Miguel Cotto will face Daniel Geale at 157

[Tam Seddon]

http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/soli...t-cotto-286629

[THE THIRD MAN]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

[Gandalf]

Its a fair stay busy fight but what's with the gay CW? Make your mind up, Cotto. Are you a MW or not?

[corvette]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

[corvette]

Its a fair stay busy fight but what's with the gay CW? Make your mind up, Cotto. Are you a MW or not?

Pactrash is the catchweight queen of them all.

[Gandalf]

Its a fair stay busy fight but what's with the gay CW? Make your mind up, Cotto. Are you a MW or not?

Pactrash is the catchweight queen of them all.

True. But now whats he going to do to Floyd? If it isnt CW's it is age and Floyd is 38. Always a catch isnt there.

[IamInuit]

For me personally I have lost a ton of respect for Cotto. I've been a fan of his for as long as any of his countrymen but this "157" bullshit catchweight garbage needs to get tossed. Why does that lame ass WBC not jump in and say wait a second here you cant arbitrarily change the weight! Wtf is this now a free for all? Just dream up a weight after you have won the weight title?

Its a great optional but why the F*&*&%ING catch. Its obvious they already think the Kazak ruined him so why the need to cheat? Whats he going to do demand a catch afterward should he prevail with the real middleweight champion? No, he's going to dump the belt and most likely fight Alvarez. I hope when the Wbc gives him his copy of the belt to take home with him that they make it out of paper.

I'm predicting a Geale win and maybe even a stoppage and in my eyes it wont be an upset at all but the noteworthy story that will follow for me is that Danial did it when forced into a dumb ass catchweight.

As if Cotto needs your respect.
He's about to retire and is looking for a few more paydays.

Geale isn't stopping anybody....if anything he'll be the one getting stopped.

Thanks tadpole now run along, there are adults talking here.

[TitoFan]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

The difference between the Floyd-Cotto fight and the Floyd-Canelo fight was abysmal. Only one of the reasons why Cotto refused to cave to Canelo's demands during their negotiations. Canelo (held by the hand by ODLH, of course) comically demands A-side treatment, which of course you have to EARN. Cotto rightfully and basically told Canelo to f*ck off.

[corvette]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

The difference between the Floyd-Cotto fight and the Floyd-Canelo fight was abysmal. Only one of the reasons why Cotto refused to cave to Canelo's demands during their negotiations. Canelo (held by the hand by ODLH, of course) comically demands A-side treatment, which of course you have to EARN. Cotto rightfully and basically told Canelo to f*ck off.

Canelo landed the best punch though......when he hit the cameraman in the 11th round.

Cotto > Canelito

[TitoFan]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

The difference between the Floyd-Cotto fight and the Floyd-Canelo fight was abysmal. Only one of the reasons why Cotto refused to cave to Canelo's demands during their negotiations. Canelo (held by the hand by ODLH, of course) comically demands A-side treatment, which of course you have to EARN. Cotto rightfully and basically told Canelo to f*ck off.

Canelo landed the best punch though......when he hit the cameraman in the 11th round.

Cotto > Canelito

On another thread, the statistic came out that the Floyd-Canelo embarrassment was the highest grossing PPV ever, eclipsed only (expected) by the upcoming Floyd-Pac fight. To which I replied how stupidly boxing fans spend their money. Nothing surprises me in boxing anymore.

[mikeeod]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

The difference between the Floyd-Cotto fight and the Floyd-Canelo fight was abysmal. Only one of the reasons why Cotto refused to cave to Canelo's demands during their negotiations. Canelo (held by the hand by ODLH, of course) comically demands A-side treatment, which of course you have to EARN. Cotto rightfully and basically told Canelo to f*ck off.

Canelo landed the best punch though......when he hit the cameraman in the 11th round.

Cotto > Canelito

On another thread, the statistic came out that the Floyd-Canelo embarrassment was the highest grossing PPV ever, eclipsed only (expected) by the upcoming Floyd-Pac fight. To which I replied how stupidly boxing fans spend their money. Nothing surprises me in boxing anymore.

How can Canelo even be a PPV headliner at this point?!? Think about how much money this guy makes compared to what Chavez, Morales, Barrera and Marquez made at similar points in their careers. Canelo is no where near those guys in terms of skill, quality of opposition or experience nd he's making MILLIONs more than they did. Ridiculous!

[TitoFan]

Cotto turns 35 this year and he has had a few batterings, it won't get any easier for him. He will beat Geale and then must take on the real challenge of Canelo or GGG. A fight against either one of them must take place later this year before Cotto becomes a punching bag himself!

We all laughed when Floyd said Cotto is better than Canelo.

Cotto gave Floyd a run for his money....Canelo....got embarrassed.

Speaking of which...when is Canelo fighting?

The difference between the Floyd-Cotto fight and the Floyd-Canelo fight was abysmal. Only one of the reasons why Cotto refused to cave to Canelo's demands during their negotiations. Canelo (held by the hand by ODLH, of course) comically demands A-side treatment, which of course you have to EARN. Cotto rightfully and basically told Canelo to f*ck off.

Canelo landed the best punch though......when he hit the cameraman in the 11th round.

Cotto > Canelito

On another thread, the statistic came out that the Floyd-Canelo embarrassment was the highest grossing PPV ever, eclipsed only (expected) by the upcoming Floyd-Pac fight. To which I replied how stupidly boxing fans spend their money. Nothing surprises me in boxing anymore.

How can Canelo even be a PPV headliner at this point?!? Think about how much money this guy makes compared to what Chavez, Morales, Barrera and Marquez made at similar points in their careers. Canelo is no where near those guys in terms of skill, quality of opposition or experience nd he's making MILLIONs more than they did. Ridiculous!

I share your disgust and your very valid points. The answer to the question is one word:

HYPE



It's been a constant companion to Canelo since the beginning of his career. So much so that even fellow Mexican Julio Cesar Chavez (Senior) called him overrated and coddled. He's only fairly recently begun to fight credible opposition, yet he sports a gaudy record and commands big PPV money.

Only in boxing.....

[Violent Demise]

Only a fool who knows nothing about Boxing would call Alvarez cuddled. The stupidity of such a comment. In his last 4 fights Alvarez has been in the ring against Floyd Mayweather, Erislandy Lara, Alfredo Angulo and Austin Trout. And the muthafukka is only 24 years old. Which of the current top fighters can say they fought better opposition at 24? Not Pac. Not Cotto. Yet fools still hate? Alvarez didn't use head gear and big ass gloves and take the Olympic route like Cotto and others. Cotto was 15 years old fighting other 15 year old kids. Alvarez was 15 years old fighting grown ass men. It was all on the job training. Yet dumb fucks call him cuddled.

[TitoFan]

Wow I guess Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is a fool who knows nothing about boxing then. Because he certainly called Canelo coddled back when he WAS coddled. Who gives a shit about no head gear and big ass gloves. The fact of the matter is Canelo was fighting dead bodies in Mexico for quite a long time, fattening his record to where the hype could properly begin. Thankfully, his people finally saw they couldn't continue the farce and began putting him in there with credible opposition.

Take Canelo's first 20 fights and compare them with Pac's, Cotto's, hell..... pick anybody else.... just fill in the blank.... their first 20 fights and see how they stack up. It's not even close. Canelo's first 20-30 opponents had to be dragged out of the nearest cantina to help fatten the kid's record.

But you just go right ahead and tell us how he wasn't coddled.

[fan johnny]

Not that Canelo is not a good fighter, I think he's over rated because of his popularity. I think Canelo is a good fight for Cotto and hell beat Canelo.