Thanks to Mother Nature heavy snow in New York delayed the first press conference to formally announce Miguel Cotto vs Ricardo Mayorga on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The media tour was re-scheduled for Wednesday in New York and then Puerto Rico on Thursday. Joining Cotto and Mayorga at the news conference will be former WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman and his opponent Pawel Wolak, plus female legend Christy Martin who will be featured on the pay-per-view broadcast going for her landmark 50th professional victory.
Don King, who promotes Mayorga, will be co-promoting a fight with Top Rank’s Bob Arum, Cotto’s promoter, for the first time since they teamed to put on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Zab Judah welterweight title bout in April 2006.
“It think it’s a very exciting fight, something explosive, because Mayorga and Cotto, they create excitement,” said Don King “Mayorga’s only real opponent has been himself. But he’s a very talented guy and he creates excitement. People want to know: Which Mayorga will they see? He’s on the comeback trail, but he’s still loco, still crazy, still the crazy man.”
If Cotto wins, Arum is planning for him to face Antonio Margarito in a rematch in June. Will keep you guys posted.
Boxing Ticket Information:
Tickets for March 12 PPV clash between WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and former two-division world champ Ricardo Mayorga showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas go on sale Monday, January 17, at 10 a.m. PT, and can be purchased at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino.) Seats are scaled at $400, $300, $200, $100, and $50 and are limited to 16 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Cotto doesnt have a weak chin at all, Mayorga is going to need one hell of a lucky punch to knock Cotto out(or some plaster)lmao. Even if margarito did cheat he still couldnt knock him out. I think Cotto will knock Mayorga out in the mid to late rounds. Then he’s going to bring Margarito his next ass whipping. Margarito has done nothing but get beat up ever since the cotto fight. With out miguel margo probably wouldnt have even gotten fights with mosely or pacquiao. I believe margaritos win over cotto made his career, and after Cotto beats mayorga and gets his rematch with margo. I believe he’s then going to end margarito. But thats just me lol.
This fight will be better then the first one cuz all cotto is thinking about is revenge. My money is on cotto.
Yeah that’s right Jesus A! Cotto vs. Chavez Jr. would be an interesting fight!
I agree with bori. You don’t just knock Cotto out. It’s not not gonna happen. Mayorga was washed up years ago. I retired his ass after his fight with Vargas. He has nothing but his big mouth left. This WILL be a tune up fight for his rematch with Margarito. I would also like for Cotto to expose Chavez for the fraud that he is. Hopefully both fights happen.
hey edgar do u know the definition of having or not having a chin? do you know cotto went down by a shot twice as a fighter? going down twice in 37 fights doesnt mean he has a weak chin. cotto has never been knocked out both fights were stopped while cotto was still up and swinging. i dont know what cotto your watching but his name is miguel cotto. mayorga is a beast but a sloppy one. this is a warm up fight for cotto then come margo in june.
The more I think of this fight the more it grows on me as well. I plan on ordering it undercard seems pretty solid. Margarito/Cotto 2 will be another great fight. I think Margarito will win again but hard to say cuz I like them both. Cotto is pretty talented and fights pretty much anybody and who knows what Margarito has left after the beating Pac laid on him. Either way I want to see that fight go down and whoever wins I’d be satisfied with as long as it is as good as the first fight.
Yeah, no solid chin indeed. But I would still want Cotto to win over Mayorga then a rematch with Margarito. 🙂
After seen Pacquiao knocking Cotto down several times.. it showed he has no chin.. 1 over hand right by Mayorga could knock Cotto down…
lol This fight is growing on me, I’d rather not see it on ppv but it is an interesting fight. Cotto vs Margarito is the one everyone wants to see though. I dont think the fight will prove if Margarito cheated or not. I really dont think we will ever know if he cheated, Margarito would never admit it if he did. If he did cheat it would only be right for cotto to avenge that loss. I believe cotto could have beat margarito then and he can beat him now. there are only two things that worry me about cotto stamina and clinching.1. Can cotto keep up his stamina to go 12rds and 2. Cotto doesnt clinch. Not clinching could be a big problem as it was last time.
That’s what I would like to see…. Cotto vs Margarito 2….I think this will show if marga cheated or not…….
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