Cotto moving up in weight class

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  1. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    Dude is too short. If he goes up to 154 so many guys are gonna pick him apart.
     
    imp4pdabest, Aug 6, 2008
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  2. BADINTENTIONS2

    BADINTENTIONS2 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    i don't think too many will because above welter it's pretty slim pickings. but i agree with you on principle.
     
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  3. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    yeah but most of the guys at 154 are gonna be retired when he gets there:Winky,Shane,Mayorga,Verno Phillips,Cory gonna be a little old,Oscar,Daniel Santos
     
    catasyou, Aug 6, 2008
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  4. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Cannot compare Cotto to other boxers (like Pacquaio) . . . "other's medicine is poison to others"

    I'll say 147 is his best weight . . . if he moves up one more to 154 he'll encounter more difficulties.
     
    psychopath, Aug 6, 2008
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  5. The Thruth!!!!!

    The Thruth!!!!! Active Member Full Member

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    154. He's only 5'7 I think. Too short for anything above 154.
     
    The Thruth!!!!!, Aug 6, 2008
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  6. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    I'd like to see Cotto's comeback fight be against Winky at 154.
     
    imp4pdabest, Aug 6, 2008
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  7. SFPLAYBOY415

    SFPLAYBOY415 Contender Full Member

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    yea I think 154 is goin to be it. Even as a cotto fan, being realistic, i don't think he can get anymore success at 154 more than he already has had at previous weight classes. It's sad to say but, IT IS HIS HEIGHT that holds him back :-( As for him fighting winky, that would be a very tough and interestin fight
     
    SFPLAYBOY415, Aug 6, 2008
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  8. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    That fight would be the defintion of "EXPOSED"
     
    imp4pdabest, Aug 6, 2008
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  9. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    i dont' know. if any indication, it would be the margo fight. at 154 he would of fought guys as big or bigger than him. 147 could be his limit. doesn't mean he cannot be a great fighter anymore.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Aug 6, 2008
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  10. SFPLAYBOY415

    SFPLAYBOY415 Contender Full Member

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    He would have to learn how to deal/fight with guys taller than him that either have the same or more punching power than him(i.e. cotto-margarito) and from the looks of it as of right now, he's got a long way to go, so a winky fight would put him in another ****ed up situation.
     
    SFPLAYBOY415, Aug 6, 2008
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  11. Ricky369

    Ricky369 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you on crack???? Pacquiao was 16y/o on his firs pro fight. If you are going to go by that I can tell you one thing. Cotto fought Ivan Calderon as amateur
     
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  12. sdsfinest22

    sdsfinest22 Pound 4 Pound Full Member

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    I Can See Him At 154lbs But He Better Not Trade
     
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  13. Fab2333

    Fab2333 Needs to Get It 2Gether Full Member

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    I agre with you on that 1. if he fought delahoya , delahoya wouldve probably made him fight at 150 which is above welter, so I think he could win a couple fights at 154, but 147 is the weight he needs 2 stay at
     
    Fab2333, Aug 6, 2008
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  14. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    Well he aint gonna learn in this fight. Only thing he'll learn in this fight is that this fight would be very similar to him fighting PBF.
     
    imp4pdabest, Aug 6, 2008
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  15. SFPLAYBOY415

    SFPLAYBOY415 Contender Full Member

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    True True...Brings me to another quick question...what about a winky vs pbf at 154??? and what would that look like??
     
    SFPLAYBOY415, Aug 6, 2008
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