?Floyd Mayweather had his sparring session streamed online live yesterday,? exclaimed Big Steve while assaulting a heavy bag at the Y in Glendale:? Are you kidding me? I can barely stay awake during his real fights. Did you happen to catch it??
?It?s my job,? I replied:? Floyd sparred with Omar Henry and looked as if it was just a leisurely walk in the park.?
?I believe this could turn out to be another huge mismatch,? continued Big Steve:? Floyd is just way too fast for Cotto.?
Undefeated American super star, Floyd Mayweather (42-0,26KO?S) is scheduled to challenge super welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto (37-2,30KO?S) for WBA world title on May 5th at Floyd?s home away from home, MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. HBO PPV will broadcast the event live.
?When I think of quickness and faster fighters we can go back to 2007 when I fought Shane Mosley, ?said Cotto when asked about Floyd?s speed advantage:? People said the same; they said his strength is quickness, he is faster. At the end of the day when we fought I beat him at his own game. I plan to do the same with Mayweather. I plan to apply pressure and apply power. It is going to work for me too.? Pressure and power is what allowed Miguel Cotto to stop extremely fast Zab Judah in 2007. Would Cotto be able to do the same with Floyd Mayweather five years later?
?I?ve lasted a long time in this sport,? noted Mayweather during LA press conference last month:? Being sharp, having a sharp mind, having tremendous defense. So with me approaching this fight, I have to just go out there and whatever his great attributes are, I have to take it away from him and then do what I do best.?
Las Vegas book makers have Floyd Mayweather as a seven to one favorite to dethrone Miguel Cotto, but Puerto Rican star is not concerned about the odds.
?Actually I don’t pay too much attention to that,? said Cotto, 31:? I get paid for bringing to people what they want to see: good show, real fight; that’s what I am going to prepare for.?
Considered by many experts damaged goods after two brutal beatings he took from Antonio Margarito in 2008 and Manny Pacquiao in 2009, Miguel Cotto came back a long way in reestablishing his elite status in a fight game when he avenged his loss to Margarito last December and proved, at least in his mind, that Tijuana Tornado was a cheater.
?I didn’t learn anything,? said visibly upset Cotto, when asked about his emphatic win over Antonio Margarito in 2011:?When he defeated me in 2008 I learned a lot. After he beat me in 2008, right after the fight I understood he took from me a lot of things, like my confidence and good things I had before in my career. As soon as we started training two weeks ago I understood those things came back to me.?
Full of confidence in his abilities, Puerto Rican super star believes he will have the right ingredients to beat undefeated Floyd Mayweather. ?I am not going to rest,? concluded Cotto:? Not me, no one from my team is going to rest until we find the formula to beat Mayweather on May 5th.?
Mayweather Cotto Face off mediated by Max Kellerman will air on HBO on April 3rd. HBO 24/7 will follow and will also be shown on CNN. Stay tuned.
