How in the hell does Cotto get a title shot after that beating?

floyd ducks the big fights (with ww) which also make big money...

he goes for 140 or 135 fighters...sometimes even 34 year old over the hill figthers like oscar

 

Cause 1 his trainer is Bob Arum remember this guy got Morales a title shot coming off 3 one sided losses and 2 being both his losses have asterisks next to it.

 

If you're talking about curent fighters, maybe. But there was an even bigger welterweight title fight fought at, you gussed it,

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lbs. Funny how nobody ever citicises Whitaker or Chavez for fighting at 145. I guess it's only customary to pick on Pac.

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I didn't want to be the first one to say this... but my feelings exactly.

 

I agree with working your way through the ranks, especially if you're coming off a brutal loss. Look at Judah the guys had nine lives, he almost had a match with Mosley after all the losses he's had.

But, smaller elite guys have historically been given a pass on the way up based on skill level and previous achievements. A few recent ones are Jones over Ruiz, Hop over Tarver, Hoya over Sturm, Tito over Joppy, Marquez over Casa, Nate- Campbell.

After that loss and the Marg fight not too far removed I don't see the 54lb thing at all for Cotto.

 

I wonder why they always give that title cathweight king to pac. They are retarted and the worst part is, mayweather did not honor the weight. :bart

 

I see what ur saying because yuri foreman walked thru the shadows in the valley of death to get his title shot....cotto should have to do the same...a simple loss to a ****ing punching machine is disgraceful....Yuri is the true champ

 

tarver and casa were the #1 guys ...def tarver ... but i see what ur saying...that is what some would call cherry picking, correct?

 

u mean oscar who just ko'd mayorga and weighed 13 more pounds in a small ring with punchers gloves???? that one?

 

fighters floyd has been bigger than

hatton
JMM

fighters he has been smaller than

everyone else...

38 out of 40 he was either smaller on the same size...usually a bit smaller

 

lol u gonna criticize BOTH guys...if they both WANT to weigh 145 it is up to them...PAC forced cotto to do it....pac tries to have EVERYTHING in his favor and the one time someone asks him to do something seemingly simple he goes shithouse crazy and starts making **** up then takes him to court...pea sayd right here it is for the p4p best...cotto did not share those sentiments

 

it happens all the time (in boxing)