Mayweather vs. Cotto – An Excellent Match Up At 154lbs.
February 18th, 2012
By Davey Hogg: Since the confirmation of this fight during Floyd Mayweather Jr’s Nevada State boxing license hearing, fight fans around the world have responded with both joy and displeasure. Some fans are saying the fight has come too late, some even condemning it as a mismatch. On the other hand, some are elated that this bout is going to finally take place and considering it a legitimate match up.
Floyd Mayweather Jr has of course shown us on many occasions that he can more than handle bigger men. In 2001 he completely outclassed and stopped the late Diego Corrales in ten rounds, knocking his much taller opponent down five times. In 2006 he fought Ring Magazine welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, a not quite elite level fighter who nevertheless had’nt lost in ten years and had had an excellent two fight run with upset victories over then champion Zab Judah and late fan favorite Arturo Gatti. Baldomir was also known to walk around between fights at light heavyweight and would no doubt be much bigger than Floyd come fight time. None of this mattered as Mayweather dominated from start to finish with very little trouble. May of the following year saw Mayweather jump to a career high of 154lbs to fight legendary Oscar De la Hoya. As the fight progressed it looked as though it could’ve been a leap too far as De La Hoya’s size advantage and excellent strategy began to make the fight extremely competitive and hard to score. Oscar’s fire seemed to dwindle in the second half of the match which allowed Floyd to take the initiative and ultimitely scrape a split decision against his hugely popular opponent.
At the end of the day the above tells me that although Mayweather has beaten his past bigger foes, sometimes easily, the last time he fought at light middleweight he struggled. Cotto probably isnt as talented as “The Golden Boy” was during his career, but in 2007 De La Hoya was past his prime, not greatly past it, but past it all the same. Cotto is an elite fighter, a fighter who’s only two losses have come when many believe he was at a disadvantage. His first loss is heavily believed to be at the hands of a cheating opponent, while some have maintained that although he would likely have lost anyway, he would have performed much better the night he was beaten by the great Manny Pacquiao had it not been for him having to shed extra weight prior to the bout. Whatever one may think or feel, the fact is that Miguel Cotto is still to lose without any excuses.
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IM LOOKING MORE FORWARD TO MOSLEYS FIGHT RATHER THAN MAYWEATHERS !!!!
@jesus de guzman
I thought paquiao was hospitalized also during cotto and margarito fight… and he urinate blood after pacquiao vs marquez 2… lol he is the best catcweight king… lol
February 19, 2012 at 10:42 am
YAAAAAAAHHH,PACQUIAO FIGHT IN CATCH WIEGHT,BUT PAC WIN IT ALL.SOME RETIRED. MOST OF THEM LAND IN THE HOSPITAL.GIVE A NAME ONE FIGHTER THAT FLOYDIOTS SEND INTHE HOSPITAL AND MAKE THEM RETIRED NONE. AND NOW WHOS THE BETTER FIGHTER.A CRIMINAL OR A POLITICIAN…
This fights a joke, Mayweather is scared of a rematch against Ortiz. I won’t give the scam artist Mayweather 10¢ for PPV against washed up Cotton.
Say what you want but this is a great fight for both fighters. It’s great to see that Cotto turned down the infamous catch weight clause the 8 division P4P king needs for a re match. Mayweather on the other hand does not ask Cotto to drain himself or even meet him at 150 but asks for the full 154. Fight fans will see two of boxings best fighting on an even playing field with only their skills, experience, and talent, carrying them throught the fight. Great fight for boxing and fans alike.
Cotton is washed up and he’s not in Floyd’s league. Boxing fans would be crazy to spend any money on PPV. Ortiz deserves a rematch, he’s Mayweather’s only threat.
Cotton is washed up and he’s not in Floyd’s league. Boxing fans would be crazy to spend any money on this fight. Ortiz dese
rves a rematch.
