Mayweather will fight every welter except Cotto, until he's forced too

Ok so who is marketable for Mayweather besides maybe Manny P? I think with Cotto and Mosley in the fight it most certainly makes a huge PPV fight and event for boxing.

 

It might do 350 - 400k buys ... but nothing over that if that ...

 

Mayweather will fight every welter that will sell tickets. Cotto is not one of them. Whether or not Mayweather fights Cotto does not determine how great he is, nor does it determine how great Cotto is. No big deal if Mayweather and Cotto never fight. Who really wants to see that right now anyways?

 

He was in Vegas December 07 lobbying for a fight the week of Mayweather-Hatton, but Floyd didn't want the fight.

 

I always wanted to see that fight. More so than a fight with pacman. Remember Mayweather never sold tickets either until he was matched against an equally popular fighter. Maybe his comeback fight would do well, but if they matched him against a non name fighter in his second fight back it would be empty. Hell his fight with Diego Corrales was a joke, the MGM was more than half empty and that was a big fight.

 

Yeah ok, you don't even believe that yourself.

 

Every welter? We'll be lucky if he decides to fight any welter again

 

I think most people that understand the sport of pro boxing believe that.

You're just one of those fans that thinks a fighter has to beat everybody, including your favorite fighter to considered the greatest.

Lots of great fighters never meet in the ring. There's always going someone somebody didn't fight. Doesn't change the history of a great fighter.

I think most people are interested in Mayweather/Mosley and Mayweather/Pacquiao before they want to see Mayweather/Cotto or Cotto/anybody.

 

Cotto beat Mosley, and Pacquao isn't a welter.:roll:

 

Isn't that when Floyd stated that he wasn't going to fight in 2008 before that fight? If I'm also not mistaken, Evangilista said right after that fight that they wanted to fight Hoya over Mayweather because it would bring in more money. Going to a fight isn't making an attempt to fight someone. Now Margarito did try to make a fight with Floyd. Shane has tried to fight him recently. Cotto has made no real effort to fight Floyd. I'm not knocking Cotto, but it's silly to say Floyd ducked Cotto when Cotto's team are the only ones to ever shoot down a fight between the two.

 

I want to see a source for Cotto lobbying ... some damn proof ...

Everyone seen Floyd said he would love to fight Cotto on ESPN.

 

I disagree Cotto is actually one of the WW that he'll actually target. He knows he has unfinished business with him because of what happened when both were back at 140.

 

Cotto already made it clear that he lets his promoter make the fights for him. And he already said he would fight Floyd if Floyd really wants the fight. So trust me, if Floyd really wanted to fight Cotto he would of been made the effort to do so, and hasn't.

 

The whole point of Cotto going to Vegas was to lobby for a fight against the winner of Mayweather-Hatton. Nobody expected Floyd to retire because it wasn't the first time he claimed he'd be doing so. Particularly after the Baldomir fight when he claimed his next fight would be his last. Cotto has never dismissed the option of fighting Floyd, however, Floyd has done so on more than one occassion.


Cotto Not Pleased With Mayweather's "Vacation"


After Floyd Mayweather Jr. overcame a game Ricky Hatton and stopped him in the tenth round of their championship bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, "Money" Mayweather announced that he was going to take a long vacation from the sport. Mayweather, who admits he's become bored with boxing, is planning to focus on building his promotional company. He wants to step away from boxing for as long as two-years.

WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, who sat ringside at the MGM Grand, was not pleased with Mayweather's decision to step away from the sport. Cotto is under the impression that Mayweather is intentionally avoiding a fight with him.

"He has had great victories, but when you talk about Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather, he always comes up with excuses -- I'm not the opponent for him, I'm not ready for him," Cotto said to the Grand Rapids Press. "I earned all I have now. I worked for that. Over the next year, year and a half, I can take the big names. At 147 pounds, the welterweight division, to me, it's the hottest division in boxing today. Margarito, Mayweather, Hatton, Kermit Cintron, Paul Williams and me. It could be three years of great boxing. I just want the big fights, the big names, the real fights. I wish the rest of the opponents want the same."

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Cotto: "Mayweather Always Makes Excuses"


WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs) is not going to wait around for his WBC counterpart, Floyd Mayweather Jr (39-0, 25KOs), to make a decision as to whether or not he will fight him. Speaking with ____ Bill Emes, Cotto says he is tired of hearing excuses on why Mayweather won't take the fight.

"He always runs [from me], makes excuses on why he shouldn’t fight Miguel Cotto. I'm here for the big names. If he doesn't want to fight me than I can do something else. I don't know," Cotto said.

A lot of opponents have worked on the perfect strategy to beat Mayweather, but Cotto is confident he got the goods to pull of the upset.

"To beat Maywetaher, you have to put pressure on him, cut off the ring and be ready to throw a lot of punches, real punches - for all twelve rounds," Cotto said.

Cotto is slated for a return in March, possibly against Joshua Clottey (if he beats Shamone Alvarez on Dec. 20). There is also the possibility of Cotto meeting Oscar De La Hoya in May.

Hatton was the initial frontrunner to fight De La Hoya on the May date. After Hatton was knocked out by Mayweather on Dec. 8, the chance of meeting De La Hoya went from being a definite to a slight possibility. Cotto was one of the fighters De La Hoya mentioned as a possible dance partner for May (Hatton and Mayweather being the others). The pickings are getting slim for Oscar, so Cotto has a decent shot to land the fight.

After a huge 2007, winning important bouts over Zab Judah and Shane Mosley, the Puerto Rican superstar is looking to continue his streak of big fights in 2008. He's willing to fight whoever his promoters, Top Rank, put in front of him.

"I never choose opponents. I never ask Bob (Arum). They always make the correct fights for me. I'm going to leave these things in their hands," Cotto said.

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Mayweather: "Cotto Knows He Can't Beat Me"


WBC welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25KOs) is not interested in a potential fight with WBA champ Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs) of Puerto Rico, at least for now.In a recent interview with Franklin McNeil of the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Mayweather gave his thoughts on Cotto trying to lure him into a fight by revealing his strategy to win. Mayweather, as one can expect, does not agree with Cotto's fight plan. More important than that, he doesn't feel the fight makes any financial sense at the moment.

"I'm not going to disrespect Miguel Cotto. He's one of us; he's part of the family, the HBO family," Mayweather said. "As a businessman, I'm not going to put him down. That wouldn't be a smart thing to do. I want him to do well, keep winning and building his fan base. But the truth be told, he knows he can't beat me. He knows. Cotto's remedy to beat me is pressure, pressure, pressure. That's not the remedy to beat me."

Mayweather told McNeil that he's going to use 2008 to focus on his company, Mayweather Promotions, by staging boxing events and taking part in the music and television industry. Currently, Mayweather is overseeing the tour for popular R&B star Chris Brown, and he plans to work with Mary J. Blige on her 2008 concert tour. Mayweather's company is also in negotiations to produce two motion pictures, and a book deal is on the way.

No wonder Floyd wanted a two-year vacation. He's also looking for HBO to give him a shot by offering him a few dates to show them what his promotional company can do.

(Bob) Arum wants his dates, (Oscar) De La Hoya wants his dates; I want a few dates too," Mayweather said. "I want to be treated fairly, give me a few dates. Just give me a chance and I'll do some amazing things."

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Look above.

He also gave a laundry list of reasons why he wouldn't fight him.

 

You won't find anyone. Cotto never called PBF out all he said is I'll fight whoever my promoter puts in front of me.