Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Money Earns Unanimous Decision Win

Floyd Mayweather's Win Won't Lead To Pacquiao Fight, But Does Put Extra Pressure On Manny

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is "the fight" for boxing. It's the one that gets the conversation going, no matter how big of a boxing fan someone is. And it's the fight that everyone wants to talk about yet again on the heels of Floyd's tremendous win over Miguel Cotto this past Saturday.

"It HAS to happen! It WILL happen!" fans and media shout. But no, unfortunately it does not have to happen and it almost certainly will not happen. It should happen. But the very money that everyone claims makes the fight "worth it" for the fighters is why it's not worth it to the fighters or promoters. Years of fighting without losing and making a lot of money each time out with the claim of being the "real" best pound-for-pound fighter outweigh one fight that would involve working with hated rivals and significantly diminishing the value of the loser.

But to make clear how long the shadow of that potential fight is, with "Money" having just gotten the win in a spirited fight, becoming the 154 pound champion of the world, HBO's Larry Merchant interviewed Floyd and immediately asked him about fighting Pacquiao.

It's inescapable really. Floyd and Manny are tied together for eternity at this point, regardless of if they fight or not. If they never fight, both men's careers will be spoken of with a "but" while if they do fight, the result of the fight will define both legacies. It will be at the center of interviews with both men thirty years down the road.

Unless, of course, one of them loses in the next year.

I've not been shy about my prediction that Manny Pacquiao will lose to Timothy Bradley. Unlike some of my more awful predictions based on gut feelings, this is based more on cold, hard logic. Bradley is completely different from Manny's recent competition. He's young, undefeated, willing to fight a little bit dirty, able to make adjustments on the fly and very technically sound.

Over the past four years Pacquiao has fought David Diaz who wasn't really elite level, Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton in their last career fights, Miguel Cotto when he was still haunted by the Margarito fight, Joshua Clottey who was coming off a loss and didn't come to do anything but cover up, a shell of Antonio Margarito, a shell of Shane Mosley and a very old (but still very good) Juan Manuel Marquez who I still think deserved the decision nod over Manny.

If Pacquiao goes out and loses his June 9 bout with Bradley, everyone can move on. Mayweather will never shut up about how he didn't waste his time with Pacquiao and how Manny couldn't ever beat Marquez and then lost to Bradley. It'd be Floyd's ultimate checkmate. He'd be worth all the money and Manny wouldn't be worth even the "insulting" $40 million offer Mayweather made him in their last round of negotiations.

Floyd can win the battle without ever having to step in the ring with his rival if Bradley gets the job done. And that's the only way either man is going to win, because they're never going to actually fight.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: After Thrilling Win, Floyd To Serve Jail Sentence

With a thrilling victory over Miguel Cotto, Floyd Mayweather's next challenge will be outside the ring, as he's set to serve an 87-day jail sentence at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas. Mayweather has to report to the Detention Center in less than a month on June 1.

The sentence stems from a domestic violence incident nearly two years ago, when he allegedly attacked his ex-girlfriend and mother of his children Josie Harris. With charges initially calling for maximum 34-year prison sentence, Mayweather entered a plea of no contest on two harassment charges and reached a plea bargain for a reduced domestic violence charge that resulted in the 87-day sentence.

After his win over Cotto on Saturday, Mayweather addressed the upcoming jail term. Via David Mayo of MLive.com:

"It's just an obstacle that's in my way," Mayweather said. "The only thing I can do June 1st, when I go away, the only thing it will do is make me strong as a person, and next time I'm faced with that situation, approach it in a different way."

With jail time next on the horizon, there's still plenty of mystery over which direction Mayweather and his promoters will go for his next opponent.

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Canelo Alvarez vs. Shane Mosley Full Fight Highlights

On the undercard of the HBO pay-per-view for Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez took another step forward in his development by dominating the faded "Sugar" Shane Mosley.

Alvarez was able to land heavy power shots throughout the fight, pushing Mosley back and hurting him repeatedly but never being able to drop him and get the knockout. Canelo also had to deal with the first cut of his career, a nasty opening over his left eye coming off an accidental headbutt early in the fight. It turned out not to bother the 21-year-old, undefeated Mexican fighter as he continued to come forward with heavy leather.

To Mosley's credit, he fought hard all 12 rounds, trying to make something happen. But, in the end, Mosley was just too slow defensively and was reacting to punches a good second after they'd already gotten in. He suggested that he may retire from the sport after the fight ended.

Here are the video highlights from the fight, courtesy of Yahoo! Sports:

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Manny Pacquiao, Justin Bieber, And 5 Questions From The Casual Boxing Fan

The immediate aftermath of any boxing fight is always a bit strange. Guys who were attempting to kill each other for more than half an hour instantly become venerated competitors, and the fog of politics and fame that clouds the sport descends once more after lifting for moments. The wake of Floyd Mayweather's unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cotto is no different: answers are scarce, but questions are not. Here are five questions the casual boxing fan might be wondering about this morning, and the best answers we've got.

What did Mayweather prove against Cotto?

