Roger Mayweather Admits Cotto is Floyd’s Worst Nightmare!

May 4th, 2008

Roger Mayweather Admits Cotto is Floyd’s Worst Nightmare!
By Scoop Malinowski

I asked Roger Mayweather who does he believe would pose the most formidable threat to Floyd Mayweather? “The guy who I figure would give Floyd the most…[long pause]…I’m looking…I’m looking at Cotto [pause]. Probably Cotto I guess. He’s pretty much one-handed but I think he’s a disciplined fighter and if there was a guy who would give Floyd a problem I think it would be Cotto more than any other guy.”

So there you have it. From the mouth of Floyd’s trainer Roger Mayweather, you know who they have the most respect for. It’s Miguel Angel Cotto. Now you know who Team Mayweather thinks would give them the most exciting fight in boxing today, the one the fans most want to see.

And, by the way, Roger Mayweather shared this most candid assessment of Cotto in, get this, December of 2004 – for an article I wrote for www.boxinginsider.com titled, ‘Is Floyd Being Protected?’

Wonder what Roger would say about Miguel Cotto NOW???

And while we’re at it, here’s a quote from former WBA Junior Welterweight champ Vivian Harris in that same article: “Trinidad came back after two years, he didn’t have to fight a tough guy like Mayorga. He could have taken a few easy fights. But he’s a true champion. Trinidad just wants to show the world he is one of the best. Floyd don’t want to do that. Floyd fought Chop Chop (Corley) who just lost. All right, we’ll give him that, we’ll give him one easy one. Then after Chop Chop (won by decision), he talks like he’s pound-for-pound. Then he’s offered to fight Vivian Harris. He could get more money than me. (The deal was) if he beats me, he gets 50-50 with the Gatti-Leija winner. And he turned it down. He’d rather face Bruseles because he don’t want to fight Vivian Harris. Remember, Floyd was my mandatory at one time. Floyd dropped out, that’s how Urkal became my mandatory the second time. My inside source told me Floyd turned me down three times. All the greats in boxing want to stay on top, they want to prove they are the best by fighting the best. Floyd wants to fight Bruseles.”