By Miguel Rivera

There seems to be some trouble in making a fight between fellow former four division world champions Juan Manuel Marquez (56-7-1, 40 KOs) and Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs).

The fight has been rumored for several months as neither boxer has been active for a while. Cotto has been out of the ring since last November's decision loss to Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez. He was going to fight in June, but pushed back the date when his handlers were unable to secure a suitable opponent.

Marquez, who turns 43-years-old in August, has been away from in-ring action since May of 2014, when he won a twelve round decision over Mike Alvarado. Since that fight Marquez was dealing with a left ankle issue that prevented him from actively training. Several proposed return dates were pushed back due to the ankle.

Marquez wants to fight Cotto, but says the Puerto Rican star is demanding a catch-weight of 150-pounds. Marquez is open to doing the fight at 147-pounds, the welterweight limit.

Cotto was recently fighting in the middleweight division, but he was weighing in a few pounds below the 160-pound limit. For the bout with Canelo, the contract weight was 155-pounds.

Cotto's trainer, Freddie Roach, told BoxingScene.com a few months ago that he had serious doubts about Cotto's ability to get down to the welterweight limit.

"[Cotto] was talking about a fight at 150 pounds, but that's a lot of weight. We are analyzing the situation and look for what's best in this situation. We are going to rest this week, and then wait to see what's going to come next. If nothing, then I will probably retire," revealed Marquez to ESPN Deportes.

"We are looking at something important, something good. The priority was Cotto, but it can not be at that weight. We would be giving away too much of an advantage and we are not going to give away advantages. We want to make competitive fight."

"It is not obsession for me [the fight with Cotto]. We want to make one last fight to give a good show to the people, but if we can not [face Cotto] then will go and make the best decision."