Mayorga Vs. Cotto for March??

[Rantcatrat]

We need to stop promoting a Mayorga fight. Or even giving it any consideration. Cotto has much better option to fight instead of Mayorga

1. Martinez
2. Berto
3. Vanes
4. Cintron
5. Augulo
6. Kirkland
7. Williams
8. Dzinziruk
9. Jcc Jr
10.Wolak

to name a few

This all comes down to risk/reward. A Mayorga fight will sell just because of his mouth. Remember that this is considered a tune up for a Margarito rematch in June, so that would rule out half of the names on your list. Of the less risky names presented, this is the fight that will make the most money. I certainly wouldn't consider Wolak a more viable option. I'd have zero interest in that fight. He isn't a name, and he isn't going to trouble Cotto.

How is Mayorga a tune-up for Margarito? Cotto fights sell because of Cotto. Mayorga doesn't bring anything more to the table than anyone else. He hasn't looked good in years. I agree this comes down to risk and reward because there is no risk in this fight. Cotto picked an unchallenging opponent who he'll look good destroying. This is an easy fight to make Cotto some money while he waits for Margarito to heal from the Pacquiao beating. Fair play by Cotto really. The problem to me is that the fight is completely uncompetitive and uninteresting. At least with the Foreman fight, even though we knew Cotto would win, we also knew Foreman had some skills and was in his prime.