How good does Cotto's resume look now?

[Rican]

I know I'm gonna sound like a broken record here BUUUUT
I remember the days when people were saying Cotto wouldn't amount to anything....
Hes too robotical, hes 1 dimensional, he couldn't carry Zab Judahs jock strap etc. etc.

I remember this very clearly when I said "Cottos young and has a great mindset. He has room to improve and he will"
I was laughed I was told there was no way Cotto would improve. He fights 1 way and 1 way only. With fighters like Zab, Margarito, Spinks, Vernon, Mayorga etc. etc. he would never be able to improve....


I gotta say it feels great to have seen Cotto go from prospect, to contender, to World Champion and hopefully he can become an ATG.

Cottos one of my very 1st fighters I've seen go full circle and I'm proud to say I've been there from very early on. Kinda like some of you guys who saw Tyson from the start, or Lennox from day 1 or Eubank.

Mick, those who said those things about Cotto didn't see his early career as you and I did. If they did, they would have noticed that those boxing skills he showed against Mosley were there from the beginning of his career. The problem was, Cotto went through a stage, when, because of his youth, he started believing the hype about himself, and started going into the ring with strictly a seek and destroy mindset. That's why veterans like Corley and solid punchers like Torres were able to give Cotto a run for his money, simply because Cotto got away from the excellent boxing skills he has. Those experiences have served him well, as you can see in the current Cotto.

[The Rookie Fan]

Hey guys, I'm like mick and Rican in a way. I too started to see Cotto from early in his career. After Tito lossed, he was who everyone was talking about here at PR. There was a small buzz going around if you know what I mean. Everywhere you went you heard people talk "You gotta check this guy Cotto out, he's pretty damn good"

However, I was not totally sold on him at first. It took some time for me. But I have become a huge fan now and I think by the end of the year he'll be ready for Floyd. Whether he wins or not is another story, but he'll be ready and will make it a hell of a fight.

It is true that he has yet to dethrone a champion. It is true that Judah and Mosley were passed it and that they were his two biggest wins. But you also have to take into account that he beat 3 undefeated young fighters who shortly after went on to become champions themselves. He has also fought all types of fighters. Come forward fighters, hard hitters, swarmers, fast, slow, slicksters, boxers, rightys, leftys. He has fought them all and won.