Miguel Cotto's father dies of heart attack

[JT Rock]

RIP Mr. Cotto

Hope your family finds comfort in each other during this difficult time

[magee]

No way. He seemed like such a nice man on 24/7. Thoughts are with miguel, this could either make him determined to get back in the ring quickly or hinder his return. Would love to see the warrior back. All credit to his father to making him the person he is.

[bcollins]

Very sorry to hear this.

[KananKrus]

Sad news. No words to describe the sorrow I feel for Miguel... RIP.

[Spicoli]

Go easy chief.Prayers To Miguel and family.Cannot imagine the pain of losing a parent.

[ElTerribleMorales]

my heart really goes out to Miguel, his dad and mine were roughly around the same age, and i can't imagine how it'll feel to lose him at this stage of my life, Cotto has his own family but the guy is still young, he's only 29, i mean i know no one is really ever ready to say goodbye to a loved one, but at 29 you shouldn't be having to be saying bye to your parents, especially as unexpectedly as in this case, parents never stop being that, and you'll never truly not need them in your life, que dios te bendiga Miguel y que te de fuerza en este tiempo dificil en tu vida, sabes que tu pueblo te adora y todos sabemos que tu padre era un buen hombre, tu lo demuestras todos los dias con tu forma de ser, que descanze en paz Miguel Sr.

[Youngblood]

RIP Cottos dad.

[josef4334]

RIP and condolences to the cotto family!

[yvonne]

Rip,must Of Been Really Proud Of His Son!

[Pugilistic]

My thoughts go out to Cotto and his family.

Rip Cotto's father.

[TitoFan]

I saw the news this morning. What a horrible time for Miguel and his family. To lose a father like that... especially at the age of 55... has to be heart-wrenching. My thoughts and prayers also go out to the Cotto family.

In the local newspaper they were also reporting that Evangelista Cotto could barely speak through his grief. The sad part is that Miguel's problem with Evangelista caused a chill between the dad and the uncle that never got completely resolved. How terrible it must be to have your brother die before you've had a chance to make amends. It's stuff like this that leaves boxing on a much, much less important level. It's a life lesson to us all.

Also, in reading through this thread, I'm reminded why I've always loved saddoboxing and wouldn't trade it for any other boxing forum around. Everyone is classy and very sensitive at times like this, regardless of boxing preferences. Reps to all.

[blegit]

May God bless the Cotto family.

[TheBranMan]

Miguel Angel has had to have had the worst luck in boxing history. It's a pitty such things have happened to such a talented, calm and classy individual (it's so uncommon for a fighter to display all of those traits).

My heart goes out to Miguel and all his family.