Miguel Cotto won't rule out MMA (sigh)
by Zak Woods on Mar 16, 2010 2:30 PM EDT
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Sherdog has a video interview with Miguel Cotto, who was in Columbus for WEC 47, as he trained with Miguel Torres prior to his fight with Joseph Benavidez. (it really showed...)
The conversation inevitably turns to James Toney, boxing vs. MMA *sigh* and would Cotto ever considering transitioning from the 'sweet science' to MMA. Of course Cotto says he won't rule it out, which makes complete sense as it it would be a nice pay day at the tail end of his career when Cotto is no longer relevant in the world of boxing.
Ricardo Mayorga and James Toney are in the process of making the "twilight" transition so maybe this a sign of things to come...
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Miguel is only 29 and plans on retiring from Boxing sooner rather than later. His role in major Boxing is diminishing and outside of a rematch with Margarito, big fights are fleeting in the future. If Miguel took 9 months to relax and then dedicated himself to training MMA, he could easily make his debut around age 32.
I would be very interested in seeing how well he does under those circumstances. Most boxing crossovers come from washed up fighters who try to cash in on name value covered in dust. Miguel could easily box for the next 6 years but he wont have fights with the same magnitude of his loss to Pacquiao or even his win over Mosley.
Cotto is a small 147 who has to move up to 154 to find fights, that doesnt bode well for the future. Transfer that to MMA though and he is a force to be feared. If he can max out his frame at 155 and absorb enough wrestling, he can be a legitimate LW threat.
we have former football players, baseball players and boxers coming to mma.
does anybody know if a former nhl player is coming to mma?
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 16, 2010 4:56 PM EDT reply actions
Uh
Didn’t that Canadian hockey player end up starting a riot when James Thompson started GNP’ing him?
by Patrick John McGreevy on Mar 16, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
not exactly NHL, but we filled that sport’s position, good call
Wiki research says Steve Bosse played 8 seasons of pro hockey, most with the North American Hockey League. Bosse has a 6-1-1 MMA record with a win over Wes Simms (!!!) and that No Contest with Thompson. Last fought Sept 2009
bring back dave schultz of the broad street bullies of the philadelphia flyers.
got beer poured over his head in madison square garden and he and a couple of teammates went into the crowd and started kicking azz. they have footage off it on espn. it was 70’s hockey and was the inspiration for slapshot the movie.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Mar 17, 2010 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
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