Few people gave Cotto a chance to do much damage against the defensive wizard, despite his exceptional punch accuracy, and although he took a few rounds from Mayweather and made him bleed his own blood, Cotto really was never in position to win the fight. Mayweather didn't deal Cotto any blows of consequence, either, never knocking him down and showing only a bit of power while fighting up at a weight he's unused to, but he got a win and gave fans a fight that was worth their time and money.

Speaking of, that was a really good fight, right?

Absolutely. Mayweather's no stranger to fights going the distance, and is still boxing's biggest draw and most controversial figure, but our Brent Brookhouse, one of the Internet's most dedicated boxing fans, expressed his relief that he didn't have to make excuses for the sport after another lackluster fight involving Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao. Cotto came to fight, and made hay when he got inside and cut off Mayweather's room to run, but that opened him up to Floyd's own shots; similarly, Cotto making Mayweather bleed is about as close as anyone has come to really rocking him in years, but all it did was force the champ to stay on his toes. He did, with defense that's as much a treat to watch as ever, and got a result that will leave diehard and casual fight fans happy.

Now what? Is that Mayweather-Pacquiao fight ever happening?

Well, first, Floyd Mayweather is going to the ol' hoosegow, serving a 90-day jail sentence this summer for domestic assault. But after that, Mayweather says he wants to fight Manny Pacquiao, and to make the megafight that has been anticipated for years. Mayweather's got very few other logical challengers, and Pacquiao has even fewer, so the prestige boost for either man, should he win that hypothetical bout, makes it a Holy Grail for them as much as the fans who lick their lips over the possibility.

But Mayweather is also explicitly saying that he doesn't think that fight will happen. He's also saying ridiculous things about how he offered Pacquiao $40 million and was turned down by a guy who wants a 50-50 split, and blaming Bob Arum, and answering questions from Larry Merchant about whether he will ever come off his desired 60-40 split by talking about blood tests. It's hard not to wonder if all the posturing is just posturing. All we know for certain is that fans will still snap up Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV packages if and when it comes into existence; both men and their teams know it, too, and that gives them a lot of leeway.

So, uh, what was that Justin Bieber cameo about?

Mayweather walked to the ring with Bieber and 50 Cent carrying his belts, and then WWE star Triple H joined him near the ring. After the fight, Mayweather took this photograph with Bieber, 50, and Lil Wayne.

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Whether that quartet is going to form the 2012 edition of The Firm is beside the point, though, because Mayweather did what he intended to do by bringing Bieber out: he got people talking, and leveraged Bieber's popularity to expand his own — think of how many 15-year-olds, and not just girls, might have learned about Floyd Mayweather because of Justin Bieber and a Twitter trending topic last night. As for Bieber, the benefits of joining the "Money Team" are obvious in every bizarre picture and the video of the walkout: for a night, in close proximity to the baddest boxer in the world, everyone thought Justin Bieber was kinda cool.

Was this a good night for boxing as a sport, then?

Yeah, probably. Mayweather's camp got a win that reaffirmed their champ's superiority and an eight-figure windfall; HBO likely got around two million PPV buys despite Golden Boy Promotions charging $70 for the fight, failing to provide an online stream, and sending thousands of viewers scurrying to illegal online options; Cotto got his own millions, and burnished his "warrior" rep; Pacquiao, somewhere, probably got another confirmation that he can touch up Mayweather and didn't lose his status as Floyd's eventual challenger; boxing bigwigs can take pride in knowing that their main draw thumped the UFC on FOX event convincingly, despite that card turning out three excellent fights in four bouts; fans both diehard and casual got a good fight.

The problem for boxing, though, is that it can always have good nights, and must-see nights, as long as Mayweather and Pacquiao are around, but those guys will not be around forever and may not ever meet in that megafight. Two good nights a year are not enough to sustain the sport. Saturday night didn't do a lot to eliminate that concern, and boxing's stuck hoping that Mayweather-Pacquiao can happen and hoping that there will be something else after that or in place of it. Hope is good, but this seems more like a puncher's chance than anything.

Got any other questions? Got answers for me? I'll be hanging out in the comments, and I'd love to hear them.

Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Results And Post-Fight Analysis

I should start by pointing out just how nice it is to have nothing but good things to say after a boxing pay-per-view involving either Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao for once. In Mayweather's last fight he knocked out Victor Ortiz while Victor appeared to be having some sort of mental breakdown and before that it was his drubbing of a lifeless Shane Mosley and then not even bothering to make weight before beating up on the far-too-small Juan Manuel Marquez.

Pacquiao's last fight, against Marquez, was great action, but for the third time it seemed like the judges gave Manny some questionable scoring to give him the win and before that he too engaged in punishing the shell of Shane Mosley and post-handwrap controversy Antonio Margarito.

For once, we got to see one of the best in the world step into the ring and leave without controversy or disappointment. It's quite a nice feeling.

