Steward sees Cotto fighting Margarito, Chavez Jr. and then Pacquiao
March 22nd, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: If trainer Emanuel Steward has his way his fighter WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) will fight Antonio Margarito next in a rematch in July, then Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and finally a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. I hate the thought of Cotto fighting Pacquiao again without Cotto fighting someone really good that can truly test him.
I’d much prefer to see Cotto beat at least one of those fighters before he’s given a rematch with Pacquiao. Beating Margarito, who looks shot to me, and Chavez Jr. isn’t good enough in my book for Cotto to get a rematch with Pacquiao. Chavez Jr. looks badly flawed an I don’t see him as a top tier middleweight. I can maybe see Chavez Jr. as a bottom 15 fringe contender type fighter, but not someone that you could point to as a significant opponent that would prove anything about Cotto.
I just don’t think Cotto is the same fighter he once was after losing to Margarito, and the fact that Cotto is still winning seems more of the result of him being put in with guys that he can beat rather than him improving. I didn’t see anything from Cotto’s performance against Mayorga that tells me that he deserves a rematch with Pacquiao right now. I would change my mind if Cotto were to be matched against someone like Lara, Angulo, Martinez, Martirosyan, Dzinziruk or Kirkland and he were to come out on top. I see Cotto getting knocked out by all of them.
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Miguel Cottos only true loss is to Manny Pacquiao, and even then, he gave more of a show then Shane Mosely, Margarito and Joshua Clottey. I believe that Cotto is one of the top prospects to beat manny pacqiao, especially with Emmanuel Steward in his corner. i believe that he should fight margarito, martinez, and then pacqiao. chavez jr isnt on the same level as Cotto.
look i agree margarito should never box again,but i think cotto want’s to redem himself.as for martinez to call and consider him a pound4pound best is crazy.who ever thinks that really dose’nt kmow boxing.i’ll give you a lesson,in order to be pound4pound the best you have to win championships in different wieght classes ,martinez only fights in one.cotto has a much impressive resume and has won belts in different wieght classes.now lets talk about (pacman),the is by far the best boxer today,however if you look at the cotto vs manny fight you will see that it was a good fight.better than delahoya,ricky hatton,clotty,magarito.cotto is training with stewart right now,cotto’s jab is back,he’s foot work is better and he seems to be moving his head more,he has the punching power and enough speed to hit manny like he did the first fight.this time around better trianer more focused more dissaplin better fight.chavez jr. who?
Cotto isn’t some young prospect looking to prove himself against a pack of flash in the pan nobodies. The guy is nearing the end of his career. He is looking for a couple of more high profile fights (and avenges his 2 losses) before stepping into the sunset. Cotto doesn’t prove anything beating the likes of Lara, Angulo, Kirkland etc and these fights won’t pay as well as one with Chavez…easy choice. Instead of criticizing Cotto for not fighting Kirkland and Angulo…why don’t you criticize those guys for not fighting each other. In his first year and a half at 147 Cotto fought Quintana, Urkahl, Judah, Mosley, Gomez and Margarito…yet he needs to prove himself against Angulo who, at the age 28, only fought 2 noteworthy fighters…Joel Julio (well…at least I’ve heard of him) and Cintron who he lost to badly. Dan’s stupidity is staggering.
Stop the envy. Cotto’s only real loss was to Pacquiao. He’ll beat any of those bums except maybe Martinez.Also remember that Cotto fights ANYBODY. He doesn’t come up with lame excuses like your “boy” Mayweather. The only reason he’s fought the last few opponents is because they stepped up to the plate. After every victory he’s asked “Who will you fight next?” and you get the same answer. ANYBODY. Chew on that buddy.
Pacman is scared of Sergio Martinez
And Marquez I don’t think his scared
Of mayweather but he doesn’t want to
take the blood test for a reason not
because it drains him cause his on steroids
@Matt Jeremy,
Floyd beating Pac is a mooting point and will stay a bleak prediction ever. Floyd asking $100M for fighting Pac is like Floyd saying “I don’t want to fight Pacman”. Life goes on, forget them.
HERE WE HAVE MANNY , THE EASIEST GUY IN THE WORLD TO HIT ” VS FLOYD, THE HARDEST GUY IN THE WORLD TO HIT” FLOYD HAS ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF BOXING EVER. TERRY NORRIS IS THE HARDEST HITTING WELTER WEIGHT AND JUNIOR MIDDLE WEIGHT OF ALL TIME. THE BEST FIGHT FOR MANNY WOULD HAVE BEEN TERRY SWEAT PEA OR JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ BUT FLOYD WOULD TAKE ALL THERE ASSES TO SCHOOL
Didn’t Cotto only move up to Light Middleweight like a year ago. How the in world could he fight all thos light middleweights in that short period of time? jeez
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@ Christ you are f@&king retarted for thinking Chavez can beat cotto. That kid doesn’t have a chance in hell. He might be training with roach but the kid doesn’t have the skills. He was forced into the situation because he’s marketable not for his skills cause of his dad. This guy is a bum and only fights bums. Chavez will never be a real champion. You make me laugh.
how can so many people proclaim martinez as p4p no 1? who of note has he even beaten? an alcoholic pavlik, and paul williams. i agree he is a very good fighter, but this hardly makes him the best around.
