Floyd's Big 5: Cotto vs Cotto

Floyd's Big 5: Cotto vs Cotto

In 2012, Floyd Mayweather and his team are in yet another tough negotiation for a match with Manny Pacquiao. About 3 years later, it came true, but then the talks broke down and no deal was reached. However, with 42 victories from the same number of matches in the professional ring, Floyd is a desired opponent of absolutely all boxers who are in the categories close to the American. He just defeated Victor Ortiz in a welterweight fight and is ready for a new challenge. It turns out to be a little heavier. Literally. Mayweather put on a few pounds to get to the super welterweight division and was close in weight with the then number 1 in the division, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. And the fight is defined as a fight between the "kings of the ring".

In 2010, Cotto defeated Yuri Foreman to win the WBA world super welterweight title. Two quick defenses followed in less than a year against Ricardo Mayorga and Antonio Margarito. So far in his career, Miguel has only two defeats in 39 games. They are from sports stars Manny Pacquiao and Margarito, from whom he later rematches. However, Mayweather is set as the clear favorite.

Right from the start, Cotto shows that he will not give up his championship belt easily. At one point in the fight, the nose of the American boxer was bleeding and he was clearly injured. In the middle of the bout, the Puerto Rican is leading on points according to some and looks closer to success. It's just that Floyd is having a phenomenal last few rounds. He never gave up on his opponent to go the full 12 rounds. They are followed by a unanimous judge's decision. Both the referees and the audience are emphatic. The winner and new champion in the division is Floyd Mayweather.

After the meeting, the Handsome Man gives the most accurate possible assessment of Cotto and says that this is the most difficult opponent of his career. Statistics show that Floyd hits the opponent with 26% of his shots, while Miguel's indicator is 21%. The match also breaks the record for the biggest fee in the history of the sport. Mayweather took home $32 million and the total earnings were $94 million. More importantly, Floyd showed the ability to improve his performance as the match went on and earned a nice win. One of the five greatest of his career.

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