Now, on to some random thoughts from the evening:

• I'm not exactly sure why Larry Merchant can't just tone it down a bit. I've gotten a kick out of his act in the past, but when he interviewed Floyd after the fight, he started it with a discussion about how Floyd apologized for their confrontation after the Ortiz bout and then immediately took a negative tone with his questioning. Mayweather was in a great mood though and managed to just smile through it while speaking highly of Cotto.
• Floyd Mayweather had said in the build up to the fight that he has it in him to brawl if he has to, and he was forced to at times during this fight. Cotto was relentless in pushing him into the ropes and trying to work the body, and Floyd responded by cracking Cotto with heavy power. There was a moment in round eight where Floyd actually looked "worried" when being hit in the corner, but he came out in round nine and stopped the momentum that Miguel had going. It was a special performance by a special fighter.
• On Floyd's jail time: he's sentenced to 9 months, but expect him to serve 6 in a fairly easy stint. I know it's popular to think of movies where Floyd is sharing his cell with a hardened criminal and having to worry about being shanked, but it's much more likely that he spends a bunch of time away from general population, being kept safe and probably watching TV and reading his days away.
• If there was any doubt over Cotto's credentials as a hall of fame level fighter, they should be erased now. The only two men with legitimate victories over him are Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather and he pushed both men hard. Manny was able to wear Cotto down late and take the fight over, but one wonders if Cotto's new trainer (who seems to have gotten Miguel's conditioning in a better place) might be able to help him not fade so badly. Floyd had to actually bust his ass to win the fight, meaning Cotto may have a legitimate case for the third best fighter of his era, especially given that he has a clean win over Shane Mosely at a time when both men would be considered "in their prime."
• Speaking of Mosley, if he does decide to call it a career after taking a beating at the hands of Canelo Alvarez, he'll be a guy deserving of the deepest respect boxing fans can give. Mosley was a true elite competitor for years and years, putting on memorable wars, picking up marquee wins and carrying himself like a true professional. While he did pick up yet another loss tonight, he came to fight, unlike the shell of himself that showed up against Pacquiao, Mayweather and Sergio Mora. He didn't have enough to win, but he had enough to at least go out on a fight he can be proud of.
• Canelo Alvarez is a treat to watch fight. He throws everything with seriously bad intentions and would have stopped almost anyone on the planet with the shots he landed on Mosley. Shane's chin is just freakish and able to deal with getting cracked by huge shots without him being KO'ed. Canelo has a bright future and central to that is just how much he loves the fight itself. He's fought 41 times and is only 21 years old. He suffered a bad cut early in the fight, but showed maturity in not freaking out and just continuing at the same exact pace, with the same exact intentions. He has that "something special" and is going to do huge things in and for the sport of boxing.
• Jessie Vargas isn't particularly interesting to watch, if he had a bit of punching power he'd have something to look out for, but instead he just picks apart guys like Steve Forbes. I'm not sure how high the ceiling is on Vargas at this point. Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook seems to think that he can get to the championship level (since it's so easy in today's boxing climate to earn a title) but not be an elite fighter. That's probably fair, but he's going to need the right opponent to be a great TV fighter.
• I told you to bet on Carlos Quintana as I felt that he was a great value as an underdog against Deandre Latimore and I told you that I also fully expected him to win. And, guess what? He proved me right. I thought he'd outwork a hesitant Latimore to take a decision, instead he just came out and busted him up until Latimore collapsed to the ground and couldn't get to his feet, forcing the ref to call it of. Latimore is just not as good of a fighter as they want him to be and Quintana, while flawed, always seemed like he was too much for Deandre.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Full Fight Highlights

Miguel Cotto put in a spirited effort against Floyd Mayweather, forcing the undefeated Mayweather to actually step up and brawl at times rather than coast on his pure athletic gifts. It was a refreshing moment where a major boxing pay-per-view delivered action without controversy.

We explained how the fight went briefly in the immediate moments after the 117-111, 118-110 and 117-111 scorecards were read:

Cotto was able to trap Floyd against the ropes much of the fight and dig to the body, and eventually that opened up hard shots to the head that did draw blood from the nose of "Money." But in the end, it was Mayweather's ability to get his hard right hands, uppercuts and jabs in with enough regularity to take most of the fight.

Here is video of the highlights of the bout:

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Floyd Mayweather's Next Fight: Wants Pacquiao, Canelo Out, Cotto Rematch Possible

It wasn't exactly a shock when Floyd Mayweather said that he wants to finally get a fight with Manny Pacquiao made following his great win in a tough fight over Miguel Cotto. It also wasn't a surprise when Floyd evaded actually answering the question when HBO's Larry Merchant asked if he would be willing to budge on his prior statements that he wouldn't give Manny a 50/50 purse split.

The fact that Floyd isn't likely to ever agree to a 50/50 split with anyone, and Top Rank, Manny's promoter, isn't likely to ever agree to anything less, is going to always stand in the way of that fight. And if it isn't the 50/50 split, it'll be something else.

Coming into the evening, it was believed that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who drubbed Shane Mosley on the undercard, would be put into the next Mayweather bout. But HBO's broadcast team said that they were told by Oscar De La Hoya, Canelo's promoter via Golden Boy Promotions, that Canelo wasn't quite ready to take that step. Given that Alvarez is only 21 years old and is already basically a cash cow for Golden Boy, it's not surprising that they're not quite ready to rush him into a fight that is probably a little over his head at this point.

