I'll be watching Shane/Cotto, but...

[Speak.King]

I'll be watching Shane/Cotto, but that's fucked up what they did to Paul Williams. Damn Bob Arum is a pussy! Paul's supposed to be fighting Cotto. Everybody knows it.

[El Bombasto]

i thought margarito was supposed to fight cotto, was there something in the contract which stipulated that the winner was to fight cotto?

[Mundo]

shut the fuck up. why would cotto want to fight that freak? cotto would stand no chance!! and not cause paul is way betetr or anything...just look at that reach advantage.

if paul were 5'10 it would be better and comptetive


besides whats wrong with a fight against mosley? mosley is a far more accomplished fighter than PW and is the interim WBC champ. so fuck off. they aint ducking nobody. cotto fights who they put in front of him. he dont ask for fights. hes a hitman/plastic surgeon. he just does what hes told and thats to punish motherfuckers and disfigure them in the ring.

[Mundo]

i thought margarito was supposed to fight cotto, was there something in the contract which stipulated that the winner was to fight cotto?

only thing i ever heard was that margo/cotto was a done deal if margo would have won....but never if paul won.

[Relentless]

shut the fuck up. why would cotto want to fight that freak? cotto would stand no chance!! and not cause paul is way betetr or anything...just look at that reach advantage.

if paul were 5'10 it would be better and comptetive


besides whats wrong with a fight against mosley? mosley is a far more accomplished fighter than PW and is the interim WBC champ. so fuck off. they aint duciing nobody. cotto fights who they put in front of him. he dont ask for fights. hes a hitman/plastic surgeon. he just does what hes told and thats to punish motherfuckers and disfigure them in the ring.

since when did height matter to cotto?

cotto would break williams' skinny little ribs.

[Ridah]

nope, the deal was for Margarito to win over PW but he was schooled by a freak

[a.arthur.h]

The deal to fight Cotto only involved Margarito if he successfully defended his championship against Williams. Williams wasn't involved in any guarantee to fight Cotto.

[BigReg]

shut the fuck up. why would cotto want to fight that freak? cotto would stand no chance!! and not cause paul is way betetr or anything...just look at that reach advantage.

if paul were 5'10 it would be better and comptetive


besides whats wrong with a fight against mosley? mosley is a far more accomplished fighter than PW and is the interim WBC champ. so fuck off. they aint duciing nobody. cotto fights who they put in front of him. he dont ask for fights. hes a hitman/plastic surgeon. he just does what hes told and thats to punish motherfuckers and disfigure them in the ring.

Some people might interpret that as ducking

[Mundo]

since when did height matter to cotto?

cotto would break williams' skinny little ribs.

i odnt think it does to him but i just cant see him overcoming the difference. but then again, if margarito could get in there with body shots, why couldnt cotto? who is a better overall boxer IMO. but what would it be like a 6 inch height advantage? and god knows what in arm length.....

[Knob McDude]

Cotto is "ducking" Paul Williams, to fight a nobody like Shane Mosley. (only the toughest fight of Cotto's career)

:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

What a pussy.

Where do you guys come up with this stuff?

:-(

[Ramshall1]

PW may just have to grant AM a rematch. . . thats probably the biggest money fight available.

[kg0208]

If Williams is looking for a fight....Cintron I am sure would oblige.

[Speak.King]

And the new "MOST FEARED MAN IN BOXING" Paul the Punisher Williams.

[Ramshall1]

If Williams is looking for a fight....Cintron I am sure would oblige.

Cintron is already signed to fight a bum.

[Quik]

Cotto would destroy williams. As soon as cotto will hurt him PW will start to slow down. Williams would have better chance fighting Mayweather then Cotto and its no joke but it'll never happen.

[Ramshall1]

PW has a legit chance at beating any fighter at 147/154.

[jecxbox]

The deal had nothing to do with paul williams. If margarito won the fight then he got to fight cotto otherwise nothing would happen..Bob Arum NEVER said that the WINNER of margo/pwilliams would fight Cotto ONLY if margo won..And why would Cotto just offer himself up to fight Williams? He is just a tall ass south paw extra long arms and is just fucking ridiculous. This doesn't mean that P williams is a better fighter than Cotto. I don't think hes better than the majority of the 147lbers..Hes just fucking tall and thats all he has going for himself..If you cut 4-5 inches off his height he'd be slaughterHed by everyone at 147..The only thing Paul Williams Presents to cotto his a height problem thats it..Everything Paul Williams does Cotto has seen already hes just bigger and longer..Cotto knows how to fight southpaws thats all hes been fighting recently..so everyone thats saying cotto is dodging pwilliams can shut the hell up. Williams doesn't get to call out and choose anyone he fights off 1 big win that was CLOSE in the first place...Let him fight some tough competition...Clottey,Cintron etc..Why would money draws like Cotto Mosley Floyd ever want to fight him right now? Let that tall son of a bitch make a name for himself first.

