2011 - Miguel Cotto's revenge against Antonio Margarito

In December 2011, Miguel Cotto avenged a defeat that had stuck in his craw for three years when he beat Antonio Margarito.

Mayweather: Cotto and Canelo hit harder than Maidana

By Allan Fox: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26 KO’s) did a good job of beating Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KO’s) by standing and trading shots last Saturday night to earn a tough 12 round majority decision in their Showtime pay-per-view televised fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. But after the fight, Mayweather had less than glowing words to say about the hard hitting Argentinian fighter.


Mayweather compared Maidana to a WWE professional wrestler at the post-fight press conference, and said that he had done a good job of kneeing him and holding and hitting. Mayweather also said that his previous opponents Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez hitter harder and were tougher than Maidana. Read full Story...

'Pacquiao no longer a mythical beast'

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MANILA, Philippines – Retired boxer and boxing trainer Jeff Mayweather claims that Manny Pacquiao is no longer the "mythical monster" of yore that tore down some of the best fighters of his era.

Mayweather, an uncle of current pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., said it was Pacquiao’s run against Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton that made the Filipino boxer a superstar.

He, however, said that Pacquiao’s boxing prowess significantly diminished in recent years.

“Pacquiao had a short run knocking out guys and everybody jumped on his bandwagon and made him this big huge star — when he beat Cotto, Margarito, De La Hoya and Hatton. Since that time, what has he really done?” Mayweather said in an interview with "On The Ropes Boxing Radio."

He said Pacquiao’s mystique wore off after he stopped knocking out people. Read full Story...

Bradley vs. Cotto at a catch-weight of 156

By Dan Ambrose:

Former WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley could be fighting for the WBC middleweight title against Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) in December without being ranked in the division, says Steve Kim. There’s still nothing official yet, but the word is that Bradley has been offered a fight against the 33-year-old Cotto at a catch-weight of 156 pounds to accommodate him.

Bradley has never fought above welterweight before, but now he’ll be skipping the junior middleweight division and going straight to middleweight to fight for the title against WBC champ Miguel Cotto. Read full Story...

Boxing News 2014: Top rank to Announce September 2014 Pacquiao-Mayweather bout, Claims Korean Web Site

By Vittorio Hernandez | June 27, 2014 12:00 AM EST

The dream match between pound-for-pound king contenders Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will reportedly take place in September 2014, Kdramastars, a Korean drama, movie and celebrity news site reported, citing a reliable source from 78Sports TV and Latino Post.
The report claims that Top Rank, where Pacquiao has a contract, will officially announce the much anticipated bout. The Web site said that the same source correctly leaked the fight between Robert Guerrero and Saul Canelo Alvarez months before the official announcement, citing a report from Philippine Star.

The unnamed 78Sports anchor confirmed that both boxers have agreed to the fight which is now guaranteed.  The anchor said, "Everything else that you will be just theatrics from here on out. But the fight is already done."

On Tuesday, Mayweather was quoted as saying his choice is limited between Amir Khan and Miguel Cotto, but Pacquiao is definitely out of the picture.

Although the anchor did not provide more details, there is a possibility the dream match is the handiwork of Prince Amir Shafipour of the United Arab Emirates who has promised to make the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout a reality in 2015, to be held in Dubai.

And with UAE petro dollars at work, a guaranteed purse higher than the S40 million Mayweather got on May 3 could have convinced Money May to change his mind and agree to meet Pacquiao inside the ring.

Sept 13 is the scheduled fight of Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he has not officially announced his opponent.

The bout could be the biggest in boxing history, expected to get break pay-per-view revenues in past fights, or the report could be the mother of all hoax stories as the Latino Post story on boxing were on the possible opponents of both boxers. On the other hand, the Philippine Star article was about Pacquiao being a nominee for the Best Fighter of the Year at ESPN's Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards. Both articles on Thursday did not carry any news about the so-called dream match.

original source:
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/557125/20140627/boxing-news-2014-top-rank-announce-september.htm#.U601AHKSyD8

Roach: Cotto would KO Mayweather now

By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto’s win over WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (51-3-2, 28 KO’s) has trainer Freddie Roach and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum both believing that Cotto is a new man and is better than ever was before. And they both believe that Cotto would beat Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) right now if he were to agree to give him a second fight.
It’s hard to understand why Mayweather would fight Cotto again because he already beat him by a lopsided 12 round decision in 2012, and Mayweather doesn’t waste time going over old ground to keep fighting the same guy over and over and over again like some fighters do. Mayweather moves on each time he picks up a pelt.

When asked if Cotto could beat Mayweather now, Roach said “He knocks Mayweather out.”
The look on Roach’s face when he said that was priceless. He looked almost angry. Roach looks like he really wants the Mayweather fight for Cotto, but the thing is it’s already over with after Mayweather took Cotto’s scalp in 2012. Cotto gave it his best shot but he didn’t have the talent to do the job, and he ended up getting beaten and almost knocked out by Mayweather.
“I think his legs are gone,” Roach said to the media about Mayweather. “He doesn’t move anymore. He says he wants to please the fans. I think that’s [expletive]. I think he’s shot. I don’t think he’ll fight any of my guys.”
For a shot fighter, Mayweather sure did look good in beating Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last September, didn’t he? I would favor the 23-year-old Canelo over Cotto any day of the week. Cotto could throw left hooks all night long, and I still believe Canelo will knock him out within 8 rounds in an easier fight than his win over Alfredo Angulo. If Mayweather was a shot fighter, then how is it he beat Canelo, Robert Guerrero and Marcos Maidana in his last three fights?
Roach obviously would like to get the Cotto-Mayweather II fight, because it would be a substitute for the fight that he failed to get with Mayweather-Pacquiao fight not happening, but I don’t think it would make any difference. Cotto would still likely get clowned by Mayweather, and Roach’s advice would be useless for Cotto because of the adjustments that Mayweather would be constantly making during each round. Cotto would need to wait until the ends of each round for Roach to tell him something like ‘move your head more,’ but Mayweather will adapt to things like that in the opening seconds of each round and end up dominating Cotto.

Original Source:
http://www.boxingnews24.com/2014/06/roach-cotto-would-ko-mayweather-now/

Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto Replay

Floyd Mayweather defeated Miguel Cotto in a classic bout last night (Sat., May 5, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Judges Score cards: Robert Hoyle 118-110 | Patricia Morse Jarman 117-111 | Dave Moretti 117-111 

WBA Super World light middleweight title (supervisor: Aurelio Fiengo)

vacant WBC Diamond light middleweight title