Can someone explain to me WHY GOMEZ gets to fight COTTO?

[Kev]

Cotto deserves a gimmie Isnt he the heir apparent to Mayweather or something? Do you see Margarito taking a gimmie(technically yeah because he's just gonna make Cintron cry again)

But if Mayweather took an easy fight people would be barking to high heaven that he is ducking Cotto.

Cotto gets an easy fight and its because "he's earned it"

And if a Cotto fan tells me "thats different.. Mayweather is the number one p4p and Cotto just got here" then you're basically admitting that Floyd can't duck Cotto because you're admitting Cotto aint ready

I don't think there's anything wrong with Cotto fighting Gomez. It's a good fight that will get him some more exposure with casual fans at least.

Cotto shouldn't be judged as critically as Floyd as he's 4 or 5 years behind him in career terms.

Floyd has fought a few less than impressive names in his career, Henry Brusseles is the most noticable.

I think Cotto has done a superb job since moving upto welter and I don't mind the Gomez fight one bit.

[DAVIDTUA]

LOL everyone needs to read carefully the wording of the title of this thread!


it says why does Gomez get to fight cotto, meaning im implying he does not derserve to fight cotto right now.


im not criticizing cotto, i love cotto hes the MAN! i wish more fighters brought it every single time like he does to all of his fights. he ducks no one and he fight so often!

that is why cotto is the MAN!

[Kev]

LOL everyone needs to read carefully the wording of the title of this thread!


it says why does Gomez get to fight cotto, meaning im implying he does not derserve to fight cotto right now.


im not criticizing cotto, i love cotto hes the MAN! i wish more fighters brought it every single time like he does to all of his fights. he ducks no one and he fight so often!

that is why cotto is the MAN!

What does deserving even have to do with it though?

Boxing has NEVER been decided on merit, boxers have ALWAYS chosen their opponents. Asking if Gomez deserves to fight Cotto is like asking if someone deserved to win the lottery, mandatories aside boxing has never been a meritocracy.

It's pointless because the vast majority of matchmaking is based on the favoured fighter getting an opponent that will entertain the crowd, and be as big a commerical draw as possible whilst posing the minimum level of risk.

Every top fighter has a carefully managed career and it's the job if his team to ensure he doesn't get upset in between the real big fights. Cotto has fought two career defining fights back to back and without a real big name opponent to face now he's been given a popular name opponent who shouldn't pose too much risk to his 0. That's plain common sense and whether Gomez is deserving or not is just a meaningless question to ask.

He fits all the criteria for a popular, fan friendly name opponent whilst being relatively low risk.

Gomez is known all around the world, he has an exciting style and is a popular charaacter with his never say die, underdog story.

It's a fight that was begging to be made, a nice payday for both, a fan friendly fight and a fight that should hopefully see Cotto put on a show and not upset the apple cart and ruin a potential mega fight with Margarito and later Mayweather down the line.

I have no problems with this fight whatsoever.

[Pugilistic]

he is a tuneup for cotto to then possibly face margarito later in the year

[Majesty]

LOL everyone needs to read carefully the wording of the title of this thread!


it says why does Gomez get to fight cotto, meaning im implying he does not derserve to fight cotto right now.


im not criticizing cotto, i love cotto hes the MAN! i wish more fighters brought it every single time like he does to all of his fights. he ducks no one and he fight so often!

that is why cotto is the MAN!

What does deserving even have to do with it though?

Boxing has NEVER been decided on merit, boxers have ALWAYS chosen their opponents. Asking if Gomez deserves to fight Cotto is like asking if someone deserved to win the lottery, mandatories aside boxing has never been a meritocracy.

It's pointless because the vast majority of matchmaking is based on the favoured fighter getting an opponent that will entertain the crowd, and be as big a commerical draw as possible whilst posing the minimum level of risk.

Every top fighter has a carefully managed career and it's the job if his team to ensure he doesn't get upset in between the real big fights. Cotto has fought two career defining fights back to back and without a real big name opponent to face now he's been given a popular name opponent who shouldn't pose too much risk to his 0. That's plain common sense and whether Gomez is deserving or not is just a meaningless question to ask.

He fits all the criteria for a popular, fan friendly name opponent whilst being relatively low risk.

Gomez is known all around the world, he has an exciting style and is a popular charaacter with his never say die, underdog story.

It's a fight that was begging to be made, a nice payday for both, a fan friendly fight and a fight that should hopefully see Cotto put on a show and not upset the apple cart and ruin a potential mega fight with Margarito and later Mayweather down the line.

I have no problems with this fight whatsoever.

10 star response!!!