"If Cotto is willing to go down to 147 pounds, I'm ready to fight, but if not, then we're not going to do the fight," Marquez said. Márquez ruled out the idea of the fight taking place in the Madison Square Garden of New York. "For me it would be like going to Cotto's house and the best place to have that fight would be in a neutral place," Marquez explained. "We do not want to disappoint anyone.
If I lose or win (with Cotto), it would be against a great fighter... it would be a good, competitive and close fight." Cotto has also been fighting an ongoing stint of inactivity. He's been out of the ring since November of 2015 in Las Vegas, where he lost a twelve round decision to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at 155-pounds. He was scheduled to fight again on February 25 in Texas, against junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, but the entire event fell apart when Kirkland withdrew with a fractured nose only two weeks before the fight. - See more at: http://www.boxingscene.com/marquez-...o-new-york-venue--114681#sthash.t05fsvyj.dpuf
If I lose or win (with Cotto), it would be against a great fighter... it would be a good, competitive and close fight." Cotto has also been fighting an ongoing stint of inactivity. He's been out of the ring since November of 2015 in Las Vegas, where he lost a twelve round decision to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez at 155-pounds. He was scheduled to fight again on February 25 in Texas, against junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, but the entire event fell apart when Kirkland withdrew with a fractured nose only two weeks before the fight. - See more at: http://www.boxingscene.com/marquez-...o-new-york-venue--114681#sthash.t05fsvyj.dpuf
