By Dave Lahr: Former World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) doesn’t think he’s a fading fighter all, saying “I’m better than ever” at the final press conference for his fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. Let’s hope that Cotto is better than ever like he says he is, because he’s been looking worse than ever in the past two years, looking like a shot fighter in many ways.
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Steward worried about Cotto losing to Foreman
By Matt Stein: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) has a lot to lose this Saturday night against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) in their battle at Yankee Stadium, in New York. Cotto’s new trainer Emanuel Steward, who has been brought in to try and resurrect Cotto’s sinking career, knows full well how much the 29-year-old Cotto stands to lose if he’s beaten by Foreman on Saturday. Steward had this to say in an article at the Nydailynews, “All of his [Cotto] greatness is going to be totally washed away if he loses this one. Everything is on the line in this fight.”
Expect an Easy Win for Miguel Cotto
By Ryan Dunn: As many people seem to have hopped off the Cotto Express bandwagon after he took a bludgeoning against Margarito, then went on to lose by TKO in a lop-sided affair versus P4P king Manny Pacquiao, so too have many hopped on the bandwagon of Yuri Foreman.
But despite a strong performance against Daniel Santos, Foreman’s resumé lacks a pedigree anywhere close to Cotto’s.
Prediction: Cotto will be a punching bag for Foreman on Saturday
By Scott Gilfoid: Maybe Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) would have beaten Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) three or more years ago and then again maybe he wouldn’t. But the way that Cotto is looking now, I seriously doubt he’s going to beat Foreman without any defense and taking the vicious shots that Cotto has been taking as of late. It’s hard to imagine in looking at Cotto’s recent fights that he was at one time one of the truly great fighters in boxing – my how things have changed in recent years. Cotto is now catching massive shots to the head and doing a poor job of blocking and responding to them.
Will Cotto retire if he gets beaten by Foreman this Saturday?
By Chris Williams: Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) has taken an extensive amount of punishment in a handful of fights in the past two years and there are some people who think that Cotto is a shot fighter. Cotto still has good power, jab and all around offensive skills, but like always, he’s lacking on defense. On Saturday night, the 29-year-old Cotto faces WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) at Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York.
Cotto vs. Foreman: Could a better match-up been found for Yankee stadium than this?
By Dave Lahr: On Saturday night, WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s)and Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) will be facing off for the first fight at Yankee Stadium since 1976, when Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton fought in a bout that that had a lot of meaning and excitement about it. The Foreman-Cotto fight, sadly, isn’t nearly the same fight in comparison. Cotto is coming off an knockout loss and Foreman has only fought a couple of top tier opponents during his career.
Arum wants two stadium fights a year
By Dave Lahr: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he wants to have two fights a year taking place in one of the huge stadiums, either in New York, Texas or possibly in Los Angeles. Arum’s recent fight with Top Rank fighters Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey sold remarkably well at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, bringing in 50,000+ fans for the 12 round mismatch bout. It was good numbers and a sign that Arum could succeed with the stadium fights.
Will Cotto fans say that he was too small if he loses to Foreman on Saturday?
By Chris Williams: I already can hear the excuses coming from boxing fans of Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) if he loses to junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night at the Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York. Cotto’s fans will likely start on the angle that the 5’7” Cotto was too small for the 5’11” Foreman, that he didn’t have enough size to compete with him, and that Cotto would have beaten him had he been three to four inches taller than he is now.
Pacquiao needs to fight Foreman if he destroys Cotto
By Chris Williams: If WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman puts the finish on Miguel Cotto this Saturday night, and if Manny Pacquiao isn’t able to have a fight put together between him and Floyd Mayweather Jr., then I think Pacquiao needs to fight Foreman next rather than someone else like Antonio Margarito. It’s only fair. Pacquiao is ready to take on Cotto if he beats Foreman, so why not fight Foreman if he beats Cotto?
Cotto thinks he’s going to cut off the ring on Foreman – Good luck
By Chris Williams: Former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (34-2, 27 KO’s) is under the impression that’s going to be able to cut off the ring on World Boxing Association junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman (28-0, 8 KO’s) this Saturday night and pressure in their fight at the Yankee Stadium, in New York. Cotto, who has been beaten to a pulp in recent fights against Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao, thinks that he’s going to be able to keep the constantly shifting around Foreman from not being able to move by stalking him around the ring.