Cotto's Options

[gest12645]

Ok , now that he's steamed by Foreman , what are his best career options? Which fights should he take or not take; simply where should he go on from here Miguel Cotto fans? Let me start with a short list of fighters he should avoid and those he would raise his career resume against

Fighters to avoid:

Floyd Mayweather- Im sure Floyd will be pushing for this fight since it would be a fairly easy win for a 154lbs title ; just because Cotto isn't physically bigger than Floyd. Floyd would batter Cotto to a late ko or easy decision

Pacman-- We all know Manny wants a title at Light middle. It can understand Pacman , but who wants to see Cotto get beat down again?

Sergei Dzinziruk- This guy would cause nightmares for Cotto. He's too big , has a great jab and can take a punch. Cotto would lose this and Sergei isnt a marketable guy either.

Sergio Martinez- He's bigger, a southpaw, as fast , if not faster and has a better chin. Martinez would ko Cotto if they'd be at 154

Good Fights for Cotto:

Angulo- Cotto would box circles around him, altough he must be aware of Angulo's power. I see Cotto winning on points

Sechew Powell - He's a decent lightmiddle that Cotto should handle quite well . Cotto ko

Mosley - A rematch against Mosley would be exciting to me . This time at 154 and we would see how much they both have left. Two legends that would be fighting for their careers . Could be good

Spinks- doesn't he have a title still? Not a bad target for unificatioon.

Average fights

Paul Wiilliams - A win over Paul would be huge for Cotto but it would be a risky fight. Williams would probably win but Cotto has a big chance and its a high reward fight.

Kermit Cintron - Cotto should win , but Cintron is a dangerous puncher . However, after the incident in the Paul Williams fight, who wants to see Cotto vs Cinton?

Margarito - I'd love to see Cotto beat this mofo's ass but we just don't know how he'll react to Margarito once they're in the ring. Would be a very tough fight for Cotto.

[CFH]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

[doublehook2]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

The only guy at 154 that he'd be seriously undersized would be against Paul Williams. Against nearly anyone else at 154, he'd have a chance. I thought Cotto fought an excellent fight. His new trainer developed a particular strategy. Steward guided Cotto to a win. Without Steward, there's a good chance Foreman wins this fight. Cotto fought a very smart fight against Foreman. A very patient fight. And he eventually found Foreman. There were lots of back and forth rounds. Foreman through almost 300 punches and Cotto threw over 300 punches. Foreman had some great work in the 3rd and 4th round and tagged Cotto flush multiple times. Then Cotto came back and showed why he is a great former champion. Now Cotto is the champion and he has the choice to grant the former champion a rematch. Would Cotto be inclined to fight Foreman again? Or will he fight Pacquiao first. I think Cotto would fare much better against Pacquiao at 154, he was drained at 144/145. Pacquiao was obviously there at the fight.

And how bout Roy Jones with the color commentary on HBO. Two months removed from a 12 round war with Bernard Hopkins. he is back in the commentary booth.

[gest12645]

Dzinziruk is the toughest fight for Cotto right now. Tougher than Williams and Marinez

[El Kabong]

In my honest opinion a HUGE fight for Cotto that would make a bank is Miguel Cotto-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.......one of the better rivalries in boxing Puerto Rico vs Mexico. Miguel would flatten JC Jr. too.

I think another good fight for Cotto is Berto.

[MMASUX]

I would like to see Cotto vs Martinez, i think it would be a good fight. I would also like to see him and Margarito again, but margarito doesn't deserve the chance.

[TitoFan]

In my honest opinion a HUGE fight for Cotto that would make a bank is Miguel Cotto-Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.......one of the better rivalries in boxing Puerto Rico vs Mexico. Miguel would flatten JC Jr. too.

I think another good fight for Cotto is Berto.

EITHER of those would make me extremely happy.

[CutMeMick]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

Who do you consider elite at 154?
Just curious... Because I think he beats anyone of them on any given night.
For the record I only consider Martinez & Williams elite at this moment.
The rest are challengers/top contenders/title holders

Williams
Cintron
Martinez
Margarito
Angulo
Rhodes

[Mar]

Sure was nice to see the old cotto body shot back, and he looked great last night. But i'm still not sure what direction i'd see him take. It's way too common for a guy to loose one fight and be called garbage and likewise a guy win one fight and he's automaticlly the next guy who can beat mayweather. Remember it was 15 minutes ago when most weren't even sure he'd beat foreman. We have to stop and remember cotto looked like a surgen last night but this was foreman he beat. Most of us picked him cause we weren't sure about cotto, not cause foreman was supposed to be this great fighter. Basically i'm just saying i'm not sure putting the guy in there with williams, martinez, or mayweather is what cotto needs. I think he needs a tough fight but not too tough. I say give him one more fight to get more in tune with steward, build his confidence even that much more and just plain let him get used to 154 a bit. Foreman i thought would frustrate cotto and get a decision, but he really is a soft puncher and really hadn't been in with anyone of note. I'd just rather see cotto succed a little bit especially after what he went through being cheated by that cunt margarito. What an effort by foreman last night bye the way as well.

