Top 5 reasons why Floyd won't fight Cotto

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Top Five Reasons Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Never Fight Miguel Cotto

Top Five Reasons Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Never Fight Miguel Cotto

21.06.07 - By Mike Cassell: In case anybody is wondering, Miguel Cotto is the real deal. He showed the world exactly what he is capable of doing against “world class”, former title holder, Zab Judah. Last year, after Miguel Cotto totally destroyed a fabulous fighter in Carlos Quintana, Bob Arum gave an interview in Atlantic City, that should be played for every promoter and fighter in the world..

Long before Mayweather and De La Hoya stepped into the ring, Arum gave reasons why boxing is in the “doldrums’” as he phrased it, and why De La Hoya and Mayweather, two fighters he promoted to success, won’t fight the fighters that matter. He knew Cotto would one day be sitting where he is now, and he knew neither of his former fighters would ever look in Cotto’s direction.

I could really care less if Oscar De La Hoya wants to fight Miguel Cotto. There are just too many reasons why that fight is not what people want to see. Floyd Mayweather has not faced a fighter like Cotto, and truth be told, be probably never will. Not if he knows what is good for him.

Arum put it beautifully, but I would like to take Bob Arums statements a step further. Below are legitimate reasons I believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. will do EVERYTHING possible NOT to get into the ring with Miguel Cotto.

#5. Cotto can cut the ring off. For some reason, with all of his teachings, and different trainers, Oscar De La Hoya has never learned to do so. It is why he lost.

#4. Mayweather knows that fighting Cotto, is like having a few fights in one night. It would be a bruising and devastating night, that may just send him into a real retirement, not the one he scripted for HBO.

#3. Mayweather knows he got away with murder, and a lot of money against De La Hoya. As long as people are stupid enough to pay to watch him run backwards for 12 rounds, he is going to take the money. Why should he fight a real competitive fight?

#2. The Feud. There are obviously bad feelings between he and Top Rank. Top Rank made him a superstar, but I guess good old Bob Arum wanted him to fight real competition (Margarito). Imagine that.

#1. Cotto is stronger, and has the will of a champion. Arum put it best when he said “Cotto will fight anybody, and I mean anybody”. Floyd Mayweather has made the same statement, followed by the same phrase, “pay me”. I have a feeling Miguel Cotto is fighting for something other than money. He knows this in his heart, and Mayweather knows it to. That’s the best reason of all he will never face Cotto.

I think Mayweather is a great boxer with tremendous skill, but Cotto’s skill, and more importantly, his will ,would be too much for the “pretty boy” the “golden boy” or any other fighter in his weight class. Miguel Cotto is no boy, he is a man.

Mike Cassell

The Philadelphia Boxing Report

I'm not saying who will win this fight FM has tremendous skill but so is Cotto
is a 50/50 fight for me. I just want to see it

The fight will happen eventually probably in 2009 if they both keep winning.

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The fight will happen eventually probably in 2009 if they both keep winning.

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You have to understand that as a boxing fan is frustrating this fight should had take place this Saturday instead of Gomez. If Floyd wins the coward thing will disappear but if Cotto wins so many people hate on Floyd that they will eat him alive.

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Is an Old article but it is so good that it should be Copy / paste.

Top Five Reasons Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Never Fight Miguel Cotto

Top Five Reasons Floyd Mayweather Jr. Will Never Fight Miguel Cotto

21.06.07 - By Mike Cassell: In case anybody is wondering, Miguel Cotto is the real deal. He showed the world exactly what he is capable of doing against “world class”, former title holder, Zab Judah. Last year, after Miguel Cotto totally destroyed a fabulous fighter in Carlos Quintana, Bob Arum gave an interview in Atlantic City, that should be played for every promoter and fighter in the world..

Long before Mayweather and De La Hoya stepped into the ring, Arum gave reasons why boxing is in the “doldrums’” as he phrased it, and why De La Hoya and Mayweather, two fighters he promoted to success, won’t fight the fighters that matter. He knew Cotto would one day be sitting where he is now, and he knew neither of his former fighters would ever look in Cotto’s direction.

I could really care less if Oscar De La Hoya wants to fight Miguel Cotto. There are just too many reasons why that fight is not what people want to see. Floyd Mayweather has not faced a fighter like Cotto, and truth be told, be probably never will. Not if he knows what is good for him.

