The fight went exactly as I and most expected it would, with Cotto fighting hard landing some shots but simply not being enough to compete with the best fighter of my generation.  The first few rounds were classic Floyd picking his spots moving well and showing his amazing defense and hand speed.

The middle rounds became more interesting though. Cotto for a while turned the fight into a brawl using Floyd’s cockiness against him. Having him on the ropes for a few occasions and landing some strong blows. Even to the point where Floyd was bleeding from the nose and mouth. However, Floyd is still Floyd. He battled right through tagging Cotto right back and letting him know you can hit me but you probably can’t hurt me. After the middle rounds were complete things went back to Mayweather’s pace.

As the fight went on you simply realized Cotto was out matched. He is an amazing fighter who will go down in the history books as a great one. That doesn’t seem to matter when you’re in the ring with arguably one of the greatest fighters ever! Floyd has every skill you need to be the best: speed, chin, arm length, stamina and an attitude that matches.

This leaves only one thing left for Floyd and Manny to figure it out and get in the ring. They seem very far apart to be realistic though, upfront money and drug testing seem to be sticking points and neither really cares to bend for the other. Sadly, as they end their careers both don’t need money or any “add to the legacy” to prove their greatness. The best thing is that they are both running out of opponents, they’ve both beaten everyone. Tim Bradley will fight Manny next month but this doesn’t seem to be anything worth seeing. No knock to Bradley he is a great fighter who stands a chance at winning, but there is only one fight on peoples mind.

Floyd has speed and skill on his side; he is the ultimate boxer and tactician. His counter punching coupled with amazing head and body movement make him a challenge for anyone. Cotto is a bruiser and a boxer you can hit him and get to him and long as you understand he’s going to hit you back! He likes to make exciting fights with lots of exchanges. With the fight being at 154 Cotto will attempt to use his size and strength to his advantage in hope to slow and hurt Mayweather.

This fight tears me down the middle these are my two favorite fighters and it’s going to be a battle. Cotto is the pride of Puerto Rico(my heritage) and has in my eyes only lost to Manny in his career. I subscribe to the Margarito use weighted gloves theory. Then there’s the issue that Floyd is Floyd he doesn’t lose, take that back he hasn’t ever lost. With an unblemished record he has beaten everyone and everything in front of him. Although it breaks my heart I have to pick Mayweather as he says 42 have tried and 42 have failed.

So within all these great guards whose the best? I’ve compiled a list of the top five. So let’s go from the bottom up and you tell me where you think I went wrong. To be fair all the guards are amazing but let’s pick them apart anyway.

5. Deron Williams- Deron is a complete player he can score, defend, shoot outside and can distribute the ball. He’s a bigger guard who uses his muscle to his advantage. However the bad, which isn’t much is that, he’s a score first point guard who can fall in love with his own shot. Some might say he is the only real option in New Jersey but the best guards are the coaches of the floor and I don’t get that from Deron. Plus he’s in New Jersey, which is a handicap, whether people want to admit it or not they’ve won 19 games all year long. Heading towards being 20 games under .500 isn’t how you prove you’re the best guard.

4. Chris Paul- The more traditional type of guard, he is pass first controls a game and gets everyone involved.  That being said he can score and score at will. Master of the pick and roll and forces teams into a mismatch and takes advantage. The issue is that sometimes he forgets he needs to score and he needs to keep the other team honest. Every month he throws in a couple of under 10 point games and that can’t continue going into the playoffs. His other man issue is health. Knee issues plague him and will continue too and to be the best you have to be there every game.

3.Russell Westbrook- He starts narrowing this list and making it hard. Russell can do everything and anything he wants on the court. He scores at will he can drop dimes and will take over games for stretches. He leaves his mark on every game and will make other teams adjust. The issue is his mark can be a bad one; Russell loves to shoot and wants to be the star. This becomes an issue since he has the leagues MVP to his left. Kevin Durant needs to be the first option and needs to lead the team Westbrook doesn’t always allow that. He takes bad shots a lot because of such a high talent level he can fall into the trap of trying to do too much.