[tampa]

f paul williams no no.


Mosley Yes .........

[the_what]

Mosley is ranked higher than Williams at Welterweight.

[the_truth]

trust me cotto is not ducking anyone, we talking about a shane mosley here, which is still consider to be one of the best at welterweights... mosley will be one of cottos toughest challenges, right now cotto could not risk anything against a lesser known name, its the boxing business... a victory over mosley will 10x look better in his resume than williams, it also goes if he loses to mosley rather than to williams, a lot of people dont understand that...

[C Money]

Whats with all the BS about Williams being a freak and sucH??
PW's 6'2 and southpaw but Thomas Hearns was 6'1 and a MURDEROUS puncher. So if Williams is a freak?? He aint the first!! It's boxing, you fight the best and find a way to win.

As for Cotto?? SSM is a great opponent and among the best the winner of that fight should get the winner of PBF vs Hatton.

Williams should try to line up Cintron, Clottey, or maybe Judah in between and try to get a bigger fight in the Spring of 08.

[Mundo]

trust me cotto is not ducking anyone, we talking about a shane mosley here, which is still consider to be one of the best at welterweights... mosley will be one of cottos toughest challenges, right now cotto could not risk anything against a lesser known name, its the boxing business... a victory over mosley will 10x look better in his resume than williams, it also goes if he loses to mosley rather than to williams, a lot of people dont understand that...

perfectly said. mosley will look far better on his resume regardless of the result IMO

[El Bombasto]

only thing i ever heard was that margo/cotto was a done deal if margo would have won....but never if paul won.

exactly

[The Italarican]

Not only was the deal only that Cotto would fight Margarito if he won, but it was specifically said numerous times by numerous sources that this same guarantee did not apply to Williams and that it would be uncertain who Cotto/Williams would fight next if Williams won.

[igotJUIC3]

Cotto is making the best buisiness decision and best fighter decision....i'd pick Mosley over PW anyday...not cause PW is crazy talented and tall but because Mosley presents a bigger plus in all categories if he wins and even if he loses he wont lose much because its Shane Mosley....now PW if he was to lose to him would be worse as compared to losing to Mosley. Even if he beat PW it wouldnt spring board his career like the Mosley fight will.....he picked the right fight if you ask me.

[RDJ]

since when did height matter to cotto?

cotto would break williams' skinny little ribs.

I agree. People act as if height is always an advantage, but it's only an advantage if you're able to keep someone off you. Williams does not look really coordinated to me, his limbs are all over the place. Cotto would annihilate him.

[BigReg]

Cotto is making the best buisiness decision and best fighter decision....i'd pick Mosley over PW anyday...not cause PW is crazy talented and tall but because Mosley presents a bigger plus in all categories if he wins and even if he loses he wont lose much because its Shane Mosley....now PW if he was to lose to him would be worse as compared to losing to Mosley. Even if he beat PW it wouldnt spring board his career like the Mosley fight will.....he picked the right fight if you ask me.

Good point. Bob Arum knows that PW is dangerous opponent who doesn't bring a big name or big money to the table. This is why he didn't want Margarito to fight him. Margarito ignored Arum and paid the price. There was no way team Cotto was going to make the same mistake.

[igotJUIC3]

Good point. Bob Arum knows that PW is dangerous opponent who doesn't bring a big name or big money to the table. This is why he didn't want Margarito to fight him. Margarito ignored Arum and paid the price. There was no way team Cotto was going to make the same mistake.

yup....exactly

[Club Fighter]

PW has a legit chance at beating any fighter at 147/154.

Indeed. It appears as if some of the overzealous Cotto supporters don't understand the dynamics of a nice, lengthy jab.

[PR Boxing Lore]

Cotto vs Mosley is a far better match. Let Williams fight Cintron or Clottey first.

[Alo2006]

If Williams is looking for a fight....Cintron I am sure would oblige.

I agree, this fight makes since. I look for this fight to be made early 08 :bbb

[Alo2006]

Cotto vs Mosley is a far better match. Let Williams fight Cintron or Clottey first.


:thumbsup

[Asterion]

I prefer Shane-Cotto 100 times before Cotto-Williams.

Let Williams beat some more contenders and gain experience before facing the real superstars.