Is Cotto More To Blame Than PBF?

[SweetPea]

Look, ive been a huge critic of PBF in the past, but I believe that I am fair in my assesments. Cotto, the champion, just defended his title against a fighter that non threatening opponent. I give him credit for fighting Mosley. That was a challenging fight. Ive critisized Floyd for ducking Cotto, BUT Cotto has been reluctant to pursue that fight himself. He is champion after all and believes he is the best just like Floyd believes he is the best. I blame them both if this fight doesnt happen. And as much as I dont like PBF, hes not entirely to blame if it never happens or happens too late. So my answer is, NO, he is not more to blame but he is equally as guilty as avoiding the fight.

I don't think Cotto needs to waste his time calling Mayweather out, because he has everyone else doing it for him.

Last night, HBO mentioned a potential Floyd-Cotto fight a ton of times, and every media article written about the Cotto-Gomez fight mentions Mayweather.

If Cotto beats Margarito in July, HBO is going to spend the whole night talking about Floyd ducking Cotto, and every article is going to mention that Floyd doesn't want to fight Cotto.

When Floyd fights Oscar in September, HBO is going to spend the whole night talking about how Floyd needs to fight Cotto, and every artcle is going to mention Cotto as the guy that Floyd needs to fight.

The longer these guys wait, the more money becomes involved in the fight. If Floyd beats Oscar, and Cotto beats Margarito and then someone else in late '08, then these guys will make millions and millions to fight each other in 2009.

[fugaziuk]

I dn't think so - i think cotto will be more than happy to face pbf - but like he said at the end of the fight last night - he will face whoever is put in front of him.

[Macho]

Yea exactly Cotto commented in an interview last week to the local journal , that he don't going waste more his time calling out Mayweather , because" for what I'm going waste my time calling out to person that don't want fight me , i just going fight with other big names and still fighting with who want fight me , i don't going waste my time anymore on that ", that was exactly that he commented , i think that he doing something intelligent , is like GAMO are been saying........

[albsur2006]

I don't think either fighter is scared of each other. Cotto doesn't wanna waste time with a fight he doesn't feel can be made right now and Mayweather doesn't wanna waste time with a fight that's not at least gonna make him 15-20 Million. I just can't see Arum paying Floyd 20 Million when Arum knows that Floyd could win the fight. But eventually if Cotto defeats Margo, they will HAVE to make the fight because Cotto is gonna start wanting more money to and there are not that many big money making fights in the division except maybe a rematch with Mosley and the Tony fight. Floyd vs Cotto in the summer of 2009.

[El Kabong]

Miguel is doing the smart thing and just fighting who Bob Arum puts infront of him.

Floyd on the other hand is more in control of his own career and can pick and choose who he fights. Mayweather is just waiting for PEAK prices on a match up with Cotto.


Floyd can win the fight vs Cotto however he will still pay a huge price just in fighting Cotto.