2.Rajon Rondo- Rondo…. Rose…Rondo…Rose. This is hard but I have to give the edge to Rose. Rondo somehow dominates the ball and the game and can’t shoot a lick. His shooting has vastly improved but most teams give him enough room to pull up when u wants daring him to shoot. That being said with all that extra room he still gets to the hoop and still get’s everyone involved. His ball handling is insane reminding me a little of Magic Johnson the way he simply manipulates the ball and the defenders eyes. Even with his deficiency at shooting he still scores and is leading a very old team back to prominence in the East.

1. Derrick Rose- Now I know your first statement will be, I knock Chris Paul for his health and Rose hasn’t played much this year. And even at more so his team did very well without him, holding the fort down and keeping the wins rolling. However Derrick Rose is explosive, can score and finish at the rim with real force and dominance. With his speed and aggressiveness when he passes the ball his teammates are in much better spots to be wide open and have their defender sucked into the paint trying to stop Rose. He then put in the work and extended his range to three-point range. He can dominate a game for 48 minutes, has a motor that won’t stop and can’t beat you in so many ways that when he’s on the court your simply trying to keep him under control. He is the best guard barely but nonetheless he is number one.

A few weeks back the Colts finally said they were going to release him not pay him, and allow him to sign with another team. A few days later Peyton went on a trip to visit the few teams he was interested in like the Cardinals, Broncos, and Titans. Then without much talk after that he told his agent to make the deal with the Broncos and now his jersey will go on sale done and done.

One domino fell and the rest came down instantly after it, like it usually does in sports back door deals are always being worked and options are always being weighed. The one domino left standing out in the cold is Tim Tebow.

What does this mean for him? The team will most likely trade him by the end of this week. Contrary to many people who are saying who would even want him he actually has some options. The Jaguars are in first position needing a quarterback since Blaine Gabbert isn’t working out. Also Tebow played for the Florida Gators and for a team that is struggling to stay relevant Tebow would be a much injection of energy.

The next couple of weeks will be interesting, as Tebow will be moved the draft will be getting closer what will teams address and where will some of these players in free agency end up.

Now Kobe was let past Dewayne, he didn’t fight him on the way to the hoop at all he waited until he was past him through his hands over his head from behind and slammed his face. Now this would have been a hard foul in any game but because when he grabbed Kobe he broke his nose and gave him a concussion things get taken to the next level.

Was it fair or foul? Or even worst was it intentional? Wade has never been deemed a dirty player and no one really thinks that he meant to hurt Kobe. The circumstances could have been a simple accident, but I ask why did he even grab Kobe at all? There weren’t any other plays similar to that, where a player was beat and then decided that he wanted foul last second. No one really knows why it happened but there is one thing everyone knows, Kobe plays best when he’s mad and a little banged up. This could be a good thing for Lakers fans.

The season started with high hopes, deals for Chris Paul and Dwight Howard seemed inevitable and most assumed the Lakers would become a juggernaut and compete against the Miami heat for the Championship. That sure didn’t happen, Dwight Howard is a sad saga that has been drawn out to long and Chris Paul was denied the Lakers so he took the Clippers.

The Lakers are old and slow, they want Dwight Howard and are ready to give the farm for him but that isn’t what they need. Yes he would be a slight improvement at the position but they’ll downgrade at other spots to get him. Their main issue is Derek Fisher’s time has come and gone, Metta World Peace lost all skill and hunger once he won a ring, and I think I might be coming off the bench for the Lakers in their upcoming game against the Mavericks.

They need to get a young point guard to start in place of D-Fish, another creative scorer off the bench and some players with some hunger and chips on their shoulders. The issue is they need this while keeping both Bynum and Gasol to really compete. Miami is stacked from start to finish and the Thunder is young and play fast and tenacious. Those are the two top teams to beat, but the Lakers don’t even fit into the second tear. The Bulls cause fits for most teams and play great defense, the Spurs seem to find a way to fight off father time and win big games, and the Clippers are not to be discounted.

Laker-Land is in serious trouble; the problem is there might not be an answer to it this year. They might have to suffer and exit in the first round of the playoffs until they can make some moves and make the team truly competitive again. It’s sad to see a team two years removed from a championship to have fallen so fast, goes to show a move here or there, and a missed opportunity can leave you high and dry.

