Prediction: Look for Foreman to easily outbox Cotto

By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) sure won’t be getting any stronger by moving up in weight to take on WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) that much is for sure. If Cotto thought this move would save him from having to take off a little more in order to make himself stronger, I think Cotto is kidding himself. If anything, I think Cotto is going to be weaker for this because he’s going to be sluggish because he’ll be carrying around extra weight for 12 rounds, if goes that long.

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What’s out there for Cotto if he gets past Foreman?

Image: What’s out there for Cotto if he gets past Foreman?By Jason Kim: It’s doubtful that Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) will be fighting very much longer, because he’s already wealthy and is running out of big-named opponents for him to fight. In addition to that, Cotto has taken a boatload of punishment during his nine-year pro career. Cotto obviously can’t keep taking these beatings one after another without something short circuited in his body or head. This is why I think Cotto is probably within a year or so from retirement and it might be better if Foreman wins.

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Steward practically gushing over Cotto’s speed and energy

Image: Steward practically gushing over Cotto’s speed and energyBy Dave Lahr: Emanuel Steward seems to be in 7th heaven now that he’s been training former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) for his big fight tonight against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) at the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York. Steward has become accustomed to fighting bigger guys like IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and middleweight contender Andy Lee, among many others, in recent years and hasn’t had any short fighters like Cotto.

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Will there be a lesson learned for Cotto on Saturday against Foreman?

By Dave Lahr: In looking at today’s weight-in between Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) and WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) it was bizarre at how small Cotto looked compared to Foreman. Seriously, Cotto looked like Foreman’s kid brother when they were next each other. I’m not saying they looked alike in facial features but rather Cotto was so small next to Foreman, it was like Foreman was having his little brother tagging along with him.

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Steward could have egg on his face if Cotto gets beaten by Foreman

By Jason Kim: Trainer Emanuel Steward took a big risk in selecting Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) to train rather than taller WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s). Steward appears to be gambling that the more popular, bigger punching Cotto will have more life left in his deteriorating boxing career rather than the still up and coming Foreman.

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Arum not sure what Cotto has left in him

By Jason Kim: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was incredibly honest in talking about whether former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) has anything left in the tank going into his fight against World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night at Yankee Stadium, in New York.

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Miguel Cotto: Prerequisite for a Great Fighter

By Ricardo Lucero: Miguel Angel Cotto is one of the most civil and gentlemanly fighter in the sports of boxing today.He has very close ties to his family, especially his late father. A loving family man who dotes on his kids and wife. He won the silver medal in the junior world championships in 1998 in Argentina. His resume is highlighted with wins over names like Zab Judah, Shane Mosley, Kelson Pinto, a silver medalist himself and who was undefeated until he faced Cotto. Miguel avenged his amateur loss to the gold medalist Mohammad Adbulaev, Paul Malignaggi was also undefeated when he fought Cotto.

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Cotto looking really small compared to Foreman

By Dave Lahr: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) is not only looking a lot shorter than WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) but he also looks a lot smaller in terms of his frame. Cotto looks overall teeny compared to the 29-year-old Foreman. I might dismiss the disparity in this fight under normal circumstances but with the poor 2-2 record that Cotto has in his last four fights, the incredible punishment he’s absorbed in three of them, the way he looked like he wanted to quit in the Joshua Clottey fight, and the rumors of his poor training for this fight, I can’t help thinking that Cotto is in deep trouble against Foreman.

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Will Steward step in to save Cotto when/if he starts taking punishment from Foreman?

Image: Will Steward step in to save Cotto when/if he starts taking punishment from Foreman?By Chris Williams: It was frightening to see how much punishment that former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) took in his last fight against the blazing fast Manny Pacquiao in Cotto’s last fight last year in November. Cotto was never remotely competitive with Pacquiao and ended up getting blasted apart round after round until the referee Kenny Bayless finally had mercy on Cotto and put a stop to the fight at 0:55 of the 12th round. Cotto looked like he had just pulled himself out of serious wreckage on the highway, his face red, eyes cut, lips twice their normal size, and his face the color of a ripe tomato.

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Can Foreman win a decision against Cotto?

Image: Can Foreman win a decision against Cotto?By Jason Kim: I have a bad feeling about this Saturday’s fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) and Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) at Yankee Stadium, in New York. Anytime you have a much popular fighter like Cotto going against a pretty much unknown fighter like Foreman, you often get some really weird decisions. When I say weird, I mean robberies. I hope I’m wrong here but I have a strong feeling that Foreman will have to do something extra special to win a decision against Cotto on Saturday night.

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