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cotto fights martinez, ortiz wins in january and fights canelo 
Miguel Cotto Offered $15 Mill Guaranteed in Martinez Fight @ MSG??
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HamAndEgger
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cotto fights martinez, ortiz wins in january and fights canelo
That's a big if though
. God, I'd love to see Ortiz lose that fight just for the post fight comments 
Cotto's Top Rank contract ended with the Marg re-match in 2011.
He did 2 fights with Showtime/Golden Boy (Floyd/Trout) and 1 with HBO/Arum (Delvin Rodriguez). All 3 were one fight contracts. There's nothing for Arum to "smear". And as far as I know, Martinez and Canelo are both contractually tied to HBO. HBO wins either way.
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Miguel Cotto moving toward June 7 fight against Sergio Martinez
[For the Record, 4:46 p.m., Tuesday: An earlier version of this post stated that Puerto Rican Independence Day takes place on the weekend of June 7. The Puerto Rican Day Parade takes place on that weekend.]
Miguel Cotto’s retreat from interest in a bout against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez means another opportunity intrigued him.
A chance to claim a fourth different weight-class world title on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 7 in New York City against middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is that option.
Promoter Bob Arum said Tuesday, “I’m optimistic that fight is going to happen. It isn’t done yet, but there’s some magic in Miguel fighting in the New York area that weekend.”
The bout would be an HBO pay-per-view fight; one official close to the situation said that “it would be the highlight” of the network’s first half along with Manny Pacquiao’s April fight.
Arum said his staff is pricing the benefit of perhaps staging the fight at MetLife Stadium -- home of the New York Giants and Jets -- versus placing it where Cotto usually fights, a renovated Madison Square Garden.
Puerto Rico's Cotto has defeated former champions Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito at MSG.
“We’re pricing the pros and cons of having another 10,000 to 20,000 people watching the fight outdoors against the expenses of making sure we’re covered from possible rain,” Arum said.
The 33-year-old Cotto (38-4, 31 knockouts) informed Golden Boy Promotions this week he was passing for now on a purse in excess of $10 million to fight Alvarez on March 8 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
On the heels of a knockout of Delvin Rodriguez in October after uniting with Hollywood trainer Freddie Roach, Cotto will go after Martinez (51-2-2, 28 knockouts), who turns 39 in February and hasn’t lost since winning a world middleweight title in 2010.
World Boxing Council champion Martinez hasn’t fought since April, however, dealing with knee and hand injuries.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...rtinez-20131217,0,6398466.story#ixzz2nn8Nt6Dj
[For the Record, 4:46 p.m., Tuesday: An earlier version of this post stated that Puerto Rican Independence Day takes place on the weekend of June 7. The Puerto Rican Day Parade takes place on that weekend.]
Miguel Cotto’s retreat from interest in a bout against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez means another opportunity intrigued him.
A chance to claim a fourth different weight-class world title on the weekend of the Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 7 in New York City against middleweight champion Sergio Martinez is that option.
Promoter Bob Arum said Tuesday, “I’m optimistic that fight is going to happen. It isn’t done yet, but there’s some magic in Miguel fighting in the New York area that weekend.”
The bout would be an HBO pay-per-view fight; one official close to the situation said that “it would be the highlight” of the network’s first half along with Manny Pacquiao’s April fight.
Arum said his staff is pricing the benefit of perhaps staging the fight at MetLife Stadium -- home of the New York Giants and Jets -- versus placing it where Cotto usually fights, a renovated Madison Square Garden.
Puerto Rico's Cotto has defeated former champions Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Antonio Margarito at MSG.
“We’re pricing the pros and cons of having another 10,000 to 20,000 people watching the fight outdoors against the expenses of making sure we’re covered from possible rain,” Arum said.
The 33-year-old Cotto (38-4, 31 knockouts) informed Golden Boy Promotions this week he was passing for now on a purse in excess of $10 million to fight Alvarez on March 8 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
On the heels of a knockout of Delvin Rodriguez in October after uniting with Hollywood trainer Freddie Roach, Cotto will go after Martinez (51-2-2, 28 knockouts), who turns 39 in February and hasn’t lost since winning a world middleweight title in 2010.