Who is Jeremy Lin and where did he come from? This 23 year old California born former Harvard player has taken the NBA by storm. The New York Knicks are storming back riding a six game win streak and the wings of Lin. Jeremy Lin was undrafted, was a few days away from being cut, was sent to the Development League and was even sleeping on his brothers couch because he didn’t know how things would work out. I would say he was written off, but no one really knew about him to write him off. He now has scored over 20 points in six straight games and is leading the Knicks back to relevance.

Things hit a high when New York went up against the Lakers and got a test against a good caliber team. They won and Lin coolly shot almost 60% from the field and scored 38 points. Things broke through that high last night at the end of their matchup against the Raptors. Lin called everyone off, isolated Jose Calderon and as time expired drained a three to win the game. The weirdest thing about it all was that he did it like he had done this his whole career.

Lin has taken the sports world like a typhoon and as the Knicks continue to roll he will be the focal point. If he can sustain this incredible run he’s on he might land himself an actual long-term contract. He and his story amaze the other players around the NBA, and in our world of social media he dominates the web. It really is Lin-Sanity.

So who’s going to win? That’s the main question; honestly that’s the only question. Let me tell you why the Giant’s are going to win. First and foremost momentum is real and it matters and the Giant’s have all of it. “Gronk Nation” is supposedly sidelined if his leg is bum and he doesn’t play or plays but isn’t effective that will make the prolific Pat’s offense come to a halt. Most don’t know the Patriots run two Tight End sets and there isn’t a backup if Gronk doesn’t play.

No one really respected Eli until recently, and still it’s with the backdrop thought that he’ll fail soon. He has had an amazing year truly improving and shown in his past he can win and is clutch, and clutch is everything. Without a real running game the Patriots will pass on most plays and that mean the D-Line of the Giants will pin their ears back and attack.

It will be a close game but as time expires the Giant’s will pull away and the Patriots will be so one-dimensional they won’t be able to catch back up.  The Giant’s win and the debate will become who is better Peyton or Eli? As well as what does this do to Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s legacy?

As for the other matchup this game showed the other side where making the kick sends you to the Super Bowl. The Giants and 49ners battled a classic defensive game that went into overtime. Like most close games they come down to one play. After each team had a chance to score in overtime and failed the Giants punted the ball and as Kyle Williams was heading up the field he was hit and fumbled. Leaving the Giants in field goal range without have to move the ball at all. After a couple of runs and the Giants clinched the win and a trip to the big game.

This makes for a rematch of the 2007 season when the Giants ruined the Patriots perfect season run by beating them in the Super Bowl. With the catch heard around the world by David Tyree the Giants became famous for being ultimate spoiler in history. The Patriots will go for revenge with an even better offense this time around and a defense that has started to figure things out. However no one can sleep on the Giant’s, only because that’s what happened last time. They’re the hottest team in football and have had to win-out just to be here.

This will make for a great game, lots of story lines like revenge, which Manning will be considered better if Eli wins, if the Patriots lose what does that do for the legacy. Proves to a fantastic Super Bowl, but isn’t it always

Then came the game everyone wanted to watch, the one everyone was talking about, and the one that was by all means the most exciting. Tim Tebow and the Broncos took on the Pittsburgh Steelers. The chatter the last three games circled Tebow and how Tim has looked horrible. People looked at the Steelers vaunted defense and assumed they would destroy him. Well Tebow had a different idea to the tune of 316 yards, two passing touchdowns and one rushing. In the second quarter alone the Broncos offense put up 20 points. The Steelers didn’t roll over and die, being the hard nose team they are they fought back, played their game and were in a position to get a win. However the Broncos would have none of that sacking “Big Ben” twice on the final series and forcing a fumble that he would recover. As over time started the worst thing in football came, THE COIN TOSS. No game should give a team a huge advantage at a crucial point by calling heads or tails but the rules are what they are.

The Broncos won the toss and with one play action pass Tebow through a strike of about 25 yards to Demaryius Thomas, which he took another 65 yards for a game winning sudden death touchdown. One of the best plays in NFL Playoff history. For a man who has been criticized made fun and told he couldn’t and didn’t deserve to be in the league, Tebow shut up a lots of critics and has taken his team to the next round of the playoffs. Granted they’ll be running into the top seeds New England Patriots but as they say “On Any Given Sunday”.