Cotto is just too damn big for Bradley. Pac rematch won't happen cause they're both Roach fighters, and Manny at this point would rather be at 147 or 140 rather than going up in weight again. Cotto could potentially get to Mayweather, but other things would have to happen first.
Which brings me to this: In terms of defending his newly won crown, Cotto has to face either GGG or Canelo, GGG for unification purposes, and Canelo for sheer financial boom. The Young Mexicano Prince vs The Boriqua Don in MSG would be so piff. But Canelo has to get by Lara first. And since Cotto has such a good relationship with TR (actually, with Todd DuBoef), and Oscar would probably need a little help dealing with Schafer/Floyd/Haymon (as well as him actually wanting to work with Arum again), Cotto/Canelo should be made with no hassle.
But if Canelo falls to Lara, then GGG is a perfect backup option. And if Cotto gets by one of those guys, and does it almost similar to how he's dismantled Rodriguez & Martinez, it sets him up perfectly for a Floyd rematch, and you can pencil that shyt in for Cinco De Mayo 2015.
I'm not sure if Floyd would want to move up to 160 or a catchweight above 154, but if Cotto dangles the carrot of another WBC green belt, that could drive Floyd to take the fight.
But we'll see what happens. Cotto's performance against Martinez this past Saturday could have a big-time domino effect, for sure.
Yeah, I don't see Cotto going from 160 all the way down to 147, though he could. He came into the fight Saturday wearing, what, 153/154? I forget the number. So with that, Bradley and Pacquiao are out. There are a lot of choices for Cotto, but what's more interesting is this increases choices for Floyd as well. I think the impact of Cotto's win won't be fully felt until the Lara vs. Canelo match. A Lara win would be bigger for Floyd than it would be for Cotto. If Lara wins, Floyd has a legitimate opponent come Sept (hell, if he doesn't fight Maidana again, which I think he's probably 50/50, then who else is the better opponent?).
If Canelo wins, this sets up a huge opportunity for Cotto, and makes the match that much bigger for them both. If Canelo loses, a fight with Cotto and him would still make a lot of bread, but I'm not so sure he doesn't lose a significant amount of Mexican fans, having lost two of out his last 3 fights.
Now lets say Lara wins or it's a really close fight. Then, I think Floyd fights Lara, Cotto fights GGG, Canelo goes off to fight someone else, and Canelo and Cotto fight later on down the road. Right now, it's in the best interest of Cotto that Canelo wins, that way both huge victories between the two are still fresh on everyone's mind.
What does this do for the boxing landscape in 2015? There are a variety of situations that can occur. I think Canelo wins, fights Cotto; and Floyd fights Lara in the fall. From there, Cotto can rematch Floyd or fight GGG. If Cotto beats Canelo, a showdown with GGG is inevitable (not outside of the realm of posisbility, seeing that Cotto looked that fukking good against Martinez). But again, what about Floyd? There are no money making fights for Floyd at 147, ESP if he decides not to fight Maidana. Floyd could fight Lara and then move up again and challenge Cotto (and what if he wins, is GGG next?
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I dunno man. I just dunno what is going to happen now. Boxing needed Martinez to win in order to negate this impending chaos, but that didn't happen. Now all kinds of shyt is about to pop off
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Now that I think about it, regardless of whether Canelo wins or loses, a fight with him and Cotto is inevitable. Canelo can barely make 154 anymore as it is.