When word first started to spread that Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. might potentially fight fellow Top Ranker Miguel Cotto I presumed it was just more in a long string of misbegotten hypes for the legend's son.

Looks like I may be wrong. Chavez Jr. has pulled out of a scheduled September 22 meeting with Pawel Wolak, apparently because he wasn't going to be physically prepared, and to clear the way for a potential Cotto Showdown.

I still find it a bit hard to believe. I mean, Cotto is going to tear the kid up, right? It's one thing for Chavez to perform well against John Duddy, but Miguel Cotto is another matter entirely. I'm envisioning here a whipping reminiscent of Cotto-Gomez. Yeah, Chavez is bigger than Gomez, but can't you just see Cotto ripping his body to bits?

We'll have the added excitement of a Freddie Roach-Manny Stewart meeting. I don't think the fight will be meaningful, or competitive, but sometimes it's fun to watch a good squash match. Cotto has earned a couple easy marks for his career, and now is as fine a time as any for Chavez to cash in on an exciting performance and his famous name.

Do you have any confidence in Chavez beating Pawel Wolak? I don't, so let's see him get buzzed by a proper champion.

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I think this is a good move from the Chavez camp. At some point he is going to lose and it won't be to a quality fighter. Best take the big name and cash in the chips while you can. Also if ever he was to have an outside chance then this would be it. Roach has already broken down Cotto once maybe he can do it again (although I doubt it.)

Not a bad move from Cotto either. Decent money, probably PPV and this gives Steward another training camp with him without having to take a step up against an elite fighter. He keeps his name in the press and fights what will be a fairly high profile fight.

Both Manny and PBF get heat for taking sub standard fighters, or weight drained fighters, I wonder if Cotto will get the same heat for taking what most of us believe to be a scrub talent?

Call me crazy, but I think Chavez will make it much tougher than some people may expect.

Call me crazy, but I think Chavez will make it much tougher than some people may expect.

I think he'll make it 4 rounds of tough and then Miguel will take over. Sorry I've seen too many garbarge Chavez fights to think that much of him.

Put it this way, if Manny or Floyd chose this guy next what would the fans make of it?

Didn't Manny or shall I say Arum consider him at one point?

I don't remember him being in the mix but who knows? Guys throw out names like confetti these days.

Remember Matthew Hatton? Ha ha, good coz neither does his own mother.

Is Arum crazy or does he have something up his sleeve?

He couldn't make Foreman off of Cotto...so he will trying making Chavez off of him.

If that doesn't work, Cotto is reestablished with two big wins and can make for a rematch against Pacquiao.

The real question is, who does Oscar fight when he comes back?

Is this fight happening @ 154 or 160?

154

I really wonder what Arum is doing with this one, Chavez can barely even make 154. Draining the guy you're trying to bring along and hoping he'll outwork Cotto?

Correct me if I'm wrong but hasn't Chavez' last few fights been @ 160 because he had problems making 154?

If this fight is @ Jr Middle then give me Cotto by KO...

Jr. got caught using diuretics last time he fought at 154.

This is a weird match up from Arum. If Cotto loses to Chavez then Cotto will probably be done, Chavez could be Arum's next big thing so I don't see him wanting a loss. Then Arum puts it at a weight Jr. can barely make? If Arum is using this fight as a backup for Pacquiao if Pacquiao can't get the Mayweather fight then I see both Chavez and Cotto losing.. Why not put him against a top 140 lb guy and make the bigger fight while keeping your other fighter's career intact? It's not like Pacquiao will be having many more fights.

I have admit that when Oscar first retired I thought he'd be back for sure.

Now I'm not so certain. Sure there's alot of money to be made whenever its Oscar De La Hoya, be it for himself or his opponent.

But damn, what in the hell would he wanna do that for at this point?.... Off for over 2 years and his reflexes appeared all but gone against Forbes and we all saw what happened against Pacquiao.

I can't see him beating any of the top guys at 147(Mayweather, Pacquiao, Berto), nor can I see him compete at 154 with the likes of Martinez, Williams, Cotto, Margarito, Angulo, or even Chavez Jr.

Would be an ill advised comeback thats for sure. Then again, most comebacks tend to be.

i still believe cotto is past his prime... if foreman had a punch he would have really done some damage to cotto... cotto didnt have to respect his power... cotto looked shakey to me in that fight and you could see pacs big head in the crowd just lickin his chops at the prospect of fighting cotto a second time...