Bob Arum: "Cotto Would Break Mayweather"

[smashcrusher]

Cotto would get cut up so bad it would probably be stopped. The kid's defense is mediocre at best, the last thing you want when facing an accurate puncher.

[Wacko3205]

No disrespect to the gent that posted this thread...but I didn't even read it.

I do however have a message for good OLD Prehistoric Bob Arum:

"Bob...you need to have a Coke & a smile & STFU!"

Crybaby...you shoulda upped your price before you let gold slip outta your hands.

[ono]

I cannot believe Cotto has 1 good fight at Welter and folk are saying he would destroy Mayweather. Its ridiculous. Cotto was almost stopped by Corley and Torres. He struggled with Malignaggi so i don't see how one good display over Quintana can warrant all this acclaim. Nobody had even heard of Quintana til he beat Joel Julio who was nothing more than a prospect. I like Cotto i think he is quality but one good display over a B class fighter does not warrant p4p status....let alone being one fight away from being #1 p4p.

Just like most Hatton fans said Ricky would give PBF hell after he beat Tszyu first and second,Cotto has the right ingredients to neutralise PBF;S speed:good jab,awesome and powerful hooks to the body and good handspeed. I don't think he would destry PBF but he would sure as hell give him a good fight,Cotto is no weak willed Judah or slow,workmanlike Baldo or old Sharmba,Cotto is young,dangerous,hungry and live. And no one said he was P3P number1?! And to say he struggled against Paulie is poor,I mean did you see Paulie's face? I would not say that was a struggle.

I read comments on here saying if he beat Mayweather, he would become p4p number 1. Paulie's style did give Cotto trouble. I thought the judges were generous. There was no doubt Cotto won but i had it a bit closer as did sky sports (114-113 i think). Am just sayin that he didnt look his usual self against that style of fighter and am not sure he would against mayweather. Hope am wrong, being a hatton fan an all i would love to see someone knock shit out of mayweather. I just cannot see it happening for a while. Not even against Oscar.

[dickilad90]

Its too close to call.

Cotto can beat Mayweather, either by KO or by points i think.

But i still think Floyd can run and jab until the UD comes his way.

[hackey100]

Mayweather is a great fighter, that is beyond question. His attitude and self adulation is what drives fans away from him. As such, to win them over he has to go beyond his limits. He should be taking 3 fights a year and cleaning up the divisions before retiring. Leave as few questions as possible. Mayweather has to accept that because he is an ******* he has to work twice as hard to get respect and he can cry about it all he wants but it's not going to change.

[Puya]

I might go with PBF on points in a close UD or SD but the fact that Cotto at 147 is not drained like in the P Malignaggi fight and is stronger and the fact he did hurt his hand (we all looked at it, it was huge) he also has a good chance ( with his cutting the ring abilities) but PBF is perfect in the Run-jab-run dept.

[NorthSideX4]

well just read this there trying to stage four cotto events first against urkal second one against margarito and then there trying to get one against mayweather bob arum thinks cotto will break mayweather in 2 cotto also stated the he doesnt like talk i know all the good boxers i know i can fight them and beat them i have no doubts what do you peeps think about this ??

Cotto will not get a chance since Mayweather is fighting Oscar at 154 & INO PBF is done!

[Rican]

This will be another good reason for Floyd to retire. He better not come into the WWD unless he wants his pretty little azz kicked. Floyd would suffer the same fate Paulette Malignagi faced (no pun intended) Cotto only needs a few hard shots to break these little Pretty running Boys of the squared circle.

I guess the headlines will read..
"Floyd was scared into retirement."

Bob Arum is an asshole. He's only running his mouth because he doesnt like Floyd. Mayweather would do to Cotto what he does to everyone else. Sure Cotto is stronger. But he is less experienced...maybe if he was given a few more years to get ready but by then Mayweather will have probably left the game. I dont think he's ready yet...no way he would cut the ring off against Mayweather; he aint fast enough. No way he's outboxing him or catching him. Floyd would stick and move and coast to a points victory like he always does. He would create distance with his jab and lightning fast right cross and Cotto wouldnt be able to get to him. It would go down a lot like the Baldomir fight i think. Actually, I would kind of like to see Baldomir and Cotto go at it with the winner going against Antonio Margarito. Those are more exciting matchups i think. Floyd hits and runs and fights going backwards. With his skill and speed, I dont see anyone beating him under 154.

