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By Lyle Fitzsimmons - ORLANDO, Fla. – As he scowled, grunted and perspired his way through a made-for-media workout just a stone’s throw from the Florida Turnpike, Miguel Cotto surely looked the part.
But while the tattooed and stubble-faced Puerto Rican appeared certifiably menacing in pounding the heavy bag and hand pads and scaling an old-school tow rope to the rafters of a 20-foot ceiling, a nearby observer nonetheless claimed the imminent Las Vegas challenge would be as much cerebral as physical.
In fact, former multi-division champion Oscar De La Hoya – whose Golden Boy Promotions outfit is presenting the May 5 showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for Cotto’s WBA 154-pound title – insists the incumbent’s best chance at an upset is to confound his unbeaten foe with patience, not violence.
“One thing about Mayweather is (that) he doesn’t care what the people in the arena, or whatever, are talking about. He just wants to win the fight. No matter what, he wants that W,” he said. “So, if Miguel Cotto can have that same mentality, it can cause some problems for Mayweather.” [Click Here To Read More]
But while the tattooed and stubble-faced Puerto Rican appeared certifiably menacing in pounding the heavy bag and hand pads and scaling an old-school tow rope to the rafters of a 20-foot ceiling, a nearby observer nonetheless claimed the imminent Las Vegas challenge would be as much cerebral as physical.
In fact, former multi-division champion Oscar De La Hoya – whose Golden Boy Promotions outfit is presenting the May 5 showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for Cotto’s WBA 154-pound title – insists the incumbent’s best chance at an upset is to confound his unbeaten foe with patience, not violence.
“One thing about Mayweather is (that) he doesn’t care what the people in the arena, or whatever, are talking about. He just wants to win the fight. No matter what, he wants that W,” he said. “So, if Miguel Cotto can have that same mentality, it can cause some problems for Mayweather.” [Click Here To Read More]
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