Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan
Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
I actually don't have a problem with this. You have to build towards big events. Last year Cotto started off with Urkal, then continued with Zab, and finished with Shane. This year, I'd be perfectly fine with his schedule if he fought Gomez, then Margarito/Williams/Cintron/Clottey, and finished with Mayweather. People get pissed when an elite fighter doesn't fight another elite fighter every fight. This plan is fine. Gomez would keep Cotto fresh and allow hime to fine tune some different things in his game. He's gonna need all the fine-tuning he can get if he wants to beat Floyd. If he stepped into the ring with Floyd in his next fight, I think Cotto would get stopped.
When I first read the thread title, I thought: "Wha-a-a-a-a?"
But yeah..... a gimme at this point in time is probably not a bad idea as Cotto continues to build on his fan base and prepares for more huge fights. That being said, Gomez is a gamer, so he'd probably make it entertaining while it lasted.
It wouldn't suprise me Gomez went the distance. He's been in with guys who fought as high as super middlweight in Manfredo, Brinkley and Kuddour.

True they wern't 12 round fights but he seems durable. I wouldn't be suprised to see him still there at the final bell.