Arum put it beautifully, but I would like to take Bob Arums statements a step further. Below are legitimate reasons I believe Floyd Mayweather Jr. will do EVERYTHING possible NOT to get into the ring with Miguel Cotto.

#5. Cotto can cut the ring off. For some reason, with all of his teachings, and different trainers, Oscar De La Hoya has never learned to do so. It is why he lost.

#4. Mayweather knows that fighting Cotto, is like having a few fights in one night. It would be a bruising and devastating night, that may just send him into a real retirement, not the one he scripted for HBO.

#3. Mayweather knows he got away with murder, and a lot of money against De La Hoya. As long as people are stupid enough to pay to watch him run backwards for 12 rounds, he is going to take the money. Why should he fight a real competitive fight?

#2. The Feud. There are obviously bad feelings between he and Top Rank. Top Rank made him a superstar, but I guess good old Bob Arum wanted him to fight real competition (Margarito). Imagine that.

#1. Cotto is stronger, and has the will of a champion. Arum put it best when he said “Cotto will fight anybody, and I mean anybody”. Floyd Mayweather has made the same statement, followed by the same phrase, “pay me”. I have a feeling Miguel Cotto is fighting for something other than money. He knows this in his heart, and Mayweather knows it to. That’s the best reason of all he will never face Cotto.

I think Mayweather is a great boxer with tremendous skill, but Cotto’s skill, and more importantly, his will ,would be too much for the “pretty boy” the “golden boy” or any other fighter in his weight class. Miguel Cotto is no boy, he is a man.

Mike Cassell

The Philadelphia Boxing Report

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#5 I wish De La Hoya would have tried to cut off the ring against Trinidad, NEVER THAT, we all know what would have happened

#4 That's what they said when he faced a Super Welterweight who had been in the division since 2001

#3 Although I agree that fighting Cotto is the biggest match boxing can generate I disagree with the comment of stupid people who buy his fights, they alway's seem to think he is going to get beaten until he wins and then they say " Oh he should have fought someone else"

# 2 I have no idea what this means, can anyone explain?

#1 Cotto does have great will power and has earned his shot at PBF. PBF has lost my respect for taking a second De La Hoya match, it's all about money too him at this stage. His name has been hovering in the P4P rankings since 98, he see's a fighter like De La Hoya who has lost every mega fight of his career make millions in every fight and he wants that same fame and fortune. But to be honest his last four fights ( Judah, Baldomir, De La Hoya, Hatton) have produced the same comments of this fight right here

Same old song. People said pretty much all those things about Ricky Hatton. They talked about how good Ricky was at cutting off the ring. They talked about how much heart he had and how tough he was. They said Floyd would never take a fight with Hatton because it would be too hard, and why would he do that when he could make tons of money fight easy fights. Floyd beats his ass and all ofa sudden Ricky ain't shit, he was too small he wasn't a real welterweight.

So my advice to you guys is instead of wasting your time and energy creating lists of why Floyd wont fight Cotto, get a head start on your excuses as to why Floyd whipped Cotto. Was he too slow? Too one-dimensional? Because you know the fight eventually will happen, and Floyd will beat him, IMO it will be an easier fight for Floyd than Hatton.

I love Cotto but PBF is on another level.

The fight will never happen.

Money.......the reason i say this fight eventually will happen, floyd is just trying to milk every last person on the planet into buying it. Sucks for the fans that it's that way but for enough money floyd would fight eveyone in cotto's family on the same night if he could. He just needs more time to convince every last person that cotto really can beat him cause that's what people pay for, to finally see floyd loose not to see him win, and right now altough there are a lot of belivers there's not enough.

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Same old song. People said pretty much all those things about Ricky Hatton. They talked about how good Ricky was at cutting off the ring. They talked about how much heart he had and how tough he was. They said Floyd would never take a fight with Hatton because it would be too hard, and why would he do that when he could make tons of money fight easy fights. Floyd beats his ass and all ofa sudden Ricky ain't shit, he was too small he wasn't a real welterweight.

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So my advice to you guys is instead of wasting your time and energy creating lists of why Floyd wont fight Cotto, get a head start on your excuses as to why Floyd whipped Cotto. Was he too slow? Too one-dimensional? Because you know the fight eventually will happen, and Floyd will beat him, IMO it will be an easier fight for Floyd than Hatton.
I love Cotto but PBF is on another level.

