Who Should COTTO Fight Next?

Miguel Cotto VS.

  • Pacquiao Rematch

    Votes: 3 7.3%
  • Mayweather Rematch

    Votes: 9 22.0%
  • Canelo

    Votes: 25 61.0%
  • Lara

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chavez Jr.

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • Bradley

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Marquez

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • Other

    Votes: 1 2.4%

  • Total voters
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California Burrito

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cotto has so many options right now :patrice: anyone from 147 to 160 can get it :wow: and since he's not locked down to any promotion or network he can chose from top rank and goldenboy :blessed: who would you like to see him fight next?

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bradley? why the hell is bradley a choice? :huh:

dont ask me ask the jew arum

Arum Pondering Miguel Cotto vs. Timothy Bradley Next

Timothy Bradley is coming off a decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in their April rematch, but his promoter, Bob Arum, is considering a major fight for him later this year.

Among the potential opponents: Miguel Cotto, who challenges Sergio Martinez for the middleweight championship on Saturday night.

“We’ve discussed certain opponents, and we’ll look and see,” Arum said on the Friday before Martinez-Cotto. “Remember, there are certain fights, like tomorrow night, which may have an influence. I mean, if Miguel wins, I think a lot of people might want to see a Miguel-Bradley fight.”

Though Cotto would be the middleweight champion if he beats Martinez, he would likely be fighting at a lighter weight, Arum said. Indeed, after Arum spoke, Cotto would check in at 155 pounds for a bout with a 159-pound limit.

Bradley is a former 140- and 147-pound titleholder. He re-signed with Top Rank earlier this year.

“We’ve made him, I think, a major star,” Arum said. “Timothy is a great fighter, a great kid, and he’s great in the ring. People want to see him fight. And so there are a lot of big fights out there for Tim. We made a lot of money, and we’ll continue to make him a lot of money.”
 
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does he plan on defending the middleweight crown or did he just want to achieve the historic milestone

don't see him going back down to WW for the remainder of his career so unless bradley comes up to 54 I don't see that fight happening, so at 60 there's golovkin, Quillin
at 54 there's canelo, and floyd

because sergio looked like a complete shyt, we really don't know where cotto's really at, is this a new improved version, or the same guy who lost to austin trout

I think he loses his next fight unless he somehow fights bradley
 

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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.
 
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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.

shyt Floyd basically already fought cotto at 160, I think he weighed 161 - 165 the night of theirfight like he did against martinez
so he will probably try go for that middleweight strap
 
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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? :wtf:)

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 :wow:

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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.
 

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Why isn't GGG an option?

GGG isn't a option because i think we all know it would never happen. GGG is too big for cotto thats a high risk fight with little reward since GGG has never fought on PPV and fairly unknown outside the boxing world hes not a star. i think cotto only stays at 160 to defend his belt against canelo then vacants it he doesnt want those 160 problems :wow:


Trout, avenge the loss and we get to see both of their wives

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Even though I would love to see it I doubt cotto fights GGG, just to big of a jump without a catch-weight being involved. They already tried to make the Canelo fight before he lost to Trout so thats probably gonna be the move if Canelo wins, never know Lara might even be a option even though it might not be a huge money maker. Its tough to call it right now but I definitely don't wanna see him Tim Bradley. Him and Floyd is destined for a rematch next year if Cotto wins another big fight
 

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If I was shepherding Miguel's career I would do the Floyd rematch first and then Canelo right after. Floydd would be first because right now is the only time that Floyd would be willing to fight Miguel. If Miguel were to lose again Floyd would automatically not be willing to fight him.

Win, lose or draw the Canelo fight will always be there just because Miguel is a big name and Canelo would love to have a win over a big name under his belt.

Marquez, Pac and Jr would be tied for the third option.

I wouldn't even be thinking of the rest of them dudes on that list.
 

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Realistically it needs to be:
1. Canelo
2. Floyd
3. everyone else

1 and 2 put Cotto on PPV and get him huge paydays. Even as part of #GGGoodBoys, I wouldn't be all over Cotto for not fight GGG right away. If he decides to stay at 160 and campaign against other fighters, than he needs to fight GGG within 3-4 fights.
 

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First off, any fighter not chasing the Mayweather sweepstakes is a fool. His name shouldn't even be brought into the discussion, of course that should be the fight every fighter from 160-135 should be chasing.

With that being said, I'd love to see him face the winner of Canelo-Lara. As of right now I'd still favor either man over him, however, I cannot make a final decision until that fight actually happens. There's also the avenging of his Trout loss but............to me, Trout's stock is too low and he's steadily declining as a boxer, I do not see a point.

He's already made history so it's gonna be hard to stay motivated unless it is another blockbuster PPV event.

Kid Chocolate, Soliman, and Golovkin have names, but not PPV names. Bradley? Arum :comeon: GGG is close, once he steamrolls Geale he could be PPV bound. Kid Chocolate needs to let his hands go if he wants to be an attraction. Soliman is the guy nobody really wants to face due to his style, very difficult to look good against this guy.

Manny rematch cannot go down with Freddy Roach training both fighters.

Marcos Maidana? Well, I certainly would not object and it would force Mayweather to find another opponent and take his rematch meal ticket away. The Roach vs Ariza feud would live on.....

One Time? Well I'd be lying if I said I thought he wasn't ready, but he probably won't get that call. He's ready for a big name...

Juan Manuel Marquez
..............he's a very dedicated fellow, and would possibly take that challenge. I just don't think his body would accept going anywhere near 154, but I could be wrong.....
 
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