Comments Thread For: Miguel Cotto: I Don't Need Golovkin To Write My Story!

[BattlingNelson]

WBC announcing Golovkin is the champion via face book does nothing for him. He needs Cotto. Make the weight to make the fight. He's even on record saying he could make a lower weight (154) than the one Cotto would probably ask for. Floyd's gone, Cotto is the cash cow he needs to see in order to go to the next level.

It does a lot for him actually. Everything after that at MW has to go through him. That's a big deal. And eventually Canelo will grow out of his 155 lb class and realize that he'd get a smaller share of the purse than he would have gotten had he fought GGG right after Cotto (if he wins.).

[Don Pichardo]

Cotto aint happening. Honestly I don't think Canelo will happen at 155. Saunders is talking about 18 months out if he beats Lee. So what's plan B?

I have a question. The WBC said the winner must fight GGG next or vacate. What if it's a draw?

Cotto remains champ. Cotto would have to fight ggg.

If one ready the article Cotto said he would fight ggg if it's his best option.

Translation: I'm fighting ggg if Floyd doesn't give me a rematch. I think it reasonable. Floyd is finite. Ggg will be there after Floyd. So I would have no problem with that senerio. It would also fill Cotto contract with roc with huge fights.

[alexKO]

Well he's not lying. From 140-154 he's fought the best. Anything he does now is gravy.

Correct - he fought the best at 147 and got stopped. He fought the best at 154 and got outboxed. He's now claiming to be the 160 champion whilst fighting at 153 and blocking fights with genuine middleweights, at middleweight.

This is all academic as Canelo will beat Cotto but is there a single person who actually believes Cotto, the 'lineal middleweight champion', won't get knocked out by GGG at 160?

If so, please speak up.

[IMDAZED]

Correct - he fought the best at 147 and got stopped. He fought the best at 154 and got outboxed. He's now claiming to be the 160 champion whilst fighting at 153 and blocking fights with genuine middleweights, at middleweight.

This is all academic as Canelo will beat Cotto but is there a single person who actually believes Cotto, the 'lineal middleweight champion', won't get knocked out by GGG at 160?

If so, please speak up.

Miguel Cotto's legacy is already defined. He'll be in the HOF, like it or not.

[sirron000]

Thread should have ended with this post.

With that said, Cotto DOES need a win over GGG on his resume (not that I think he can beat him). His biggest win was against Sergio "stephen hawkins" Martinez.

Please explain why Cotto needs a 34 year old prospect on his resume. Cotto is a HOFer if he never fights again.

That's like saying Larry Holmes needed Tyson on his resume.

[alexKO]

It does a lot for him actually. Everything after that at MW has to go through him. That's a big deal. And eventually Canelo will grow out of his 155 lb class and realize that he'd get a smaller share of the purse than he would have gotten had he fought GGG right after Cotto (if he wins.).

Canelo has plenty of options above 155, such as 156, 157, 158, 158.5, 159, etc.

One thing you have to remember about the World Caneloweight Title is the weight moves anywhere that Golovkin doesn't.

[doom_specialist]

I missed it when GGG became Ward's mandatory. When was that?


Like a catchweight???

It would actually have to be Ward becoming GGG's mandatory to be accurate, since it was GGG that offered the catchweight that he knew Ward would not accept. In any case, GGG pulled the same A-Side shenanigans that Cotto is pulling now. Fight on my terms, or no fight.

[alexKO]

Miguel Cotto's legacy is already defined. He'll be in the HOF, like it or not.

I'm not dis*****g that but he needs to quit the act - he's not a middleweight and needs to show the sport that made him his millions some respect.

[sirron000]

Correct - he fought the best at 147 and got stopped. He fought the best at 154 and got outboxed. He's now claiming to be the 160 champion whilst fighting at 153 and blocking fights with genuine middleweights, at middleweight.

This is all academic as Canelo will beat Cotto but is there a single person who actually believes Cotto, the 'lineal middleweight champion', won't get knocked out by GGG at 160?

If so, please speak up.

He fought a fighter at 145, you can't take credit for a catch weight and then not want Cotto to ask for a catch weight.. Shame on you sir!!

[IMDAZED]

I'm not dis*****g that but he needs to quit the act - he's not a middleweight and needs to show the sport that made him his millions some respect.

Give me a ****ing break. Cotto has done plenty in the sport so you can quit your whining now. When this fight is over, we'll see what happens with the belt. In the meantime, I'll enjoy a fight between two top boxers.