Miguel Cotto in negotiation with Freddy Roach

Diaz did an awesome job revitalizing Miguel's career with the Margarito win. But after two consecutive losses to Floyd and Trout, Miguel and Pedro must feel they hit a wall.

With Roach, I think Miguel is simply looking to reinvigorate his motivation and focus and not so much to improve technique.

 

I'm surprised he didn't ditch the Cuban after losing to Mayweather. Cotto is the biggest sore loser after he loses. He can't seem to accept the fact that the common thread to him losing is HIMSELF! He should be thankful Arum made him as highly regarded as he is. He was never that good.

 

You should rewatch Cotto's fights with Judah and Mosely. He was a pretty good fighter.

 

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I wish Diaz had stuck around as much as the next guy but keyboard haters make me crack up. A stupid loser who was never that good became a top 10 P4P fighter, multi-division champion, bloodied up ATGs Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, and became one of Puerto Rico's most famous fighters.

 

Never that good. What's his best victory, a Mosley who has a 50% win rate since 2001? Who's next? Super Judah? Next? A bum Margarito who hasn't beat anybody since being exposed as a brick layer? Sorry, being famous in Puerto Rico doesn't make you a good fighter. He's an Arum made fighter.

 

An undefeated Quintana, an undefeated Malignaggi, Demarcus Corley, Ricardo Torres, Lovemore N'Dou, and the Shane Mosley Cotto fought was far fresher than the version Mayweather fought and probably the best single win on either one's resume. Giving Floyd the toughest fight he's had in years, one of the very toughest in his career, tells you what kind of fighter he is.

That kind of resume is uncommon so yes, he has always been pretty damn good. Unless you think 99 percent of boxers aren't really that good. Being promoted by Bob Arum has nothing to do with anything.

And given Puerto Rico's rich boxing history, yes, it says something about you to achieve that kind of renown.