1. Floyd is not a "stick and mover." Floyd stands in front of his opponents and makes them miss. Does a little shoulder dip too.
2. Cotto is a patient stalker and a good counter puncher. If Floyd stands in front of Cotto long enough to stick a jab, rest assured that one of Cotto's signature body shots will land.
3. Cotto has plenty of experience. Plenty. He has an extensive amateur record. He fought in the olympics. He has close to 30 fights. He is the current WBA welterweight champion. Lots of experience to step up to the plate against Floyd.
4. If you look at Floyd's previous fights (hopefully you all record the fights like I do), you will see that Floyd can get hit in the body (Floyd cannot get hit in the head and if he does, it's never flush). Cotto is committed to the body and will land many punches to the arms, chest, ribs, liver, etc. This will wear down Floyd, who doesn't have a strong physique (Very brittle looking to tell you the truth). Also, Floyd may keep his hands down a bit due to Cotto's propensity to go to the body, perhaps leaving his face open more than usual.
5. A fight between Floyd and Cotto would not be similar to Floyd-Baldomir because Baldomir is slow as hell and does not know how to cut off the ring (he destroyed Gatti because Gatti stands in front of his opponents). There's a reason why Baldomir had 9 lossess and few KO's (he is a hardworker and resilient, but lacking in true skill). Cotto is much faster and technically sound than Baldy. Cotto will be faster than any opponent Floyd has faced in recent memory with the exception of Judah.
6. However, Floyd would have to be the favorite in a fight with Cotto because no one has been able to prove they can defeat Floyd. But Floyd's level of competition has been very, very safe recently (Brusseles, N'dou, Mitchell, Gatti, Baldomir). It would be great to see him step in the ring with any of the following after Oscar: Cintron, Cotto, Collazo, Margarito, Williams. Those guys are much better than the Baldomirs and the Gattis.

[Puya]

This will be another good reason for Floyd to retire. He better not come into the WWD unless he wants his pretty little azz kicked. Floyd would suffer the same fate Paulette Malignagi faced (no pun intended) Cotto only needs a few hard shots to break these little Pretty running Boys of the squared circle.

I guess the headlines will read..
"Floyd was scared into retirement."

Bob Arum is an asshole. He's only running his mouth because he doesnt like Floyd. Mayweather would do to Cotto what he does to everyone else. Sure Cotto is stronger. But he is less experienced...maybe if he was given a few more years to get ready but by then Mayweather will have probably left the game. I dont think he's ready yet...no way he would cut the ring off against Mayweather; he aint fast enough. No way he's outboxing him or catching him. Floyd would stick and move and coast to a points victory like he always does. He would create distance with his jab and lightning fast right cross and Cotto wouldnt be able to get to him. It would go down a lot like the Baldomir fight i think. Actually, I would kind of like to see Baldomir and Cotto go at it with the winner going against Antonio Margarito. Those are more exciting matchups i think. Floyd hits and runs and fights going backwards. With his skill and speed, I dont see anyone beating him under 154.

1. Floyd is not a "stick and mover." Floyd stands in front of his opponents and makes them miss. Does a little shoulder dip too.
2. Cotto is a patient stalker and a good counter puncher. If Floyd stands in front of Cotto long enough to stick a jab, rest assured that one of Cotto's signature body shots will land.
3. Cotto has plenty of experience. Plenty. He has an extensive amateur record. He fought in the olympics. He has close to 30 fights. He is the current WBA welterweight champion. Lots of experience to step up to the plate against Floyd.
4. If you look at Floyd's previous fights (hopefully you all record the fights like I do), you will see that Floyd can get hit in the body (Floyd cannot get hit in the head and if he does, it's never flush). Cotto is committed to the body and will land many punches to the arms, chest, ribs, liver, etc. This will wear down Floyd, who doesn't have a strong physique (Very brittle looking to tell you the truth). Also, Floyd may keep his hands down a bit due to Cotto's propensity to go to the body, perhaps leaving his face open more than usual.
5. A fight between Floyd and Cotto would not be similar to Floyd-Baldomir because Baldomir is slow as hell and does not know how to cut off the ring (he destroyed Gatti because Gatti stands in front of his opponents). There's a reason why Baldomir had 9 lossess and few KO's (he is a hardworker and resilient, but lacking in true skill). Cotto is much faster and technically sound than Baldy. Cotto will be faster than any opponent Floyd has faced in recent memory with the exception of Judah.
6. However, Floyd would have to be the favorite in a fight with Cotto because no one has been able to prove they can defeat Floyd. But Floyd's level of competition has been very, very safe recently (Brusseles, N'dou, Mitchell, Gatti, Baldomir). It would be great to see him step in the ring with any of the following after Oscar: Cintron, Cotto, Collazo, Margarito, Williams. Those guys are much better than the Baldomirs and the Gattis.

