Marquez - Cotto @ a Catchweight of 147-150 ?

[Beanz]

There have been talks apparently

Marquez Says There Have Been Talks For Miguel Cotto Bout - Boxing News

[erics44]

Cotto UD

[Master]

JMM should be retired by now or winding down his career doing a seniors tour like Julio Ceaser Chavez did not fighting Cotto at catch weight.

[Spicoli]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

[Master]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

Poor version of Canelo v Khan.

[Abelardus]

If marquez holds up he'll win if it goes the distance. He will counter and maybe start to pressure cotto in later rounds after they have a counter duo the first 5/6. As much as a cotto fan i am. I dont think he's the same anymore and will break down.

[p4pking]

Marquez is spent, he is 42 and was never even close to a natural welterweight. Also wouldn't have fought in over 2 years if he did come back. I think Cotto would be way to strong now assuming he makes 150 ok, could have been a hell of a fight years ago.

[imp]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

So true.

Sick of this shit

[imp]

Everyone ducking GGG so bad it makes him seem like a God.

Where are the throwback fearless fighters?!

Nigel benn would fight GGG in a heartbeat.

[Master]

Everyone ducking GGG so bad it makes him seem like a God.

Where are the throwback fearless fighters?!

Nigel benn would fight GGG in a heartbeat.

And got smashed in the process.

Eubanks Snr would have avoided him.

[TitoFan]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

Poor version of Canelo v Khan.

Good comparison, @Master

Except that I think it's a better, more competitive version. Both JMM and Khan are campaigning at welter. Difference is Cotto is legitimately a LMW, while Canelo is a full-blown MW. A Cotto on fight night will weigh around 154 to 156, guaranteed. Canelo meanwhile, will come into the ring at around 175. Assuming Khan and JMM would be around the same size, there's no comparison in the weight differences. Also, a bulked-up JMM could make his punches felt on Cotto more than a dancing Khan would on Canelo.

[Master]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

Poor version of Canelo v Khan.

Good comparison, @Master

Except that I think it's a better, more competitive version. Both JMM and Khan are campaigning at welter. Difference is Cotto is legitimately a LMW, while Canelo is a full-blown MW. A Cotto on fight night will weigh around 154 to 156, guaranteed. Canelo meanwhile, will come into the ring at around 175. Assuming Khan and JMM would be around the same size, there's no comparison in the weight differences. Also, a bulked-up JMM could make his punches felt on Cotto more than a dancing Khan would on Canelo.

I say poor mans version because Cotto would easily beat JMM.

[TitoFan]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

Poor version of Canelo v Khan.

Good comparison, @Master

Except that I think it's a better, more competitive version. Both JMM and Khan are campaigning at welter. Difference is Cotto is legitimately a LMW, while Canelo is a full-blown MW. A Cotto on fight night will weigh around 154 to 156, guaranteed. Canelo meanwhile, will come into the ring at around 175. Assuming Khan and JMM would be around the same size, there's no comparison in the weight differences. Also, a bulked-up JMM could make his punches felt on Cotto more than a dancing Khan would on Canelo.

I say poor mans version because Cotto would easily beat JMM.

In terms of probability, what would you assign as an upset probability in each fight?
Here's my take:

JMM upset: 20% probability
Khan upset: 2% probability

[Spicoli]

Great. The pretend ex middleweight champion fighting a used up welterweight...at catch weight. Boxing is becoming a freak show.

Poor version of Canelo v Khan.

Its just a useless fight. I mean who cares Two massive 'names' off of defeats and huge inactivity doing a mutual money rebound at a ridiculous catchweight..on ppv?! Marquez has a single win above 144. It was against a battle thrashed Alvarado who was moving up to in weight. Does anyone think the result will be a true statement as to what they can do next at like weight? More like one grows old, or already has, right before our eyes and calls it a career that night.

All four fighters with respect can do a lot or make much more actual 'competitive' fights at weights already. Yes, fighters do fight for money but this shit is becoming the scrooge mcduck golden round table where they are all in on the joke. Sorry to be so negative bud it just blah

[J_Undisputed]

I'm just trying to figure which thought p*sses me off more....

Canelo clubber langing Khan into a corner and teeing off.


Or marquez racking up one of his 5 punch combos around the cotto muffs only to have cotto stare at him blankly and go to the body.