Comments Thread For: Mayweather: In 2012, They Said Cotto Was Washed Up

[daggum]

Floyd Mayweather is NOT interested in a fight with Cotto 2007-12-16..... Floyd gave his thought on Cotto trying to lure Floyd into a fight...... more importantly, Floyd doesn't feel the fight makes any financial sense at the moment.






http://www.boxingscene.com/mayweathe...beat-me--11721

and this was after fighting unknown baldomir and zab judah. he's always been full of sh-it. he disgracefuly retired when everyone wanted him to fight #1 cotto.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

I won't lie... I thought cotto gave it all he had vs floyd, and then lost all love for the sport and looked old and disinterested vs trout.... Roach has done an amazing job rekindling a fire in cotto

[punchr]

Cotto was not shop worn against floyd and the ppl would love to see a rematch he's the only fighter to trouble floyd since Oscar and no madaina didn't make a competitive fight he missed most of his shots and got beat fairly easy

I agree Mayweather won, but he also beat Cotto's ass so you have no room to talk shit about Chino. Maidana doesn't take knees.

[punchr]

PRBOXINGCOTTO, Maidana got a rematch for a reason; Cotto didn't.

[Doctor_Tenma]

PRBOXINGCOTTO, Maidana got a rematch for a reason; Cotto didn't.

Maidana got a rematch because the commentating was pretty bad for the first fight, the fight was made to be more competitive than it really was and it's inconceivable to even give Maidana more than 4 rounds.

[Mr.Fantastic]

Cotto in his prime would of beaten Mayweather.

[ElMeroChingon]

Maidana got a rematch because the commentating was pretty bad for the first fight, the fight was made to be more competitive than it really was and it's inconceivable to even give Maidana more than 4 rounds.

Commentating was fine. The fight was competitive where it was Maidana's work rate and body attack vs accurate headshots.

some rounds were won by a few clean punches, that Mayweather still had to work hard through out the fight to get.



And the rematch was a joke. Complete clinch fest. Looked like a mma fighter holding on to stop the fist from flying.

[Sweet Jones]

How do we know Cotto didn't want to fight Floyd?

I never thought Cotto could beat Floyd. I just think it would have been a better fight after Cotto beat Mosley.

He admits he didn't pursue the fight. Make of it what you will (link):

Most people believe this fight against Mayweather should have taken place five years ago. From your point of view, why hasn't it happened until now?

First of all, I'm always available to face everyone. My feeling is that if the fight didn't happen before, then it wasn't right for my case [at the time]. It is available now and will happen this year on Saturday, May 5, so I am going to be prepared.

Was the Mayweather fight one that you pushed for through the years at any point behind the scenes with Bob Arum?

I never pushed for it at any time before. I would just see what is the best fight that I can get fight by fight. This one is the best one for me now. This is the best chapter in my career so far.

[Willie_pep1]

Cotto had his moments in the fight but Floyd beat him easy. Some sections of the media are always looking for faults in Floyd instead of admiring his massive contribution to the game

[Ray*]

It's not that he was washed up. It was the fact that he could have and should have fought him back in 2007 before he was stopped twice.

It takes TWO to tango, he cant force Cotto to fight him. Moreover Cotto himself said Arum didn't allow him to fight Mayweather. When he was a free man Mayweather was the fight he took without hesitation.