Why is Cotto so respected? The guy only beaten bums, lost everytime he stepped up

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  1. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member Full Member

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    Meanwhile GGG IS fighting bums and welterweights!:risas3::risas3::risas3:
     
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  2. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Good question but there is no answer boxing fans are weirdos.
     
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  3. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because here is no reason not to respect him. He seems like a decent guy, has provided some good fights and has been a good fighter. One of the top guys in multiple divisions over quite a long time span.
     
    Gneus7, Sep 17, 2016
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  4. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He kind of did. Right before the Canelo fight he renounced the title so that he wouldn't have to go through with paying the step aside money to GGG (or face him either). Then ODLH threatened to sue because the only reason their team took the short money was because Cotto was the champ. So Cotto backtracked. Very interesting sequence of events. I never saw it coming.
     
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  5. Toker

    Toker Well-Known Member Full Member

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    People tend to respect four division champions who take the best opponents possible. He only fell short of that endeavor once he reached middleweight.
     
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  6. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Are you guys really discrediting cotto because Canelo beat him?
     
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