@HamAndEgger
http://www.boxingscene.com/arum-breaks-down-miguel-cottos-future-options--70387
Does this article from today not state that Cotto is a free agent
Arum aint like that Canelo question, he understands Cotto jumping ship is a possibility
can't knock the hustle if he ended up working with gbp his next fight.Maybe
I'd rather see him with canelo. Cotto has problems with them taller/longer fighters. And against Sergio he'll end up boxing
Interesting to see if Freddie will still try to have Cotto slugging against Sergio.
But you right tho Arum is a cancer to these epic fights, hell probably end up with Sergio
True but he needs Canelo first. We need him while he's emotionally damaged and force him into Hatton status
cotto stepping in hard with the jab was why pacquiao destroyed him. cotto gets his whole attack off that hard jab and pacquiao was feasting on it meaning there was no way cotto was going to win that fight. it took him about six or seven rounds to realize he didnt want to be in the same ring as manny pacquiao. if cotto fought pacquiao a hundred times he loses a hundred times and if cotto cant handle pacquiao at 147 handling sergio martinez up at 160 is something i just cannot see
It's easy to say that in hindsight, but there are intangibles that make a Pacquiao vs Cotto and Martinez vs Cotto two completely different fights. I'd say THAT Pacquiao Cotto fought was a Pacquiao at his peak. That's the best Manny I've seen at 147. Martinez though at least in my eyes isn't at his peak (or prime) and has had nagging injuries for 2 years now. He's not as fast as Manny nor throws the combos Manny throws. Martinez also isn't much of a pressure fighter more than a counter puncher but Cotto also is very underrated in that dept. You can't ignore Martinez's size advantage (especially Fight Night) but if there were a good time for Cotto to challenge Martinez I think its now. Cotto's in a win/win. He loses, he lost to the Lineal Middleweight Champ. He wins?
Not to compare the fighters, but Duran was supposed to get his ass beat by Hagler going to Middleweight. Didn't exactly happen.
that was all a PR publicity stuntGB has all the fighters. Yet It's always GB reaching out, the latest being Mares/Donaire.
Martinez is that legacy fight, but he's too big at 160. The Cotto pre delving would be out there boxing.
But i just read an article that Freddie wants Martinez at the full 160 instead of the 158 CW Martinez offered. I wonder what strategy he got for em
It's easy to say that in hindsight, but there are intangibles that make a Pacquiao vs Cotto and Martinez vs Cotto two completely different fights. I'd say THAT Pacquiao Cotto fought was a Pacquiao at his peak. That's the best Manny I've seen at 147. Martinez though at least in my eyes isn't at his peak (or prime) and has had nagging injuries for 2 years now. He's not as fast as Manny nor throws the combos Manny throws. Martinez also isn't much of a pressure fighter more than a counter puncher but Cotto also is very underrated in that dept. You can't ignore Martinez's size advantage (especially Fight Night) but if there were a good time for Cotto to challenge Martinez I think its now. Cotto's in a win/win. He loses, he lost to the Lineal Middleweight Champ. He wins?
Not to compare the fighters, but Duran was supposed to get his ass beat by Hagler going to Middleweight. Didn't exactly happen.
outstanding post and i cosign
True but he needs Canelo first. We need him while he's emotionally damaged and force him into Hatton status
