Quote Originally Posted by ono
Call me cynical but i'm not really impressed with his level of opposition lately.

Branco
Malignaggi
Quintana
Urkal
Zab
Shane

Branco - Padded record....limited fighter
Paulie - At the time Cotto fought him, Paulie hadn't beaten anybody really of note.
Quintana - Claim to fame was beating a prospect. Understandable that Cotto wanted to adjust to 147 tho
Urkal - Not impressed
Zab - After Baldi and Mayweather had already beaten him, Zab had the look of a beaten fighter.
Shane - Kudos....could argue that his best years are behind him but could argue that his win over Collazo proved he was close to being the fighter he once was. I actually picked Shane to win so repsect to Cotto for winning.

And now he's fighting a reality TV star.
I don't have a problem with his opposition.

Paulie has proven to be better than people gave him credit for at the time when the fight was signed.

Quintana was his first fight at 147, and was coming off an upset victory.

Urkal was a mandatory who Cotto had to fight to keep his belt.

Zab was a replacement. Remember, Cotto was ready to fight Margarito, but Margarito backed out and decided to fight Williams. Cotto needed a replacement, and Zab was a worthy choice.

Mosley certainly proved that while he's old, he's still a very good fighter.

Cotto is coming off two very physical and tough fights. I have no problem with him fighting Gomez. I don't see Gomez winning, but he's not a complete stiff either. I've seen guys choose much worse opponents for easy wins than Cotto is doing here with Gomez.