Comments Thread For: HBO Sports Head: I Commend Cotto For Facing a Young, Hungry Ali

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Cotto, 41-5 with 33 knockouts, will defend his World Boxing Organization light middleweight crown at Madison Square Garden against Ali, a 2008 US Olympian based in Brooklyn who is 25-1 with 14 knockouts. It will be the 10th fight at the famed Manhattan arena for Cotto, who has owned world titles at super lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight.
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[Jsmooth9876]

Omg stfu, he's fighting a guy who probably wasn't rated in the top 25 at 147 and he's fighting him at 154. The only time the kid stepped up he got KTFO by Vargas. I love Cotto and he can go out any way he wants IMO but let's stop acting like boxing fans are fking idiots trying to sell us on this garbage

[Thetruthiserrol]

I'm pretty sure Cotto won't be retiring. Why would he? If Canelo beats GGG, Cotto gets a huge payday in a Canelo rematch. Cotto and Freddie Roach have always believed that they beat Canelo in the first fight, so if they are offered a rematch they will take it.
This fight has been made for Cotto to get a KO and look good doing so.

[wrecksracer]

Yeah, put some lipstick on that pig and sell it!

[HanzGruber]

lol damn these guys have no shame.. at least showtime was straight up in saying they didnt want wilder stiverne before

[Butch.McRae]

I'm pretty sure Cotto won't be retiring. Why would he? If Canelo beats GGG, Cotto gets a huge payday in a Canelo rematch. Cotto and Freddie Roach have always believed that they beat Canelo in the first fight, so if they are offered a rematch they will take it.
This fight has been made for Cotto to get a KO and look good doing so.

Seems like a logical conclusion to draw from all of this.

But that rematch would suck. The first fight wasn't close.

[Lopez_Boxing]

I only read the headline, but Finally a exec telling it like it is. I condemn cotto to for this fight.....oh he said COMMEND..oops. Nah I'm playing. Cotto deserves a victory lap

[IronDanHamza]

Young hungry lion that's unranked at any weight and never had a fight at the weight the fight is at.

Cotto's last vacant title win was a joke and now so is this.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

25th ranked Ali