The most attractive option may be a rematch with Cotto. Miguel was able to put on a tremendous challenge, doing enough to convince much of the live crowd that he deserved the victory. In the end, Mayweather did deserve the decision and it wasn't controversial in the least. But Cotto is still a superstar and he made Floyd fight like no one has in a long time, actually getting a great fight out of the usually cautious Mayweather.

There are a few other options, like facing the winner of Andre Berto vs. Victor Ortiz, but I don't think a rematch with the mentally fragile Ortiz does much for business and Berto isn't quite on Floyd's level.

The Cotto rematch would give Canelo a bit more time to get to where Golden Boy wants him before throwing him in to the deep end while still having a huge fight for Floyd. This makes it the best option and certainly a lot more likely than a bout with Pacquiao.

Of course, Floyd has a bit of jail time to serve before he's really worrying about who he will step into the ring with next. So it may be a little bit before we know what's next for sure.

Regardless, Mayweather left us with a great fight that will have boxing fans very excited to find out what comes next.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Result: Floyd Mayweather Takes Hard Fought Decision Win

Miguel Cotto came out and put on a hell of a show in his HBO pay-per-view bout with Floyd Mayweather, being the first man to really test Floyd for any sustained amount of time since Mayweather fought Jose Luis Castillo twice in 2002.

Cotto was able to trap Floyd against the ropes much of the fight and dig to the body, and eventually that opened up hard shots to the head that did draw blood from the nose of "Money." But in the end, it was Mayweather's ability to get his hard right hands, uppercuts and jabs in with enough regularity to take most of the fight.

Mayweather took the fight on official scores of 117-111, 118-110 and 117-111. The crowd disagreed, having been caught up in the underdog putting forth a tremendous effort, but we had the fight scored 116-112 here at SB Nation, so it's hardly an indefensible score.

We'll have some deep insight on the fight in the coming day, including an in-depth look at the action.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 12

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto came out for the final round of their HBO pay-per-view fight having put on a hell of a show, standing toe to toe, throwing hard punches back and forth.

Cotto was almost certainly down on the cards coming in, but he had made a case for far more rounds than almost anyone gave him a chance to take heading in to the evening. Cotto did go back to the body, Floyd returned a right hand and hook. Floyd lands a hard punch that wobbles Cotto badly but Miguel was able to recover a bit.

Floyd stepping it up again with some power shots and Miguel is hurt but may have recovered with 30 seconds left.

Cotto tried to chase Floyd down with the jab. The fight ended with the two men embracing and Mayweather going to the ropes to celebrate a decision he feels he won.

Unofficial scores:
Round: 10-9 Mayweather

Fight: 116-112 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 11

Floyd Mayweather asked his corner if he was winning the fight before the eleventh round against Miguel Cotto. This was unbelievable given how easy fights have been for Floyd's career, so him asking if he was winning speaks to the effort Cotto was giving.

Cotto came out and did get inside again and tried to work inside again, landing a left hand against the ropes. Mayweather looked to get back outside and circle his way to be able to jab and land right hands. Cotto trapped him against the ropes again and landed a hard combination, which Mayweather met with a combination of his own.

Cotto got back to working his jab and body shots, slipping the punches of Mayweather. Cotto did fade late in the round, and Mayweather looked to likely have taken the round.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
FIght: 106-103 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 10

Miguel Cotto came out needing to make some big moves over the final three rounds of his bout with Floyd Mayweather. To do so, he looked to get inside and go to the body as he had during his best rounds of the fight.

Mayweather looked to work the lead hand while Cotto tried to get in and did do a little body work. Cotto was able to do the work he needed in the first half of the round and pushed Mayweather into the ropes yet again but Floyd spun out. Hard left hand lands for Cotto as Floyd was going backward.

Cotto with a nice combination to the body and head that was partially blocked, but certainly did look good. Cotto landed a nice flurry at the end of the round that stole it in my eyes.

Round: 10-9 Cotto
FIght: 96-94 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 9

Floyd Mayweather came out with a good right hand early in the ninth round of his fight with Miguel Cotto, knowing he couldn't allow a repeat of the eight round that saw Cotto do great work.

Mayweather went back to hard right hands and uppercuts while Cotto wasn't really able to get the room to work for the first half of the round before he landed a big left hand. Mayweather eventually allowed himself to get trapped against the ropes. Cotto with a big left hand against the ropes and Mayweather with a hard shot of his own before having return shots by Cotto fired back.

The two men are going blow for blow this fight and it's making for a hell of an action fight that is testing Floyd in ways he's never been as a professional. Right hand lands by Floyd and he misses a few at the end of the round.

Good round for Floyd.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
FIght: 87-84 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 8

Miguel Cotto was able to push Floyd Mayweather back into the ropes early in the eight round of their fight with Floyd firing hard shots back. Cotto got off some good shots to the body and head. Cotto worked very well to the body this round, as Floyd tried to push off the ropes, Miguel forced him back.

Floyd landed a left hook and an uppercut and does it again but Cotto wouldn't let him off the ropes. Mayweather has done a very good job of starting to rely on the uppercut a bit more, but Cotto fired several body shots and a hard punch to the head to follow.

