Miguel Cotto is overrated and has had the easiest way to title shots the past 20 yrs.

[Floyd is TBE]

Cotto's heart and willingness to fight everyone was something his fans made up. He's a great fighter but he wanted nothing to do with Tszyu, Hatton or Mayweather at 140. And for a guy that will "fight anyone" his career at 154 and 160 has been carefully managed. He's definitely not going to fight any of the top threats at 160

[TheCell8]

Highly overrated. He lost to every good fighter he ever faced, that was in their prime.

[sunny31]

Cotto fought

Manny
Mayweather
Judah
Margarito
Clottey
Mosley
Martinez
Canelo
Trout

He won some and lost some but damn how can you call the man overrated?

As well as that - Paulie, Torres, and Quintana aren't exactly soft touches either, they all went on to win world titles after Cotto beat them. So did N'dou and Bailey, who are probably two of the better gatekeeper/fringe world level guys of that era.

I don't see what the problem is here - The other best fighters in the division have straps already, so if Cotto wins this, it allows maybe a big unification for Cotto's last fight.

Also it probably adds a few $ on both Cotto and more importantly, Kamegai's purse.

[Earl-Hickey]

Ill be glad when ge retires and goes away

[Prime 407]

Just saw on BoxRec that his fight with Kamegai is for the vacant WBO title... what? He last fought in 2015 - and is fighting Kamegai whos best career performance is a draw and a win against a shot to **** Jesus Soto Karass.

First of, let me just say I have been one of his biggest fans up until after the Mayweather fight. He has now lost me because of his diva behavior (leaving interviews in fights he clearly lost like the Trout, Mayweather and Alvarez fights..)

Every title he ever won has been vacant, except the Martinez fight and we all know that story.

His best title wins are a crippled Martinez back in 2014, 3 years ago, Shane Mosley - 10 years ago which is probably his best win to date.

I mean, does anyone even rate this guy anymore? It's hard to be a boxing fan, so many other fighters deserve to get a shot at the title but Cotto is handed shot after shot just because of his name.

Miguel has received the benefit of a few easy titles, like the time he fought one legged Yuri and no knees Martinez.

[RockyB]

You know what's funny is I was just thinking about Cotto in title fights yesterday. You are wrong in that Marinez was not his first non vacant title. He fought Yuri Foreman for his title and it was the first time he actually beat a champion for a title

Thanks, my bad..


And for the record, I'm not saying he isn't good, a HOFer or exciting. I'm saying that I think a lot of his best wins are not that great, I'm saying he has lost his biggest fights.

Most of all I'm saying that his behavior in defeat has dissapointed me and this is why I cant be a fan of his. I like his style but I cant support a man who behaves like that. Look at Klitschko in defeat - respectful. Look at Pacquiao - respectful (except the socks excuse...).

[Larry the boss]

as well as that - paulie, torres, and quintana aren't exactly soft touches either, they all went on to win world titles after cotto beat them. So did n'dou and bailey, who are probably two of the better gatekeeper/fringe world level guys of that era.

I don't see what the problem is here - the other best fighters in the division have straps already, so if cotto wins this, it allows maybe a big unification for cotto's last fight.

Also it probably adds a few $ on both cotto and more importantly, kamegai's purse.

dont see anyone calling cotto an atg or tbe..so i dont get how the guy can call him overrated..cotto is what he is..a blue color no none sense fighter who was on the upper level in boxing...he was a a class fighter who only losses come from 2 elite once in a life time fighters and the 2 world class fighters in margo and trout and a young phenom in canelo.....how the hell is cotto overrated?

[Larry the boss]

Cotto was like Clyde Drexler in the Jordan era or Paul George in the LeBron era......a very good fighter that will always make the Elite work as hard as they can but not on that ridiculous level only a few reach....

[The Time]

He's a HOF'er...get over it. The man has accomplished a hell of a lot, he has plenty of very good wins, and a couple of exceptional one's. Up to a certain point titles become much less relevant, its about who you beat. I'm sure if he spent his career cherry picking alphabet champions his resume would look a lot less impressive than it does now.

All fighters have ebbs and flows in terms of level of competition, and you can make the case that Cotto has picked up a couple of 'easy titles', but its a straw man argument, just look at who he has fought and when he fought them, his resume is a who's who of elite guys in the past decade.

He's in a position now where 99.9% of the fighters in and around his weight class would jump to fight him, not because he's easy, but because for most of these guys he represents a life changing pay day, or at the very least a huge pay day. Thats the top and bottom of it.

......Good post

[The Time]

Cotto hate has always been irrational...always....most guys would literally kill someone to have his career coupled with that bank account

........Yes'sir