@Silky says:
March 22, 2011 at 3:35 pm
Cotto will beat Margarito in July. Both of them are shot but Cotto has a little more left and also a better. But he will lose against Chavez. Chavez is a young and far to big for Cotto. Cotto has better boxing skill but Jr. will break him down buy coming forward the whole fight.
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Are you insane? Chavez jr is a nobody and you think he is going to break Cotto down. Chavez jr can’t even break an egg. Chavez jr don’t have not even a ten percent of talent his father had. You better stick with what you do best follow Charlie Sheen, Lynsey Lohan and Paris Hilton on tweeter.
Miguel Cotto Is Gonna Beat Antonio Margarito This Summer In July,Julio Caesar Chavez Jr.Isn’t In The Same League As Cotto So He’s Not A Threat. And Whoever Comes Next After Those 2 Bring It On!
Yatusabes
Good writing
My P4P list:
1.Manny
2.Martinez
3.Marquez
4.Donaire
5.Mayweather
I think Martinez needs one more big win in order to beat Manny on this list. Donaire has only had 2 or 3 big wins, so He has not earned more points than Packman.
The fights I would like to see are: Cotto vs Margarito–to prove that Margarito cheated in their first fight. I also wanna see Martinez vs Mayweather because it is obvious that Mayweather will not fight Packman—for whatever reason that is. Saul Alvarez should fight Angulo or Chavez Jr. Also Paul Williams vs Kelly Pavlik would be a very intriguing match to watch.
@Ambrose look man alot of fans here are getting tired of your bias comments just admit you hate cotto and move on. I love how you contradict yourself, weeks ago you said mayorga was a tough fight that he would beat cotto and leave him a bloody mess and now your saying that the guys cotto has beaten recently including mayorga he did it because they where easy? your just contradicting yourself which shows you have no boxing knowledge. As far as the fight with mayorga I saw an improvement in his jab, defense, and his ability to stay calm instead of brawling when pressured or mayorga trash talking. Cotto was a little red but no cut, no scars, no swelling or nothing. Why? Well his defense has improved in the hands of Emmanuel Steward. And from all the fighters you mentione Erislandy Lara was a mistake the kid doesn’t have the experience to beat cotto, he is fast and has skills but has not fought the type of guys cotto has(judah,mosley,margarito,paquiao,mayorga)so the kid would loose badly.
@ skills I agree the man sould never have fought again,but thats how boxing is,i want the fight when it will be fair.
Cotto will beat Margarito in July. Both of them are shot but Cotto has a little more left and also a better. But he will lose against Chavez. Chavez is a young and far to big for Cotto. Cotto has better boxing skill but Jr. will break him down buy coming forward the whole fight.
MY POUND FOR POUND LIST
#1: Sergio Martinez
#2: Manny Pacquioa
#3: Juan Manuel Marquez
#4: Nonito Doniare
#5: Amir Khan
#6: Marcos Midana
#7: Tim Bradley
Just Sergio off that list dindt he. I will say that I generally don’t hold a fighter perfromance against Mayorga against them. Mayorga may not be good enough to win but he’ll make you look bad
@ Harry
I understand why you would want a fight between Margacheto and Cotto, It was a great fight. But this guy cheated and we dont know how manny fights he really won.
Margacheto should not even be allowed to fight anymore. Has every body forgot what he did. He’s a bad name for boxing and plus he cant fight without the plasters in his gloves. Just look at the Mosley fight, look at the Roberto Garcia fight and look at the Pacquioa fight.
Cotto should fight Martinez next.
@ boxer your p4p list is close.
Cotto fight margarito thats a rematch we want to see and then a martinez fight would be a great,be if he fights martinez I don,t see pac or mayweather fighting.
I agree even though Cotto is a great fighter I think he might be scared of Sergio Martinez.
My P4P List
#1: Sergio Martinez
#2: Nonito Doniare
#3: Manny Pacquioa
#4: Juan Manuel Marquez
Cotto is gonna lose all respect people have for him. He should be fighting the best, he should be fighting Sergio Martinez. Cotto is one of my favorite boxers but he’s looking real scared right now.
Pound For Pound King Sergio Martinez vs Miguel Cotto would be a great fight.