Quote Originally Posted by outspoken View Post
Cotto is already small for 147.. This fight is silly. Plus if Cotto is changing weight classes he's probably dropping down. Martinez should focus on his weight class with guys like GGG and Kid Chocolate around he is in no position to be acting like he has no more challenges in his weight. Especially after his last fight..

Either way Martinez by UD. In a fight that won't really matter.
I disagree, IMO 147 is Cotto's natural weight, cause although 5'7 he's stocky and has a big enough frame to naturally carry the weight, but he's definately too small for 154 even moreso 160

Martinez said in an interview, he's already considering fighting Vera if Chavez doesn't go through with the rematch, not that that fight would be competitive, but he's right that Vera is more deserving than Jr., but he has real options at 160 and 168, there's GGG, Quilin, Sturm/Barker rematch, Murray rematch, Geale, Froch, Bute, Stieglitz, Ward/Rodriguez winner, Groves, Bika, or DeGale

there are good fights for him, just all depends how much he can come back from the surgery at his age

but Cotto has Alvarez at 154 and plenty of options at 147, shouldn't make the jump to 160