMO.

Lightweight was actually pretty good when Castillo was there.

Stevie Johnston was severely underrated in terms of spotlight, Mayweather is one of the best fighters ever, Corrales and Casamayor both real good fighters.

Cotto had a shot to be the best at 140 or 154, but he's not. Who did he fight at 140 that was so impressive??? Who did he fight at 154 besides a smaller Mayweather who's not even a real 154 fighter, and than he lost a clear UD to Austin Trout, who's a pretty good and solid fighter.

Cotto had some tough fights at 147 with Mosley, Margarito, and Pacquiao. Than he fought a smaller Mayweather. Aside from those guys, he has a long list of mid level fighters.

Also, Castillo won his Lightweight titles against real title holders. The only title Cotto ever won over a real champion and Yuri f**king Foreman.

Johnston, Corrales, and Casamayor are good fighters. They're not levels above anyone Cotto has fought and beat.

Cotto was severely drained towards the end of his 140 run and it showed, his run wasn't great, but when he moved to WW, he took on tough fight after tough fight. I just don't think Castillo's opponents are better than Cotto's.

Castillo may have won his titles against titleholders, Cotto defended his against better opponents. Also calling Floyd "small" doesn't change that he ran him closer than anyone has since Castillo and then he took a younger Guerrero to school in his next fight.

[El Angel]

Well we could argue to who really won that fight too, but I'm not going to. He officially, because you Cotto fans love to say Cotto officially won this fight or that fight, won one title over an actual title holder.

I'm not saying the guy sucks, he's a good fighter, one of the better fighters in his era. But you'd think the guy had some impressive resume given the hype he gets.

What's funny is I like Cotto fans......when they're not talking about Cotto.

I'd love to argue whether Cotto won the Clottey fight