The oddsmakers favor Mayweather, that’s no surprise. But apparently they’re having no problem finding people to bet on Cotto. I don’t see any reason why Cotto wouldn’t provide another lackluster performance, or why Mayweather wouldn’t use his speed to rack up another decision. Maybe I missed something though. Any other points of view out there?
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I would have loved to have seen a Mayweather/Cotto fight pre-2008, before the Margarito beating. Cotto’s mostly recovered, but he’s no longer the same fighter that he was back then. Watch his victory over Sugar Shane Mosley to see what he was capable of at his peak. But I don’t think he’s got what it takes to beat Floyd (though I would be happy if he did).
Yeah. Margarito beating him with a horseshoe in his glove seems to have destroyed something in him. He doesn’t seem to have the toughness any more, or the same level of aggression. This is why I don’t think he has a chance against Mayweather, who probably could be beaten with pressure (or at least get an interesting fight).
What would you like to know? 
From what I understand, a bet on Cotto gives a roughly 9 to 1 payoff. It’s not a stretch to imagine Mayweather pretty much coasting to an easy decision victory in this one.
About 5.5 to 1 for Cotto. Risk 100 and get back 550. For Mayweather you have to risk 650 to get back 100.
Mayweather vs. Cotto Odds: Best Bets for Epic Vegas Showdown | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report 14 to 1 according to this article.
Hmm, I just checked the live odds. I guess -650 on Floyd is a steal.
While we’re at it, any predictions on the Canelo-mosley fight? Canelo’s going to win but can he knock out Shane?
I heard a sportswriter jocking Cotto, saying how good and focused he looked at the weigh-in. When I hear hype like that from those covering the fight, it usually means the other guy is going to win. Mayweather in 10.
This is really a test for Canelo. I expect he’ll pass it. Knocking out Mosley isn’t easy though, and it’s a mismatch experience-wise in Mosley’s favor, so I’ll call it a decision for Canelo.
Who do I want to win… Cotto by destruction… I’m a complete “Hater” on Floyd… just detest his ass…
Who’ll win… Floyd… Cotto is a good fighter… not the fighter he once was. when he WAS the fighter he used to be… at his very best… Floyd would still kick his ass…
Now I know what Cleveland and Utah fans felt about my boy Jordan LOL
So Mayweather has prevailed.
Like him or hate him, he has shown a lot. There is nothing more challenging than getting into the ring, one-on-one, with someone that wants to take your head off in a boxing match.
No choke holds, no tap-outs, no kicking the knees, just speed, determination, guts, stamina, endurance and strategy.
For a Mayweather fight, it was very entertaining. He toed it up more than usual, and got hit for it - but not as much as Cotto. He also made a very good impression post-fight to make Mayweather vs. Pacquiao to actually happen.
Better performance from Cotto than his recent fights, but no cigar. I don’t think we’ll ever see Mayweather-Pacquiao now.
As much as I admire Cotto and think Mayweather’s a douche, Mayweather simply outclassed him. He very well may be the greatest defensive boxer in the history of boxing.
Cotto shines when he pressures his opponents into the ropes and Mayweather practically voluntarily went into the ropes in the early rounds, almost as if to say “you can’t touch me.” Which Cotto couldn’t.
Cotto looked confident and in the right mental state at the weigh-in and I really hoped to see a Cotto resurrection. But I think the lack of (or not as much as usual) trash talk from Mayweather showed that he respects Cotto, but didn’t fear him.
As much of a douche Mayweather seems to be (a part of it probably to sell tickets), you can’t deny his talent.
Everyone’s probably tired of seeing the Mayweather/Pacquiao horse being beaten when anyone even mentions boxing, but seeing Mayweather school a great fighter like Cotto makes one really wish it would happen. I think Mayweather beat a better version of Cotto than Pacquiao did (catch weight, Margarito trauma) so it makes one wonder.
If Pacquiao doesn’t beat Bradley in a semi-spectacular fashion, I’d be tempted to say Mayweather is the greatest of this era.
Going into the 9th round, Cotto still had a chance to win the fight, which is something no one’s been able to do against Mayweather in a long time. But Cotto has had stamina issues for a long time (even before the Margarito fight), and didn’t have enough left in the championship rounds to take a master like Mayweather. Even in his prime, Cotto probably wouldn’t have had enough to beat Mayweather.
Pacquiao has great stamina, and can fight hard for 12 rounds with no problem. But he’s not big enough to push Mayweather around, which is what Cotto was able to do for much of this fight.
What makes the Pac/Mayweather fight so tantalizing is that it seems 1) the way to beat Mayweather is to apply constant, smart pressure, which we know that Pac can do better than anyone, and 2) the way to beat Pac is to be a smart counterpuncher, which we know that Mayweather can do better than anyone. Both of them look like they were tailor-made to beat the other. To bad it probably won’t happen.
I like the way Floyd was able to change his strategy partway thru the fight to find the holes in Cotto’s defense. He started with the sweeping right hook to get around Miguel’s defense, then switched it up to the uppercut later on.
I’m not sure how much I buy into Floyd’s talk about giving the fans what they want. I think he fought a tough fighter in Cotto and got hit more often for it. Floyd has trouble with pressure fighters and Cotto brought the pressure. In my opinion, Floyd has no business staying against the ropes…he’s a mobile fighter and should use his advantages in speed by fighting from the outside, something you can’t do when pushed up against the ropes.
This is not the fight I see him having with Manny, if it ever happens. You do not want to stay on the ropes and give Manny the ability to tee off on you, that’s just foolish, he’s too good a puncher for that.
I still see Floyd pulling out the win against Manny, he just needs to fight a little smarter than he did against Cotto.
Shane has been one of my favorites for along time and I hate to see a guy like him get beat up, but that’s exactly what happened when he fought Canelo Alvarez. His power is gone, he’s still a good boxer but just couldnt hurt Alvarez…though, not for lack of trying as he got in some great shots.
Alvarez is a good solid fighter but needs to be a bit more active in the ring, fighting in spurts just doesnt cut it, especially against someone who can hust him or applies enough pressure. He’s certainly not ready for either Manny or Floyd. An interesting fight would be against Marquez at a catch-weight.
Just my 2 cents worth…
Steve
I don’t know anything about this fight and subsequent affect on Cotto. Would you mind giving a brief backstory?
Cotto fought Tony Margarito and was the slight favorite going into. For the first six rounds Cotto boxed very well and was winning. However as he tired, he began to get hit more and was brutally busted up by Margarito. Many feel Cotto has not been the same fighter since such a brutal beating.
Margarito was, in a later fight, found to be using a plaster like material in his hand wraps which effectively turned them into casts. It is widely assume, by myself included, that he used these against Cotto.
Cotto did better than expected in a good fight. Nice to see Floyd have to earn his millions for once. I think it’s natural to see Floyd fight off the ropes more. He’s 35 and doesn’t have the legs he used to have, so he’s stationary more to save his energy. Similar to Ali as he aged. Too bad for his opponents he does this just as well as his old style.
Very impressed by Canelo! I’ve seen him fight on some other undercards before but this was his coming out party. He reminds me of Fernando Vargas. Hopefully his management doesn’t make the same mistakes that were made with Vargas, and throw him in with Mayweather to get ruined. In Vargas’ case it was against Tito Trinidad.