Quote Originally Posted by Ant Live View Post
Cotto next fight should be Alvarez for that is worth a PPV buy. Not Kirkland!!! But if Cotto dont fight Alvarez here a few other good fights for Cotto . . .
Molina
Lara
K-9(trained by Manny Steward and have a title)
Cotto only fights marquee, big-name fighters at this stage in his career so Lara, Molina or Bundrage are fights that won't be made. Cotto versus Martinez or Alvarez are the fights to make for him at 154. Both are ppv-worthy events. Oscar said that Alvarez isn't ready for Mayweather. At 21, that's completely fair. Is he ready for Cotto? I'm not sure either. It's a closer call.

Even after Cotto's performance, I still stand by the fact that Cotto is fighting at 154 because it's easier for him to make weight, not because it's his most effective weight class. A true strong junior middleweight would give him a tough fight, just based on size. I really thought we were seeing two true welterweights fighting at 154 on Saturday.