Miguel Cotto wants Canelo rematch

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) is already talking about wanting a rematch against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (48-1-1, 34 KOs) despite the fact that he’s not gotten past his scheduled opponent for next month in James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) on February 25 on HBO PPV.

Cotto, 36, says he wants the best fights, and that if Canelo wants to face him, then he’s ready to fight him again. As far as Cotto is concerned, he beat him in their previous fight in November 2015, and the outcome of the fight was a controversial one.

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Kirkland prefers to see Canelo-Golovkin rather than Canelo-Chavez Jr.

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By Dan Ambrose: Like a lot of boxing fans, James Kirkland says he prefers to see Saul “Canelo” Alvarez face middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin in 2017 rather than seeing Canelo fight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Canelo’s promoters at Golden Boy are currently in negotiations with Chavez Jr’s manager Al Haymon for a fight on Cinco de Mayo on May 6. Canelo vs. Chavez Jr. is pretty much a mismatch. Chavez Jr. has looked poor in most of his fights since 2012, and he’s not been fighting on a frequent basis in the last five years of his career. Why Golden Boy wants to match Canelo against a non-relevant fighter like Chavez Jr. rather than someone that is active and fighting at a high level is what many boxing fans want to know.

The negotiations don’t seem to be going swimmingly right now, as Chavez Jr. said on Thursday that Canelo is asking for 5 times the purse that he’s been offered. Chavez Jr. has been offered $5 million. We may not see Canelo fight Chavez Jr. OR Golovkin if Golden Boy chooses to lowball both fighters, which appears to be happening. The offer for Golovkin is $15 million. which you can argue is chicken feed for a fight that could bring in over $100 million. If Canelo is getting $75 million and Golovkin just $15 million, you can understand why the fight might not happen.

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Cotto vs. Kirkland on HBO PPV prices

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto’s fight against James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) next month on February 25 on HBO pay-per-view will be going for $49.95 on regular PPV to $59.95 for HD, according to RingTV for boxing fans interested in purchasing the fight. That’s a lot of money for a fight that shapes up to be a mismatch.

I think a lot of people would prefer to see the fight for free if at all. For me, when I heard that Cotto was fighting Kirkland, I assumed that it was a fight on free television, because it’s such a mismatch on paper. When I heard that it’s being televised on HBO PPV, I was stunned. I couldn’t believe the boldness of that move.

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Cotto to fight just once more after Kirkland fight

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By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) plans on fighting just one more time before retiring after his February 25 fight against James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) on HBO PPV at the Ford Center at The Star, in Frisco, Texas. Cotto, 36, says he once big name for his last fight otherwise he’s going to forget about the fight.

With 2017 being Cotto’s last year in boxing, he’s going to be kind of limited when it comes to getting a big name for him to fight. Cotto hasn’t shown much interest in facing the top fighters at 154 like the Charlo brothers, Erislandy Lara, Julian Williams and Demetrius Andrade.

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Cotto-Kirkland: Is this PPV worthy?

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By Chris Williams: Earlier today, the news of the Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland fight was made official with the fight taking place on HBO PPV on Feb.25 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. There’s no word yet on how much the Cotto-Kirkland fight will sell for on HBO pay-per-view.

Hopefully, it’s a good price, because this is NOT a championship level fight between Cotto and Kirkland. It’s two aging fighters coming off of a LONG layoff of over one year with both of them having been beaten soundly by Saul Canelo Alvarez in their last fights.

Given those circumstances, it makes sense for the Cotto-Kirkland fight to go for a nice price for the boxing fans. I personally think the Cotto vs. Kirkland fight would sell quite well if it were to be sold on PPV for around $2 dollars.

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Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland to be officially announced for 2/25

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto’s February 25th fight against James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) to be officially announce this Monday, December 19 for their 153 pound catchweight fight on HBO pay-per-view at the Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas. There’s a great deal of criticism the Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) vs. Kirkland fight is already receiving from boxing fans, because many of them see it as poor fight for Cotto.

The tickets for the Cotto-Kirkland fight go on sale this Thursday on 12/22. The tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com. This is going to be a tough sale to get the boxing public interested in paying to see the fight on HBO PPV.

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Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland at 153lb catchweight

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto has reportedly signed the contract to fight 32-year-old James Kirkland on February 25 at a catchweight of 153 pounds on HBO pay-per-view at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Having Cotto-Kirkland on HBO PPV could result in very few buys. I’m not sure what Cotto and his promoters at Roc Nation Sports are expecting in terms of buys for the fight. It might be quite low. Cotto is big name, but this an awful fight. It might not even bring in 100,000 buys on HBO PPV. If they’re good with a low number of buys that the Cotto-Kirkland fight bring in, then it might not be bad to have it on PPV.

Cotto will be trained by Freddie Roach, who has turned his career around more or less since his back to back losses to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Austin Trout four years ago. Cotto could probably beat Kirkland even without a trainer. I don’t think Cotto needs Roach for him to beat an inactive guy like Kirkland.

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Miguel Cotto vs. James Kirkland likely on Feb.25

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By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto will be returning to the ring in two months from now on February 25 against James Kirkland on HBO PPV at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. The contract hasn’t yet been signed for the Cotto-Kirkland fight, but it appears the fight is going to happen.

Kirkland, 32, is from Texas, and he’s got a fan base there. Having the fight on HBO pay-per-view is the odd thing. The success of the Canelo-Kirkland fight might depend on the older boxing fans, who remember Kirkland from seven years ago when his career was doing well.

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Miguel Cotto to fight on February 25

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By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) will be fighting in early 2017 on February 25 against a still to be determined opponent, according to RingTV. Cotto’s fight is expected to be televised on HBO pay-per-view. Cotto will be fighting at junior middleweight for his February 25 fight.

The potential venue is at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This is the same place where Saul Canelo Alvarez recently fought WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith on September 17 in front of 51,000 fans. Having the fight in Texas would normally make one think that Cotto could be fighting a popular Mexican fighter like Canelo, but in this case it doesn’t appear that he’s the option.

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Cotto-Kirkland: Will fans purchase this on HBO PPV?

1-cotto 02By Dan Ambrose: Former four division world champion Miguel Cotto (40-5, 33 KOs) is in negotiations to fight James Kirkland (32-2, 28 KOs) in two months from now on HBO pay-per-view on June 18 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

It’s hard to imagine that fans would want to pay to see to see a fight between two guys that are coming off of defeats. In the case of Kirkland, he was blown out in 3 rounds by Saul “Canelo” Alvarez last year in May 2015. Kirkland has never really been a major player in the sport. He was a prospect before going to prison in 2009.

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