Cotto vs Mayorga: Battle of journeymen

[Uturn]

Cotto is not that shot yet. He can still hang with the best guys. Gatekeeper is absurd talk.

[LeG00N]

The Keeper of Gates was getting called a Gatekeeper before I even joined the forum

[LacedUp]

Nice trolling earl, I like it.

Gets people heated.

[Da Boxer]

These envious, racist individual they all always pile up and hate on Miguel who was cheated by the cheater-in-cheif Margarita.

They are always calling on hateful, racist comments against Miguel and the Puerto Rican people.

Always calling Cotto a quitter and what not but they seem to forget that thier taco vendors they have for boxers have quit ....some of what they call "great" and "warriors" have quit.

Let me refresh your mind....

Mexican who quit on their stools

Castillo
Ortiz
Hoya
Israel Vasquez
Raul Marquez
Julio C. Chavez
Tony Ayala Jr
Julio Diaz .
Marco Antonio Rubio
Rafael Marquez

Mexican's who Took Knees:

Israel Vasquez
Jhonny Gonzales
Alfonzo Sanchez
Tomas Rojas
Castillo
Angulo

And that is just the tip of the iceburg!

#mexicanquits
#tacovendor

[$coinblatt$]

even the writer of this bleach report article said Cotto would become a #gatekeeper if he lost another fight

Miguel Cotto’s career has come to a pivotal point after his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. this past Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

With the defeat, many can speculate on who Cotto’s next opponent will be, but one thing is for sure: If he wants to continue to be thought of as a top notch prizefighter, he must be victorious in his next bout.

Despite his valiant effort vs. Mayweather Jr., the truth, with no chaser, is that Cotto hasn’t won many fights against elite fighters. Throughout his successful career, Cotto has only fought three future Hall of Famers: Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley.

Cotto was only victorious against Mosley. One could argue that victory is a bit tainted. He won a close unanimous decision over Mosley in 2007, but that fight could have been the beginning of the end for Mosley.

We have seen the less-than-stellar performances Mosley has produced of late, but I believe the Cotto fight is where he began to decline. Since that fight, Mosley is 2-3-1 and clearly ready to retire.

This was, without a doubt, the best win of Cotto’s career, but it certainly did not come over Mosley in his prime. Cotto was clearly beaten by the other two boxing greats. He was TKO’d by Pacquiao in Round 12 of their 2009 bout.

The revenge win over Antonio Margarito in December was important to him personally, but let’s face it, Margarito is not a quality fighter. He’s a tough guy, but he’s nowhere near an elite talent.

So where does this leave Cotto? If you examine his body of work, there are several spirited performances but few victories over noteworthy opponents.

Cotto’s next fight could come against an up-and-comer like Canelo Alvarez or even the winner of the Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto rematch. No matter who the opponent is, he must be victorious. If he loses, it will signify a downward spiral in his career.

If he chooses to continue his career after another defeat, Cotto could earn gatekeeper status. That is the place of purgatory many contenders land after they have hung on too long.

Now they become the grizzled veteran that the young contenders must defeat before they are considered legitimate.

That would be a huge downgrade for Cotto. If he drops another fight, I’d like to see him walk away at that point; there would be nothing left for him to gain by continuing his career.

He is a warrior, but without a win over a big-time up-and-comer or an established veteran, the quality of his career will be questioned. This is a career crossroads for Cotto.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...eer-crossroads

[Snake...]

I hope cotto guard's those gates well and doesn't quit

[Hyper Knuckles]

even the writer of this bleach report article said Cotto would become a #gatekeeper if he lost another fight

Miguel Cotto’s career has come to a pivotal point after his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. this past Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

With the defeat, many can speculate on who Cotto’s next opponent will be, but one thing is for sure: If he wants to continue to be thought of as a top notch prizefighter, he must be victorious in his next bout.

Despite his valiant effort vs. Mayweather Jr., the truth, with no chaser, is that Cotto hasn’t won many fights against elite fighters. Throughout his successful career, Cotto has only fought three future Hall of Famers: Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley.

Cotto was only victorious against Mosley. One could argue that victory is a bit tainted. He won a close unanimous decision over Mosley in 2007, but that fight could have been the beginning of the end for Mosley.

We have seen the less-than-stellar performances Mosley has produced of late, but I believe the Cotto fight is where he began to decline. Since that fight, Mosley is 2-3-1 and clearly ready to retire.

This was, without a doubt, the best win of Cotto’s career, but it certainly did not come over Mosley in his prime. Cotto was clearly beaten by the other two boxing greats. He was TKO’d by Pacquiao in Round 12 of their 2009 bout.

The revenge win over Antonio Margarito in December was important to him personally, but let’s face it, Margarito is not a quality fighter. He’s a tough guy, but he’s nowhere near an elite talent.

So where does this leave Cotto? If you examine his body of work, there are several spirited performances but few victories over noteworthy opponents.

Cotto’s next fight could come against an up-and-comer like Canelo Alvarez or even the winner of the Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto rematch. No matter who the opponent is, he must be victorious. If he loses, it will signify a downward spiral in his career.

If he chooses to continue his career after another defeat, Cotto could earn gatekeeper status. That is the place of purgatory many contenders land after they have hung on too long.

Now they become the grizzled veteran that the young contenders must defeat before they are considered legitimate.

That would be a huge downgrade for Cotto. If he drops another fight, I’d like to see him walk away at that point; there would be nothing left for him to gain by continuing his career.

He is a warrior, but without a win over a big-time up-and-comer or an established veteran, the quality of his career will be questioned. This is a career crossroads for Cotto.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...eer-crossroads

Seriously? Who's going to read that eyesore? Anyways, your criticisms fall on deaf ears. I for one appreciate the effort you put into demeaning Cotto, it's really something to be commended. LOL
Why waste your time repeating this garbo.. go join a gym or something. Mexican fighters are as tough as they come. If you put half as much dedication into that as you do b1tching..

I swear some posters straight up sound like women.

[LoadedWraps]

Should be decent, they can battle it out to be chief gatekeeper

That high rep must be from good trolling, if this sample size is in any way accurate of your average post substance. Unfortunately this isn't very good trolling, Cotto is far from a journeyman even in jest.

[Jack Napier]

That high rep must be from good trolling, if this sample size is in any way accurate of your average post substance. Unfortunately this isn't very good trolling, Cotto is far from a journeyman even in jest.

wrong
Cotto is a fucking journeyman dude, he only has a name
that's enough for him to get some fights and some airtime
guys can make money with him, and he can beat B- or C guys
but Cotto was expelled from elite status in Nov 09
since then he's done nothing of note and dropped 2 more fights
and 1 of them was to a decent, but nondescript opponent in Trout
Cotto's not even legit at the weight he fights at now