Floyd Mayweather Jr - Four Possible Opponents in 09

[handler000]

No he tried to fight him for his feb 24th fight. They said cintrons name was in the mix in june but he choose clottey instead . Come on read and listen after the interview of beating jennings he never even mentioned cintron. He chose clottey on his own never cintron so what u say is false. Second he wanted cintron in his comeback fight but it fell through bob arum decided to put jennings. anyways tell me you wouldnt have fought jennings 2 if it was for a belt its a no brainer.

DUDE where do you get your information from? Cintron was going to fight Clottey NOT Cotto for his belt but decided to move up and fight Martinez for more money..

[BoriKua305]

DUDE where do you get your information from? Cintron was going to fight Clottey NOT Cotto for his belt but decided to move up and fight Martinez for more money..

OMG dont be an idiot before that there was talks with dibella and cotto was even asked if he would fight cintron in his comeback fight and he said yea he would. Go back and read then thats when the whole clottey thing happened and i said the fight fell through and then he decided to move up

[Dave Rado]

p4p pac is better, but Mosley is the king of the WWs and pac can't *** w/ mosley at 147.

Exactly, Mosley would be a massive favourite to beat Pac at 147.

[Da Hammer]

im sure it has been mentioned but WTF No Cotto??

[buckdacious]

The argument that he's not a natural Welter would be far more valid if he didn't fight at Welter. He fought Hatton at 147, not 140. Will he fight Pac or Marquez at 140? We'll see. But if not, then your argument doesn't work.

Plus he wants to be thought of as a great Welter, that's why he won the lineal crown; and to be thought of as a great Welter, he needs to beat a top Welter convincingly. Cotto, Mosley and Williams are all better than any of the Welters he has beaten.

he wants to be thought as a great WW??? WRONG!!! he wants to be known as a great boxer. doesnt matter who he fights at WW, its never gonna beat what he did at 130. Hes the best SF ever!!

[BoriKua305]

DUDE where do you get your information from? Cintron was going to fight Clottey NOT Cotto for his belt but decided to move up and fight Martinez for more money..

Last update: 08-08-2008 Read more by Rick Reeno

Miguel Cotto vs. Kermit Cintron on Lou DiBella's Mind
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By Rick Reeno

krikya360.com was informed by promoter Lou DiBella that he would love to match his latest acquisition, Kermit Cintron, against the returning Miguel Cotto, in a high-stakes battle of former welterweight champions. Cotto and Cintron, both from Puerto Rico, have three losses between them, and all three came at the hands of Antonio Margarito, now regarded as the best welterweight in the world.

Margarito stopped Cintron within five-rounds in 2005 and then stopped him again, this time within six, when they met for the rematch in April. Cotto suffered the first loss of his career last month in Las Vegas when he was stopped by Margarito in eleven brutal rounds.

Cotto wants to return to the ring before the end of the year, probably in November or December. DiBella would like to get Cintron back in the ring by November. He says a fight with the two Puerto Rican punchers would be a natural crossroads bout in lucrative division, with the winner being catapulted into a title opportunity.

"We love that idea. I would love to have a discussion on that fight and if Cotto is interested, I'll call Bob Arum," DiBella said.



Last update: 10-11-2008 Read more by Mark Vester

Miguel Cotto May Face Kermit Cintron, Jesus Karass
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By Mark Vester

Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank is looking at the possible options for Miguel Cotto's return to the ring next February. Last we heard, Arum is looking to place Cotto (32-1, 26KOs) back in the ring on Feb. 14. He says that former welterweight champion, and fellow Puerto Rican, Kermit Cintron (29-2, 27KOs), is the one of the possible names to face Cotto. The other is contender Jesus Soto Karass (21-3, 15KOs).

Cintron is scheduled to fight former 140-pound champ Lovremore Ndou on November 15. Karass has been able to put together a string of wins which includes guys like Vince Phillips, David Estrada and Chris Smith. He's been unbeaten since 2005.

"The names that we have in mind are Kermit Cintron and Jesus Soto Karass. One of those two could be the opponent for Miguel," said Arum to Primera Hora.