I will bet anyone that Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. Muguel Cotto PPV Sales will be exceeded only by Floyd Mayweather Jr. Vs. Oscar Delahoya.
more post please, I don’t this fight will make enough PPV.
Floyd Mayweather isn’t!!!!
A 145 Pound Cotto is a Pacquiao leftover. Even Pacquiao wants no part of Cotto at 154 pounds.
Didn’t Manny Pacquiao win his 8th Championship belt at 154 pounds? So there shouldn’t be an issue fighting Miguel at 154 pounds is there?
Manny are you scurred to fight Miguel at 154?
SCURRRRRRRRRRRRED?
I would love Cotto to win this fight. He is a great fighter! Come on Cotto
I think this fight will go down to split decision! Mayweather should beat Cotto convincingly, Pacquiao sent his leftovers mostly to permanent and temporary retirement.
Nice try! lol but no ones buying this boring fight..
cot to if he fight like last fight he can win ….
this wil be one of the best fights of the year,p4p they will get down cotto and mayweather love to win it wil be a hard fight,who wil win???
How often Floyd mentioned that’s he’s in check cashing business. This bout is rigged I tell you. Just bet on Floyd regardless how pretty possible cotto may beat Floyd its not gonna happen. Floyd wins!
Whatever. I say it’s rigged. Easy payday for me though. Floyd wins majority decision.
When is monkee mayweather fighting a light heavyweight? Weve already seen a midget bloat himself up to the max his body system could take.
When r we going to see a gooreela bloat himself to the max?
NEVER. and lose the “0″ stat?
What numbnut says this fight is a mismatch? I say more than likely a floydiot.
How come Mayweather Cotto is a garbage fight and a mismatch at this weight? Pacquiao has to have a catch weight to fight Cotto or he runs and that fight would be the best ever pactards say? WTF pactards?
@white rice… The fight is not about the weight. It’s about how Pacquiao beat up Cotto. Of course Mayweather vs Cotto is a mismatch. Cotto is Pacquaio left Cotto which Mayweather love to say all the time when Pacquiao fought Hatton & De la Hoya. Cotto is the same fighter today compared with the time Pacquiao fought him. Look at the Margarito/Cotto fight. This fight is a joke especially with the undercard nursing home candidates Mosley and Winky is fighting? lol. That’s a JOKE!!!!!!!!!!lol
HOW MANY TIMES THAT FLOYDIOT SAID THAT MANNY FIGHT HIS LEFTOVER HOW MANY TIMES A LOT OF TIMES.AND NOW FLOYD FIGHTING PACQUIAO LEFTOVER. YOU CAN SEE HOW FLOYD IS NOT A MAN ON HIS WORD.EVEN WHAT WIEGHT YOU ARE FIGHTING COTTO FLOYD.COTTO STILL PACQUIAO LEFTOVER…………….COTTO IS MANNY POUNCHING BAG.
Cotto vs. Pacquiao at 154 Pounds!!!
Yes!!!
YAAAAAAAHHH,PACQUIAO FIGHT IN CATCH WIEGHT,BUT PAC WIN IT ALL.SOME RETIRED. MOST OF THEM LAND IN THE HOSPITAL.GIVE A NAME ONE FIGHTER THAT FLOYDIOTS SEND INTHE HOSPITAL AND MAKE THEM RETIRED NONE. AND NOW WHOS THE BETTER FIGHTER.A CRIMINAL OR A POLITICIAN…
I want Pacquiao’s next fight to be Cotto at 154! Pacquiao would get the payback he dseserves…
i think styles make fights,an i know from watching how both fighters start theyr bouts that cotto will win the first two maybe three rounds
with fast jabs mixin up his head to body combos.I think during those two rounds mayweather will slip block and back away while reading cottos attack an settin up his own.i predict mayweather will begin landing his big counters in the third round an cotto
will have to fight backing up an re-think his fight plan.
after that they go to a split decision,idk who wins tho
Floydrats are not only hilarious they are ignorant too like their idols!
can you name some light middleweight boxer stands 5 foot 7?
