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Quote Originally Posted by Chino View Post

At least Cotto had the guts to fight Tony
But didn’t have the guts to fight Mayweather .
Explain?

I assume (because there was never any offer from floyd) you're going to say because he didn't call out Floyd which of course is silly, not as silly as you saying things like "Cotto gets rocked almost every fight" but pretty fucking silly. Cotto doesn't call people out, he didn't call out Mosley, and he didn't call out Margarito but strangely enough he ended up fighting them.
He was in a better position than either of them, when has been the better fighters job to call his opposition? Ali had to call out Frazier when he was champion, and Foreman as well. HOlmes had to call out Ali. Tarver called out Roy, etc, etc. Mayweather basically said prove yourself, make enough of a name for yourself, and I will fight you. Back in the day Mayweather fought Corrales, Castillo twice when he didn't need to. He fought Oscar when it was going make a lot of money, He made the same 8 million against Baldomir htat he would have against MArgairto, but he also got the unified WW championship. PBF beat Hatton when that fight was going tobe at its zenith in terms of popularity, and I believe that had Cotto beaten Dela Hoya, and if he does Flyod would fight him, but Cotto is still a largely unheard of name in the greater sports media. I think the MArgarito fight garnered him more fame, but he lost that fight, while Margarito is still very much anonimous.