Floyd Mayweather is definitely avoiding Cotto.

[Bx730NY]

YOu guys are full of shit, the reason why Hatton possed any trouble for FLoyd at all was his speed, not being the bigger man, Hatton's only chance was to be fast enough to catch Mayweather, but the problem was, Mayweather was better on the inside than anyone expected, and he moves so quickly that in order for Hatton to keep up with him he had to abandon his head movement. People have been saying shit for years like Mayweather was ducking Baldomir when he fought Zab, but in reality he made the fight bigger by holding off. A lot of people, blind people, felt Oscar-Floyd was close, and that fight has more money attached to it than any other fight out there, it will do nothing to diminish Mayweather-Cotto in the future and it will happen. Also about the competition Mayweather fought Sosa at lightweight so they both faced him, he fought Corley, he has had the better competition overall, but Cotto has had good competition over his whole career no doubt, however, he has struggled way more than Mayweather throughout his career. Corley almost dropped him, Torres almost KO'ed him, Even Zab Judah made him go rubber legged in the 10th, and he stunned Cotto early. I love Cotto, but no way is Mayweather ducking him, if Arum really wanted the fight to happen he would be flashing the money. Wait for after September 21 or whenever PBF-ODLH 2 is done then you will see Cotto-Mayweather.

You gotta be kidding man. What do you mean Arum would be throwing the money at floyd? He's been throwing money at floyd for years now and all floyd does is ignore it and take the easy fights. He's a punk man plain and simple.

I'm glad he went where he belongs (WWE) where that action is staged just like his boxing pressers. That guys is sickening and so are his fans that think he doesn't need to fight the best to prove he's the best.

[Taeth]

You gotta be kidding man. What do you mean Arum would be throwing the money at floyd? He's been throwing money at floyd for years now and all floyd does is ignore it and take the easy fights. He's a punk man plain and simple.

I'm glad he went where he belongs (WWE) where that action is staged just like his boxing pressers. That guys is sickening and so are his fans that think he doesn't need to fight the best to prove he's the best.

Show me where Arum has offered 15+ million dollars for Mayweather to face Cotto... He threw money at MAyweather to fight Margarito, but MArgarito is a joke, I am not digging at Paul Williams because I like him, but he was able to beat Margarito like he did then Margarito wouldn't land a punch on Mayweather... I've seen Arum throw money at Mayweather to figh tMargarito becuase there is nothing to lose, MArgarito isn't/wasn't undefeated he was a big guy, it was back when people thought pressure was the key to stopping Mayweather even though they must have forgotten about Mayweather-Corrales. Both Arum and Mayweather want Cotto to be a bigger name before the fight happens.

[Kirkland Laing]

Floyd wants the big-money fights and will fight Cotto when that fight will earn him the most money. He'll win too. Not as easily as he did against Hatton but assuming similar refereeing he'll just stick and move and box Cotto's head off.

[Master]

Sweat Pea respect your opinion you talk sense but Mayweather does not take risks at Welterweight. He could justify a third fight with Oscar for money and whatever reason he could come up with and people like Taeth would still back him. If he does not fight Cotto by next year then he has no right to be called the p4p best. Why the ring had him as the fighter of the year is a joke.

[SweetPea]

If he does not fight Cotto by next year then he has no right to be called the p4p best.

If Cotto is still undefeated next year, then I'd tend to agree with you. As I've said many times here, if Floyd beats Oscar again, then Cotto becomes both the most worthy opponent for Floyd and the most financially attractive opponent for Floyd, so there will be no excuse not to get a deal done.

Why the ring had him as the fighter of the year is a joke.

Disagree with you here. Cotto and Pavlik were worthy candidates, but the Ring has absolutely nothing to apologize for in selecting Mayweather. He truly was the Fighter of the Year for 2007.

[frozensolid_702]

First of all.............

How can Mayweather be avoiding Cotto when Cotto's next two fights are pretty much set? Last time I checked, Cotto was fighting Gomez, followed by the winner of the Margarito/Cintron fight. Seems like Cotto's schedule is pretty full for a while.

Alfonso Gomez - imagine what the Mayweather haters would be saying if it was Floyd fighting Gomez instead of Cotto fighting Gomez. They sure as hell wouldn't be trying to sell it off as a "keeping busy fight"

Margarito/Cintron winner - Great fight for Cotto, but to think that either one of those guys would pose a threat to Mayweather is laughable. Nonetheless, it's a good move for Miguel to unify his titles so that the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight will be that much bigger ($$$), and more importantly, more meaningful.

Second of all.............

Who says that fighting Oscar Delahoya at 154 isn't/wasn't a helluva lot more dangerous than fighting Cotto at 147? Delahoya at 154 is a lot tougher that Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron, and Antonio Margarito for sure.