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Heheheh! Interesting nick. Aaaanyways...
...this is done every single time with any boxer that is dominating a weight. Me, like you, like Cotto and really REALLY hope he has what it takes to beat PBF but sadly, I just can't see Cotto doing it (hope I am wrong). Compare their speed, who's more prone to getting cut/bruised, who has better feet, who has faster hands, who has better defense/harder to hit, who has been rocked in almost every fight (even against journeymen) and who hasn't, who has shown more flaws and weaknesses, and so on.
First, people thought PBF would tremble whenever he heard the name "Margarito" and then he got lost so people forgot about him. Then it was Paul Williams "Oh, now this guy just needs to be polished and he'll be ready for PBF" and lost so no more Paul Williams. Who's next?
Can’t really think of anyone out there giving PBF a challenge but ODLH who is passed his prime and still have done more than anybody who is supposed to be in their prime that has gone in the ring with PBF, same thing with Castillo I. I would be interested to see Pac face PBF if they could.

Hey Chino , you are right bro....but think that Cotto will get prepare much better that it is right now , he will try to prepare with footwork too and other skills that will need for get ready to the fight and show to the whole world that each time when he entering ti the ring , comes with something new and different..........but lest see for next year bro....;D

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Mike Cassel is a fucking idiot.

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Hey Chino , you are right bro....but think that Cotto will get prepare much better that it is right now , he will try to prepare with footwork too and other skills that will need for get ready to the fight and show to the whole world that each time when he entering ti the ring , comes with something new and different..........but lest see for next year bro....;D

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Hey Macho
I can't see Cotto beating PBF but then again every fighter has a chance to improve and I am keeping my fingers crossed to see that in Cotto. He can pack a punch definitely. Let's see how things go.

Let me explain

Ricky Hatton is probably the best fighter at cutting off the ring, and when Mayweather didn't want to get caught on the ropes he wasn't... Most of the time he lets his opponent put on the ropes anyways, I mean how often did he really use lateral movement off the ropes against Oscar? Cotto lacks the footspeed to corner Mayweahter if he doesn't want to be cornered, look how easy it was for MOsley to keep away when he actually was moving around, and Judah just backs up into a corner and doesn't adjust his defense at all so he's easy to hit.

About getting bruised, Mayweather fought tough physical fights with Castillo, Dela Hoya, Hatton was a rough fight, Emmanuel Burton, Chavez... there are more, but the list goes on.

How did Mayweather get away with murder against Oscar? Because he outboxed at least 75% of the rounds? Did Ali get away with murder back in his prime? Or Roy Jones Jr against James Toney? Mayweather obviously doesn't look as dominant as Roy JOens becauase he is so much smaller compared to Oscar than Roy was against the best guys he faced, but punch stat wise Mayweather did better against Oscar than Roy did against Toney.

The feud... fuck the feud that only fuels this fight more. Arum would have no problem putting Cotto in with Mayweather, and if the money and the publicity is right Mayweather wouldn't have a problem facing Cotto.

As for Cotto being a real champion with heart? Mayweather has as much determination and drive as anyone in boxing. On top of his unbelievable athletic ability he is maybe the smartest tactician, along with Bernard, to be fighting today, or ever. Because of all his abilities even fighting high level fighters, Corrales, Castillo, Oscar, Judah, Hatton look easy because he, Floyd, does everything, and does everything better than anyone else.

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Hey Chino , you are right bro....but think that Cotto will get prepare much better that it is right now , he will try to prepare with footwork too and other skills that will need for get ready to the fight and show to the whole world that each time when he entering ti the ring , comes with something new and different..........but lest see for next year bro....;D

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I think Cotto is as good as he's going to get... You look at Mayweather and he fought Corrales he hasn't gotten a whole lot better, he's changed his style to make up for the weight gain and being slower, but his effectiveness hasn't changed substantially.

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Because of all his abilities even fighting high level fighters, Corrales, Castillo, Oscar, Judah, Hatton look easy because he, Floyd, does everything, and does everything better than anyone else.

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I am not really sure if we can say that his fight against Castillo I and ODLH were really THAT EASY:rolleyes:.

Sometimes a fighter can just get roughed up and beat up no matter how great their technical skills are. It is just the way it is, was and always will be. There will always be someone out there who has your number, including Mayweather's. The person that does have that number is most likely a far less technical fighter than Floyd.

Cotto has shown a great ability to adapt and adjust to any situation he has ever been in. He can bang, box and take away your will to win.

