Comments Thread For: De La Hoya Feels Garcia Made Mistake in Rejecting Cotto Deal

[Butch.McRae]

So you're a pro fighter who no one on a boxing forum have ever heard of, giving advice to a well known boxer about making smarter business decisions . Brilliant.

I guess you being little known has something to do with your inability to see how dumb signing that long term contract would've been. He would've gotten the Cotto fight, then what would've been next..... Sadam Ali? Then another unknown? The Linares unification has already been mandated.

It would've been really ****** to let Oscar tie him into a long term contract when GBP only cares about Canelo. The poor handling of Cotto this year showed that. He disregarded the entire Cotto fight in August to focus on MayMac and Canelo/GGG. Now he sends the ppv guy out on HBO with Sadam freaking Ali. Not Varges, Brook, Khan, Bradley, Pacman, Marquez, M Garcia, D Garcia, Horn, Broner, or Lemueix....... but Sadam freaking Ali.

This right here. GBP was just trying to use Cotto as an incentive to try and sign some guys to create a future for the company outside of Alvarez.

They've done nothing with all of their other fighters. What has the company done for any of its fighters outside of Canelo in the last two years?

Linares is only popping because we're all waiting for him to fight Mikey. Once he loses that fight no one will mention his name. What other guys do they have that's making noise?

[champion4ever]

I believe he made a wise choice. Despite, Cotto being a little bit past prime he is still actively fit, lives clean and takes care of his body. Like Mikey Garcia, he's a responsible family man who helps rear his kids. Therefore that doesn't leave much time for him to party.

[Califire209]

Mikey seems like he's in total control of his Destiny ATM. I don't think Oscar can guide him into a better future than he can for himself.. Mikey is about being the best and ain't afraid to step in the ring with anyone. He doesn't need GB that sounded like a cheap sales pitch from Oscar

[j.razor]

First, let’s get something straight, Mikey Garcia is talented but he never liked fighting and he has no aspirations of being in the HOF. Mickey came back for one thing and one only, mar-key pay days and that’s it.

Mikey’s problem is that one, he wasted 2 prime years and he’s now 29 with 3 maybe 4 years left. There simply isn’t enough time to fight his way through enough branded guys to demand mar-key money. Garcia doesn’t have a contract with either Showtime, ESPN or HBO and can't bring PPV numbers. Mikey’s best chance is to wait out a big name, beat him, and become the cash cow others want to fight. Fighting a name like, Pac, Floyd, Cotto, Canelo or someone with an established brand is Mickey’s quickest way to the top.

In the end, Mikey just blew a golden opportunity and there is no guaranty he gets another. If what Mikey is after is a mar-key fighter for mar-key money he’ll need to cut a deal with a mar-key promoter. That’s the world we live in, it’s not the player, it’s the game.

First, EVERYONE fights for the $$$$ now a days F a Hall of Fame, we need to feed the fam.

Mickey has NO problems, his time off could be a blessing & a rest so you can't assume when his prime or peak is, everyone is different. You don't know how these so called promoters will manipulate a fighters career so let the fighter make his OWN decisions & have CONTROL of his own pockets.....

In the end Mickey knows more about the industry than you & he made what could be a good decision for himself so obviously he don't need a "mar-key" promoter. Stop supporting the system! Let the people learn the industry & make their own decisions

[j.razor]

Mikey can fight whomever he can get into the ring but...he'll never make the kind of money he's looking for with out a promoter.

That's where you wrong. Cut the middle-man out!

[j.razor]

Oscar is 10000000% right. He IS the Ambassador of Boxing. Canelo IS the only superstar in Boxing.

GBP or get a job. Can't wait to post pictures of Nike Farcia cutting my grass and cleaning my pool in 2020.

You trippin, I think you lost too much blood from your head....

[j.razor]

Mike Garcia will continue to make mistakes as long as he thinks he's the new Mexican Roberto Duran or something. He's probably already a millionaire by now and considering retirement had he stayed with Arum. Look at Bradley. There's also Crawford and Loma who don't have to fight Broner to make millions of dollars. There's only one Broner in the Haymon stable.

You are totally clueless....

[PrBoxing88]

I Got no doubt in my mind that Cotto would stretch Mikey Garcia inside 8 rounds.

[The Big Dunn]

I MHO, Mikey should be at GBP given his heritage and GBP's success with the Mexican and Mexican American fanbase in the west and south west. He could've been Chavez Sr. to Canelo's Tyson.

That said, why would anyone with option choose to go to work for a drug addict and alcoholic (and cross dressing ****) that has shown he will relapse at the worst possible times?

[j.razor]

Cotto vs Garcia would have been bigger than Canelo/GGG, imho. Why, because the promotion would be highly focused; there's no Mac/May distractions. Both Cotto/Garcia speak English.

Mike would have made a minimum of $5 mil for the fight. An amount he can't possibly earn at PBC/SHO in 2 years.

Mickey probably already has 5 mill.....PBC pays the fighters more why do you think PBC went to court against TR & GB & won? Just ask DSG.