When was the last time Pac fought a bigger man without a catch weight? This is not criticism, but a fair question.
Why every time there’s an article about Cotto or Mayweather the Pac groupies jump in…
Yes we all wanted PAC vs FMJ but is not happening…because too much crying on both sides…F*%k the money and fight already!!!!!!
now all this drama is going to end when Cotto rearranges FMJs face…then FMJ will be Cottos left over….
My apologies. After ur comment below, I thought knew were ztupid but i never realize u r THAT ZTUPID! u aint got a phaking clue what catchweight is all about, do u? All u think is its a disadvantage when fighters drain weight. But i bet u think its an advantage when they gain weight. Lmfao.
Naturally there will be no money issues on this. This is cottos biggest payday yet. Floyd probly getting like 20 mil and cotto probly btwn 5 to 10 mil. Cotto aint got no negotiating power after that beatdown he took from pac. And floyd, as greedy as he is taking advantage of cottos status. Its a no brainer and floyd fan below got all excited thinking these guys r all tough coz they aint discussing money issues. Lmfao…
This coward choose to fight pacquiaos punching bag.
@PUERTORRO – I agree that Cotto has a chance to beat Floyd. Guess what – Mayweather knows it too. I respect these two cuz we havent heard anything about money splits or RBT, or catchweight problems. They agreed to get it on. I have an opinion based on the skill set I have seen from both. But its just an opinion
@ Aguas Buenas
You said it yourself an 8 weight champion. How far do you expect him to go HW??? dullard
Mayweather has the frame and fight night weight to regulary do 154. Pacquiao has only once on fight night weighed above 150 and that was 151lbs
Pacquiao fans are funny. If would have weight drain himself down to 147 to fight pacquiao its a good fight.but if mayweather goes up to 154 to fight cotto its a mismatch? I guess what you guys are trying to say is that mayweather is just that good! Think about it!
@Boxinghasbeen Killedbyamidget. bc your gloves touch the canvas doesn’t mean your hurt I know that, but my point was that judah got may with a clean punch and may wasn’t hurt but he felt it bc otherwise his gloves won’t be touching the canvas and idk why it was ruled a slip?, anyways, Im a cotto fan but not until I see cotto on May 5th is when I’m going to see if he can beat may weather or not. The only thing that I can say is that he does have a chance to beat may.
Tired of excuses, Pacquiao defeated Coto decisively.
Great fight at 154. Mayweather stepped up while an 8 division P4P king needed a catch weight to have the advantage.
This fight should have happened 3-4 years ago
Cotto will have to think about Defense too much. Then he will forget the game plan. He will try thinking too much. That is what FMJ wants him to do. Get into trying to out think FMJ.
An Impossible task…
Cotto is in trouble this time cause he dont have the skills to be in there
with FLOYD an by the 9th round Cotto will be stopped, Floyd is to fast
for him.
If Pacquiao defeats Bradley does that make him the Jr. WW Champion?
For all u haters and why Floyd is going to jail. When he fought Corrales he dedicated the fight to battered women. Corrales had beaten his pregnant wife. Floyd said before the fight he would beat Corrales becuz of the way Corrales beat his wife. Point is – the man is no wife beater, he made a bad, bad mistake becuz his kids were left with a strange man that night. And he will pay for it June 1st. No excuse, just a few facts.
The hype is a 147 pound WW fighting a 154 Champion at the full 154 pound weight. No BS “Catchweight” at 150 and calling it a Championship fight. A REAL Champiuonship fight between a Welter and a JR. Middle weight fighter.
Mayweather didn’t require Miguel Cotto to come down to him. He is going up to Miguel and meeting him in his living room.
A win makes Floyd Mayweather Jr. a genuine Jr. Middleweight Champion.
