Demarcus "Chop Chop" Corley Still fighting and winning

[TitoFan]

Cotto was a little bull back then, would have loved to see Cotto/Floyd at 140, but of course Floyd waited until Cotto was past his prime before he dared get in the ring with him.

Floyd picked out Gatti rather than Kostya or Cotto at 140lb because that was the real challenge. Floyd, even cried like a girl when he won the title against the B level fighter he classed himself.

Sickening.

This was a time when you had Kostya, Cotto AND Hatton at 140, and who does he fight? Arturo Gatti.

TBE indeed.

Yes, Hatton beat Kostya and Cotto moved up after struggling at the weight. An ATG would have fought the best.

Yes and decent people would recount the events honestly. But this is boxing so we have to read horse shit lies.

At 140 Cottos people when approached said "we are not interested in a Mayweather fight right now".

But don't let the truth get in your way. Tell your stories.

Uhh... yeah............ you put it in quote marks, so it must be true.

Let's deal in real facts instead. It was Mayweather who mysteriously and inexplicably "retired" right around the time that a fantastic, profitable fight against Cotto would've made all kinds of sense. Floyd stayed out for 2 years of his prime, only to come back and fight the woefully undersized Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight none of us boxing fans ever understood. Then let's not forget the long, drawn-out, frustrating-as-hell negotiations to fight Manny Pacquiao who, although everyone likes to float around the theory that the fight not being made was all Pacquiao's fault, in reality it was just another long, drawn-out bout of chess playing and cold calculating by Floyd.

Meanwhile, you've got a Miguel Cotto who fought everyone and everybody. He fought Margarito when no one else wanted a piece of him. He suffered his loss at the hands of a cheater, robbing Cotto of a few precious peak years, and to his credit he came back from that and added to his brilliant career.

Comments gotten from another boxing forum and putting quote marks around them don't make them facts.

No, being facts makes them facts. Cottos people straight admitted it. I'm not taking a dig at Cotto, he started his career very difficult. I'm in no way saying he was a ducker or any crap like that. You are talking about a competely different time. Floyd retired at 147, I'm taking about 140. If you don't know what I'm talking about don't comment on it. I'm not talking I like this guy so I will say this. It was reported because it happened, they said they weren't looking at a Mayweather fight then. Their words, not mine.

It's hard to find articles that old but I came across this poll and discussion because what I said was very well known

Should Cotto have turned down the Mayweather offer back at 140? - Boxing Forum

Everyone discusses whether Cotto should have accepted the fight or declined as they did. Because it happened. Not because I said it happened. Because it factually happened. I don't put anything in quotes that isn't true. Nice attempt to discredit me though. Except you will find I deal in facts.

You obviously went the "Cotto ducked Mayweather" route, so between you and me, let's cut the bull. Every other news story has quotes, articles, pictures, whatever it takes to back them up. But we get to see your references to a forum poll?? You put the "we are not interested in a Mayweather fight right now" in quote marks which of course makes it sound like a direct quote from someone in Cotto's camp. Were you there? Did you reference a credible article containing an exact quote? Not trying to be picky here, but you obviously sent your message, if not in the exact words. If something like that was said, is there anything in your post or quote that explains the context? Not important, right? Listen bud, not trying to pick a fight here.... but strong opinions need a little accountability behind them.