Why is Miguel Cotto moving up?

[albsur2006]

There's all this talk of him moving up to 154. I don't see why. I don't think that he'd do well at 154 at all. Is he having trouble making 147? Does anyone that follows Cotto or PR boxing know why? He looked like a monster at 147 when he first moved up but once he settled in against the top of the division it looked like he didn't have the same power to the body. Does he blow up in weight while not training? Does anyone know?

[ElTerribleMorales]

There's all this talk of him moving up to 154. I don't see why. I don't think that he'd do well at 154 at all. Is he having trouble making 147? Does anyone that follows Cotto or PR boxing know why? He looked like a monster at 147 when he first moved up but once he settled in against the top of the division it looked like he didn't have the same power to the body. Does he blow up in weight while not training? Does anyone know?

simple, to win another title before he calls it a career, 2010 is supposed to be his last year

[mattboxingfan]

2010 cant be his last year! He is stile primed and young! But to be fair i'd have to say if he does move up he has the best chance at getting a title especially as Arum promotes Pavlik an this would be a big money fight. If Margacheato hadnt beaten him he would be fighting along time after 2010.

[killersheep]

2010 cant be his last year! He is stile primed and young! But to be fair i'd have to say if he does move up he has the best chance at getting a title especially as Arum promotes Pavlik an this would be a big money fight. If Margacheato hadnt beaten him he would be fighting along time after 2010.

It's not just the Margarito thing IMO. Cotto by far and large has tried to make MOST of his fights wars, and fighters like that are exciting but fade much faster than normal. I respect him taking a few more fights and then calling it a day. He has had a brilliant career and fought the best at 147. Because of that I can understand him wanting to move up to 154.

[Nameless]

I wonder a lot more why he doesn't move on to go with a real good trainer, personally.

[Myk_Myk]

I wonder a lot more why he doesn't move on to go with a real good trainer, personally.

This is exactly what I was thinking!

[hitmanhatton]

2010 cant be his last year! He is stile primed and young! But to be fair i'd have to say if he does move up he has the best chance at getting a title especially as Arum promotes Pavlik an this would be a big money fight. If Margacheato hadnt beaten him he would be fighting along time after 2010.

pavlik fights at 160... cotto is talking about moving up to 154.... no way this fight happens

[Gandalf]

I think Cotto might be a bit small for LMW. Most fighters will have a height and reach advantage over him, but whether they can use it or not is another issue. He should stay at WW and maybe fight Clottey again or maybe the winner of Berto/Mosley. Heck, even Collazo would be a great fight to make.

[hitmanhatton]

I think Cotto might be a bit small for LMW. Most fighters will have a height and reach advantage over him, but whether they can use it or not is another issue. He should stay at WW and maybe fight Clottey again or maybe the winner of Berto/Mosley. Heck, even Collazo would be a great fight to make.

no way he fights clottey again, no need for it, also i dont see a mosley rematch happening, i think hell probably move up and fight yuri foreman and then call it a career

3 weight world champion, has to have made a fair bit of money and he can get out young

[CutMeMick]

This is great as I often said and have been saying that I would like to see him capture a 3rd title...

I think the time is now, his next fight should be at 154.

A Yuri Foreman fight is very winable IMO.

[Zilla]

How about move up and fight Paul Williams?

[hitmanhatton]

How about move up and fight Paul Williams?

williams needs to fight martinez again first

[Zilla]

I'm being facetious. I doubt a Williams fight is going to happen. Especially if Cotto is thinking about hanging them up.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Cotto is a great fighter, but he has taken some big hits recently. I hope he takes plenty of time and comes back at 154lb bigger, better and stronger than before. I would hate to see him start to lose to fighters no where near his class. Cotto should not return until after May/June at the earliest.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Cotto is a great fighter, but he has taken some big hits recently. I hope he takes plenty of time and comes back at 154lb bigger, better and stronger than before. I would hate to see him start to lose to fighters no where near his class. Cotto should not return until after May/June at the earliest.

well that's what i had heard, he was supposingly gonna come back in June and fight Cintron at 154 in Yankee Stadium on the eve of the Puerto Rican day parade, i can't stand Cintron, but you know the atmosphere for that fight would be insane