Quote Originally Posted by zhubin View Post
Because there are a lot of Oscar haters. Props to Cotto for doing what he was supposed to do...beat a severely over matched opponent. But this fight was nothing to get excited about. In all honesty...even with his improved jab...i don't see Cotto beating Floyd. Doesn't have the speed and is still prone to getting hit. Don't get me wrong...i like Cotto....he is an excellent fighter with a warrior mentality...and i would love to see him beat Mayweather. But i don't see it happening.
Zhubin,
I guess we are only 3 in here who don't see Cotto beating Mayweather. Everybody else sees Cotto winning, dominating, punishing, etc. Mayweather easily (I hope).
Hey Chino , how you doing?
Hey Macho! Hope your weekend was just fine.
well Chino i have to say that ODLH he promoting and choose his fight , he knows with who want fight , but Cotto have his promoter , Bob Arum as you know and he cant choose with who want to fight , i understand your point , but since ODLH had been his own promoter , he created some doubts and incognitas of how is manage it the way of choosing opponents , I'm really don't differing about this fight with Forbes , he is going fight with a different opponent and he is good in his Div., do you know how Forbes had to move up for fight DLH ? , and why with PBF again ? that is what i try to mean , obviously the fight between Cotto/Gomez wasnt a real matchup , that is what i guess........
Interesting points Macho. I somehow still imagine that a fighter, regardless of being self-promoted or not, can say "Nope, sorry, I want to face someone else." I brought this point up because lots of people hate ODLH to the gut and were crying about ODLH facing Forbes "Booo hooo, overmatched!...Booo hooo how can people dare themselves to watch such a terrible fight...Why not face someone who is more challenging?!...A real fighter doesn't get in the ring with someone like that..." but then we have Cotto facing someone similar and everybody suddenly thought it was the greatest thing out there.
ODLH is fighting Forbes for what? Oscar is not working on a greater plan here, these are his legacy years. Forbes does nothing for ODLH except give him some self-esteem.
Killersheep,
Of course he is working on a greater plan. After Forbes comes Mayweather. Cotto is doing the same. Of course, Margarito is nowhere close to Mayweather. So if you compare Cotto and ODLH. Both are facing a guy who is not as challenging but ODLH is facing someone who is waaaaaay better than Margarito so who's really facing a bigger challenge? I am puzzled everytime people also cry about ODLH vs Mayweather II. As if anybody else can come close to what ODLH did ending in a questionable split decision. I can understand people crying about Lewis vs Holyfield III or Mayweather vs Gatti II but ODLH vs Mayweather II is something different.
some are acting like cotto just beat ali or something, margarito beating a much improved cintron was way more impressive. I don't think he' could beat floyd either though.
Mar,
Yeah, it was a victory that made him look good. Showed improvement in speed among other things but I guess anybody can show their "greatness" against lesser challenges. But yeah, I can't see Margarito and Cotto beat Mayweather as much as I really wish it happened. When the fight finally happenes between Cotto and Mayweather I will be glad I was wrong...but I find it difficult to see Cotto win.