Lastly...............

The Mayweather vs. Delahoya fight ended in a SPLIT DECISION. The last time that Mayweather fought a fight that was that close, he fought a rematch. What's wrong with giving a rematch in a close fight that appeals to 98% of boxing fans and THE REST OF THE WORLD.

If Cotto had the chance to fight Delahoya, he would do it in a heartbeat.






After reading some of the responses in this thread, it should be very clear to everybody that nobody is avoiding Cotto, especially Floyd Mayweather; but that there are a lot of delusional members of this forum that are avoiding the truth when they say crazy nonsense like "Mayweather is avoiding Cotto."

[ono]

I've never seen so much negativity about a rematch of a fight that ended in a split decision.

I even remember a lot of people on here claiming Oscar won the fight. So to fight him again makes sense. especially for the dollar he'll make from it.

Even if he beats Cotto, this time next year there will be a 'Floyd is ducking Berto' thread.

He can't win....don't blame him for retiring

[frozensolid_702]

I've never seen so much negativity about a rematch of a fight that ended in a split decision.

I even remember a lot of people on here claiming Oscar won the fight. So to fight him again makes sense. especially for the dollar he'll make from it.

Even if he beats Cotto, this time next year there will be a 'Floyd is ducking Berto' thread.

He can't win....don't blame him for retiring

It wasn't too long ago that people were claiming that Floyd was ducking Paul Williams, too.

Kinda funny how I haven't seen that on here over the last couple weeks.

[Master]

First of all.............

How can Mayweather be avoiding Cotto when Cotto's next two fights are pretty much set? Last time I checked, Cotto was fighting Gomez, followed by the winner of the Margarito/Cintron fight. Seems like Cotto's schedule is pretty full for a while."

What do you want Cotto to do wait for Mayweather and not earn a living by not fighting. Cotto would fight Mayweather in his next fight. Until then he is keeping busy and active.

[Macho]

First of all.............

How can Mayweather be avoiding Cotto when Cotto's next two fights are pretty much set? Last time I checked, Cotto was fighting Gomez, followed by the winner of the Margarito/Cintron fight. Seems like Cotto's schedule is pretty full for a while.

Alfonso Gomez - imagine what the Mayweather haters would be saying if it was Floyd fighting Gomez instead of Cotto fighting Gomez. They sure as hell wouldn't be trying to sell it off as a "keeping busy fight"

Margarito/Cintron winner - Great fight for Cotto, but to think that either one of those guys would pose a threat to Mayweather is laughable. Nonetheless, it's a good move for Miguel to unify his titles so that the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight will be that much bigger ($$$), and more importantly, more meaningful.

Second of all.............

Who says that fighting Oscar Delahoya at 154 isn't/wasn't a helluva lot more dangerous than fighting Cotto at 147? Delahoya at 154 is a lot tougher that Alfonso Gomez, Kermit Cintron, and Antonio Margarito for sure.

Lastly...............

The Mayweather vs. Delahoya fight ended in a SPLIT DECISION. The last time that Mayweather fought a fight that was that close, he fought a rematch. What's wrong with giving a rematch in a close fight that appeals to 98% of boxing fans and THE REST OF THE WORLD.

If Cotto had the chance to fight Delahoya, he would do it in a heartbeat.






After reading some of the responses in this thread, it should be very clear to everybody that nobody is avoiding Cotto, especially Floyd Mayweather; but that avthere are a lot of delusional members of this forum that are avoiding the truth when they say crazy nonsense like "Mayweather is avoiding Cotto."

Hey Frozensolid i want to add about this above line , that is not the members that are avoiding the Truth of these Topic , is the whole world knows that ,the Sport Press , Commentators , Boxing Analist , Fans , everybody , we always talk about money , but righ now what more do Mayweather neeed? he just need to proof that he are the best in WW division p4p and the way is fighting with all competitive boxers in that Division , specially Cotto , so pardon me but is not the Members that is avoiding the Truth , i think is Mayweathers Fans......

[NorthSideX4]

INO Cotto is the only fighter at this time that can defeat PBF. Maybe Margarito, but im not sold on him yet

[Chino]

INO Cotto is the only fighter at this time that can defeat PBF. Maybe Margarito, but im not sold on him yet

After ODLH (a close split desicion) and Hatton, I don't really see any big thread out there for Mayweather .

[Macho]

After ODLH (a close split desicion) and Hatton, I don't really see any big thread out there for Mayweather .

Hey Chino i realy considere you like real,real FANATIC my friend ....

[Bx730NY]

After ODLH (a close split desicion) and Hatton, I don't really see any big thread out there for Mayweather .

That tells me you have alot to learn about this sport.