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By Jake Donovan - Once upon a time, Miguel Cotto was a lock to headline an event at Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City.
At the time, nobody represented the island prouder than the soft-spoken Caguas native, undefeated at the time who did virtually all of his talking with his fists.
Fast forward to this Saturday, where Cotto (37-2, 30KO) won’t necessarily be the enemy but also isn’t exactly fighting in familiar surroundings. The current 154 lb. titlist heads to Las Vegas on Cinco de Mayo, where he will face the very best fighter in the world today in Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (42-0, 26KO) in their HBO PPV headliner at the MGM Grand.
There’s no question that Cotto will still represent all of Puerto Rico when he steps into the ring. Only this time, it will come against the backdrop of a Mexican-themed evening. The boxing weekend itself has been dominated for the past several years by Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Neither of the two is very Mexican, but their ethnicity has hardly mattered when it comes to booking dates in Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
At the time, nobody represented the island prouder than the soft-spoken Caguas native, undefeated at the time who did virtually all of his talking with his fists.
Fast forward to this Saturday, where Cotto (37-2, 30KO) won’t necessarily be the enemy but also isn’t exactly fighting in familiar surroundings. The current 154 lb. titlist heads to Las Vegas on Cinco de Mayo, where he will face the very best fighter in the world today in Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (42-0, 26KO) in their HBO PPV headliner at the MGM Grand.
There’s no question that Cotto will still represent all of Puerto Rico when he steps into the ring. Only this time, it will come against the backdrop of a Mexican-themed evening. The boxing weekend itself has been dominated for the past several years by Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Neither of the two is very Mexican, but their ethnicity has hardly mattered when it comes to booking dates in Vegas. [Click Here To Read More]
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