Miguel Cotto is not a great fighter

I would agree with the OP that Cotto isn't great, though. He is a good/solid fighter historically, but a very good fighter in comparison to the rest of the fighters his era (as poor as it may be). He will deserve a HOF spot when his career comes to an end for accomplishing as much as he did and giving fans great fights for a decade.

 

This is why if you are a boxing fan Money and Cotto are true greats not flash in the pans.

 

Goyo Vargas briefly held the WBC at 130. Chavez won the IBF at 135 when he beat Leavander Johnson. Two nice wins for Mayweather there.

 

Very nice. Hell looking back Cotto has Clottey, Maussa, Mayorga, Bazan and Corley (who Floyd beat as well)


Crazy how many champs they have on their resume. and Crazy that Cotto didn't turn pro until 4/5 years after Floyd. :nut

 

I'm curious to see how many more Cotto will add before he retires. Trout probably, then maybe Canelo and one or two others would be fantastic.

 

Hell yeah it would. Now if only Money would just collect that Pacquiao scalp. :!:

 

Like Judah and Mosley....oh, wait

 

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I'm struggling to think of a single fight where Cotto looked like a definitively great fighter against quality opposition.

Very good, solid, consistent all spring to mind when talking about him, but to me he is a prime example of how alphabet proliferation can inflate a fighter's resume. He was hyped as a future great from the early stages of his career, but his best wins are a razor thin decision over a 36 year old Mosley, and the redemption beatdown of a faded Margarito.

You can make a HOF argument for him based on the sheer number of good fighters he beat, but the term "great" is thrown around way too easily in this era. Looking at the 80s and 90s welters, Curry and Starling would have taken him apart, and I think he'd struggle with Brown or Honeyghan.

 

He's an over acheiver.

 

chop chol was a champ an lets not forget angel manfredy i would def. Add manfredy before ortiz. He has nice lil resume an if he woulda actually fought people that matter at 140 & early part of his welter career he wouldbt be hated as much as he is now. But his choice an thats why its tough to rank him high on anything buy a hth type match up

 

To be fair, Floyd would struggle with a lot of 80s and 90s welters as well.

 

This is a great thread so here is a question rank Money Cotto Pacman and JMM.

 

Pac
Mayweather
Cotto
Marquez

:think

 

Money Pacman Cotto and JMM