The reason there are so many Floyd haters around is more to do with his fans thinking he is some unbeatable force, than Mayweather himself.

Some Fighters have a will to win that is so high, they refuse to be denied. They find a way to win. They just want it more.

Who would have thought Pavlik, as sloppy as he can look, would walk through Miranda and Taylor? Who would have thought Duran could have beaten Leonard while jumping up 12 pounds?

From what I have seen from Floyd in the past three years, is someone more and more uninterested in fighting. He has fought for paydays, but anyone who can stand there and say his heart is still in the sport are only kidding themselves.

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Floyd is publicly in a no win situation all the time these days, and with regard to the various points that are being or have been made on here...They have been covered before more or less and they will also be covered again...just insert ya favourite fighters name who is roughly around Floyd's weight division...

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I feel Floyd would be too much for Cotto, Ricky H cuts down the ring well and is a all action, rough, tough and busy pressure fighter who's boxing skills and footwork are very under rated, and a hard lad too...but he was made to look ordinary by Floyd eventually being out strength ed and out fought...ya don't knock folks out often by going backwards all the time..
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Which is just a part of his tactics, arsenal, tools or whatever....fast re wind to ODLH fight...the stick and move bit had to come into play...and though it may not be too entertaining for some, they are not in there taking the shots...
Hence it being called boxing, to slip and move, to hit and not be hit...this he was always going to do in the ODLH fight as Oscar was naturally the bigger man and more than a handful for most out there, so Floyd adapted.....pretty or not...

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Floyd is now coming to the end of his boxing career and has always caused debates, some heated some not, but he has always carried on winning, which brings me to Arrum who when asked in the build up to the Hatton fight, Just how good is PBF/FMM"" He replied with an answer something on the lines of ... We don't really know...because nobody has ever been good enough to test him yet, we ain't seen him hurt or having to struggle under pressure because nobody has been able to do that to him so until we see that we won't really know...
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Floyd's strength is under rated too and the guy is a lot meaner and tougher than he is given credit for...He moved up in weight to fight the unbeaten Chico C...and totally destroyed him eventually stopping him after having him up and down like a yoyo..

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He ain't avoiding Cotto no more than he is avoiding anyone else...at this stage in his career he is making the more lucrative business moves that will go towards securing his and his families future, Lets be honest he is not the first or the last fighter that will employ this tactic...

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In so much as a Boxer can Floyd has worked hard and earned this position...had he been an average fighter his paths would have been fewer....But he isn't and because of this there are always going to be more pathways open, more lucrative and varied deals, contracts etc on the table...
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He is doing what is best for him now, his fighting past has allowed him these present day situations, He can't fight every ones chosen fighter can he, it's not practical..or fair to expect this of him or any fighter for that matter...

So lets not be too harsh on Floyd...love him or hate him, but we will all watch and debate him...

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Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Same old song. People said pretty much all those things about Ricky Hatton. They talked about how good Ricky was at cutting off the ring. They talked about how much heart he had and how tough he was. They said Floyd would never take a fight with Hatton because it would be too hard, and why would he do that when he could make tons of money fight easy fights. Floyd beats his ass and all ofa sudden Ricky ain't shit, he was too small he wasn't a real welterweight.

So my advice to you guys is instead of wasting your time and energy creating lists of why Floyd wont fight Cotto, get a head start on your excuses as to why Floyd whipped Cotto. Was he too slow? Too one-dimensional? Because you know the fight eventually will happen, and Floyd will beat him, IMO it will be an easier fight for Floyd than Hatton.

I love Cotto but PBF is on another level.

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IMO, Cotto will be a tougher fight for Floyd than Hatton. Cotto is technically suprior than "charge, hold, and hit 'em Ricky" (by the way, that's how Ricky "cuts off" the ring")

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Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Same old song. People said pretty much all those things about Ricky Hatton. They talked about how good Ricky was at cutting off the ring. They talked about how much heart he had and how tough he was. They said Floyd would never take a fight with Hatton because it would be too hard, and why would he do that when he could make tons of money fight easy fights. Floyd beats his ass and all ofa sudden Ricky ain't shit, he was too small he wasn't a real welterweight.

So my advice to you guys is instead of wasting your time and energy creating lists of why Floyd wont fight Cotto, get a head start on your excuses as to why Floyd whipped Cotto. Was he too slow? Too one-dimensional? Because you know the fight eventually will happen, and Floyd will beat him, IMO it will be an easier fight for Floyd than Hatton.