CC #18

[terrorsid]

Ok i really wanna know what you think about this..... ok i've been doing research on Oscar to try to understand if its me or is this how things are really happening. Ok Floyd right now is at the top #1 p4p and Oscar is clearly at the end of his career. Not saying that Oscar isn't good just saying that he's past his prime and Floyd is in his prime now. In my opinion i think that floyd will win this fight due to the fact of age reflex and speed. Floyd he's beat alot of good name but I feel like he fools the fans with 1 his talent he's good in everyway in boxing but i feel like if he steps in the ring with some with the heart of a warrior the dont have the match skills or powers as him. 2 if he fight someone with power and speed like(judah) they lack stamina and never has really been a real champion like himself. It really disappoints me that he's gonna retire after the Oscar fight that he know he will win due 2 inactivity and age on Oscars behalf. it seems as if he's just trying to chase a belt in a easy win that people think will be hard cause of the name it would impress me if it was 5 years ago when he had a chance. At the age of 29 he's ready to retire when its current boxers who have a chance at giving him a real challenge such as Mosley Winky are honestly the only 2 who i think would give him a challenge and the new breed of boxers such as Andre berto and Paul William. 12 yrs ago in 94 Oscar won his first title that was a long time ago and a year before that Oscar Tko'ed his uncle roger. In my opinion Mayweather is good but not great he lacks heart because now he shouldn't be beating older guys who are past their prime he should be putting losses on people in the boxing business who are young and hungry or people who have warrior mentalities with his speed and power. If it wasn't bout money and he wanted to beat people who might be able to keep up give spinks a chance i know that sound crazy but he is crafty too. If he wanted to make money with an older fight maybe not as much Mosley because he's a warrior and comes to fight win or lose. People are blind to the hustle but he say it all the time "If it makes money it makes sense" if what i was saying wasn't true how come people question his heart? its so many people who stand a chance and they will never get one just for him to SAY he's done it all he's the best. Its just sad to know that Cotto,Mosley, Paul williams,Margarito, Andre Berto. Thats why we have to respect people like Jermain Taylor he fight who ever no hand picks... people like Hopkins Toney Klitschko cause these people do it for the fans they dont run the fight they dont duck people when they get offered good money. I hope Mayweather wins so he can retire and let someone real take over

[the phenom]

just so ppl shut the hell up already ...to answer some questions floyd needs 4 more fights mosly cotto ... he needs to beat the shit out of the sorry ass margarito and hatton jus for the fun of it i never liked hatton cuz hisa sissy then he could retire

[ICB]

just so ppl shut the hell up already ...to answer some questions floyd needs 4 more fights mosly cotto ... he needs to beat the S*** out of the sorry a** margarito and hatton jus for the fun of it i never liked hatton cuz hisa sissy then he could retire

hatton a sissy dont they call him something manchester mexican or something like that your calling the wrong man a sissy

[the phenom]

just so ppl shut the hell up already ...to answer some questions floyd needs 4 more fights mosly cotto ... he needs to beat the S*** out of the sorry a** margarito and hatton jus for the fun of it i never liked hatton cuz hisa sissy then he could retire

hatton a sissy dont they call him something manchester mexican or something like that your calling the wrong man a sissy

well i seen a couple of interviews with hatton and i gave him respect after he beat tzu and i thought tzu was a great fighter but hatton seems to avoid the topic mayweather all the time i thought the fight shouldve been done long time ago

[Scrap]

It just goes to show, you can b a top promoter and know fuck all about Boxing

[Puya]

Cotto would get cut up so bad it would probably be stopped. The kid's defense is mediocre at best, the last thing you want when facing an accurate puncher.

when was the last time Cotto was cut? .... ahh in the Torres fight in the mouth