Quote Originally Posted by frozensolid_702 View Post
If I had to guess, I'd probably say that Cotto is kinda pissed that Bob Arum is matching him up with 2nd/3rd tier fighters like Gomez, while Cotto feels that he should be fighting a hell of a lot better competition than what Arum is putting in front of him.

Cotto hasn't fought an opponent as weak as Gomez since well before his Malignaggi fight.

Gianluca Bronco might be even shittier than Gomez, but it's pretty close.
There's no way Cotto would mind fighting Gomez, of course he wants him. You may tut and laugh at the idea of fighting a reality TV show fighter but the fact is that they draw crowds. There's a reason why Joe Calzaghe wanted Peter Manfredo and why Jermain Taylor wanted to fight Sergio Mora and that is media attention and dollars.

Trust me Cotto and any other fighter for that matter would MUCH rather face an Alfonso Gomez than a tougher but lesser known fighter.