Is Cotto the best fighter Floyd has faced?

Nope, not close. The 154lb weight limit makes him a creditable challenge though, without doubt.

 

Mosley did nothing for a year and a half before Floyd, and lost to Cotto about 3 years before.

 

HE IS. No doubt. That's how WEAK Floyd's resume is. That's why he will never break the top 30 in the ATG rankings unlike PAC who already sits in the 20's. :smoke

 

Sure,in a close fight.

Fight could have gone either way. Using that logic, you could say Margarito beat Cotto, and Mosely desrtoyed Margarito.

Mosely was considered the man to beat at welter at the time Floyd beat him. Its not arguable.

 

He was #3 in the world at the time, and he was #1 at WW.

They say, well he's old...OK, well "THAT" old Shane Mosley was favored over the 26 year old Berto and was ranked higher than any of the other WW's out there, plus more proven.:deal

 

atsch:rofl:rofl

please ban this fukin troll-

Hey *******, who is Tim Coleman? (LOL-they don't know who other fighters are)...Have fun googling it *******.

These *******s dont really watch the sport-just watch Pac and whats goin on around him..Hey who is Flash Elorde *******? Go google that one too-learn something for once.:deal

Pac a top 45-no way is he a top 20...wow..u truly are a *******-LMFAO "TOP 20"

 

Then why fight Marquez instead??? and surely the Mosley of the Cotto fight was a better version.

 

Prime Cotto would have received a nice boxing lesson and lost a UD. This Cotto is going to get a complete ass whooping and get stopped.
Toughest test for Floyd would have been a prime Mosley.

And to answer the thread, NO. Cotto on May 5th will not even be close to Floyd's best opponent to date. That will become evident when Floyd thrashes Cotto.

 

Once again your wrong. Cotto barely got by Mosley. His 147 peak was against Quintana. Cotto was at his best at 140.

 

It was def Castillo followed by Corrales

 

"PACQUIAO v COTTO II is a **** fight". ______________


sorry, off topic.

 

My father said it best when he described the state of boxing these days. He told me fighters fought and fought often and like football teams won and lost and the outcome......,well on "any given sunday" the favorite could fall. Look at what the Giants just did, people act as if Cotto will be a walk in the park? I for one think Floyd will pull out the win but the outcome of this fight has nothing to do with Cotto and how he fairs compared to Floyds past opposition. Each fight takes on its own personality and the way some posters here downplay how legit this bout will be might as well close down their pc's and log on to an snooker forum.

 

A major factor in this fight is Cotto's punch resistance at this point in his career.

 

Cotto is mentally broken as well, he never could deal with adversity, I remember at 140 against this Euro dude who kept that jab in his face and he couldn't get into a rhythm, he started trying to trip and foul the guy.

Then you look at him with Judah.

Hell he couldn't handle the jab straight from Clottey, who beat him imho, if he couldn't deal with Clottey or Judah (legally) he is going to be picked apart by Floyd.

 

I have no doubt that if Floyd wins all 12 rounds, you'll somehow score it a draw :-(