By Mark Vester
WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is not going to put his career on hold for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Speaking with El Nuevo Dia, Cotto says that if Mayweather does not want to fight him in the future, he will continue to move forward by facing the best fighters at 147-pounds.
"When you call yourself the best boxer in the world, you have to fight with the best. There are other names at 147-pounds and if Mayweather does not have the courage to get in the ring to fight with me, my career has to continue. I won't wait on him," Cotto said.
Cotto is set to defend his title against Antonio Margarito on July 26, and revealed to the paper that he will receive the biggest purse of his career for the fight.
"The value of Miguel Cotto has increased with each passing fight. Everyone in the business knows that this fight is worth more than the fight with Shane Mosley," Cotto said.
Cotto admits the fight with Margarito will be the most dangerous of his entire career.
"It is going to be a very tough fight, but we will do what we have to do in order to win. I don't think about his strenghts or his weaknesses. I think about our strenghts and correcting any weaknesses that we have," Cotto said.
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