Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman on June 5th at Yankee Stadium
March 4th, 2010
By Chris Williams: Former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) has been confirmed for a fight against World Boxing Association light middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO
s) on June 5th at the Yankee Stadium, New York, New York. The stadium, which is normally used to house the New York Yankees baseball team, will be retrofitted to fit “between 30,000 and 35,000 fans,” according to news from CBS Sports. This is perhaps an ambitious number for a fight that matches Cotto, a fighter who was recently beaten to a pulp by Manny Pacquiao in his last fight in November.
However, there are some people who think that Cotto is going after Foreman, a fighter that few boxing fans have heard of, because Cotto can use the WBA light middleweight title as title bait for Manny Pacquiao, who into collecting titles for some reason and might want a chance to pick up an eighth world title.
Given how easily Pacquiao beat Cotto last year, he might be interested in beating him again and capturing yet another title. Some boxing fans might be interested in seeing the fight, although I wouldn’t. Cotto needs to pick up some significant wins over some known opponents for me to want to watch him get slaughtered again by Pacquiao.
A victory over Foreman, who is seen by some people to be the weakest of the light middleweight champions, isn’t what I have in mind in getting some good wins under his belt. I guess you could see it as a tune-up fight, because Foreman has zero power and more of a clincher/runner than a power puncher. I can’t see the fight as being an entertaining one for boxing fans, though, mostly because of Foreman’s running style of fighting.
If the Yankee Stadium does sell out at 35,000 fans, I can see a lot of upset people when they see how boring this fight will likely be. Cotto is an exciting fighter, but it takes two to fight and if Foreman is clinching and running all night long, it could end up annoying a lot of New Yorkers.
The last time a boxing match was held at Yankee Stadium was way back in September 1976, in a fight that matched Ken Norton vs. Muhammad Ali. That fight, too, was promoted by Bob Arum of Top Rank. I can see that fight being held in the Yankee Stadium. I can’t see the Cotto-Foreman fight being held there. But who knows? Maybe Foreman has more fans than I think he does in New York. Cotto could bring in a lot of fans on his own due to his Puerto Rican fan base coming to see him fight Foreman. It does seem like a strange place for what I consider to be a small time fight.
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cotto buena pelea espero q si sigues cn tu carrera peles asi … a pesar de su pierna mal siguistes cn tu proposito y eso me gusto … buena pelea te felisito , peliastes bn y limpio ..
pra q mejorar la dfensa si es lo mejor q tiene cotto
although i am not fans of cotto… i choose cotto that he will win vs foreman… sorry guys
cotto noes lomejor esbueno pero tiene q mejorar su defensa es su peor parte nesesita defensa sinduda ninguna le defensa puede ayudarle mucho en muchas de sus peleas te deseo mucha suerte y q pongas a pr en alto grasias.
PEOPLE PEOPLE,
FIRST OFF JUST BECAUSE YURI ONLY HAS 8 KNOCKOUTS DOESNT MEAN HE HAS NO POWER.
HE HAS PLENTY OF IT. HE IS JUST A SMART FIGHTER.
IF HE FOUGHT TOE TO TOE HE WOULD’VE HAD MUCH MORE KO’S BUT THEN RISK THE FACT OF BEING KNOCKED OUT HIMSELF.
SO I WILL BET ANYONE 100K THAT YURI BEATS COTTO’S ASS
creo q la pelea sera muy serada una q foreman esta invicto y no se va adejar tan facil vencer pero la verdad hay q decirla ninguno se atreve a pelar limpio con miguel cotto pero un consejo deja de estar en los club q hicistes y ponte palo tuyo q tu eres el mejor q a presentado a pr lo bueno del q nonca le dice a una pelea q no y eso deja q decir y un boxiador no deja de ser bueno pq pierda o gane es q se permanesca en el cuadrilatero
cotto is the best no one can beat him clean. they have to cheat because thats the only way that they can win the fight
to mike williams …. cotto has never been a middleweight, so ur prediction doesnt mean much as you obviously dont know alot about boxing. i think this is a good fight to take for cotto’s confidence, should be a ko win against a feather fisted fighter like foreman although i can see cotto getting annoyed by all his running around the ring. love to see cotto/ berto one day and cotto get revenge on margartio
I got Cotto on this one . I think Cotto is going to be much more stronger at a higher weight. The only time Cotto has ever looked weak was when he fought at a lower weight.
