Mayweather’s agreement to fight Canelo Alvarez could indicate he’s overlooking Cotto
February 16th, 2012
By Jason Kim: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (39-0-1, 0 KO’s) supposedly have an agreement to fight after Mayweather faces WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on May 5th.
A lot of boxing fans felt that Mayweather dodged Cotto all these years due to the huge punching power, the high work rate and the excellent jab that Cotto has. Mayweather doesn’t have many advantages against Cotto in this fight.
Cotto has the better power, better inside game, better jab and he throws more punches than Mayweather. The last thing that Mayweather needed to be doing was looking past Cotto towards a fight against the young 21-year-old Alvarez for a fight that could take place late in 2012 or early 2013. Manny Pacquiao still figured into all of this, but it’s doubtful a fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao can be made this year if at all.
Cotto will be ready for Mayweather and he’s got a lot of video of him to prepare for this fight. Mayweather’s flaws are well known at this point. His last two fights have shown that Mayweather doesn’t move a lot anymore and he doesn’t seem capable of throwing a lot of punches.
If Cotto can take the fight to him and stay composed if he misses some of his punches, he could end up outworking Mayweather to get a decision. It’s entirely possible, especially with Mayweather thinking about a fight against Alvarez later on in the year. Cotto is a really stronger puncher really didn’t experience that kind of thing in his last fight against Victor Ortiz. He might have if Ortiz didn’t go mental in the 4th round when things weren’t going his way.
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All test accepted know Floyd says no to 50-50 for richest fight in history they can make up to 150 million a peice when all ppv money is counted manny beat out Floyd in p4p. Fighter of decade so its a fact so if Floyd don’t sign manny rated ahead Google it as men what would you do fight manny ko victim for 20 million. Or manny who beat you out on p4p. Best fighter in decade for most money ever come on what man would not want ranking back and most money ever Floyd scared of. Something all test excepted so remember. Floyd turned fight down fact manny Congrats on beating out Floyd for p4p. Best in decade fact what man wouldn’t want. Richest fight ever and beat Guy who took your ranking Floyd fans as men what would y’all do.
money may wil hurt this kid real bad,please money dont fight this kid.tell him he need to drink more milk.
scared of lil fella
@anonymous – We are only equal at our most basic composition, our cell structures, then our cells go on different configurations. One ends up being Einstein, or Bohr or Sir Isaac Newton or Leonardo Da Vinci…or one may end up with a Down Syndrome or worse. It’s a sad FACT of life. It is our religion, our civilized minds that make us see each other and treat each other equally, as we all should.
Can’t you MW fans see that by reserving the MGM for Cinco de Mayo his intentions never were to fight Manny? Of course, he was planning to fight a Spanish-speaking fighter. The Manny dance he was doing was just show. The MW’s may be horrible people, but they’re certainly cunning. So now Floyd fights a broken Cotto then he’ll take on the slow and easy-to-hit Canelo and laugh all the way to the bank.
Manny will retire after a loss to Bradley while Floyd will continue to take on Cotto, Canelo, Martinez, Ward(tough one), and finally calling it quits with the win over the best light heavy weight at the time. Watch, he’s gonna do 9 divisions without a catch weight. He’s gonna do what Roy Jones Jr should’ve done. He’ll beat Manny with out even getting in the ring with the fraud.
@Batista
Man didn’t create man, our maker distributed equally to all. The only thing that separates us or make us feel superior to another are our predjudices and ignorance.
@anonymous- may 25 was ok. your boy got himself a week (june first) to prepare his b u t t for prison while nursing his loss, while his ex-gf spends all his share in the fight. mwahahahaha!!!
@anonymous- what do you call a fool who looks up to a fool? dumb? or just plain stupid? coz’ that’s what you are, so keep on believin’ you’re idol. make him richer, so he can beat more women. mwahahahahaha!!!
batista is a fool
did it say it was gon b on may 5th? or in a later date? u can offer the guy 100 millio n n he stil wont accept if its late may or early june were hed b in jail. wata fool
Floyd making up a lot of noise -
Floyd: “step up punk! I’m offering you 40M dollars”
Pacquiao’s counter-offer :”NO, let me offer you instead 50M dollars plus 55-45 of the revenues, the bigger cut going to the winner”
Floyd:
Floyd:
Floyd:
silence………
amazing how li’l Floyd can manipulate his fans like puppets, guess who’s dumb??? mwahahahahaha!!!!!