Hard left to the head landed for Cotto and a flurry against the ropes and Floyd's eyes looked a little bit "off" as he got hit.

Huge round for Cotto.

Round: 10-9 Cotto
FIght: 77-75 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 7

Round seven saw Miguel Cotto looking to take over the fight a little bit as Mayweather faded a bit from the body work. Floyd appeared to still be up in the fight, but Cotto was making him fight the whole way though. Cotto was also able to pick off Floyd's punches with his gloves with a bit more reliability.

Cotto worked Floyd back to the ropes at one point and dug hard to the body twice. Floyd came back with a nice three punch flurry of his own before Cotto backed him off with a jab. Floyd kept popping with the jab a bit more as Cotto tried to push him back to the ropes.

This was a good round for Floyd to try to stem the tide that seemed to be turning Cotto's way.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
FIght: 68-65 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 6

The HBO pay-per-view main event fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto saw round six unfold much the same as the previous rounds. Cotto was able to land some good shots, including a solid jab that continued to have blood coming out of the nose of Floyd.

Mayweather was able to still do decent work, but Cotto got in a hard shot of his own as Floyd tried to get out of the way of a shot. Floyd has started to try to be the one coming forward now, jabbing and firing the right hand. Floyd is starting to look tired though, possibly because he's not fully comfortable and possibly because of Cotto's dedication to body punching.

This was the second round I scored for Cotto and he's certainly not there to play opponent.

Round: 10-9 Cotto
FIght: 58-56 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 5

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto continued their fight into the fifth round with Cotto needing to do something big and change how Floyd was fighting. Cotto attempted to do that by pushing Floyd into the ropd s and working him over there. For the most part, it was Mayweather managing to be the one landing the bigger shots.

Cotto continued to try to dirty it up on the inside, but the slickness of Floyd defensively and his right hand were the story of the fight. Cotto landed a thudding left and refused to back down. Cotto opened with combinations and tried to keep making Mayweather fight and Floyd's punches did look a little bit more like arm punches by the time the bell rang.

Cotto is doing well competitively but still clearly losing the fight.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
FIght: 49-46 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 4

In round four of the HBO pay-per-view bout between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, the two superstars were competing in a good action fight. HBO's Lederman had the fight a shutout for Mayweather to this point. Mayweather started to land the hard right hands early in the round, stinging Cotto a little bit. The overhand rights were coming also for Floyd and Cotto stopped moving forward for a bit.

The momentum seemed to be changing this round with Cotto having far less effectiveness while Floyd was getting his power shots in at a higher clip. Cotto did do a little work against the ropes again later in the round but he was at a significant disadvantage in terms of power shots in the round, making for the easiest round to call of the fight to this point.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
Fight: 39-37 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 3

In the third round of the HBO pay-per-view main event fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto, it began to shape up to be a good bout. Cotto was able to get off a jab early and keep trying to defend the head and work to the body. Mayweather was able to return a counter right hand off the Cotto body work though. Cotto did a good job of trapping Floyd against the ropes again this round.

Cotto had a good moment of taking a right to the body and then going right upstairs with it and a hard jab as well. Another hard jab by Cotto was met with a right hand by Floyd. The jab continued working as the round went on for Cotto and he did mix in a right hand also.

This was the first round I saw as a Cotto round.

Round: 10-9 Cotto
Fight: 29-28 Mayweather

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PHOTO: Floyd Mayweather Accompanied To Ring By Justin Bieber, 50 Cent

The rumors were swirling around the Internets like wildfire for days leading up to the much-anticipated Cinco de Mayo showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto. Would Justin Bieber be in Mayweather's entourage? Wouldn't he? Why would he in the first place? Mayweather is known as being one of the athletes with the most "street cred," but with Bieber in tow, would that be threatened?

That last point remains to be seen, but, along with 50 Cent, who was by Money's side when he took on Victor Ortiz last year, Bieber was there in all his moussed-hair splendor. Picture via @jose3030:

Holding not one, but two of Mayweather's belts, Bieber was there and featured prominently, alongside 50 Cent. WWE star Triple H joined the duo later in the walk to the ring.

The only question that remains: if Manny Pacquiao-Mayweather happens, who gets added to the entourage? At this point, the only step is the resurrected corpse of Elvis Presley. Or Tupac's hologram. Or the Dalai Lama.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 2

Round two of the HBO pay-per-view main event fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto had Cotto needing to do a little bit better than he had in the opening frame. An interesting moment transpired with Cotto and Mayweather locking up and Cotto lifting him well off the ground before setting him down and patting him on the head.

Mayweather was looking to land looping overhand rights in the round, rather than a continued reliance on the jab/straight right. Cotto was able to keep Floyd against the ropes and actually do good work to the body and head. Floyd returned fire with power shots of his own, making for a better action fight than most Mayweather fights. Cotto had a nice left hand but he needs to focus on the body going forward.

Good round, but still slightly in favor of Mayweather in my eyes.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
Fight: 20-18 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live - Round 1

The HBO pay-per-view main event fight between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto kicked off with an opening round that saw Cotto looking to come out and take the center of the ring while Floyd, calm as ever, looked to pop out his quick punches and stay on the outside, controlling the moments of engagement. Floyd's jab was working well early in the round, and he did try to start getting his right hand lead working as well.

