Nobody giving Gomez a chance.

[Diane]

Are you the same guy who just posed this question to Dan Rafael in his chat today?


SHM (Shirley, NY): Call me crazy and/or nuts but I think Gomez will win and win easily. I like Cotto as a fighter but styles makes fights and Gomez has the style to beat Cotto and beat him easily. Thoughts?

Dan Rafael: (1:31 PM ET ) That you need to back away from the computer very slowly with your hands and up and remember that nobody will hurt you. Everything is going to be OK in that padded cell.

[CountryBoy]

Are you the same guy who just posed this question to Dan Rafael in his chat today?


SHM (Shirley, NY): Call me crazy and/or nuts but I think Gomez will win and win easily. I like Cotto as a fighter but styles makes fights and Gomez has the style to beat Cotto and beat him easily. Thoughts?

Dan Rafael: (1:31 PM ET ) That you need to back away from the computer very slowly with your hands and up and remember that nobody will hurt you. Everything is going to be OK in that padded cell.

LOL, No... I have mad respect for Cotto's skill, It just seems to me that Gomez wants it more.

[ross]

Gomez will look a division bigger when they are in the ring together, you can see the size difference when they stand next to each other.

Gomez is used to fighting bigger men whereas Cotto has yet to fight a genuine welter, all his welter opponents have moved up, I think he might struggle with Gomez strength, Gomez takes a good shot and Cotto has never been a big puncher, if he cant hurt Gomez I see Alofonso bullying Cotto back.

I remember when Cotto fought Ndou he was nearly running backwards

Cotto has a decent guard but its high, if Gomez can use his strength to bully Cotto to the ropes and rip away with body shots he can stop him.

Goomez is on a high at the mo with his last couple of wins, he didnt get hurt whereas Cotto did, I can see Gomez wearing Cotto down and making him fight harder than anyone else has

[albsur2006]

I really don't understand why Gomez isn't being given any type of shot in the fight. Gomez is a big guy and while he may not be a puncher, I could actually see Gomez imposing his size on Cotto. I think Cotto will win the fight but Gomez is determined. Let's point out that Gomez has never been stopped or really outclassed either. This is guy who beat decent career light middleweights, middleweights, and super middleweights. Cotto better be prepared or he might be in for the surprise of his life.

[Kev]

Gomez will look a division bigger when they are in the ring together, you can see the size difference when they stand next to each other.

Gomez is used to fighting bigger men whereas Cotto has yet to fight a genuine welter, all his welter opponents have moved up, I think he might struggle with Gomez strength, Gomez takes a good shot and Cotto has never been a big puncher, if he cant hurt Gomez I see Alofonso bullying Cotto back.

I remember when Cotto fought Ndou he was nearly running backwards

Cotto has a decent guard but its high, if Gomez can use his strength to bully Cotto to the ropes and rip away with body shots he can stop him.

Goomez is on a high at the mo with his last couple of wins, he didnt get hurt whereas Cotto did, I can see Gomez wearing Cotto down and making him fight harder than anyone else has

I'd love to see Gomez suprise people here but to be honest although he has never been down or stopped in his career he has looked almost out on his feet at times, and this being in just 5 or 8 rounders.

Jesse Feliciano was able to overpower him in their third fight and had the fight been a 12 rounder would almost certainly have won as Gomez was fading fast. He has fought the bigger men in guys like Manfre!do, Brinkley and Ahmed Kuddour, all middleweights, but they were only 5 round fights!

Whether he can hang a full 12 rounds with Cotto is another thing entirely.

I think he'll put up a brave challenge but the closer we get to it, the more I'm thinking the ref will be stepping in to save him around the 9th or 10th rounds