Cotto vs. Geale

Geale: Cotto knows I’m going to use movement and my reach against him

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gealePhoto credit: Ed Mulholland/Roc Nation Sports www.edmulholland.photoshelter.com – By Dan Ambrose: The bigger and more mobile #6 WBA, #6 WBC, #6 WBO Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) has already noted that the smaller, 5’7” WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) struggles against fighters that use a lot of movement and their longer reach against him.

Geale obviously plans on using both when he gets inside the ring against Cotto next month on June 6th on HBO at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cotto won the WBC 160lb belt last year in June in his catch-weight against Sergio Martinez.

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Cotto vs Geale Live On BoxNation

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BoxNation will air the return of Puerto Rican legend and reigning WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto live and exclusive on June 6 as he steps in against former two-time world champion Daniel Geale.

The 34-year-old superstar Cotto will return to New York, where he has enjoyed much success, as he fights for the first time at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn having fought 11- times previously in ‘The Big Apple’.

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Geale plans on being elusive against Cotto on June 6th

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Image: Geale plans on being elusive against Cotto on June 6thBy Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA 160 pound champion Daniel Geale says he’s going to make it extremely hard for WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) to land his power shots in their fight on June 6th at the Barclays Center in New York.

Geale, 34, evidently has learned his lesson from his knockout loss to WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin last year in July 2014. Geale didn’t do a good enough job of making Golovkin miss, and this resulted in Geale getting knocked out in the 3rd round. Geale won his last fight since then in defeating Jarrod Fletcher by a 12 round unanimous decision last December.

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Miguel Cotto vs Daniel Geale: Special Performances and Undercard Fighters Announced

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Already a marquee event featuring Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s) defending his WBC Middleweight and Ring Magazine World Champion titles against former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO’s) in a 12-round main event, the June 6 showdown will now include a live musical performance by Roc Nation and Grammy-nominated artist Big Sean before the main event.

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To catch weight or not to catch weight

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cotto57By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Many boxing fans do not like it. They hate it. They loathe it. And whatever boxer proposes it, that fighter is going to get attacked. Catch weight simply means that a fighter must weigh a certain weight the night before the fight.

For example, Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale are fighting at a catch weight of 157 pounds. This means both fighters must get on the scale at 157 or under the night before the fight. On fight night, unless there is a rehydration clause, then both fighters are allowed to weigh whatever they want. But does the catch weight give an advantage or disadvantage?

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Geale: I’m going to show Cotto what it’s like to fight a real middleweight

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Roc Nation Sports & Miguel Cotto Promotions Present Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale on June 6 From Barclays Center in Brooklyn Live on HBO: Official Press Conference at The 40/40 ClubBy Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBA middleweight champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) plans on welcoming WBC 160 pound champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) to the middleweight division when they face each other two months from now in a catch-weight fight at 157 pounds on June 6th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

If Geale can use his mobility to bounce around the ring for 12 rounds against Cotto then he’ll have a good chance of out-boxing him the way that Austin Trout and Floyd Mayweather Jr. did in their victories over the Puerto Rican star in 2012. They used movement to get the better of Cotto and limit the amount of power shots he was able to land.

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Cotto-Geale on 6/6 on HBO in Brooklyn, New York

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NEW YORK (April 16, 2015) – Roc Nation Sports and Miguel Cotto Promotions are pleased to announce the next highly anticipated battle for Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KO’s), the reigning WBC Middleweight and Ring Magazine World Champion and the first native of Puerto Rico to become world champion in four different weight classes. On June 6, 2015, Cotto will defend his titles against former Two-Time World Champion Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KO’s) of Australia in a fight that will be televised live on HBO from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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Miguel Cotto – Daniel Geale official for June 6th on HBO at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY

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cotto6By Dan Ambrose: WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (39-4, 32 KOs) vs. Daniel Geale (31-3, 16 KOs) is now official for June 6th on HBO from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cotto, 34, will be fighting the 33-year-old Geale, who was recently knocked out in the 4th round by WBA champion Gennady Golovkin.

Cotto and Geale will have a press conference on Thursday in New York to announce the kickoff for the fight in the next two months. Cotto recently signed a three-fight deal with Roc Nation Sports.

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Cotto chooses not to face Triple G, will fight Geale next

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cotto57By Bradley Dee: Almost one year ago, Miguel Cotto won the true middleweight crown from WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez last year in June. The version of Sergio Martinez that he won the crown from was a shopworn, injured Sergio Martinez as was evident from his immediate inability to slip and move away from punches.

Not taking anything away from the victory, this would have still been a decent win, however instead of defending the middleweight crown, Cotto has chosen to sit on the belt and price himself out of major fights and fight lesser opponents.

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