Did Cotto take a payment to lose to Ali?

**abracada** · 05-13-2018, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by larryxxx..

Just wondering, because wow he really lost to this guy

He was just a very shot fighter at that stage

**boxinggod101** · 05-13-2018, 03:33 PM

He injured his bicep in the fight.

**daggum** · 05-13-2018, 03:38 PM

cottos been done essentially since leaving 147. he really didnt beat anyone healthy/good after that. he was also old. this should teach you that prime fighters are much better than old names.

**abracada** · 05-13-2018, 03:39 PM

Originally posted by daggum

cottos been done essentially since leaving 147. he really didnt beat anyone healthy/good after that. he was also old. this should teach you that prime fighters are much better than old names.

Agreed. The cotto that beat Mosley would have murdered Ali

**Madison Boxing** · 05-13-2018, 03:48 PM

No that's just the level he's been at for a long time. Trout damn near shut him out.

**Boxing42** · 05-13-2018, 03:48 PM

Yes my trusted sources from boxingscene.com have informed me that cotto did get paid to lose to ali

**Sugar Adam Ali** · 05-13-2018, 04:02 PM

Cotto was old

Ali has skills, last night was just a horrible matchup in a weight class Ali has no business competeting in.

He was beating Vargas til he got clipped

Cotto and Ali were both undersized 154ers, and Ali has skills to fluster an old unmotivated retiring legend

**boliodogs** · 05-13-2018, 05:24 PM

I doubt it. Cotto is very rich and he is a proud boxer. He just fought a terrible fight. If somebody paid him to lose then why not have him lose by a spectacular KO defeat?

**The Problem Child** · 05-13-2018, 05:29 PM

Cotto was the shiniest most deceiving C+ level fighter in boxing. That's the hard cold truth and I am Puerto Rican.

Did Cotto take a payment to lose to Ali?