Cotto did land occasional punches to the body and head but there was a clear speed differential with Floyd being much more quick. Mayweather's quick punches were likely enough to win the round, but at the end of the round, Cotto landed a nice three punch combination with Floyd against the ropes. Not the mismatch some expected, but still a Mayweather round.

Round: 10-9 Mayweather
Fight: 10-9 Mayweather

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: 'Sugar' Shane Mosley Unsure On Retirement Following Loss

"Sugar" Shane Mosley was non-committal after his loss to Saul "Canelo" Alvarez when pushed on if he would retire from the sport of boxing. He explained that "when the kids start to beat you up, it might be time to start promoting." He also gave Alvarez credit as being "the better man" on the night.

Mosley made it clear that he still needed to look at the fight before making a decision, but his eyes seemed to tell a different story. He looked profoundly sad while speaking to HBO's Larry Merchant about the way the fight went down. He certainly took a lot of punishment over his career and has slowed down considerably over the last five years.

If this was it for Shane, he went out in respectable fashion. Yes, he took a beating, but he never stopped coming forward and trying to make something happen. His career has been legendary and he certainly is a first-ballot hall-of-famer when he does make the final decision to hang up the gloves.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live: Canelo Beats Mosley In A Lopsided Decision

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez came in to his fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley as a heavy favorite looking to add a win over a big name to his resume. For Mosley, it was an attempt to prove that he still had something left and could compete at the highest levels of the sport after a string of disappointing performances.

Mosley came out early wanting to establish his jab while Canelo circled, attempting to figure out his timing before landing a hard jab to get his own offense rolling. Mosley looked quite slow to react defensively to the strikes of his foe. Canelo did crack him in the first with a big left, and Mosley tried to come back with his own flurry, but it was an opening frame devoid of much sustained action or success. The blueprint for the fight appeared to be laid out early, with Canelo looking to pick his spots while Mosley walked forward sticking out his jabs.

Round two was similar with Mosley trying to walk forward before Alvarez landed a cracking right to the head and a nice body shot, giving him the confidence to be the one walking forward. Canelo turned up the power punching to the head and body. To Shane's credit, he was fighting back more than he ever really did against Pacquiao or Mayweather (aside from his brief moment of success wobbling Floyd). Canelo's shots were landing with thudding power in the final stages of the round.

With the fight wearing on, the pattern of Mosley's never having been knocked out continuing past this night appeared unrealistic. But the two men did have their heads clash with Canelo suffering a nasty cut, bleeding badly outside his left eye. For his first real cut as a professional, Canelo didn't appear particularly bothered as he continued his power shots up and downstairs.

As round five ended, Canelo appeared to be pulling away. Mosley was busier in terms of throwing more punches, but Alvarez's were so much harder and he was landing at a good enough clip to clearly overtake the numbers Shane was trying to put up.

By the seventh round it was getting difficult to watch Mosley take loads of punishment, his will keeping him up but Alvarez's shots landing one after another. Shane was giving it all he had, but at this point in his career, what he has is not enough and his heart was becoming a danger to his brain.

Round eleven was Mosley's best round since the first, trying to fire power shots and actually landing, but the younger, stronger fighter was still there, throwing hard shots and rocking Shane's head back with regularity.

Mosley just didn't have enough to keep the fight close, but he had the guts and heart to get to the final bell of the last round. It may have been dangerous for him to stick it out for all twelve rounds, but in all honesty, anything less just wouldn't have been in keeping with the career of Sugar.

When the final scores were read, they were as lopsided as it appeared throughout the evening. Canelo won on scores of 119-109, 118-110 and 119-109. It was now Floyd Mayweather's turn to get the job done against Miguel Cotto and attempt to set up a late 2012/early 2013 bout with young Alvarez.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live: Jessie Vargas Beats Steve Forbes By Decision

Steve Forbes came into his bout against Jessie Vargas on the undercard of the HBO pay-per-view for Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto as a late replacement. Faded from his peak, when he was a title challenger level opponent, Forbes had a big uphill battle in front of him.

That battle was made clear late in the first round when Vargas turned up his aggression, while Forbes, the very heavy underdog, spent the flurries on the defensive. Vargas controlled the action with an accurate jab while continuing to avoid return shots from Forbes, either moving out of the way or picking off the punches with his gloves.

The pattern continued throughout the ten rounds of the bout. Forbes gave it a decent effort, especially given the circumstances surrounding his late replacement status for the fight. Vargas was just too effective with the jab and a level ahead of the aging, faded Forbes.

The outcome wasn't much in doubt by the time the official scores were read:

100-90, 97-93 and 98-92 were the scores as Jessie Vargas remained undefeated with a unanimous decision.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Results Live: Carlos Quintana Knocks Out Deandre Latimore In Sixth

Carlos Quintana and Deandre Latimore kicked off the action for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto HBO pay-per-view broadcast. Latimore came out looking to throw with power while Quintana looked to move laterally and pop of the jab and straight left hand.

