
Pacquiao: Mayweather Thinks Cotto is Easy, He is Not!
NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao hopes he is the fighter that defeats Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the first time.

NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao hopes he is the fighter that defeats Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the first time.

Floyd Mayweather often insists he fears no man. He has certainly made it clear that he fears no lawsuit.

Seven-Time and Five-Division World Champion Floyd Mayweather (Left) and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel Cotto (Right) pose on February 27, 2012 in San Juan, Puerto Rico at a press conference to officially announce their May 5, 2012 world championship mega-fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada which will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

San Juan, Puerto Rico - On Monday, WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) went face to face with his May 5th opponent, Miguel Cotto. The two fighters began their promotional tour to announce their pay-per-view showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The two fighters will now travel to New York City for a second press conference, and the tour will finish on Thursday in Los Angeles.

WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is pumped for Monday's press conference at the Coliseum José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan. The press conference, starting at 2PM, will be open to the public, as Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet face to face to announce their clash on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Cotto and Mayweather will also make press tour stops in New York and Los Angeles.

According to Freddie Roach, trainer of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, there won't be any surprises on May 5th at the MGM Grand - when Floyd Mayweather Jr. moves up to 154-pounds to challenge WBA champion Miguel Cotto, who Pacquiao stopped in the twelfth round in 2009.

Los Angeles - Tickets for Floyd "Money" Mayweather vs. Miguel "Junito"Cotto, 2012's biggest night of boxing, go on sale next Tuesday, Feb. 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET/10:00 a.m. PT. The WBA Super Welterweight World Championship between the undefeated Seven-Time, Five-Division World Champion Mayweather and Three-Division World Champion Cotto will take place Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The 12-round contest for Cotto's WBA Super Welterweight World title is presented by Mayweather Promotions, Golden Boy Promotions and Miguel Cotto Promotions and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

Los Angeles - Seven-Time, Five-Division World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and reigning WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Miguel "Junito" Cotto will officially announce their May 5 mega-fight with a press tour making stops in San Juan, New York City and Los Angeles beginning Monday, February 27.

HBO continues its long standing relationship with Floyd Mayweather, as it was announced Thursday afternoon that the cable giant’s pay-per-view arm will serve as the provider for the May 5 superfight between the unbeaten pound-for-pound king and 154 lb. titlist Miguel Cotto.

On Wednesday afternoon I swung by the Fight Capital Gym in Las Vegas to check out some sparring between lightweight contender Sharif Bogere and junior lightweight hopeful Lonnie Smith. Bogere is preparing for a February 25th fight on the undercard of the HBO showcase between former champions Devon Alexander and Marcos Maidana while Smith meets up with Vicente Escobedo one weekend later.