Cotto-Geale

Cotto-Geale averages 1.589M viewers on HBO

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1-cotto (14)By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturday’s non-pay-per-view bout on HBO Championship Boxing between WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) and former IBF/WBA 160lb champion Daniel Geale (31-4, 16 KOs) brought in good numbers for HBO in the ratings department. The fight brought in a peak of 1,621 million viewers on HBO, making it the third highest ratings numbers for 2015, according to Dan Rafael.

The Cotto-Geale averaged 1.589 million viewers, which isn’t bad considering that the fight was a mismatch on paper with Cotto picking a guy that was blown out in three rounds last year by WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin in a fight that was televised on HBO.

Golovkin impressed with Cotto, waiting for a fight against him

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1-cotto (12)By Dan Ambrose: IBO/WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) liked what he saw of WBC 160lb champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) in his victory last night against Daniel Geale (31-4, 16 KOs) in his 157 pound catch-weight fight at the Barclays Center in New York.

Golovkin was definitely impressed in watching Cotto dismantle Geale in stopping him in the 4th round with some big shots to the head. Golovkin says that he’s now waiting for a fight against Cotto or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in the future. In the meantime, Golovkin says he wants a mega-fight in the UK, Germany or Russia.

Roach: Cotto can beat Mayweather now

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Image: Roach: Cotto can beat Mayweather nowBy Dan Ambrose: Trainer Freddie Roach is convinced that his fighter WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) has now improved enough under his tutelage to avenge his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) from three years ago in 2012 and give the 38-year-old Mayweather his first loss of his career.

Cotto came close to beating Mayweather in that fight, which took place at 154. But now that Cotto is fighting at middleweight, and throwing many more left hooks than he did back then, Roach thinks that Cotto is ready to defeat Mayweather.

Cotto gets beaten when he steps up against A-class opponents, says Sanchez

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1-cotto (1)By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) has convinced a lot of fans and members of the boxing media that he’s turned his career around with his last three wins over Daniel Geale, Sergio Martinez and Delvin Rodriguez in the past two years. However, Abel Sanchez, the trainer for IBO/WBA 160 pound champion Gennady Golovkin, thinks Cotto hasn’t beaten any real A-class fighters during his career.

Sanchez especially not impressed with Cotto’s victory over Geale last Saturday night because he says that Geale was softened up by Golovkin last year. Geale was knocked out in three rounds by Golovkin.

Cotto admits he isn’t a true middleweight, Canelo Alvarez bout likely next

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Image: Cotto admits he isn't a true middleweight, Canelo Alvarez bout likely next(Hoganphotos/Roc Nation Sports/Miguel Cotto Promotion) By Demetrius Luke: WBC middleweight world champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) stopped his opponent Daniel Geale in the 4th round last Saturday night in retaining his title at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The 34-year-old Cotto knocked Geale down twice in the 4th round with Geale choosing not continue fighting after the second knock down.

In the post fight interview, HBO analyst Max Kellerman asked Miguel Cotto if he is a true middleweight to which Cotto replied ”What do you think”? to which Kellerman responded with ”It doesn’t look like it” and Cotto finished off by saying ”I’m not a middleweight”

Cotto: Canelo is next, then Golovkin

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cotto6788By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) had too much power for Australian Daniel Geale (31-4, 16 KOs) in blasting him out in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Cotto put Geale down on the canvas twice in the 4th round with devastating shots to the head. After the second knockdown, Geale told the referee that he was done and the contest was halted.

After the fight, HBO commentator Max Kellerman asked Cotto who he plans on fighting next, and Cotto said that he’ll be fighting Saul “Canelo” Alvarez next.

Cotto stops Geale

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cotto00000By Jim Dower: Fighting in front of 12,157 fans in attendance, WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (40-4, 33 KOs) made short work of former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale (31-4, 16 KOs) in stopping him in the 4th round on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Cotto dropped Geale twice in the 4th with big hooks to the head. After Geale went down for the second time, he told referee Harvey Dock that he’d had enough. The fight was then stopped at 1:27 of the round.

Cotto faces Geale tonight, Canelo waiting for the outcome

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By Dan Ambrose: Millions will be at stake tonight when WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) gets in the ring with the bigger and some would say weight drained Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) in their crucial bout on HBO Championship Boxing from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

It’s an important fight for both guys because both of them stand to make a ton of money if they win. For Cotto, he’s got a big money date against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez waiting for him in the fall on HBO PPV if he wins tonight against Geale.

Roach: I picked Geale for Cotto because he can give him rounds

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Image: Roach: I picked Geale for Cotto because he can give him roundsBy Allan Fox: Trainer Freddie Roach says he selected the 34-year-old Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) for his fighter WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) to fight tonight because he sees Geale as an old guy who can mainly give the 5’7” Cotto some rounds in order to get him ready for his next fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.

Roach says he didn’t want to pick out a stronger/tougher fighter than Geale because Cotto has been out of the ring for a long time since his last fight a year ago against Sergio Martinez.