Cuban coach Pedro Diaz is not impressed with the words or the boxing ability of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). Diaz is the trainer of WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 20KOs), who faces Mayweather this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Only a few days are left and Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs) is more confident than ever. The Puerto Rican superstar will defend his WBA junior middleweight title against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather is the betting favorite and nearly every expert, including those in Cotto's country, expect Mayweather to win.
Floyd Mayweather has fired an ominous warning to weekend opponent Miguel Cotto by claiming: "I'm getting better with age."
WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs) believes his size and power will play a significant roles in the outcome of Saturday's fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs).
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) is not completely sure if Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs) is actually a reinvented fighter. Cotto has claimed that he reivented himself after suffering a bad TKO loss to Manny Pacquiao in 2009. He moved up to junior middleweight and defeated Yuri Foreman, Ricardo Mayorga and Antonio Margarito. Last year he hired Cuban trainer Pedor Diaz, who says Cotto is learning new tricks in every camp.
There is a pretty heavy buzz surrounding this Saturday’s junior middleweight title bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and WBA champion Miguel Cotto, set to go down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on HBO pay-per-view.
Former two division champion Juan Manuel Lopez is not certain if his countryman, Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs), has the necessary stamina to survive a tough twelve round fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). Cotto will defend his title against Mayweather on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Floyd Mayweather Jr insists he has the ultimate respect for May 5 opponent Miguel Cotto - but is supremely confident he will extend his record to 43-0 as a pro when they clash in Las Vegas. The 35-year-old has been granted the fight before starting a 90-day jail term on June 1 for domestic abuse and he is determined that he will maintain his perfect record.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is expecting a record buyrate number for the May 5th mega-match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) and Miguel Cotto (37-0, 30KOs), taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Ryan Burton catches up with WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. to discuss his upcoming fight with WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.