@LOGIC – Then you would be wrong. Floyd fought the late great Diego Corrales when they both were undefeated and had never touched the canvas, Floyd Knocked Corrales down 5 times in the fight before his corner threw in the towel. Know before you speak
@Polo,,,kid you think Floyd can knock out or knock down Cotto, kid stop dreaming Cotto might knock down or KO Floyd in this fight!!!!Cotto made the right choice fighting Floyd insted of rematch with Manny.
no matter how you build-up this fight, it will still end up as a boring match…UD for mayweather…
You people talking about leftovers are really ignorant! Unless a fighter beats an undefeated fighter than he’s beating somebodies leftovers! The only undefeated fighter I can recall on Mayweather’s resume is over-rated HATTON!
why manny hater wants him to to fight in higher weight, what i understand in boxing match the opponent suppose to be the same weight or plus or minus 4 lbs. and manny weight is 147 lbs.
@ Polo
Cotto was Pacquiao’s, and Margaritos Leftovers
Ortiz was Maidana and Alarcon’s Leftovers
Mosley was Cotto, Forrest and Winky’s Leftovers
JMM was Pacquiaos, Chris John, Norwood and Duran’s leftovers
Oscar was Trinidads, Mosley, Hopkin’s Leftovers
Baldomir was Cortes, Acuna, Barthelemy, Sondergaard ( the list goes on ) Leftovers
Judah was Spinks, Tszyu and Judah’s Leftovers
Gatti was Just leftover lmao
The point is most fighters are defeated and the term leftover is an excuse, just like you are a poor excuse for a human being
I think mayweather trying to be like Manny champion in 8 division. he will win over cotto but cotto is past his prime then he will fight martinez before martinez retire so soon floyd will become an 8 division champion also becaus right now floyd is so jealous what manny accomplised.
MANN FAN SPEAKING. OH IF MAYWEATHER FIGHT AT 98 POUNDS MANNY PU-C WOULD DESTROY HIM.
whats the hype?
nothing really…it’s a fight of the “has been”.floyd and gbp will end up losers
whatever the outcome!floyd marginalizing asian fans and gbp
putting recycled boxers!
Did Mayweather fight Judah again? Cuz the one I saw Mayweather won by UD. If your gloves touch the floor does that mean you are hurt? I spent 7 years as a amateur fighter. Admit it was a long time ago but I never stopped loving the sport. Mayweather, the best. Cotto, good fighter with big heart. My old eyes say Floyd in 10. Cotto may say different.
@Aesop, hey bro I Don’t Know if u are blind or not but on the second round Judah caught him and he touched the canvas with his gloves but it was ruled a slip, and even the HBO commentators said that it was a knocked down. go back and watch it I can give You the link of the video if you want just to make see stupid….
mayweather fighting soft opposition until may 5…pac the king of cachtweight…and people talking about the 2 greatest fighters in the world…at least mayweather is less coward than pac…his fighting cotto at full weight !
cotto needs to get mayweather to the ropes if he wants to win like ortiz and de la hoya did…there is his advantage…but if not…cotto will look like an amauter and must retire after this fight…cotto has a real chance to beat may in may 5 !!!
Hey Puertorro, just go back and watch the Mayweather/Judah fight again. After that report back to me whenre Judah had Mayweather hurt.
I just finished watching it…
Either you are lying, or simply don’t know boxing.
WTF? no catch weight?
@Joda, hey man, I am one of the biggest Cotto fans around. But my friend, may I suggest that you stop looking at things with your eyes wide shut. Cotto is a good boxer. His skills have improved, but his defense is pretty much non existent. He continues to lead with his face far out in front of his body. I simply don’t understand that tactic.
Cotto always retorts to back pedally when he gets hurt or frustrated, he is always out of position, and he always runs out of gas.
FLoyd Mayweather will take over the fight after rounf #5 and coast to a unianimous decision.
like I mentioned bf. The good opposition I can think of from top of my head is judah and he had may on trouble and even touched the canvas once. May has proved only one thing. You have to be smart in picking who you fight and when you fight them to protect your undefeated record! i mean he is a very skilled fighter but has not face the good opposition that makes people say wow! peace!!!