Samsung is taking Apple market share. China is now a huge superpower!!!!!! Viva Asians!!!
first there’s Pacquiao, then there’s Lin, Asians are finally creeping into the limelight and the b l a c k s folks just can’t take it!!! Asians are leta bloomers, but when they bloom, wow! And then there’s the Asian kid who just graduated from UCLA at 12. mwahahaha!!! Viva Mexico!!! Viva Puerto Rico!!! Viva to the Asians!!! mwahahaha!!!!!
@3rd world midgets are dumb… How old are you? Your post look like a 10 year boy post. Grow up boy!!!!lol… bwaaaaaaaaaa
@pun -mwahahaha!!!! gotcha!!! oooohhh, ya hear those scary voices in your head? mwahahaha!!!
THE FAKE WRITER DIVA PAC LIVING ERASING MY COMMENTS. PU-C JUST LIKE YA GOD PAC
If the writer thinks Cotto has a better inside game than Floyd he is dreaming. Go look at the hatton fight or the Judah fight and see a how a master boxer works the inside.
Floyd is so good at keeping the fight in the middle as his pace that his inside game is ofter overlook.
Cotto has a soft Jab, Floyd is has a stiff jab…Floyd’s Jab is so fast and hard that the writer probably thinks is a left hook…
also a shootout to all the writers!jajajajaja
omg!!! I love the fame and recognition cotto is getting with this fight!
everyone knows who cotto is now! hahahahahahaha thank you floyd fans!;)
First Cotto gets shut out!
Then Pacquiao get’s get’s knocked the FK out!…
Floyd is a coward and racist end of story
pactards-.. Floyd is scared of Manny
reporter-.. “Manny, do you ever want to fight Floyd”? Manny says, “Ummm..ummm.. I have no sack to speak for myself so ask my promoter”
pactards-.. Floyd is a coward, why he never fight Cotto??..
…. Floyd fights Cotto and now pactards say he is washed up? I thought Cotto and Margo were like supermen boxers?
@#$%
You tards will never make sense at all.. If you were in a room with real boxing fans that actually understand boxing as a whole you would be laughed out of the room! You do know the whole world laughs at you pactards…You pactards are like a cancer and these websites are feeding you..
Garbage fight ….$59.99..LOL! hahaha
Didn’t Cotto agree to fight Canelo if he won too? He is suppose to fight the winner of the fight sometime in 2013.
kaneknow— Floyd is getting flatfooted. heheheh
Tards think someone is afraid of a 1 Dimensional midget…
My, my, my…First the Fat Boys breakup, now this…
Midgets are amazing!
Manny Your Next? But he is fighting Cotto instead.
I’m fighting the winner of Martinez and Williams… But when Martinez knock the snoot out of Williams he went on a long vacation.
Mayweather is agreeing to fight Alvarez…. He is full of SH1T. Why did he picked Cotto while Alvarez was available during Cinco de Mayo? Why? Because he is all talk, talk and talk.
Ali said it best, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, you hands can’t hit what your eyes can’t see”.
Cotto can’t hit Mayweather. He is just too slow. If Pacquiao get’s through the War that he faces June 9th…
PACQUIAO…YOU ARE NEXT!!!
Pacman THE CATCH WEIGHT KING AGAINST SLOW FLAT FOOTED FIGHTERS ARUM PROTECTING HELLO KITTY…..LMAOFF
@battista Stop sharing your wet dreams this is a boxing forum
Jim Lampley: “Floyd is hurt!!! Floyd is seriusly hurt from a body shot by Cotto!!! For the first time in Floyd’s career he is down!!!
Lennox Lewis ( with his British accent): Floyd wasn’t ‘spectin’ tha’ poonch. Ee’ was waiting to counter with his right, leavin’ his raht side o-pun fa tha’ poonch”
Max Kellerman: “Will he get up? Will Floyd beat the count???”
Jim Lampley: “It’s over!!! Floyd is not getting up!!! Wow!!! The upset of the century!!! What a shot by Cotto!!! Let’s look again at that replay!!! What a trrre-mendous body shot by Miguel Cotto!!! What a night!!! Unforgettable!!! Wow!!! Foyd Mayweather Jr. tastes his first defeat in the hands of Miguel Angel Cotto!!!
The croed chanting: “COH-TTO!!! COH-TTO!!! COH-TTO!!!”
Floyd fans, hear these voices in your heads, eeeewww, scary!
ROFFLMFAO!!!
This fight will be in the FACES of all Tards and non-believers…
Down goes Cotto…
Then Down Goes Pacquiao…
FMJ 45-0
Cotto is Pacquiao’s left over with a nursing home candidates undercard, Shame and Winky. Why bother watching? This whole fight on May 5 is a joke. lol
Floyd making up a lot of noise -
Floyd: “step up punk! I’m offering you 40M dollars”
Pacquiao’s counter-offer :”NO, let me offer you instead 50M dollars plus 55-45 of the revenues, the bigger cut going to the winner”
Floyd:
Floyd:
Floyd:
silence………
Cotto winner may 5.. Will shock the world..