World Boxing Council champion Martinez hasn’t fought since April, however, dealing with knee and hand injuries.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/sport...rtinez-20131217,0,6398466.story#ixzz2nn8Nt6Dj
King P
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As much as I'd like to see a Cotto/Martinez fight being a fan of both guys, I'm afraid Maravilla will show up 
I hope not though
I hope not though
HamAndEgger
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As much as I'd like to see a Cotto/Martinez fight being a fan of both guys, I'm afraid Maravilla will show up
I hope not though
I ain't gonna front, me being a Cotto fan I'm expecting the best Sergio...which if Cotto were to win
It's a win/win for Cotto. If he loses a tough fight there's nothing to be ashamed of, he took the risk (and got a nice check too).
Thatrogueassdiaz
We're on the blood path now
Question: is there still no way Martinez fights Mayweather? I was really hoping that fight would happen. Don't know if Floyd will want to go back to 154, tho
King P
Legends Never Die
Martinez said a fight between them is impossible at this point since they fight for different networks
I think Maravilla can build up to a Mayweather fight if he beats Cotto and Canelo, which won't be easy at his age. But then he'd have to be willing to walk away from HBO. Dan Rafael recently said Martinez isn't contractually bound to HBO, but that he's a loyal guy and said he wouldn't walk away from them. But who knows, because he's wanted to fight Floyd for years, HBO doesn't have any other big ppv draws for Martinez to fight after Cotto, and he knows he's going to cash out soon.
But none of that matters if Maravilla looks
against Cotto.
none of them nikkas is tied to HBO
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Miguel Cotto Officially Decides on Sergio Martinez
Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) has officially revealed that he wants to fight WBC middleweight king Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28KOs) on June 7th at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Right now, Cotto is waiting for the deal to get finalized with Martinez and his promoter, Lou DiBella. </p><p>Cotto had a $10 million dollar offer on the table to face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on March 8th, but the Puerto Rican star was unable to make the date and feels confident that a fight with Canelo will happen somewhere down the line. During a holiday conference with the Puerto Rican press at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, Cotto said the following: "I want to go with Martinez. The title is the main goal. We are only waiting on the confirmations from his team and if all goes well the fight will happen. The date is June 7 and I would rather fight where my historical roots are, Madison Square Garden. I believe that the fight with Canelo is premature right now. He is 23 years old and his name will be around" Cotto said.
There has been no confirmation on the weight, but Cotto is not worried about the size of Martinez. "If you look at the physicality of Martinez. He has never been a full 160-pounder. He's always weighed in at 157 and 158 pounds. Rarely does he every come in at 160. So he's not a real middleweight" Cotto said. Additionally, Martinez has to tie up a big loose end with a mandatory defense being owed to Marco Antonio Rubio. The WBC ordered Martinez to face Rubio next, and Cotto is not going to get involved in that situation. "That is something that Sampson [Lewkowicz] and Lou DiBella have to solve. They are working on that" Cotto said. Cotto would be trained by Freddie Roach for the fight. Martinez has been inactive since an April decision win over Martin Murray, where the Argentine star suffered several injuries during the fight.
http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-i-decided-i-want-sergio-martinez-on-6-7--73034
Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) has officially revealed that he wants to fight WBC middleweight king Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28KOs) on June 7th at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Right now, Cotto is waiting for the deal to get finalized with Martinez and his promoter, Lou DiBella. </p><p>Cotto had a $10 million dollar offer on the table to face Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on March 8th, but the Puerto Rican star was unable to make the date and feels confident that a fight with Canelo will happen somewhere down the line. During a holiday conference with the Puerto Rican press at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, Cotto said the following: "I want to go with Martinez. The title is the main goal. We are only waiting on the confirmations from his team and if all goes well the fight will happen. The date is June 7 and I would rather fight where my historical roots are, Madison Square Garden. I believe that the fight with Canelo is premature right now. He is 23 years old and his name will be around" Cotto said.
There has been no confirmation on the weight, but Cotto is not worried about the size of Martinez. "If you look at the physicality of Martinez. He has never been a full 160-pounder. He's always weighed in at 157 and 158 pounds. Rarely does he every come in at 160. So he's not a real middleweight" Cotto said. Additionally, Martinez has to tie up a big loose end with a mandatory defense being owed to Marco Antonio Rubio. The WBC ordered Martinez to face Rubio next, and Cotto is not going to get involved in that situation. "That is something that Sampson [Lewkowicz] and Lou DiBella have to solve. They are working on that" Cotto said. Cotto would be trained by Freddie Roach for the fight. Martinez has been inactive since an April decision win over Martin Murray, where the Argentine star suffered several injuries during the fight.
http://www.boxingscene.com/cotto-i-decided-i-want-sergio-martinez-on-6-7--73034
man if this is finalied i might have to be in the house for that..that shyt is gonna be live as fukk