Cotto and his Career??

Here's the young guys I know of from 140-154

Victor Ortiz at 140
Lamont Peterson at 140
Devon Alexander at 140
Demetrius Hopkins at 140
Andre Berto at 147
Mike Jones at 147
James Kirkland at 154
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at 154
Joel Julio at 154
Alfredo Angulo at 154

 

Andre Berto will be a decent contender, Victor Ortiz, Lamont Peterson, and Devon Alexander could very well become title holders at 140. I don't see any of them coming close to beating Miguel Cotto.

Mike Jones and Demetrius Hopkins wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell at any point in their respective careers.

Chavez Jr could be a matchup down the road if Arum gets his record to 50-0 with a couple decent name opponents. Cotto would crush him though since Chavez Jr doesn't strike me as a future world-class fighter.

I don't think too highly of Joel Julio and Alfredo Angulo, although they're both big and have pretty good punching power. Kirkland is an interesting prospect. He wont become a significant champion but he could become a title holder. If I were Cotto, I'd be careful who I fight at 154.

-----------------------------------------------------

It's going to be interesting to see how Cotto's career plays out. My guess is that he wins a title at 154 at some point but ends up going back down to welterweight, racking up double digit title defenses.