I see cotto winning the fight by a single body shot he has true strength . And to people who say cotto is done not true !!!! He is a real true champion That has fought the best with out making any excuses I think this is a good move for cotto keep making great fights miguel you are truly the best hands down I support cotto all day !!!!!
alright, cotto will defeat foreman then Pacquiao will kick cotto’s butt again.. its 8th division for PAC, ANOTHER WORLD RECORD. SORRY FOR THE PAC HATERS, you can hate PAC all you want but it wont do any good.
Cotto ur wasting ur time
STEROIDS BEAT COTTO AND LOADED GLOVES THE HOLE WORLD KNOWS THAT
SINCE YOU ARE ALSO A CHEATER YOU WONT PRINT THE TRUTH
Cotto fought the best he won some, lost some .That is what boxers need to do.
yuri forman will prepare for this fight.and bring up his power
and give Cotto hell tryin to catch Yuri.Yuri has A class hands.he’s going to style on Cotto,sorry to disapoint you all.quick hands from pac still haunt cotto.Yuri wins in the distance…
The guy loses against a in-his-prime, 1 or 2 PfP fighter Pacman, has a tough fight against an always scrappy Clottey and gets stopped by a loaded-glove Margarito and suddenly everyone considers him “a shell of his former self”. PLEASE! We demand the best always fight the best, but as soon as they lose a fight or two we want to write them off as finished. No wonder our fighters are increasing picking their opponents. You lose once or twice and we consider them “done”. I think the Foreman fight is a good one for Cotto. Foreman’s a solid fighter with a good record and it’ll let Cotto test the waters at 154. Go for it Miguel! I’ll continue to watch/support you.
Wise move for cotto,Easy fight,Earn another title,Call out a big name at 154,Make some big money,And retire at 30.Like he mention in a article.
is this guy kidding? yankee stadium is just over the bridge from harlem. now if im not mistaken, dont a huge number of puerto ricans live in harlem??
its a good prospective fight, give respect where its due, and cotto is due plenty
The king is back/fell off track now them haters is loco/saying how the **** he gettn a title shot?/My Nicca its COTTO!/they only man that give body shots, and make em cringe like a low-blow/the greates of this decade them others fighters is so so/yo bro, he neva lost a fight, go head get annoyed/anyone looses to brix and roids/neva dodeged a body, lined up like chips ahoy/cotto grita, AQUI ESTOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“The King is back, yall kneel and kiss the motha ******* ring….”
Hope cotto can give us another 3 years of competitive boxing. I mean, I have lotsa respect for this warrior. I’m not sure if he should be in light middle tho, his height is not enough but if he struggles less to make the weight then kudos to him. I’m sure he will do good the rest of his carreer and I see him coming down in weight to fight another premier welterweight in the future.
You hit on the head. Bait Pac for a re-match at a higher weight the angle 8th title for Pac to take the fight. Cotto will attenpt to get revenge and use the weight issue. Arum setting it up the money stays all in house(TopRank). Safety net fight if the Pac vs PBF fight falls through second time around in negotiations.
can’t wait to see my dude in action. i’ll be front row chatting .. COTTO COTTO. LOL
Cotto fanbase is in new york. Cotto vs foreman is more exciting than mayweather vs mosley. yuri can only run and can’t clinch coz when he clinch his prone to cotto upper which the best upper cut in the division.II see a knockout at round 5.
Big mistake, I think cotto can fight berto at 147 and beat him. Cotto is not a 154. Peace people, keep punhcing.
Cotto is new yorks champ. I’m considering flying up to nyc to see the fight.