[Pavlik]

Sure was nice to see the old cotto body shot back, and he looked great last night. But i'm still not sure what direction i'd see him take. It's way too common for a guy to loose one fight and be called garbage and likewise a guy win one fight and he's automaticlly the next guy who can beat mayweather. Remember it was 15 minutes ago when most weren't even sure he'd beat foreman. We have to stop and remember cotto looked like a surgen last night but this was foreman he beat. Most of us picked him cause we weren't sure about cotto, not cause foreman was supposed to be this great fighter. Basically i'm just saying i'm not sure putting the guy in there with williams, martinez, or mayweather is what cotto needs. I think he needs a tough fight but not too tough. I say give him one more fight to get more in tune with steward, build his confidence even that much more and just plain let him get used to 154 a bit. Foreman i thought would frustrate cotto and get a decision, but he really is a soft puncher and really hadn't been in with anyone of note. I'd just rather see cotto succed a little bit especially after what he went through being cheated by that cunt margarito. What an effort by foreman last night bye the way as well.

Great post Mar I totally agree.

[CFH]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

Who do you consider elite at 154?
Just curious... Because I think he beats anyone of them on any given night.
For the record I only consider Martinez & Williams elite at this moment.
The rest are challengers/top contenders/title holders

Williams
Cintron
Martinez
Margarito
Angulo
Rhodes

I think Martinez and Williams beat him; I would have him as a big underdog in both those fights. Like you, those are the guys I really consider elite at 154's elite. I think Cintron is pretty much a 50/50 fight (I know I'll probably get laughed at for saying that), I've felt that way since they were both at welter.

I'd like to see Cotto - Angulo, I think Cotto would win because, frankly, I think Angulo is the definition of limited, but it would be a good fight.

[Mar]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

Who do you consider elite at 154?
Just curious... Because I think he beats anyone of them on any given night.
For the record I only consider Martinez & Williams elite at this moment.
The rest are challengers/top contenders/title holders

Williams
Cintron
Martinez
Margarito
Angulo
Rhodes

I think Martinez and Williams beat him; I would have him as a big underdog in both those fights. Like you, those are the guys I really consider elite at 154's elite. I think Cintron is pretty much a 50/50 fight (I know I'll probably get laughed at for saying that), I've felt that way since they were both at welter.

I'd like to see Cotto - Angulo, I think Cotto would win because, frankly, I think Angulo is the definition of limited, but it would be a good fight.

I wouldn't laugh him and cintron would be interesting (maybe with some extra padding and pillows around the ring). Angulo is another i'd like to see. Both very winnable and not too too tough for the guy.

[Kev]

Still some big fights out there for Cotto.

Him and Berto is a great fan's fight. As most has mentioned Angulo would be a great opponent too.

I think we can probably expect to see him face the winner of Chavez Jr and Duddy. Personally I think Duddy can beat Chavez and I really a Cotto Duddy fight at Maddison Square Garden. The Irish will pack that and it would be a very fan friendly fight.

[milmascaras1]

miguel cotto really fooled the hell out of me with his great win over foreman. i thought the man was done, especially after his loss to pacquiao. i guess it goes to show you what a big difference it makes when you have a great trainer. cotto's trainer when he fought pacquiao didn't prepare him like emmanuel steward had him prepared last night. i think if a rematch were to happen, cotto would beat pacquiao at 154. i think cotto looked alot like the pre-margarito cotto. his footwork, defense, offense, everything, was improved.

[Galaxy]

Honestly, as good as Cotto looked tonight, I don't see him beating any of the elite at 154. He's just too small. He might beat limited or fragile fighters like Angulo or Cintron, but he will lose to the best at 154. I just don't see him being overly successful at the weight.

Who do you consider elite at 154?
Just curious... Because I think he beats anyone of them on any given night.
For the record I only consider Martinez & Williams elite at this moment.
The rest are challengers/top contenders/title holders

Williams
Cintron
Martinez
Margarito
Angulo
Rhodes

Dzindziruk mick, he's world class! Spinks is gonna make anyone look bad!

I'd like to see him face Angulo or Cintron, maybe a Mosley return... or as someone mentioned: Berto.