Cotto's team intereted in fighting Baldo

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

[blockhead]

Explain...not that I disagree. I think it would be a really interesting fight. Cotto would be more competitive than Gatti or Judah. On the other hand I see where you are coming from... Cotto's biggest strength is his KO power, and I am not sure any welter could KO Baldomir. But Cotto has beaten some tough fighters at 140, and has great body work which I believe is Baldomir's weakness.

cotto doesnt have enough ring experience to deal with baldy. the reason why baldy has been winning is because he uses every advantage he can find in the ring. cotto knows what his advantages are and so does baldy. i just think baldy's experience and accuracy would neutralize cotto's power. in about five more fights though i think cotto will be a dominate force at welterweight. he just needs more time to mature, and a loss for cotto right now would prevent that from happening. he needs to keep taking the kinds of fights he has been just for a little while longer and then he should try to assert himself in this tough division.

[K-DOGG]

Unbelievable. Baldomir beats one of the most unstable fighters ever in Judah (who shouldn't have even shown up with the performance he gave) and a past-prime, C+ fighter in Gatti and all of a sudden he's this tough wrecking ball with a cannon of a right hand.

Cotto has been in against guys that he hasn't been able to hurt and he's never been discouraged by that before. N'Dou and Abduallaev both ate Miguels best punches and kept trying to push him backwards. Cotto just fought his fight, busted them up a bit, and won those fights.

Cotto won't have to drain himself any more...he is still only going to get better. He is a 25 year old fighter with a good pedigree and tons of talent. I don't think this is a case of boy and man at all.

By boy versus man, I am speaking of experience....and neither N'dou nor Abduallaev have what I perceive as the raw determination that Baldomir possess. No, Baldomir does not have a "wrecking ball right hand"; but it's crisp and accurate and he's undetered by incoming. That's why I see him winning; he has a better chance of stunning and rattling Cotto than Cotto has of rattling him. He might hurt him, yes; and 147 is closer to a natural weight for Cotto; but if he's stunned by 140 Lb punchers, then even the average punching Baldomir at 147 has a good shot of wobbling him. To me, it's about mental maturity. Baldomir's been there, done that and wasn't intimidated by either big even, facing Judah and Gatti in front of their hometown crowds. He's impervious to pressure...and provides a steady stream of pressure himself. Also, he has shown that if your get off a good combination on him, he is more than willing to jump right back on top of you and take the momentum back.

Cotto, I'm saying, would go through a trial of "manhood" in this sort of fight. He would either graduate to the next level, or be pushed down the ladder. Right now, it's up for grabs what would happen. Personally, I'd favour Baldomir to turn the trick a third time against a name opponent. He's been waiting a Loooong time for this; and I don't see him giving it up easily. Cotto and he, I believe, would produce a war of the highest calibre...as he would with Hatton, though not quite as explosive, due to styles.

Cotto hasn't really been tested....this would be THE test. Call it a hunch, I've just got a feeling about Carlos. He's not great; but he's hungry...he wants what he's been denied for all these years....to show the whole world how good he is. A motivated man is a dangerous man.

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

A motivated man is a dangerous man.

Cotto is a dangerous man

[K-DOGG]

Cotto is a dangerous man

Never said he wasn't....but how motivated comparitively can only be determined in the ring.

[DeTomaso]

By boy versus man, I am speaking of experience....and neither N'dou nor Abduallaev have what I perceive as the raw determination that Baldomir possess. No, Baldomir does not have a "wrecking ball right hand"; but it's crisp and accurate and he's undetered by incoming. That's why I see him winning; he has a better chance of stunning and rattling Cotto than Cotto has of rattling him. He might hurt him, yes; and 147 is closer to a natural weight for Cotto; but if he's stunned by 140 Lb punchers, then even the average punching Baldomir at 147 has a good shot of wobbling him. To me, it's about mental maturity. Baldomir's been there, done that and wasn't intimidated by either big even, facing Judah and Gatti in front of their hometown crowds. He's impervious to pressure...and provides a steady stream of pressure himself. Also, he has shown that if your get off a good combination on him, he is more than willing to jump right back on top of you and take the momentum back.

Cotto, I'm saying, would go through a trial of "manhood" in this sort of fight. He would either graduate to the next level, or be pushed down the ladder. Right now, it's up for grabs what would happen. Personally, I'd favour Baldomir to turn the trick a third time against a name opponent. He's been waiting a Loooong time for this; and I don't see him giving it up easily. Cotto and he, I believe, would produce a war of the highest calibre...as he would with Hatton, though not quite as explosive, due to styles.

Cotto hasn't really been tested....this would be THE test. Call it a hunch, I've just got a feeling about Carlos. He's not great; but he's hungry...he wants what he's been denied for all these years....to show the whole world how good he is. A motivated man is a dangerous man.

Good post. Although I wouldn't necessarily agree with you that Cotto hasn't been test. Also, the Malinaggi camp will tell you that Malinaggi tested him.

[K-DOGG]

Good post. Although I wouldn't necessarily agree with you that Cotto hasn't been test. Also, the Malinaggi camp will tell you that Malinaggi tested him.

lol!! True.

[Hous]

You have got to be kidding? Watch the fight with Maussa and witness a complete boxing lesson. Early in his career Cotto was regarded as to much of a boxer and was to boring, watch the fight with Ceballos. Now he is considered an all out slugger by soime which is ridiculous. Watch some of his fights before the weight problems.

Buy you are a ***in idiot so I can see why you would say that.

Was the Irony in the bold intentional?

I hope your right I would love to see a man with huge power and awesome boxing skill. I mean that.

[Xcel]

Baldomir in 6 rounds.

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

Was the Irony in the bold intentional?

I hope your right I would love to see a man with huge power and awesome boxing skill. I mean that.

Check out some of his early fights, If you havent seen them I think you will be surprised.