I love Cotto but PBF is on another level.

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IMO, Cotto will be a tougher fight for Floyd than Hatton. Cotto is technically suprior than "charge, hold, and hit 'em Ricky" (by the way, that's how Ricky "cuts off" the ring")

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PLus Cotto cuts the ring way better than Hatton because he does it smart.

I see it this way with Cotto. If he can dominate Gomez he should really call out Floyd like Hatton did. Gomez is a guy who beat a ranked supermiddle weight. Gomez is used to the abuse with the heavier hands at 154 and 160. If Cotto can knock him out I will be really suprised. Gomez is all heart and a sturdy chin. He totaly took apart Gatti worse than I have ever scene him dissected including his bout with Mayweather. He fights with 100% heart and I really like him as a person and a boxer. Cotto is a force to be reckoned with. He hits guys like no one else at 147. He could probably really hurt Floyd just by punching him in the elbow and shoulders when Floyd is twisting with his chin sucked into his sternum his right hand protecting his head and his shoulder protecting the other side to the left. I think a fighter like Cotto cna really do horrible damage to a guy. This would be a great fight but Floyd says money money money. The money should be there.

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Because of all his abilities even fighting high level fighters, Corrales, Castillo, Oscar, Judah, Hatton look easy because he, Floyd, does everything, and does everything better than anyone else.

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I am not really sure if we can say that his fight against Castillo I and ODLH were really THAT EASY:rolleyes:.

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Castillo 1 was difficult, but people forget Mayweather tore his rotator cuff. However De La Hoya wasn't difficult, I say technically that fight was easy. I think his fight with Jesus Chavez or Demarcus Corley or even Victoriano Sosa were more difficult, and he still easily beat them.

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Sometimes a fighter can just get roughed up and beat up no matter how great their technical skills are. It is just the way it is, was and always will be. There will always be someone out there who has your number, including Mayweather's. The person that does have that number is most likely a far less technical fighter than Floyd.

Cotto has shown a great ability to adapt and adjust to any situation he has ever been in. He can bang, box and take away your will to win.

The reason there are so many Floyd haters around is more to do with his fans thinking he is some unbeatable force, than Mayweather himself.

Some Fighters have a will to win that is so high, they refuse to be denied. They find a way to win. They just want it more.

Who would have thought Pavlik, as sloppy as he can look, would walk through Miranda and Taylor? Who would have thought Duran could have beaten Leonard while jumping up 12 pounds?

From what I have seen from Floyd in the past three years, is someone more and more uninterested in fighting. He has fought for paydays, but anyone who can stand there and say his heart is still in the sport are only kidding themselves.

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Watch him train, look at his opposition over the last three years, look at him standing toe to toe with OScar for many parts of their bout despite having the inferior firepower, and size. He also looked more motivated against Hatton than we've seen him. Besides all that is there any reason to believe he is beatable to anyone out there? THere are only a few welterweights I would say give him a good fight and could beat him, there are fewer lightweights, and even fewer featherweights and super featherweights that I think could also do it.

Mayweather is underrated because he doesn't need to leave first gear to beat the best guys out there. SOme people don't see heart, but I see a guy who is so composed and confident in the ring that he doesn't need to risk everything for a knockout, he's never been like that, and people are mistaken themselves if they think he was against guys like Corrales. The simple truth was that they were smaller, and he hit harder p4p at those weightclasses.

The ONLY people that thought Hatton would beat Floyd was hardcore Hatton fans and the ODD other person. NO-ONE else gave Hatton a chance and certainly not at 140. And to think Hatton can give Floyd a tougher fight than Cotto is laughable,especially at 147.There's a HUGE gulf in class between Cotto and Hatton.

I'm going to rep Taeth because even though he's a blind nuthugger and acts like he knows Floyd or something,he also makes alot of valid points and I respect that bro.

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Because of all his abilities even fighting high level fighters, Corrales, Castillo, Oscar, Judah, Hatton look easy because he, Floyd, does everything, and does everything better than anyone else.

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I am not really sure if we can say that his fight against Castillo I and ODLH were really THAT EASY:rolleyes:.

