Thread: Did Cotto get shafted?

RING Ratings Update: Does Mayweather deserve his RING rankings?

I don't want this to turn into a "hatefest." I just want to know what people think. Does Floyd really pass Cotto in the welterweight rankings for beating Marquez? I personally think, in the weightclass, Cotto has done more and should be ranked ahead of Floyd.

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No. It seems activity counts for nothing when you are flavour of the month.

Mayweather is a better fighter than Cotto, I think it should affect the p4p status of him for sure, but IMO divisional rankings should be based on competition, or else the p4p king would jump to the top of any new weightclass they entered, one thing however that I give Mayweather credit for is that he has been the linear welterweight champion before and Cotto hasn't. Mayweather undefeated as a welterweight, Cotto isn't.

Cotto got the shaft for sure in the divisional rankings, he has been more active at Welter... I bet my bottom dollar he dosent give a crap either, he shows up to fight and where the cards fall after that, so be it

I think everybody knows how I feel about the subject.

Originally Posted by Taeth

Mayweather is a better fighter than Cotto, I think it should affect the p4p status of him for sure, but IMO divisional rankings should be based on competition, or else the p4p king would jump to the top of any new weightclass they entered, one thing however that I give Mayweather credit for is that he has been the linear welterweight champion before and Cotto hasn't. Mayweather undefeated as a welterweight, Cotto isn't.

exactly. now all floyd has to do is fight someone his own size. mosley who called him out or pac-cotto winner.

Originally Posted by KKisser

Originally Posted by Taeth

Mayweather is a better fighter than Cotto, I think it should affect the p4p status of him for sure, but IMO divisional rankings should be based on competition, or else the p4p king would jump to the top of any new weightclass they entered, one thing however that I give Mayweather credit for is that he has been the linear welterweight champion before and Cotto hasn't. Mayweather undefeated as a welterweight, Cotto isn't.

exactly. now all floyd has to do is fight someone his own size. mosley who called him out or pac-cotto winner.

both would be ideal. but winner of pac-cotto.

Originally Posted by Taeth

Mayweather is a better fighter than Cotto, I think it should affect the p4p status of him for sure, but IMO divisional rankings should be based on competition, or else the p4p king would jump to the top of any new weightclass they entered, one thing however that I give Mayweather credit for is that he has been the linear welterweight champion before and Cotto hasn't. Mayweather undefeated as a welterweight, Cotto isn't.

Mayweather is a better outside boxer, not a better fighter. He has to prove he is the better fighter by who he fights inside the ring to get that label. Face Mosley, Margarito, Williams and get that recognition with actions not words.

Originally Posted by Rantcatrat

Originally Posted by jamiebhoy

Originally Posted by killersheep

Thing is if PAC beats Cotto, Mayweather is in another lose/lose situation in facing PAC. Either he loses to a smaller man OR he beats yet another smaller man. If he fights Mosley and he wins, he has beat an over the hill Mosley. The only fights that Mayweather gets credit for are Cotto IF he beats PAC or Paul Williams IF he can still make 147.

Agree to a certain extent, however he would be a little more justified in saying that a fight with Pac was effectively by public demand which would be true so the fact he is smaller wouldn't appear as relevant.

Mosley , well he could say if he beats him "he called me out i knew i would get him " blah blah again he would be justified in answering a call out.

The other two options are the preferred in terms of an honest fight and a test for him.I would like to see Williams if as you say he can make the weight, but then what does weight matter these days !!!

Didn't Floyd fight ODLH at 154? If that is the case, he could fight Pwill there too.

He went that high because of the mega payday. He wouldn't get enough money to go back there by fighting Williams. Boxing fans would look forward to it, but the general public would not pay to see Paul Williams.