Steward Sees Tough Fight For Miguel Cotto

[OumaFan]

Why didn't Cotto fight Collazo?

I think Collazo's "win" against Hatton was more impressive then Quintana's win over Julio.

Maybe it was but for Cotto's first fight at 147 its very impressive, I doubt that many people would have complained if Cotto had taken on a no hoper cause its a move up in weight and a lot of guys do that, Quintana's a very solid first fight at a new weight. I don't see any reason to complain about it, Urkal was boring, this is a good fight.

I agree. But Hatton took a bigger risk in fighting Collazo. And now that everyone has SEEN Collazo, I thought maybe Cotto should take that risk and see if he could do better.

Quintana is the easier fight no doubt. But I thought SOMEONE should at least give Collazo a shot.

At the time though i'm not sure people thought Collazo was a bigger risk. Not everybody saw the Rivera fight, I saw it but it was hard to tell if Collazo was that good or if Rivera was shit. Rivera's turned out to be allright.

Collazo should get a shot but another thing is that Collazo's with Don King right? If Arum and King can avoid working together they probably will, it wouldn't be a superfight or anything, probably easier to work out a deal with Quintana than Collazo.

And I don't know if Quintana's the easier fight NO DOUBT, he may well be but Quintana's got a lot of promise, they're both skilled lefthanders, Quintana might be stronger, Collazo's a bit more experienced.

[Majesty]

Why didn't Cotto fight Collazo?

I think Collazo's "win" against Hatton was more impressive then Quintana's win over Julio.

Maybe it was but for Cotto's first fight at 147 its very impressive, I doubt that many people would have complained if Cotto had taken on a no hoper cause its a move up in weight and a lot of guys do that, Quintana's a very solid first fight at a new weight. I don't see any reason to complain about it, Urkal was boring, this is a good fight.

I agree. But Hatton took a bigger risk in fighting Collazo. And now that everyone has SEEN Collazo, I thought maybe Cotto should take that risk and see if he could do better.

Quintana is the easier fight no doubt. But I thought SOMEONE should at least give Collazo a shot.

At the time though i'm not sure people thought Collazo was a bigger risk. Not everybody saw the Rivera fight, I saw it but it was hard to tell if Collazo was that good or if Rivera was shit. Rivera's turned out to be allright.

Collazo should get a shot but another thing is that Collazo's with Don King right? If Arum and King can avoid working together they probably will, it wouldn't be a superfight or anything, probably easier to work out a deal with Quintana than Collazo.

And I don't know if Quintana's the easier fight NO DOUBT, he may well be but Quintana's got a lot of promise, they're both skilled lefthanders, Quintana might be stronger, Collazo's a bit more experienced.

Quintana has a lot of promise but this is the wrong guy to find that out against. He's jumping from a Guppy to a Shark and he's still a goldfish.

[El Kabong]

I think Cotto is in for a VERY tough night...HOWEVER Cotto attacks the body very well and he CAN box I think those things IF he uses them will keep him undefeated.

If he doesn't do those things he's going to get fucked up, maybe KO'd Quintana can bring it

[aangel]

Why didn't Cotto fight Collazo?

I think Collazo's "win" against Hatton was more impressive then Quintana's win over Julio.

I think Team Cotto and Arum are looking for a belt, with a belt they can have some kind of leverage money wise in a big fight, if he can get past Quintana.

[Majesty]

Then fight who?

Baldomir is fighting Mayweather

Who are the other welterweights?(not the guys moving up, the ones who are already there)

Zab Judah and Margarito...and who else?

[aangel]

I think if cotto wins he has to fight Urkal, by that time their should be some welterweights available if he gets by Quintana and Urkal. they wanted a belt they have to fight Quintana, he would not step aside and now he has to fight them both for a belt. Their is no way Arum was going to put Cotto in with Margarito, and with Baldomier fighting mayweather, and Cintron fighting suarez for the ibf then it was either Quinta or Urkal for the WBA. I assum they wanted a belt, Collazo dosen't have one.

[El Gamo]

Peeps,I don't know if you know but Arum did not actually want to make this fight but Cotto and his camp became disgruntled,openly stating that they wanted to fight the best/better fighters,pressuring Arum. (it was in a latino newspaper)

[Puya]

Here are the pictures from the presser
you can see already that Quinatana is the bigger guy finally people won't talk crap about Cotto being the bigger guy because of the weight issue. But don't get me wrong that day I will be slighly neutra I say slighly becuse I will like for Cotto to win a bit . In fight new Quintana stated the they are already training for what Cotto could bring to the ring and a funny statement by a member of Miguel Cotto's Webpage he said: "They must take him to mule stables every day and have them kicking him in the face for him to prepare to what Cotto is going to hit him with. Maybe drop anvils to his face from the top of his house." I know is too much but is damn funny.

