Is Henry Bruseles on the same level as Miguel Cotto?

Who the hell picked the second option?

 

INteresting logic

 

Of course not. They do have a similar style though. Styles make fights. A guy might be less talented than another guy but still beat him due to the style matchup. Floyd beating up Bruseles doesn't mean that he beats Cotto, but it does suggest that he has the skillet to offset what Cotto is going to bing to the table.

 

Actually they were on the same level at one point. People don't remember that Bruseles was a beast back in 03-04. Brusles & Cotto trained together with a very similar style. They were true equals in sparing. The Mayweather fight ruined Henry. He was beaten badly. Top Rank, who initially wanted to match up the more marketable Cotto against Mayweather did not want that fight for Cotto anymore. Mayweather basically ruined his clone & the same fate would have happened to Cotto back than

 

Obviously not now, because Bruseles is ruined. Compare Bruseles before and after the Mayweather fight. Let's act as if the Mayweather beating never happened. Could Bruseles go on to beat those names you mentioned? Prolly not because Cotto had the more potential. Doesn't take away the fact they were on the same level back in 03-04. It's like drafting 2 college basketball players that are on the same level, but the scouts go to the one who has more upside.

Bob Arum & Mayweather weren't getting along back in those days. Bob was grooming Cotto to be his cash cow. He was grooming him to be the first guy to take Mayweather's 0. He was planning a huge LW 140lb in house top rank fight. He used the Bruseles fight as an indicator. Mayweather beat the **** outta dude. Arum went with plan B. Let's make Mayweather face Margarito. Top Rank knew that Cotto wouldnt have a chance

 

As an amateur bruseles was better honestly i thought he would have a better career than he did. But when you dont have the backing of a promotion company is a lot harder to make it in this sport.

:hat

 

Cotto was around 25 at the time, had over 20 fights, and was a world champion. I wouldn't exactly call that green and inexperienced.