There is no lock that Cotto's return will be on HBO. Arum said the network, the date and the venue will depend on the funds being offered for the fight. He plans to meet with HBO execs when he comes to town for next weekend's Kelly Pavlik-Bernard Hopkins clash. He also plans to talk with Showtime. He would like the fight to land in Puerto Rico, but the other possible location is Atlantic City. He says that if they can't find quality opponents for Cotto and Antonio Margarito and/or the networks don't have enough in their budgets to pick up the fights, a Margarito-Cotto rematch may come sooner than later.

"First, we have to speak with HBO and find out their availability becuase of the U.S. economy," Arum said. "Both Atlantic City and Puerto Rico is being considered. Now, another possibility is that, if we fail to find quality opponents for Cotto and Antonio Margarito, they could end up fighting each other in March or April."

Arum is also trying to put together a fight between Margarito and Shane Mosley for January 2009, but that also depends on HBO and if the network has enough in the budget to pick up such a fight. Arum and Golden Boy Promotions are not confident that a Margarito-Mosley bout will pull in enough money on pay-per-view. If Cotto and Margarito win their fights, they would likely meet in a rematch on June 6.

"Now they are all running scared. We have to sse if HBO has sufficient money to do the fight between Margarito and Mosley. That we still don't know, Arum said.

[BoriKua305]

DUDE where do you get your information from? Cintron was going to fight Clottey NOT Cotto for his belt but decided to move up and fight Martinez for more money..

Last update: 08-12-2008 Read more by Mark Vester
Miguel Cotto is Ready - "I Would Fight Kermit Cintron"
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By Mark Vester

Last week, promoter Lou DiBella told krikya360.com that he would love to match his new fighter, Kermit Cintron, against Miguel Cotto. DiBella told BoxingScene that such a fight would produce a lot of fireworks and makes a lot of sense since both fighters want to fight again in the fall, both are coming off knockout defeats at the hands of Antonio Margarito, and both are former welterweight champions from Puerto Rico.

Cotto has answered the call and says that it would be a pleasure to square off with his countryman Cintron, but as usual, it depends on who his promoter, Top Rank, places in front of him. His plan is to return before the end of the year, either in November or December. DiBella plans to get Cintron back in the ring by November. Cotto says that a fight with a guy like Cintorn, and of course a win, would place him back in the mix among the top welterweight players.

"I am going to work my way back to the top," Cotto told El Nuevo Dia. "In three weeks to a month, I will be speaking with my promoter (about a return). Right now, I don't have a preference on who I will fight. It would be a pleasure for me to face Kermit Cintron, a former champion like myself, and (at the same time) pick my career back up again."

Cotto also said that at some point down the line, he wants a rematch with Margarito.

[Ray*]

im sure it has been mentioned but WTF No Cotto??

its already been mention and like what everyone has been saying schafer works for golden boy not Top ranks so its safe to say he mentioned every fighter under the golden boy ranks...

cotto really needs to go it alone after is contract expire this time again..

[BoriKua305]

DUDE where do you get your information from? Cintron was going to fight Clottey NOT Cotto for his belt but decided to move up and fight Martinez for more money..

thats where i get my information from

[Dave Rado]

Why would it be more competitive? Floyd Sr. is already on record stating he will not train Hatton for a fight with his son. Without Floyd Sr. Hatton goes back to the same style. Please leave the 'better' referee thing alone. No matter what ref was in there they wouldnt have allowed Hatton to hold and hit. Plus Floyd kept his forearm in Hatton's chest so he couldnt hold.

What makes you think that the moment his trainer goes he'll immediately forget everything he learnt under him? Of course he wouldn't fight the way he did against Floyd again, not using his jab, rushing in face first - he's learnt his lessons and isn't as much of an idiot as you seem to think.

As for Cortez, you're being biased. I've never seen a referee so quick to prevent any inside fighting at all as Cortez was that night, and as Chase has pointed out, Mayweather fouled a lot with his elbows and Cortez turned a blind eye. Hatton would have lost anyway, but that isn't my point.