[Hulk]

I think Cotto should do fine against Quintana. Sure the guy moves a lot and throws a lot of punches, but Cotto is NOT Joel Julio, he's much better than that, much much better. I mean I dunno why anyone would want Quinatana to win, he's an eye sore to watch IMO, he's herky jerky, and all over the place. He doesn't seem to plant his feet long enuff to get good leverage on his punches either. Compare Quinatana's opposition to that of Cotto's, there's no comparison. Let's go Cotto!

[Purist]

Here are the pictures from the presser
you can see already that Quinatana is the bigger guy finally people won't talk crap about Cotto being the bigger guy because of the weight issue. But don't get me wrong that day I will be slighly neutra I say slighly becuse I will like for Cotto to win a bit . In fight new Quintana stated the they are already training for what Cotto could bring to the ring and a funny statement by a member of Miguel Cotto's Webpage he said: "They must take him to mule stables every day and have them kicking him in the face for him to prepare to what Cotto is going to hit him with. Maybe drop anvils to his face from the top of his house." I know is too much but is damn funny.

It's called a camera angle You could make Oscar look taller then Hopkins with the right angle

[Puya]

OK STAR let's see...

Miguel Angel Cotto Sex
Male Nationality Puerto Rican
Global ID 033535
Federal ID PR060444
Hometown Caguas, Puerto Rico
Birthplace Caguas, Puerto Rico
Rated at Light Welterweight
World Rank 2 / 920
Date of Birth 1980-10-29
Age 25
Reach 72”
Stance Orthodox
Height 5' 8
Trainer Evangelista Cotto
Manager Evangelista Cotto
W 27 (22 ko's) | L 0 | D 0 | Total 27

Carlos Quintana
Sex Male
Nationality Puerto Rican
Alias El Indio
Global ID 023664
Federal ID PR048283
Hometown Moca, Puerto Rico
Birthplace Moca, Puerto Rico
Rated at Welterweight
World Rank 10 / 1075
Date of Birth 1976-11-06
Age 29
Stance Southpaw
Height 5' 9½
Trainer Jose Bonilla
Manager Dr. Rafael Joglar
W 23 (18 ko's) | L 0 | D 0 | Total 23

Any questions?

[BrooklyniteQueen]

Here are the pictures from the presser
you can see already that Quinatana is the bigger guy finally people won't talk crap about Cotto being the bigger guy because of the weight issue. But don't get me wrong that day I will be slighly neutra I say slighly becuse I will like for Cotto to win a bit . In fight new Quintana stated the they are already training for what Cotto could bring to the ring and a funny statement by a member of Miguel Cotto's Webpage he said: "They must take him to mule stables every day and have them kicking him in the face for him to prepare to what Cotto is going to hit him with. Maybe drop anvils to his face from the top of his house." I know is too much but is damn funny.

Do you mean bigger, or taller?

[Puya]

I think a little bit of Both. But I think Cotto might be like Winky a 160 very strong. Did you guys know that Winky had to loose alot of weight so he could made 154 he drained a la Cotto a 140 that is the only reason I might give Cotto the edge since I thing he will come a lot stronger.

You all could see Winky vs Tito Winky Looked so Pump it was incredible what 7 punds can do a those weight levels

[aangel]

Here are the pictures from the presser

you can see already that Quinatana is the bigger guy finally people won't talk crap about Cotto being the bigger guy because of the weight issue. But don't get me wrong that day I will be slighly neutra I say slighly becuse I will like for Cotto to win a bit . In fight new Quintana stated the they are already training for what Cotto could bring to the ring and a funny statement by a member of Miguel Cotto's Webpage he said: "They must take him to mule stables every day and have them kicking him in the face for him to prepare to what Cotto is going to hit him with. Maybe drop anvils to his face from the top of his house." I know is too much but is damn funny.

lol that was funny!! the mule part!!

[Rican]

I'll put my hands up and admit,before the Julio fight,I never ever heard of Quintana,I know that's bad but being a true student,I've done my research and actually,his beating of Julio was not such a shock for those in the know(experienced writers wtc) who knew of QUintana and predicted he would school Julio.

Either way,wether Cotto wins or loses,he HAS to stay at 147,I don't want to see him killin himself to make 140. And whoever loses still has a bright future,I truly believe that.

I appreciate your honesty "El Gamo" but it's inexcusable that you never heard of Quintana before he fought Julio, considering the fact that he has fought on ESPN a few times, and you have over 5,000 posts on this site. I don't mean to get on your case, but shame on you. As for the fight, the two boxers are my favorite fighters out there. I agree with Wacko: If Cotto uses his boxing skills more as opposed to get caught up in drawing blood, then he should win. This is going to be a classic fight and reminds me of the good old days when Puerto Ricans fought each other frequently. This will be one of the most important fights for Puerto Rican boxing fans in recent memory. Throw in Collazo and Cintron, the Ricans may soon hold all the belts in the welterweight division (that is if Mayweather dares fight any of the four).