@Anonymous
I guess Floyd is the f*u*c*k*er of your mom (aka your illegal dad), that’s why you get offended so much. You illegitimate kid
Cotto going to get schooled…then maybe a fight or two after then retirement
Jeff-tard, did floyd f**k yer wife or something? Why are you obsessed with Floyd?
So MayFraud again avoids Manny. Shame on this coward! He either fights washed up fighters past their prime or inexperienced one. And then he wants to be compared to the greats of all time such as Sugary Ray and Pacquiao.
He’s good at one thing, though. Telling lies and fooling his fans to make money.
Cotto with huge punching power are u having a laugh.
this will be a good fight, i think maywether will this close
article is wrong canelo alvarez gets THE WINNER OF MAYWEATHER V.S. COTTO SOOOOOOOOO IT LOOKS LIKE THE WRITER IS OVERLOOKING COTTO
LOL SMH EVEN ALVAREZ SAID IT HE SAID HE WAS PROMISED THE NEXT FIGHT WILL BE THE WINNER OF MAYWEATHER COTTO AND HE EXPECT MAYWEATHER TO WIN.
FACTS YOU NEED TO GET THE FACTS!
im sorry mate the idea that cotto has a better jab and inside game then cotto is laughable
Boxing is a game of hit and not get hit. Floyd Mayweather Jr. simply does not get hit. Ricky Hatton said it best, “You couldn’t hit Floyd with a handful of confetti, it’s like fighting a ghost”.
Shane Mosley is the only fighter than has ever landed a flush shot on FMJ. But that’s boxing. In comparison, who has hit Cotto? Who has hit Pacquiao? How much blood have they shed?
I am a YUGE Cotto fan, but come on now…If you are a real fan open your eyes and look at skills.
Cotto has poor defensive skills. He leads with his face, he is somewhat slow compared to Mayweather, he is a B level boxer, he gets out of position quite often, he back pedals everytime, he runs out of gas every time, and you think he can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
If you can’t see this, you are simply FLIPS with a Pipe Dream.
Shane Mosley got gun shy and didn’t want to get hit and had no other gameplan.
True how often does floyd get punched ?????? He destroyed Mosley so I don’t understand your comment. Shane landed one good shot and and that was it he didn’t even go down I’m confused here am I the only one who disagrees with his statement
Cotto keys to victory
1.be reminiscent of his original self!!!
2. Be consistent with his jab. He has the better jab to those who wonder why or how it’s his dominant hand and strongest hand because his is a southpaw in a conventional stance.
3.be the aggressive on the inside. He has the shorter reach. He has more power.
4.stay on the inside as mayweather has less chance of landing the overhand right.
5.get mayweather to trade. He can risk it mayweather doesn’t have the power to shake him.
Mayweather keys to victory
1.maintain a medium range distance between him and cotto as this is his perfect range
2.the highest and tightest version of his Philly shell. Because Miguel cracks defense
3.light on his feet and lots of lateral movement.
4.BEWARE OF THE LEFT HOOK!! IT’S DEADLY
5.Floyd is not gonna win this pot shoting all night he will need to throw and land combos and be effective.
6.somehow push Miguel cotto backwards.
So anybody is winning by knockout it’s Miguel cotto.
By decision it’s mayweather regardless hands it to him
We all know how notorious robberies are in boxing.
I can tell you right now Miguel cotto has a unique training camp in effect which consist of cardio,hitting unpredictable moving targets, strength training, defense and reflexes.. Pedro Diaz is a work horse.
Mayweather is the brains in his camp and the work horse and frankly he could have been trained by anyone and still been as good as he is Jr’s is natural born gifted boxer..
This fight will be much better then most anticipate
If fmj wins this fight in a big way he is done with 147 there is no more talent left for him there is clear arum doesn’t want him to fight manny we all know that so everyone figuring pointing at floyd and manny should really look hard at this situation and see that Arum is the guy holding it up bottom line floyd wins a close ud due to cottos high punching volume though he will still get pretty swollen up in the face with floyds counter punching Cotto will land but floyd will land more and way better shots giving him the ud canelo is next then Sergio then he retires for good I think canelo will give him a tougher fight than Sergio would anyday yeah I said it lol
juice ； cotto advantageon mayweather will be the punches percentage ； no matter who the opponent is cotto will connect floyd at least 40%rate . floyd cant andle being punched. look at mosley fight!!!!
cotto wont leave these to the judges , we all know what is going to happen if these fight goes to the distance; miguel might need to ko floyd in the 6 or 7th rounds. i think these is very likelly to happen since i cant see floyd mayweather standing after he get connected with that underu estimated right hand to the side of the face that miguel cotto will trow and connect.
