Chavez vs Cotto Better Than a Sergio Fight, Says Todd duBoef
by Scott Christ on Jan 12, 2012 10:00 AM EST
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Sal Rodriguez reports that a fight between Miguel Cotto and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is possible for July, and that he believes it's a better fight than Chavez facing Sergio Martinez. In other words, they're already trying to once again weasel out of being forced to fight Martinez, and Chavez hasn't even fought Marco Antonio Rubio yet, which is coming on February 4.
"We believe that this fight is feasible. We have no doubt that both of them want the fight. This fight is a lot more interesting than a fight with Sergio Martinez," DuBoef said.
First of all, by "interesting" he simply means "profitable to Top Rank," because nah, it's not really that much more interesting, especially now that Martinez vs Chavez has built up in the press enough that a lot of people want to see it happen. Most of those people seem to believe that Top Rank and Chavez want absolutely nothing to do with Martinez. Those people are probably right.
But like I said, the best thing about this is they're already talking about Chavez fighting Cotto and downplayng the Martinez fight. Look, I don't care if I see Martinez vs Chavez, because I know Martinez is way, way better than Chavez and simply too good for him. Martinez will beat him soundly, totally outclass him. That is my reading of that fight from the outside, for now, as a boxing fan.
But right is right, and the WBC has repeatedly promised Martinez that fight, while simultaneously going out of their way to protected favored Mexican cash cow Chavez. It's an absurd situation and frankly a load of crap. Top Rank wants Chavez nowhere near Martinez, probably because their boxing reading of the fight is exactly the same as mine: Chavez is not close to good enough and will get not just beaten, but thrashed.
We've already seen the WBC back down from their promise to make this fight a reality, with the promise that hey, you guys, NEXT time, it has to happen. Martinez may well be entirely moving on from the situation and throwing in the towel, knowing he's going to receive no favors from the endlessly biased sanctioning body, and Top Rank will pretty much be allowed to do as they wish with Chavez and his green belt.
Anyway, none of this addresses the fact that Miguel Cotto is potentially in line to face Manny Pacquiao in June anyway, so this might be totally empty and just a way to get people talking about Chavez and Cotto, which I assume probably would happen in July if Pacquiao does not fight Cotto in June.
Meanwhile, Sergio Martinez is taking a good fight on March 17 against Matthew Macklin.
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I honestly don’t understad why people would want to watch Cotto-Pacquiao again. Sure, they are big names but in my eyes it will be a repeat of the first fight.
Martinez should get that fight, but I don’t think he will, sad for him since he deserves at least one big payday
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Because Pacquiao’s not going to fight Mayweather, which is all anyone’s dying to see anymore, and beyond that who gives a shit? I mean that’s really what it is at this point. You take out the only fight anyone really has a serious interest in seeing, and the rest of them are all the same pile of crap at this point. Both of them are out of genuinely interesting options. The gravy train for booking them and being a huge PPV hit instantly is fast coming to an end. There are a handful of Hardcore Boxing Fans who really want to see Timothy Bradley in with Pacquiao, but the general public couldn’t care less about Tim Bradley.
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by Scott Christ on Jan 12, 2012 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
No sane fan wants to see Bradley vs Pacquiao….
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
I’ve read several people on this site that seem to desperately want Bradley to face Pacquiao because they feel he will “expose” him. I can’t comment on their sanity, but there certainly are people that want it.
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by Kory Kitchen on Jan 12, 2012 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Cylee is a very good analyst and he’s a trained buy admittedly limited fighter. He thinks he sees something in TB that I don’t….but then again I was wrong when he picked Andre Ward to not just win the Championship belt but to win the Super Six years when it started.
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Because it was a good fight?
Might even be closer this time, considering how poor Pac looked against Mosley & JMM.
by Shitali Klitschko on Jan 12, 2012 3:28 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think the fight would be better than the first one. Pacquiao was in his absolute prime the first time they fought, and has seemed to slow down in the 2.5 years since. Cotto looks better now, but I wonder what the weight would be at. 150 maybe?
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by Kory Kitchen on Jan 12, 2012 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Chavez vs Cotto Better FOR TOP RANK’S POCKET Than a Sergio Fight, Says Todd duBoef
There you go. Corrected the typo in your headline.
lol good one..if its in june..should be in ny pr parade n so forth but still..i see chavez as being too big for cotto..hell be 180 fight night..against a tiny jr middleweight to begin with
yup…I hope Mayweather wants a Cotto fight. I’d rather see Cotto losing against one of the top two best fighters in the world than losing to a kid who deserves to be nowhere near him in terms of skills but can probably crush him based on size disparity.
"He's still a very strong fighter, but I am way better than he is" - Miguel Cotto
We live in a world were bad things happen to boxing fans sadly.
"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."
To be fair
Cotto – Chavez Jr is technically a better fight because both fighters have a chance to win the fight whereas Martinez – Chavez jr is a terrible mismatch. Maybe this is just TR admitting that Chavez jr is a terrible fighter and that he doesn’t have the quality to match Martinez. If they can spin their actions, then I can spin their words.
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Chavez is better than he was but no where near the elite.
He is a huge name entertainer and Miguel wants big names only. He did not say the biggest challenges. He said only the ‘biggest names’ from here on in.
This is a fight for Cotto more than the kid but t can work wellk for both of their pockets and wont be a blemish on their records should they lose.
In other words, this match is competitive entertainment; nothing more, but that in itself ain’t bad.
Sergio needs a startegic alliance IMO or else he risks never capitalizing on his monent. I dont know with whom he will get one but his current team still appears unable to get him wht he needs; the big names
"Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer"
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