by David P. Greisman - Miguel Cotto is in the driver’s seat, a prime position to be in when so many boxers are beholden to promoters, networks and sanctioning bodies for opportunities or reliant upon other fighters.
He’s likely only heading in one of two directions — to riches or to ruin. He’ll either pick a huge payday against Canelo Alvarez or a huge challenge in Gennady Golovkin.
Those are truly the two main options he has, barring the long shot that a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. this September would be. Cotto, who dispatched Daniel Geale in four rounds this past Saturday, said afterward that he wanted to go spend time with his family. A fight with Mayweather in just about three months may be too quick a turnaround, though money (and particularly the kind of money that comes with facing “Money” Mayweather) has changed many a mind.
There are also the far-fetched options of retirement or ridicule.
He won’t hang up his gloves when he’s having a career renaissance, looking fresher and better than he had in years, dominating admittedly disadvantaged opponents, and putting himself in line for the kinds of paydays that, after a pair of losses just two and a half years ago, it seemed as if Cotto would never see again.
Yet he can’t truly go wherever he wishes. Boxing fans will forgive him for preferring a collision course with Alvarez rather than a head-on wreck with Golovkin. It’s more difficult for him to do neither and opt for other middleweights or junior middleweights instead. HBO executives may push for Cotto to face Canelo. They probably won’t need to. Cotto spoke after the Geale win with a tone that sounded as if he accepted that Canelo would be next. [Click Here To Read More]
He’s likely only heading in one of two directions — to riches or to ruin. He’ll either pick a huge payday against Canelo Alvarez or a huge challenge in Gennady Golovkin.
Those are truly the two main options he has, barring the long shot that a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. this September would be. Cotto, who dispatched Daniel Geale in four rounds this past Saturday, said afterward that he wanted to go spend time with his family. A fight with Mayweather in just about three months may be too quick a turnaround, though money (and particularly the kind of money that comes with facing “Money” Mayweather) has changed many a mind.
There are also the far-fetched options of retirement or ridicule.
He won’t hang up his gloves when he’s having a career renaissance, looking fresher and better than he had in years, dominating admittedly disadvantaged opponents, and putting himself in line for the kinds of paydays that, after a pair of losses just two and a half years ago, it seemed as if Cotto would never see again.
Yet he can’t truly go wherever he wishes. Boxing fans will forgive him for preferring a collision course with Alvarez rather than a head-on wreck with Golovkin. It’s more difficult for him to do neither and opt for other middleweights or junior middleweights instead. HBO executives may push for Cotto to face Canelo. They probably won’t need to. Cotto spoke after the Geale win with a tone that sounded as if he accepted that Canelo would be next. [Click Here To Read More]
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