Who will go down as greater in history- Marquez or Cotto?

[O Prophet]

After Pacman and Fraud Jr, which of these legends will go down as the #3 fighter of the last era- Juan Marquez, or Miguel Cotto?

Marquez- beat Pacquiao, Diaz (x2), Casamayor, Barrera, Salido, Alvarado, etc.





Cotto- beat Martinez, Mosley, Margarito, Judah, Clottey, Mayorga, Malignaggi, Geale, Quintana, etc.



I believe both are 4-division champions, but who will rank higher in history?

[NYG]

Cotto imo. Better resume

[Hatesrats]

It's not even close... lol
JMM easily

[KillaCamNZ]

It's a wash. I think there are logical arguments for both.

[A.K]

This fraud jr you're talking about took both of them to school so what does that make them?

[El Gitano]

Between the two, Marquez has the best win, he KTFO6 the man who KTFO12 Cotto.

[SensFullViolenc]

It is close. This a hard selection.

re: Martinez fight -- he was a gimp. Even though Cotto looked great, its hard to credit him. He did beat Geale at MW, which is pretty good.

Cotto does have Mosley, Clottey, Quintana, -- all at 147. Cotto didn't do much at 140 (Mags, meh) or 154

Ultimately, I think JMM had a higher ceiling. He fought Pac on even terms when Pac was the 2nd best in boxing (I had their first 3 fights 2-1 for JMM, but they were all so close they could have gone either way).

He beat a lot of solid to great fighters from 126 to 135 - Salido, Juarez, MAB, Casamayor, Diaz

re losses in their prime:

JMM lost to Pac. John fight was BS decision. Mayweather was unnatural weight (but would have lost anyways)
Cotto lost to Pac, Mayweather (no fault in losing here), Trout & Canelo (a little post prime). I don't count the Margarito loss, as it might have been illegitimate.

Both great fighters, I think JMM edges Cotto

[boliodogs]

Marquez will be remembered as the better fighter by most. I don't think it is that close. Marquez fought on even terms with Pacquiao. Pacquiao destroyed Cotto with ease. Pound for pound Marquez is much better in my opinion. Cotto would beat Marquez now because he is much bigger and younger. Marquez has always been better for his weight than Cotto.

[The Time]

It's a wash. I think there are logical arguments for both.

Wow, this is tough, good poll question.
I agree that it's a wash. Logical arguments for both.

I say Cotto though slightly over Marquez.

[Da Pimper]

Surprised so many people voted for the piss drinker.