Cotto's Rise to the Top

He was perfectly groomed and has become well known not only because of his exciting fights but because he adds class and craft to the entertainment value. The man has taken on a who's who in the fight game. His short comings are well documented but the positives surely out weight the negatives. Something tells me his story will include another chapter win or lose on May 5th.

 

I remember Larry Merchant's quote on Cotto, saying that Cotto may be one of those last rare fighters of this generation that fought his way to the top instead of maneuvering himself to the top.

Real talk. Cotto's 140lb resume was fantastic. If he had not had weight issues at 140lbs he would have destroyed Ricky Hatton.

 

Cotto came up the hardway like my boy Money May, not suddenly appearing as a 5 weight world champion in 2008.

 

Quality

:rofl

 

:deal 100% Agreed.

 

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Not to mention he appeared in 2008 a 5 weight world champion purely because of Floyd and by mentioning his name.

 

Floyd fought like 1 credible opponent before getting his title shot. However, he had been a pro for only 2 years and beat the reigning WBC champ, and the top fighter in the division to get his first title. Cotto fought more credible guys before his first title, but his first title was a vacant title, and Pinto is nowhere near the caliber of fighter that Hernandez. In fact, Foreman is the only reigning champ that Cotto has beat in his entire career. That's hard to believe considering his level of comp and accomplishments.

 

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What happened to Mayorga?

 

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