Quintana spent the first round alternating between moments of pressure but then going back to circling on the outside and somewhat giving away the opening frame. Quintana picked up his workrate a bit in the second round, picking spots to engage while Latimore tried to swing heavier blows. Latimore was cut in the second round, however, right along the eyelid area, establishing a target for Quintana to aim for going forward. Replays did show the cut came from a headbutt, rather than a punch.

Round three saw Latimore unable to deal with the offense of Quintana. Quintana was able to land hard shots through the guard of Latimore, outworking him and seeming to baffle him more with every moment. Latimore was implored to do more between rounds and did step it up a touch in the fourth.

The pace picked up in the fifth with Quintana doing good work early before Latimore landed a sharp hook that backed Carlos off. Seconds later Quintana started pouring on power punches and Deandre was forced to clinch.

In round six, Latimore was getting pounded with huge shots from Quintana and, with his eyes clearly unfocused from the damage, ate a straight left to the jaw and dropped to the mat.

It was a minor upset at the Vegas books, who had Latimore a slight favorite, but one that many writers (yours truly included) saw coming.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Live Streaming Video Of Undercard Fights

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto will hit the ring tonight at roughly midnight, after three televised undercard bouts on HBO pay-per-view (which starts at 9 p.m. ET). But before the main card kicks off, we have live video of the off-TV undercard.

Here's the video, courtesy of Yahoo! Sports, it should start at roughly 7 p.m.:

The undercard looks like this:

Featherweight: Braulio Santos (5-0, 5 KO) vs. Juan Sandoval (5-8-1, 3 KO)
Welterweight: Antonio Orozco (13-0, 9 KO) vs. Dillet Frederick (8-5-3, 5 KO)
Junior Welterweight: Omar Figueroa (15-0-1, 12 KO) vs. Robbie Cannon (12-6-2, 6 KO)
Welterweight: Keith Thurman (16-0, 15 KO) vs. Brandon Hoskins (16-0-1, 8 KO)

We will have plenty more coverage of the main card fights including fight-by-fight and round-by-round coverage of the main card and reactions to the evening's action tonight and tomorrow. So keep your browser locked right here for our continuing coverage

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Final Pre-Show Thoughts

We're mere hours away from the start of the HBO pay-per-view card for Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto and I'm getting that nervous feeling that fight fans get in the pit of their stomachs before the truly major events. Mayweather brings the big fight feeling with him about as well as anyone on the planet thanks to his pure, unbelievable talent and his ability to self-promote.

As we head toward the start of the broadcast, I figured now would be a good time to share some last pre-event thoughts:

• I'm a fan first, and as such I'll be rooting for Miguel Cotto. There is no one who seems like more of a genuinely nice guy than Miguel. The last two 24/7 "seasons" (for this bout and his rematch with Antonio Margarito) have really gotten across how important his family is and how genuine of a person he appears to be. He's also a great talent and having a win over Mayweather would make that impossible for people to forget as time eventually tries to erode his accomplishments.
• Carlos Acevedo is one of the very few boxing writers I consider worth reading, his brutal honesty and ability to strip the nonsense away from a fight game filled with layer after layer of absurdity is magical. But I think he kind of missed the mark with his preview for this fight at The Cruelest Sport. His assertion that Mayweather as cultural touchstone is illusion created by HBO and media coverage would seem a bit misleading to me. Mayweather is a huge American sports star. The fact that pay-per-view carries with it an inherent loss of live viewers over the old days of network television broadcasts doesn't mean that he is less of a superstar. The level of media coverage is dictated by public interest. This is an event that the American sports fan actually cares about, and it's because he's a star that transcends most others in the sporting landscape. Still, go read his preview because the rest of it is gold.
• The more I wait for the fight, the more I try to convince myself that Cotto can do this. Which is just my brain playing tricks on me. Miguel is good enough to beat anyone on any given night, but he is not so good that he should be expected to beat Mayweather. As I said in my preview of the bout, the better fighter should win, and the better fighter is Floyd. I Miguel wins though? I'm going to lose my mind.
• As I get outside the bubble of "dedicated boxing fan" I'm realizing more and more that people don't understand just how shot Shane Mosley really is. He's every bit a washed up fighter being used as little more than a big name to add to Canelo Alvarez's resume. In his best days, this would have all the makings of a war (and one that Mosley would win), but his best days are approaching five years in the rear view. He also is sounding worse every time I hear him. He seems to have trouble pronouncing certain words, there appears to be more of a slur and his voice is very different from what it was back in 2007 and before. I worry that we're seeing a great career really start to add up for Shane.
• The other two televised undercard fights sure are...happening. Forbes vs. Vargas is a waste of everyone's time, but at least it's the result of Forbes being a late replacement, not a planned opponent. Latimore and Quintana could turn out to have a surprising little war in the opener though, I wouldn't suggest skipping it. Although Latimore might lazily try to pick his way through the bout, I think Quintana will force him to fight and make it something watchable.

We'll have much more tonight, so stay tuned!

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How To Watch Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Live Streaming Online, In Bars, Theaters Or TV

Golden Boy Promotions is a little behind the times when it comes to using the Internet, which means that the pay-per-view for Miguel Cotto vs. Floyd Mayweather will not have any sort of online pay-per-view stream available. This is unfortunate for fans, given that Golden Boy's top competitor in Top Rank has been offering their PPVs online for a while, following the UFC's lead of providing as many ways for fans to pay for your product as possible.

