Bob Arum: Brandon Rios, Timothy Bradley and K-9 Bundrage The 3 Names We Gave Cotto"

[Left Hook Tua]

I completely agree. Rios could give Cotto Margarito flashbacks with his aggressive, come forward style with high volume output. I honestly think it's a good fight.

cotto boxes rios ears off.

but if rios keeps coming, cotto will gas. then it's a race. can cotto make it to the final bell and win on the cards? can rios ko/tko a gassed cotto before the final bell?

[Slyboots]

Those are just horrible choices. It wouldn't be bad if he wasn't defending the 160 crown, but that's not the case.

And to make it worse, this is going to most likely be on PPV.

Of course, I'm going to tell myself I won't buy it but come fight night, I'll be a total sucker and buy it and feel like crap after.

I really hope it's not either of these guys at MW. Drop the title and fight em at 154, but don't make a mockery of the lineal MW championship.

[Pain~Lucy]

How about Rios being the lineal middleweight champ

[ChampBox@PR]

**** that ****! Also if you guys read the article Cotto is considering Lara too. Which would be a dumb move, Lara doesn't bring anything for Cotto, hell Cotto's stock will go down even beating Lara.

COtto should go ahead and Fight GGG and get it over with.

By the way, Canelo didn't wanted to wait for Cotto because he knew that Pac vs Floyd had a huge chance of happening, meaning Canelo had to move his fight date, and Cotto would had push for June at MSG, and Canelo won't fight out of his backyard.

[Left Hook Tua]

tbf to jotto.

if he wants a soft touch tuneup.

fine if he fights canelo or smokin' gennady golovkin next for sure.

everybody does tuneups.

[jas]

tbf to jotto.

if he wants a soft touch tuneup.

fine if he fights canelo or smokin' gennady golovkin next for sure.

everybody does tuneups.

He fought a guy with one knee

I think that qualifies as a tune up

[gee73]

Let's take a look at the three guys:
Bradley - 5'6'' tall, 69'' reach, at 147 he rehydrates up to about 153 at fight night. Small fighter with not a big puncher but arguably the fughter with the biggest heart who keeps coming.
Rios - 5'8'' tall, 68'' reach, at 147 he rehydrates to about 163 at fight night. Inside fighter, titanium chin, uranium fists, who doesn't give a **** about beeing punched in the face.
K9 - 5'6'' tall, 72'' reach, at 154 he puts quite some weight back in at fight night.

All three are actually small fightes for middleweight, only Rios would be bigger.
The fighting styles are quite different, it's questionable if Rios' and Bradley's style work at middleweight (at 155).

I think that it will be Bradley, because he has the best record of the three, is the smallest, the lightest, doesn't have a big punch but the guy the the most exposure on HBO. Beside that he was in the FOTY 2013, always comes to fight and always in shape. In addition to that I guess that Freddy doesn't like him, that might play a big part.

Rios would be the most fan friendly guy of the three, has had a fight this year, ticket seller, has quite good ratings on HBO, is mexican (MEX vs PR) but had a title at lightweight. I say "but" because there's a huge weight difference. Don't know if the majority of the casual fans thinks this is a credible fight, a former lightweight champion against THE middleweight champion (like probably Kellerman would say). Another thing that would be in favor of Rios: Freddy hates him and he hates his trainer. That fight would be like three rivalries in one.

K9 is a champ at 154, it would really make sense to pick him (and maybe fight at 154 for two titles) but he isn't well known, fights like once a year and is 41.


Let's see who he will pick. Quite unbelievable that they don't find a credible guy in the middleweight division...

[ThatDude44]

If he fights Bradley, then WTH is.really.left for Khan? His options are already thin.

[Left Hook Tua]

If he fights Bradley, then WTH is.really.left for Khan? His options are already thin.

khan-golovkin

[IronDanHamza]

If he fights Bradley, then WTH is.really.left for Khan? His options are already thin.

Kell Brook!

We want Kell Brook!!!