Cotto Reluctant to call Mayweather out on live T.V

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  1. Shane

    Shane Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Merchant: It is very noticeable that you do not call out Mayweather, you let everybody else call him out for you. Is that what you think is the right way to eventually get a fight with Mayweather?.

    Cotto: I cannot promote my career, I am not my manager, i am not my promoter i am just a boxer. Mayweather if he has to fight with me i agree with that, im not scared of anybody.
     
    Shane, Apr 13, 2008
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  2. Benjiabc

    Benjiabc The Nottingham Hitman Full Member

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    hes not scared. just shows more respect then a lot of boxers and does not run his mouth. cotto is a great respectable fighter, he does not need to become big headed like mayweather, hence the reason he has no fans
     
    Benjiabc, Apr 13, 2008
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  3. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He's afraid of the severe beating he would get from PBF. :smoke
     
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  4. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    Its respect ... the fans know he's interest and the fans are interest ... he's going to build himself up and wait on Floyd to agree.

    He can't call out Floyd and expect him to bite ... Floyd is the best fighter in the world ... he has to fight on Floyd's terms.
     
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  5. Devilface2

    Devilface2 .... Full Member

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    Cotto doesn't call anyone out. Suggesting he is scared because he doesn't call out fighters (Not just Mayweather, your boys not that special) is kind of rediculous.
     
    Devilface2, Apr 13, 2008
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  6. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    Good point and thats why Floyd said on ESPN that Cotto needs to become his own man and become a CEO ... which makes sense ... he should have his own gym, and have some say in who he fights ... Floyd would never agree to fight a guy like Gomez, Mali, Quintana, or Urkal ...

    If Cotto's handlers really wanted to set up that fight (especially Arum) ... would've advised Cotto to vacate that WBA strap after he fought Quintana and had him build himself up to become the number #1 contender for the WBC ... there's no way that Don Jose would not mandate that fight - he would strip Floyd either - it would've also forced HBO's hand because of Cotto's status and world ranking.
     
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  7. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cotto knows that Floyd has no interest in fighting people that have the slightest chance of winning. I think that Floyd would be able to beat Cotto, but it would have some risk, and Floyd does no longer takes risks.
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Apr 13, 2008
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  8. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    What about Cotto v Gomez ... that was some risk ... it turned out to be the biggest risk of Cotto's career.
     
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  9. Keihule

    Keihule Active Member Full Member

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    Cotto isnt afraid of anybody and he shouldnt be. Anybody who turned on the TV last night knows that Cotto is head and shoulders above everybody in the division.

    Cotto looked incredible last night and if he continues to fight like that, hes going to beat everyone in the division and Floyd will be backed into fighting him by the boxing public.
     
    Keihule, Apr 13, 2008
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  10. Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Jennifer Love Hewitt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If we see Cotto calling for a rematch against Gomez, THEN we'll have an apt comparison to Floyd.
     
    Jennifer Love Hewitt, Apr 13, 2008
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  11. WiDDoW_MaKeR

    WiDDoW_MaKeR ESB Hall of Fame Member Full Member

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    That isn't Cotto's style.
     
    WiDDoW_MaKeR, Apr 13, 2008
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  12. fitzgeraldz

    fitzgeraldz And the new Full Member

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    By beating Gomez he's head and shoulders above the rest ... by beating some up and comers, journeymen, and gatekeepers -- he's the best.

    I don't see Judah or Mosley doing anything significant and no matter who wins a fight between those two ... they're both going to be gatekeepers.

    I don't get you ... you don't think Floyd would knockout Gomez?
     
    fitzgeraldz, Apr 13, 2008
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  13. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    As much as I love PBF's skills, I think Cotto would win.
     
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  14. MrMagic

    MrMagic Loyal Member Full Member

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    Exactly
     
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  15. the_what

    the_what Bolo Punch KO Full Member

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    Thats all that really needs to be said about the matter.
     
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