Cotto vs. Gomez

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by BigReg, Jan 21, 2008.


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  1. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    Your telling me that there are no bigger fights to be made. That he couldn't fight Marg, Williams, Cintron, Clottey, Oscar, Mosley in a rematch, Collazo ect ect. What rubbish.
     
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  2. joito3

    joito3 Active Member Full Member

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    collazo-cotto would be fun ....cotto would knock him out
     
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  3. BigReg

    BigReg Broad Street Bully Full Member

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    Hard to believe, but pretty much true. Let me break it down;

    Margo - Arum is setting up a fight between the two in July. He wants the fight to be on PPV. It will sell alot better if Margo is coming off a win over Judah rather than Golden Johnson

    Williams - He's fighting in February. There's no guarentee that he'll win or not suffer an injury that won't allow him to fight in April. Plus, a unification bout between those two needs more than 2 months to properly promote

    Cintron - He has a mando lined up with Clottey. Clottey is also promoted by Arum. The mando isn't due until the end of the year. However, Arum isn't going make Clottey wait in line just to add another belt to Cotto's collection

    Clottey - See Cintron

    Oscar - He has a fight lined up with Money May. No way in hell would he take a tuneup against Cotto first.

    Collazo - He brings nothing to the table. He's lost two out of his last four(including 1 to a guy Cotto just beat). He has no belt, no real fanbase, and he doesn't have a crowd pleasing style. Gomez is more famous and exciting than Collazo.

    Mosley - This could happen, however it will not advance Cotto's career. Mosley is 36 and won't be around much longer. Cotto already beat him and the PPV did worse than Arum expected.
     
    BigReg, Jan 21, 2008
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  4. blood_lust

    blood_lust Active Member Full Member

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    Uhm he did beat Manfredo who is a good top-20 SMW, I repeat SMW, that just gave Jeff Lacy a very tough fight.
     
    blood_lust, Jan 21, 2008
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  5. albeziel

    albeziel Multi Viral C13 Full Member

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    yes that's the summary of the welter division in the next months. BTW I see a lot of people writing Mosely instead of Mosley, is that a Nickname or something? Just asking.
     
    albeziel, Jan 21, 2008
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  6. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    I like both these fighters a lot, but I do not like this fight! I think gomez is just good enough to take a hellacious, possibly career threatening, beating before Cotto knocks him out.

    Boo
     
    booradley, Jan 21, 2008
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  7. JMotrain

    JMotrain Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cotto TKO
     
    JMotrain, Jan 21, 2008
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  8. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    Margarito would be more outmatched than Gomez. :yep

    That said, this is a pretty big mismatch. It will be interesting to see if/when Cotto stops Gomez for the first time. And as long as it lasts, it will be exciting, that much can't be denied.
     
    IntentionalButt, Jan 21, 2008
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  9. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    There are better fights available in terms of legacy though. Collazo, Mosley and Cintron and Clottey are still very much available IMO. Regardless, I can see your point that if he fights Gomez SOON, then it will lead to a better fight. I really hope that he fights Gomez sometime in Feb then or early March, setting up unification with Williams.
     
    MSTR, Jan 21, 2008
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  10. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    I'd rather Cotto fight Gomez than stay inactive
     
    PH|LLA, Jan 21, 2008
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  11. errsta

    errsta Boxing Addict banned

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    Should Gomez pull off the extremely highly improbable, You'll see the likes of Mayweather and DLH crawl out of the woodwork.
     
    errsta, Jan 21, 2008
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  12. rreed23

    rreed23 aka Gordon Gekko Full Member

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    Gomez KO
     
    rreed23, Jan 21, 2008
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  13. MSTR

    MSTR More Speed Than Roy!!!!! Full Member

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    And I present to you the downside of inbreeding.
     
    MSTR, Jan 21, 2008
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  14. eliqueiros

    eliqueiros Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think this is getting overlooked also cuz of Mayweather/DLH/Cotto hoopla. But personally I would rather see Gomez/Cotto than Cotto/Mayweather. Cotto/Mayweather is good for seeing who will be on top but for an action fight I'd rather watch Cotto fight Gomez.
     
    eliqueiros, Jan 22, 2008
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  15. huki

    huki huk huk ^_^;; Full Member

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    Cotto by KO.. no point of even discussing a fight like this. Gomez would have to be one tough ******* to even last 10 rounds with Cotto.

    You can't get mad at Cotto though, he always took on challenges and risky fights throughout his career and this is just a tune-up for a bigger fight anyways. Unfortunately, it's up to Floyd to make the most important fight in boxing right now happen and it looks like he wants to duck him for as long as he can.
     
    huki, Jan 22, 2008
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