Comments Thread For: Canelo Calls on Miguel Cotto To Sign For 5/2 Clash

[icha]

lil more from the same interview :

If he doesnt take this fight, he will pass down in history unlike anybody else if he were to duck a fighter who defeated his brother,
Miguel Cotto has to decide whether or not he wants to fight me. Im not going to wait much longer. Ill let him make his decision. Hopefully, his decision wont hurt his country and all of the fans that want this fight.
A Puerto Rican never ducked a Mexican fighter. Nor did a Mexican ever duck a Puerto Rican fighter. This is a classic fight for the fans. I talked with my promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, and he confirmed to me that Im fighting on May 2, 2015, said Alvarez.

#fightcanelo
#fightpacquiao
#nodoubleduck

[PR13]

Canelo is coming off an injury.

making excuses for your boy canelo already?

[Bep3373]

insainty!!!!!!!!!

You dint even believe that bull**** ...I just hope arum takes his prick out if PAC ass so he can walk like a man and take the challenge ...PAC ***** ass coward

[Don Pichardo]

Only in this era of boxing could it be accepted for fans to use terms like B level fighter, PPV buys, A side, guarantee purse, etc. When fans talk about fight build ups and negotiations more than the fights itself there's something missing from the sport.

The distinction is that in boxing the people in the high end of the sport fight 2 times a year. What's else are we gonna talk a out between the fights. Is every other sports there are usually seasons lasting up to 6 months or more with 150 games so there is only talk of the sport. And guess what when those sports are off season they talk about that same things we do. Negotiations, which player is going to what team and how much money are they getting. Same stuff.

[kej718]

How did Chavez Jr-Martinez happen then? Oh yeah, Arum was dealing with Dibella and not GBP.

Martinez gave in on everything even though he was Champ, because he was not a PPV draw. Cotto is not signed to Top Rank, he just uses them like Floyd was using Golden Boy. If they don't get him the fight he want he could just walk away.

Look at Manny's negotiations with Hatton, De La Hoya, Cotto (the second time), Marquez (he knocked him out and they still wouldn't give him a good offer for a rematch), Mayweather, Morales (the second fight).

In contrast look how long it took Mayweather to negotiate with those same fighters.

[Don Pichardo]

I think we know whats goin on. May v Cotto II. its the only way May can duck Pac again and not get completely destroyed by the media. If May fought and beat Pac, Id love to see May v Cotto II, but fight THE FIGHT first, then a rematch with a guy you beat convincingly the 1st time

I'm with you in spirit. But lets be real if pac and may fight in may then were are also gonna see pac and may in September in a rematch more than likely. Too much money will be floating around. That would leave cotto out cold. Call cotto what u want but not dumb.

I believe that fluid is not ducking pac. I think he's leave that mega fight for the big 50. Or 49 if he really plans on retiring. I for one think his ego would go for the 50-0. And what better fight to do that with than pac. I can see to promotion now. Floyd's last fight against pac!!! ZOMG!!! $$$$$$$

[tokon]

Cotto is in the driving seat in these negotiations imo

[SugaROIDS]

For those who say canelo beats cotto let me remind you that cotto is not josesito lopez, lara or shane mosley. Ask canelo why he doesnt want to fight cotto at 160 and boys canelo is already crippled he have an ankle injury thats why he cancels clottey bout

[KTFO]

Only in this era of boxing could it be accepted for a B level fighter like Cotto be able to pull rank. His behaviour during the Martinez build up was even more cringe-inducing than his delusional fans that refer to him as "King" in a non-ironic manner.

Only in this era of boxing could it be accepted for fans to use terms like B level fighter, PPV buys, A side, guarantee purse, etc. When fans talk about fight build ups and negotiations more than the fights itself there's something missing from the sport.

[rasdun]

if cotto were smart he would end his career taking the least risk or just retire on a high note. Canelo isn't delvin Rodriguez or a crippled Sergio Martinez. Canelo beats Cotto, Golovkin puts him in the hospital.

although normlly I m never in favor, as a fan, of low risk fights ( we as fans want high risk fights), I agree fighting GGG would be a lot to bite off at this stage in his career. Cotto v Canelo I think is a good fight though. Canelo is a very good fighter, but even his 2 best wins - Trout and Lara, were VERY close. were not talkin about a kiler like GGG here