
Mayweather Balks at 'Heavyweight Gloves' For Cotto Bout
NEW YORK — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was more than willing to challenge Miguel Cotto at 154 pounds.
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NEW YORK — Floyd Mayweather Jr. was more than willing to challenge Miguel Cotto at 154 pounds.

Roger Mayweather, uncle and trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs), fully expects his nephew to stop WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs) on May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Speaking with BoxingScene.com, Roger questioned whether Cotto presented a bigger challenge, in terms of danger, than Floyd's previous opponent, Victor Ortiz - and he also questioned whether Cotto is even better than the 2007 version of Oscar De La Hoya, who took Floyd to a twelve round split decision.

WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (46-0, 26KOs) considers his May 5th opponent, WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs), as being undefeated. Mayweather doesn't count Cotto's two career defeats, a TKO in eleven to Antonio Margarito in 2008 and a TKO in twelve to Manny Pacquiao in 2009.

WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) sat down with a group of reporters in Puerto Rico and explained his selection of Miguel Cotto as the opponent for May 5th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mayweather was attempting to secure both Manny Pacquiao and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, but Mayweather's financial terms were not accepted by either fighter.

It’s only day two of the press tour for the May 5 “Ring Kings” pay-per-view event and Miguel Cotto is already bearing the look of a man stuck in the chair at the dentist’s office – even a chair as comfortable as a king’s throne, which was exactly what awaited him on stage.

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Bill Emes catches up with WBA 154-pound champion Miguel Cotto to discuss the upcoming mega-fight title defense against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Bill Emes catches the New York Press Conference to announce the junior middleweight clash between champion Miguel Cotto and pound-for-pound best Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hear from Mayweather, Cotto and more.

New York City - Boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring, step up in weight and challenge Four-Time, Three-Division World Champion Miguel Cotto for his WBA Super Welterweight World title in what will be an electrifying bout between two renowned ring kings. The event will take place on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.