Quote Originally Posted by Mr140 View Post
Tito unfair of you think to get on Chino about Cotto when all you ever seem to do is put down Oscar all the time and his achivements. I mean you say nuts for him to get down on Cotto but i have seen you go all out on Oscar and who he faces seem to forget what his record is and what he has done in his career. I mean i know why you hate the man but dont get made at a guy who puts down one of your own if you do the same to him people in glass houses should not throw stones.
Let's discuss Chino's comments about Cotto first. (Let's forget for a minute that I intensely dislike Oscar). How on God's green Earth can Chino compare JCC Jr. with Cotto? Even casual boxing fans will question that. That Chino cannot accept that Chavez Jr. has been coddled, and that his fake record cannot be fairly compared to the EARNED records of other boxers.... well, that's a bit too much for me to stomach. To say that Cotto had not faced anyone with a pulse before Margarito is to be blind to the facts about boxing and about boxers.

Now, let's address my constant putting down of Oscar on this forum. Let me state for the record that I agree that Oscar has done a lot for the sport of boxing. A lot of that has to do with his personality, good looks, cross-cultural appeal, and made-for-TV charisma, as much as it has to do with his boxing skills and record. So I thank him for that. But I also know that he's been the media darling of the press since he won his Olympic gold medal. The man can do no wrong. I think Lampley, Merchant, et al, still have calluses on their knees from the constant servicing they used to give the man.

With that comes the favoritism he's always received, and the power in boxing circles he's always enjoyed. And now, in the twilight of his career, he brazenly goes after smaller, non-dangerous big names to "cement his legacy." Smart to some... cowardly to me. He's always been too calculating for my taste. Not to mention borderline narcissism.

So, to summarize... yes, I'm pretty fanatical about the fighters I like. But I also pride myself on being able to be objective.