Next for Cotto...

[Pavlik]

I hope we don't look too much into this Cotto situation. Cotto fought the way he did because of the cut. He would've pressed the action a lot more often if he could see out of his left side. He was just cautious of the right hand because he was getting tagged with it and because of the cut he couldn't see it coming.

Had Cotto fought with no cut, it would've been much different IMO.

I agree. The cut was clearly a huge factor in how the fight developed. Cotto couldn't see and so was on the backfoot trying to stay out of range of the Clottey right. All things considered he deserves a lot of credit for seeing it through. He could have just stopped after the seventh and took a clear points win. But instead he gave the fans a fight and gutted it through.

The cut tarnished Cotto's performance here. I don't think he can be called past his best on what we saw. That's a little rash. It wasn't a razzle dazzle display but one where he needed to grind out the result. All fighters have these affairs on occasion. Floyd: Castillo 1 is one such fight. Cotto can and probably will perform better.

Cut is not a big deal here. I seen worst than that.


If you guys do remember. Juan Manuel Marquez have a cut and he don't run on PAC. Remember PAC can destroy anyone face and Juan Manuel Marquez did not run.

Cotto don't need to run. If Cotto didn't run he might won convincingly. But I have Clottey winning this one by micro edge.

Cotto got cut as early as the 3rd round and it was much larger than Marquez's cut MUCH LARGER. To give Cotto credit he was not dropped and wobbled in this fight considering he was cut bigtime.

[ElTerribleMorales]

I agree. The cut was clearly a huge factor in how the fight developed. Cotto couldn't see and so was on the backfoot trying to stay out of range of the Clottey right. All things considered he deserves a lot of credit for seeing it through. He could have just stopped after the seventh and took a clear points win. But instead he gave the fans a fight and gutted it through.

The cut tarnished Cotto's performance here. I don't think he can be called past his best on what we saw. That's a little rash. It wasn't a razzle dazzle display but one where he needed to grind out the result. All fighters have these affairs on occasion. Floyd: Castillo 1 is one such fight. Cotto can and probably will perform better.

Cut is not a big deal here. I seen worst than that.


If you guys do remember. Juan Manuel Marquez have a cut and he don't run on PAC. Remember PAC can destroy anyone face and Juan Manuel Marquez did not run.

Cotto don't need to run. If Cotto didn't run he might won convincingly. But I have Clottey winning this one by micro edge.

Cotto got cut as early as the 3rd round and it was much larger than Marquez's cut MUCH LARGER. To give Cotto credit he was not dropped and wobbled in this fight considering he was cut bigtime.

exactly, and if you rewatch the fight, it started out as 2 cuts then from Clottey banging on it, he ripped the bit of flesh that was seperating it and turned it into a huge gash, the thing was nasty looking, one of the worst cuts this year, i'd go so far to say that it was just as bad or worse than the Barrera gash, maybe not in size, but in how it took away from Cotto's ability to see out of the eye, don't see why Cotto's getting so much flack for moving back, he was boxing on the back foot, and yet would still whack Clottey with those big left hooks like he did in the 10th, it was a good fight, just as good or better than i expected it to be, instead of bitching about the decision (which i believe Cotto deserved the knod) we should be congratulating both for stepping up and taking on one of the most dangerous opponents available, they put it all on the line and should both get props for it, other fighters should take the same example

[XaduBoxer]

I think PAC is next for Cotto... The recent fight results and announcements is just perfect for a PAC-Cotto fight in October or November... Cotto won and PBF "injured" ....
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[Quinito]

I wish it will happen at 147. Fukk the catchweight! Lets go for the 7th title Pac!

[XaduBoxer]

I wish it will happen at 147. Fukk the catchweight! Lets go for the 7th title Pac!

Cotto weigh-in at 146 in his last fight against Clottey... I'm guessing Cotto can still make 144 comfortably... And they can have the belt at stake even if it's a catchweight, as long as XYZ boxing org will sanction it and all parties agree that a belt is at stake... That can be negotiated together with the fair catchweight...
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[T. LaRue]

There's not much out there for Cotto that

A) he has much chance of winning (Manny/ Floyd)

or

B) will do big numbers


Before all this talk about Marquez-Mayweather being postponed, I was going to say if Cotto wanted another fight by the year's end, and make money, he'd go up to middleweight and prolly go after Winky Wright... which would also make a Mosley - Cotto rematch even more appealing.

(and I'm assuming that 1- Mosley Pacquiao happens, and 2- Mosley wins, which i think is very possible with Nazim in his corner)

I think Clottey definitely earned a return fight, but I also think that with the way he was fighting the last 2 rounds he gave that shit away.

But I digress.


Cotto is a good fighter with occasional flashes of greatness... but in the welterweight division right now, you have a handfull of hall of famers that Cotto would only be a tune up fight for.


So ultimately he's in a bad spot.

If he's out for money, go up in weight to fight Winky Wright... then if you win that you've got the choice of going back down to fight Shane, or you can call out Paul Williams for a fight in either weight class.


Otherwise a Clottey rematch just to stay relevant is his only option.