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Mayweather had a torn rotator cuff going into 1st Castillo fight plus that was years ago Mayweather has improved as a fighter. As that showed when he beat Castillo convincing in the rematch, and as for ODLH vs Mayweather no it wasn't easy but Mayweather still did win pretty comfortably 7-4-1 on my scorecard.

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Because of all his abilities even fighting high level fighters, Corrales, Castillo, Oscar, Judah, Hatton look easy because he, Floyd, does everything, and does everything better than anyone else.

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I am not really sure if we can say that his fight against Castillo I and ODLH were really THAT EASY:rolleyes:.

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Mayweather had a torn his rotator cuff going into 1st Castillo fight plus that was years ago Mayweather has improved as a fighter. As they showed when he beat Castillo convincing in the rematch, and as for ODLH vs Mayweather no it wasn't easy but Mayweather still did win pretty comfortably 7-4-1 on my scorecard.

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Against Castillo 1, of course "something happened"!:rolleyes: Can we really expect Floyd to say "Oh, Castillo 1 has been on of the most challenging fights I ever had. I just didn't have it that night"? Yeah right. If he didn't get that gift decision I can imagine he would be 100% fine.

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I am not really sure if we can say that his fight against Castillo I and ODLH were really THAT EASY:rolleyes:.

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Mayweather had a torn his rotator cuff going into 1st Castillo fight plus that was years ago Mayweather has improved as a fighter. As they showed when he beat Castillo convincing in the rematch, and as for ODLH vs Mayweather no it wasn't easy but Mayweather still did win pretty comfortably 7-4-1 on my scorecard.

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Against Castillo 1, of course "something happened"!:rolleyes: Can we really expect Floyd to say "Oh, Castillo 1 has been on of the most challenging fights I ever had. I just didn't have it that night"? Yeah right. If he didn't get that gift decision I can imagine he would be 100% fine.

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Thats a fact he had a torn rotator cuff injury he said that before they even fought.

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Mayweather had a torn his rotator cuff going into 1st Castillo fight plus that was years ago Mayweather has improved as a fighter. As they showed when he beat Castillo convincing in the rematch, and as for ODLH vs Mayweather no it wasn't easy but Mayweather still did win pretty comfortably 7-4-1 on my scorecard.

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Against Castillo 1, of course "something happened"!:rolleyes: Can we really expect Floyd to say "Oh, Castillo 1 has been on of the most challenging fights I ever had. I just didn't have it that night"? Yeah right. If he didn't get that gift decision I can imagine he would be 100% fine.

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Thats a fact he had a torn rotator cuff injury he said that before they even fought.

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I would bet my money that he suffered it during the fight, or that the injury was not bad at all going in and he made it worse. He would not risk even greater injury taking a fight with a bad injury like that. If it was fully torn, the fight would have been postponed.

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Against Castillo 1, of course "something happened"!:rolleyes: Can we really expect Floyd to say "Oh, Castillo 1 has been on of the most challenging fights I ever had. I just didn't have it that night"? Yeah right. If he didn't get that gift decision I can imagine he would be 100% fine.

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Thats a fact he had a torn rotator cuff injury he said that before they even fought.

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I would bet my money that he suffered it during the fight, or that the injury was not bad at all going in and he made it worse. He would not risk even greater injury taking a fight with a bad injury like that. If it was fully torn, the fight would have been postponed.

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Well whatever it was he still beat Castillo convincing in the rematch, and Mayweather has improved since Castillo vs Mayweather 1, so i think its pointless bringing that fight up it was years ago and Mayweather won the rematch comfortably on points.

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Originally Posted by Beanflicker

Same old song. People said pretty much all those things about Ricky Hatton. They talked about how good Ricky was at cutting off the ring. They talked about how much heart he had and how tough he was. They said Floyd would never take a fight with Hatton because it would be too hard, and why would he do that when he could make tons of money fight easy fights. Floyd beats his ass and all ofa sudden Ricky ain't shit, he was too small he wasn't a real welterweight.

So my advice to you guys is instead of wasting your time and energy creating lists of why Floyd wont fight Cotto, get a head start on your excuses as to why Floyd whipped Cotto. Was he too slow? Too one-dimensional? Because you know the fight eventually will happen, and Floyd will beat him, IMO it will be an easier fight for Floyd than Hatton.

I love Cotto but PBF is on another level.

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The Hatton at 147 is nothing compared to Cotto. But then you all knew that.

Oh, and a Hatton without his holding tactics is nothing. Meaning, the Hatton KO means shit.