So Cotto is a HOF-lock now, right?

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  1. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    5 title belts in four weightclasses, wins over Judah, Mosley, Clottey, Margarito and Martinez, and he gave 5 some-time worldtitle-holders their first loss (17-0 Maussa, 28-0 Torres, 21-0 Malignaggi, 23-0 Quintana and 28-0 Foreman). Add to that the amount of excitement and action-packed fights he's delivered and the fact that he's always been willing to face anybody out there, fuk the risks involved. Oughtta do it, nay?
     
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  2. Henke67

    Henke67 One of the 45% Full Member

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    He's going to Canasota without question. If anyone doubted that before last night, they can't anymore.
     
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  3. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    According to Michael Buffer, he was a future HOFer even before this fight lol.
     
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  4. Tonifranz

    Tonifranz Active Member Full Member

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    Without a doubt!
     
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  5. Chappy112

    Chappy112 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought he was a lock before this fight.
     
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  6. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Buffer is prone to hyperbolic tendencies to make the fight he's announcing seem bigger then it already is. But to be fair, most ppl already regarded Cotto a 'likely' or 'probable' hof'er before this fight. I just think that this one gets him over the hump definitively.
     
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  7. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And pacqiao who beat a prime peak cotto

    Gets pushed upto Robinson, Duran greb status

    Mayweather who beat a faded washed up cotto gets into the top 50 atg list
     
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  8. shadow111

    shadow111 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    But here's my problem with using this fight to get him over the hump definitively. Anyone in the middleweight division could have been Martinez tonight. Anyone!!! Cotto did what he had to do, but Cotto didn't have to do anything impressive to win this fight. To use this fight as the one fight to get him over the hump into the HOF definitively is ridiculous. He was fighting a punching bag!
     
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  9. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Me, too:good
     
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  10. jonze86

    jonze86 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i try to use your logic.

    Pacquaio beat drained Cotto at 145 pounds,as we have clearly seen Cotto natural weighclass is 154-160 pounds.Mayweather beat Cotto in his own weighclass.

    Pacquaio has did this before,against de la hoya.Pacquaio only fight HOF fighters who are drained and forced to come ring looking like aliens.

    kidding aside,this night belongs to Miguel Cotto,those two *****cats Floyd and Manny could learn something from Cotto.
     
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  11. TheGOAT

    TheGOAT The Champ is Here ! banned

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    anyone that votes no or on the fence is a newbie to the sport , sorry but he is every bit a HOF lock and was before this fight too
     
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  12. Green Man

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    He was already going but with this win hes most likely a first ballot inductee.
     
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  13. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What an era we've had

    Cotto
    Mayweather
    Pacquiao
    Morales
    Marquez
    Paul Williams
    Margarito

    Arguably the greatest decades for the 140-147

    No way Robinson would get throught this lineup unbeaten
     
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  14. richie leon

    richie leon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think 'anyone' in the middleweight division is a stretch, but regardless, COTTO WASN'T IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION! C'mon dude, the guy is undersized at 154, he is far from a legit middleweight. And no matter how shot Sergio was, Mayweather and Pacquiao were on no hurry to risk facing him. Was this enough to make Cotto a hof'er by itself? No, but Cotto was already on the borderline. Which is why i used the term 'over the hump'. He only needed that last little push imo, and this was it.
     
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  15. tennis

    tennis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cottons got solid wins

    Marg
    Serg
    Moseley- when mosely was still good
    Clottey

    Crazy run at 140

    And he gave pacquiao and mayweather really really tough fights

    If he isn't in the HOF then no one should be
     
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