Cotto may never be the same

[TitoFan]

You guys are making me blush

Thank you CHF. Some things have to be repeated as much as the same topics keep coming back over and over. All it takes is a look at Cotto's resume and see how many big names in their primes did he fight. Many Cotto fans got totally excited about his victory against Gomez, go figure. I wouldn't be surprised if many Cotto fans think beating Jennings would be a great accomplishment. He is comparable to other guys he have faced really.

You are as anti-Cotto as I am anti-Oscar... maybe more. "Many Cotto fans got totally excited about his victory against Gomez"?!? Seriously, where do you GET this sh*t? Do you just make it up as you go along? And your next statement about Jennings is just as ludicrous. Where do you get off making these broad statements as if they were facts? I for one have never claimed Cotto walks on water, as you do with Oscar.

Oh, and claiming Cotto never fought any worthy opponents is not knowing very much about boxing. I'm sorry, but your act wears very thin with me.

That last part would have been a good place for you to insert names of boxers that you think would be noteworthy to back up your claim

Dude, do your own research. I don't feel the need to defend Cotto's opponents coming up, because you and Chino will only find faults with all of them. But the bottom line is: Cotto has never ducked anyone, has always fought whomever they put in front of him, has always shown a way to adapt his style to suit his opponent (until Margarito, that is), and has proven to be a worthy champion and elite fighter. He talks with his fists, not his mouth. AND... he took on probably the most ducked fighter in the game today. There's a reason why a fighter that was virtually ignored or underestimated during the first part of his career is now one of boxing's more popular fighters.

I wasnt taking sides I was just trying to help you get your point across with some back up. I can think oif a few but it was your argument.

ok...

But listen, this is where I tend to get on my soap box. It's always been the popular argument among anti-Cotto fans that he's never fought anybody of merit. I find that totally baseless and ludicrous. I know names like John Brown, Cesar Bazan, Abdullaev, and Rocky Martinez don't hold much water with the average fan... but all have been tough and worthy opponents. Brown, as was Abdullaev, was considered a troublesome opponent that other fighters tended to avoid. I watched a lot of these early fights. There were no gimmies.

Matter of fact, Cotto was fighting boxers with good, winning records as early as his 6th pro fight. Compare this to a legend like Julio Cesar Chavez, and you'll see the disparity right there. Look down the list of Cotto's opponents after his first 8 or so fights. You won't find a soft touch among them, with the exception of Alfonzo Gomez (who Chino ridiculously says us Cotto fans got excited over), and maybe Carlos Maussa, who has never impressed me much.

I'm willing to go opponent-by-opponent with the Cotto haters and discuss their merits or lack thereof. But what would that resolve? Not a damn thing. The haters will continue being haters... right, Chino?