Mayweather needs to get Cotto out of the way to keep Pacquiao fight a possibility

by admin on March 28, 2012

Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs to make sure he gets past WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto in their May 5th bout in order to keep his eyes on the real prize – fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.

That’s the big fight that all of boxing wants to see and the fight that will bring Mayweather huge cash. If he’s lucky, there will be two Mayweather-Pacquiao fights with each but bringing both fights $40 million to $50 million each.

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Mayweather vs Cotto: Presser in NYC

by admin on March 13, 2012

Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0) and Miguel Cotto (37-2) met today in New York City for a presser to promote their May 5th fight in Las Vegas. Mayweather explained to the press that the only way he would fight Manny Pacquiao was if Pacquiao left Bob Arum and said he was fighting Cotto because he considers the Puerto Rican fighter a “piece of the puzzle” to fulfill his legacy of being one of boxing’s all-time greats.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. boxing technique in question

March 7, 2012

Undefeated superstar World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has left boxing pundits scratching their heads with his laid back behavior in the kick off of the build up for his showdown with WBA light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s). Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Cotto will do battle [...]

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R. Mayweather: For Right Money, I’d Tell Floyd To Hit 175

March 2, 2012

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs), could picture his nephew taking a fight at 160-pounds with Sergio Martinez – but the money has to be right. On May 5th, Mayweather moves up to 154-pounds, for the second time in his career, to challenge WBA champion Miguel Cotto at the MGM [...]

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Mayweather: I’m Not a Cheater Like Margarito, Pacquiao

February 28, 2012

Floyd Mayweather often insists he fears no man. He has certainly made it clear that he fears no lawsuit. The unbeaten pound-for-pound king once again found a way to make headlines and further draw attention to himself during Monday’s press conference in San Juan to officially present his May 5 showdown with Miguel Cotto at [...]

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Canelo Alvarez Not Wrong About Money’s Choice of Cotto

February 16, 2012

We can all be honest about who we wanted Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to fight next. Every last one of us wanted to see him fight Manny Pacquiao. Sadly, that’s not the fight we’re going to get. Not this year, anyway. Maybe ever. Instead, Money struck a deal to fight Miguel Cotto on May 5th, the [...]

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