The Cotto that lost to Pacman and the Cotto now are not the same fighter. He might have been older now but he is only 31, so I don’t think he is past his prime…This is a good match up considering that Cotto has been in this weight for a while now. and floyd has not been fighting in a long time…. that could tell the outcome of this fight. The Pacman and Bradley fight, not to count out Bradley, but he is just small and no real power to beat Pacman. Bradley would have to time Pacman with a shot like the one that Pacman thrown that KOed KO Hatton for him to beat Pacman in this fight.
@ Joda 23 says:
Agree with you Cotto can win the fight if he comes to beat down Floyd ! But the last couple fights I’ve seen Floyd in ? Lets see Mosley about KOs him then doesn’t throw another punch the rest the night ? Ortiz walks out after a rough round for Floyd and leaves his hands to his side until Floyd hits him ? I hope Cotto gives Floyd a real fight unlike the last two that Floyd fought ! I don’t think Cotto would throw a fight – but the last two of Floyds ??
@Big Moe, I did not even mentioned Pac. So, what you talking about?. Since you mentioned pac I’ll give you an answer. Yeah he too fought them old and past their prime. My point is the fact that what is the so call good opposition that mayweather’s fan talk about?
For all of the Cotto Heaters….F..k all of you!! and we will see on may 5, what all of you going to say, when ever Cotto beat Mayweather down. I bet anything, that most of this comment are coming from people that never boxing before, and the only thing that you guys know is talk sh..t.
1.8M PPV buys. Second only to Mayweather vs. Delahoya…
@Big Moe, you are spot on. this is more of a slap to Pacquiao than it is to FMJ. Remember Pacquiao foought all of these opponents appromixately 2 years after FMJ fought them.
If they were over the hill when Floyd foguth them, they were corpses when Pacquiao fought them.
cheaper ppv…low ppv buys…a mismatch
peurtoro …….if de la hoya and mosley were past their prime then what were they when they fought pac? And hatton mustve been nothing wheb pac fought him
Aki bola…. Cotto was mararitos left overs and every right manny had in the last three years was vs someone elses leftovers three of them vs floyds left overs… I agree cotto has no.chance but good money fight cotto making 30 mill floyd 45 mill and portion of everything for both fighters. Cotto should retire. After this… Good money fight….manny bradley is a.great fight. Won’t make as much money as cotto mayweather but looking more foward to that fight….
Mayweather fights Manny’s sloppy seconds and that’s a good matchup? Cotto barely made it out of the Manny fight alive. This round goes to Manny because Bradley is a young unbeaten fighter. The Mayweather-Ortiz fight was good for the same reason, some young blood instead of a beaten up Cotto.
The good opposition that I can think of was judah and may was
In trouble even touching the canvas once. Also has retired twice
When there has been no choice but to face good opposition. I mean
He is been saving himself all this time. You can clearly see it. Unless
U are a hyped mayweather’s fan! End of story.
I tired of hearing people talking about may facing good opposition
Really? I mean he is a very skilled fighther but what good opposition
Are you guys talking abouy? An old past of his prime De La hoya, old
Past his prime(RIP) Gatti, old past his prime Mosley, a crazy and
No skill whatsoever Hatton, a small and not strong enough marquez
It will indeed be a excellent fight with Floyd having to move up in weight. Its gonna be interesting to see how well he takes Cotto shots to the body. There will be few to the head. Either way…I see a late round stoppage. Floyd wins again.
A lot of people think he has a chance when the promo starts especially 24/7 more people will think he has a chance but he won’t. One sided beatdown won’t last 7 rounds…
This is a good fight not a mega fight like some writers are calling it. Its just too late. Cotto is not the same fighter. Thats why mayweather is taking the fight at 154. He just sees another easy belt to his collection. Cotto wont ko him out and the ring doctors wont help cotto stop the fight like in the margarito fight
Great read, totally agree, am looking forward to this fight.