Floyd will do 3 or 4 weeks, and have $50 Mil in the bankf from fighting Cotto.
Pacquiao will struggle badly with Bradley, and will contemplate retirement.
ha ha ；floyd look like the lamb on easter joke where the mother of the lamb replay to all the requests the lamb made and she said after easter you can have anything you want . floyd can have all he wants after easter becouse the only thing he’s going to get is jail time to reflect on he’s first and only lost of is carrier. miguel cotto ko floyd in 6 rounds.
This fight is rigged.
this is a truthful article
How people like you write articles is beyond me…..to say mayweather doesn’t have many advantages over cotto is the worst observation ever.
You seem to have missed Floyds reflexes, counter punches and defensive skills in all situations…….but yeah keep worrying about how Cotto’s jab will come through pfft!!
Joke…..
Its funny to see people dont think cotto has a.chance people dnt realize he a.better fighter now then 3 years ago can’t wait to see a close fight on my 5th
Has anyone ever seen Floyd Mayweather Jr. step in the ring not ready or unprepared? NEVER!
FMJ will put on a clinic for Cotto, school Alvarez, and have Arum running to put Pacquiao in with Clottey again to avoid Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Would Pacquiao ever fight Cotto at 154? HELL NO!
Would Pacquiao ever fight Alvarez? HELL NO!
Do you think Arum will allow Mayweather to beat up Pacquiao?
HELL NO!!!
next canelo???!!! … WTF! .. STOP RUNNIN FLOYD! TAKE THE 50-50 FLOYD, DONT BE SCARED!!!
It’s nice to see somebody believe that Cotto has a chance of beating Floyd…. And it’s nice also to know that some idiots believe that Pacman is the Best boxer….
If cotto dnt wait on him & is the aggressor he has a good chance if mjr is looking past him it’s a mistake
This is not overlooking Cotto. They need Canelo to join the band wagon to increase their PPV sales on cinco de mayo because Canelo is a Mexican star while Cotto is a Puerto Rican. But after the MAyweather-Cotto fight, Canelo won’t get what was promised. What he will get is alot of excuses. Believe me.
This Cotto fight is important to Mayweather. He wants to see himself how he fairs at 154. There are several big fights to be made at that weight for him if he can handle it. Rather than more playing games with Arum and Manny. Its a smart move if the 7 pounds is not too much for him. We will find out.
nice image on this article hahaha… lil badweather cryin for help… hahaha.. more of that when he fight manny…
So what? We want the ginger next . Better than fighting fanny pacquiao.
I havent even heard of kim & he’s reporting on mayweathers business & all u floyd haters r bitting on this story!!!!! In running with it. He bad mouth cotto but didnt mention manny was trying too fight the same guy @ a lower weigjt??? Dan r. Of espn said bob arum would never agree with a 45-45 spit & winner get the 10% but like i said i never heard of kim
Cotto has a better jab than Floyd.What planet do you live on.,Margarito has pushed cotto to the limit,and he is slower than a heavyweight, he wont see which way Floyd went!!!
SO Fraud is not even contemplating a Pacquiao fight this year…. What a LOSER
Now even God is against Floyd according to some emotional fan post. This is boxing not church. Pray all you want against him, but Mayweather is the better fighter. Roger is talking, Floyd has not said a word. Your prayers will not be answered. Never pray for another persons demise idiot. Floyd by tko in the 10th.
Cotto = 43-0
Canelo = 44-0
pacquiao = 45-0
MAYWEATHER RETIRES UNDEFEATED…
This is the first real challenge to Floyd Mayweather. I believe that if Cotto fights in his old style and takes Floyd to the ropes; he could possibly come out victorious. Floyd has never fought anybody that could pose a challenge. His 0 has got to go!
Cotto will be ready, and I believe still has the tools to take Mayweather out. All great champions can rise to the occasion. The reason being that Mayweather is not as good as everyone makes him out to be. It’s time for light out!
Cotto has a better than Floyd. How is slow hands Cotto going to stop Floyd from landing the straight right. Floyd’s hand will always get there first. On top of that Cotto fades in second halves of fights. Cotto has a slim chance at most.
Jason, I would love to see your comments of this fight on May 06. You will end up eating crow. The only advantage Cotto might have over Mayweather is power, but he is not even a devastating puncher. I see a one sided decision or a late Mayweather stoppage.