Muhammad Ali was barely four months removed from his first career loss against Joe Frazier, when he faced Jimmy Ellis, a longtime friend and sparring partner. Both fighters hailed from Louisville, with Ellis admitting his lifelong dream of beating Ali in the pro ranks. Ali’s reply was a warning that if Ellis ever “dream about beating me, he better wake up and apologize.”
Once upon a time, you couldn’t get Miguel Cotto to offer more than “I fight who they put in front of me” whenever the question surfaced of what awaited his future. These days, Cotto doesn’t even care about the fighter in from of him. “I am not thinking about Austin Trout. I’m thinking about myself,” Cotto emphatically stated when asked what he’s expecting from his next opponent. “I put myself through a tough training camp and am ready for whatever he brings to the ring on December 1.”
Miguel Cotto held court Monday afternoon for a well-attended media session at his training headquarters in Orlando, Florida. The former three-division champion is in the final stages of preparation for his December 1 showdown with unbeaten 154 lb. titlist Austin Trout. The bout airs live on Showtime from Madison Square Garden, a venue as familiar to Cotto as the Orlando training site where he held an open workout. The Puerto Rican superstar looks to be in peak condition with less than two weeks to go before his first fight back since his closely contested 12-round points loss to Floyd Mayweather in May.
Four-Time and Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto poses on November 19, 2012 in Orlando, Florida during a media workout in preparation for his December 1, 2012 world title fight against WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout at Madison Square Garden in New York City which will be televised live on SHOWTIME. Photos by Hoganphotos.
With a little less than a month to go, World Boxing Association (WBA) "regular" champion Austin "No Doubt" Trout (25-0, 14KOs) is increasing the intesity of his training and he feels ready to claim the position of former three division king Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30Kos).
Former three division champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30KOs) made a few adjustments during his training camp for the upcoming fight with WBA "regular" 154-pound champion Austin Trout (25-0, 14KOs). Cotto will challenge Trout for the title on December 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Cotto is in the final stage of his training camp. He started in Puerto Rico and then for the first time in his career he spent a few weeks at the high altitude location of Big Bear, California. Cotto is now training in Orlando, Florida. Trainer Pedro Diaz says the experience of training at Big Bear was very beneficial for Cotto.
Former champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30KOs) is not concerned with the warnings coming from WBA "regular" junior middleweight champion Austin Trout, who says "Cotto's time is now over." Cotto will challenge Trout for his championship on December 1st at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It will be Cotto's first appearance in the ring since the May decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Former three-division champion Miguel Cotto changed up his training camp this time around, as his preparation for his assignment with WBA junior middleweight titlist Austin “No Doubt” has seen him swing by Abel Sanchez’s Summit Gym in Big Bear, California. Cotto (37-3, 30 KO’s) meets Trout (25-0, 14 KO’s) inside of Madison Square Garden in New York in a Showtime-televised attraction on December 1 and he is spending his final week on the West Coast before venturing to Orlando, Florida for the final phase of his camp.
WBA "regular" junior middleweight Austin Trout (25-0, 14KOs) has been watching Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30KOs) for a very long time. He started watching Cotto when he tore apart the junior welterweight division. Since then, Cotto has captured titles at welterweight and junior middleweight.
Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (37-3, 30KOs), along with his Cuban coach Pedro Diaz, is putting in work at the high altitude location of Big Bear, California. Cotto is preparing for his next fight on December 1, when he challenges undefeated Austin Trout for the WBA's "regular" title at 154-pounds. The fight takes place at New York's Madison Square Garden and televised by Showtime. Photos by Carlos Giusti/GFR Media/Primera Hora