The good news is, there will be a live stream for the off-TV undercard made available. We will be carrying that here on SB Nation with a start time of roughly 7 p.m. ET.

As for ways to watch the main card? There are really three options:

• Order the PPV through your cable or satellite provider. That one is kind of obvious.
• Go to a bar. A list of participating bars can be found here.
• Watch the fight in a theater. The fight is being shown in theaters across the country and checking your local listings should locate one within a reasonable driving distance.

We'll have you covered with all the news and results you can handle through today and the fallout of the event tomorrow, so keep your browser locked in for plenty more action.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Time, Odds And Live Results

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto will step into the ring tonight on HBO pay-per-view in a clash of the best fighter in the world and the best fighter at 154 pounds. This will be Mayweather's first time stepping up to 154 pounds since 2007 when he took on (and looked slightly sluggish against) Oscar De La Hoya.

Time: The pay-per-view kicks off at 9 p.m. ET. There will be live streaming undercard bouts which we will have here on SB Nation starting at roughly 7 p.m. as well. At 8 p.m. HBO will be running a "Fight Day Live" program to get in one last hour of hype for the bout.

Odds: Mayweather remains a sizable favorite for the fight coming in at -700 to -800 while Cotto comes in as a +450 to +550 dog. The main undercard bout between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez will enter as a roughly -900 favorite against "Sugar" Shane Mosley who will be a +550 underdog.

In the other two PPV bouts, Jessie Vargas will be a -3500 to -5000 favorite against late replacement Steve Forbes who will be around +1400 and Deandre Latimore will come in as a slight -135 favorite to Carlos Quintana's +105.

Live Results: We'll have them all night with plenty of reaction to the fallout, so keep your browser locked in.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Preview And Prediction

More: Latest odds and results are here.

The current estimated jackpot for the Powerball jackpot this past week was $37.5 million dollars, a truly life changing amount of money. It's also an amount of money that is well below what Floyd "Money" Mayweather will take home from tonight's HBO pay-per-view bout against Miguel Cotto. As we reported yesterday, Floyd will be taking home a cool thirty-two million dollars as his guaranteed purse, but that's before taking home a slice of every PPV buy, t-shirt, hot dog, beer...etc.

It's tempting for the logical side of one's brain to kick in and ask if that's too much money for one man to make off a single night's work. Of course, it's unfair to Floyd (or any boxer) to ignore the work that comes before that "single night of work." The paydays he gets now, as the best fighter on the planet, are a culmination of a life's work. A brilliant amateur career that should have culminated with an Olympic gold medal (robbed from Floyd by awful judges) came on the back of a hellish youth for Mayweather. Floyd was raised in the worst part of Grand Rapids, Michigan, dedicating himself even harder to his craft as his father landed in jail for selling drugs.

Every moment of Floyd's life and career has led him to the point he'll be at tonight, undefeated at 42-0 and the best boxer on the planet. The only American fighter capable of creating the buzz and attention for a boxing fight, $32 million may be an underpayment for his importance to the sport in it's current state. To treat it as though Floyd will show up in the ring after lounging on his couch since his bizarre clash with the unhinged Victor Ortiz is to ignore everything that makes Floyd, Floyd.

At 35-years-old, Mayweather isn't quite as fleet of foot as he once was but remains as dedicated to his training as ever. He has traded footwork for increased shoulder-rolls and an improved willingness to stand (still nearly impossible to hit clearly) in front of his foe, picking the perfect spot to unleash his straight right hand. Floyd utilizes that weapon the way a 14 year-old abuses a broken, unstoppable play on the latest edition of the Madden franchise. His opponents know the punch will come, they prepare for it, but it happens and it lands with such speed as to leave his foe unable to respond with a return shot.

The unstoppable simplicity of his offense (Floyd doesn't really dabble in elaborate combinations) combined with the brilliant subtle complexities of his defense set him apart from not only his contemporaries, but practically every human being to ever set foot in a boxing ring. Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo (twice), Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley are just some of the elite names to have stepped in the ring with Floyd only to end up another number on Mayweather's record.

Standing across from Floyd, looking to avoid becoming "43," is Miguel Cotto. The latest in a long line of great Puerto Rican fighters, Cotto has a resume that would be looked at as fairly incredible against any other opponent. Winning titles at junior welterweight, welterweight and now sitting alone atop the junior middleweight division, Cotto has been one of the most successful boxers of his era. The holder of a 37-2 record, one of his losses is questionable at best, a crushing TKO loss to Antonio Margarito who was discovered to be loading his gloves against Shane Mosley and the other was to a once-in-a-lifetime type of fighter in Manny Pacquiao, at a catchweight.

The conditions of Cotto's losses have had Mayweather repeatedly say during the build up to their "Ring Kings" clash that he considers Cotto to actually be undefeated. Weather that is simply a way for Floyd to minimize the accomplishments of Pacquiao, a rival Floyd could, but likely will never, fight or simply fight hype is irrelevant. Cotto's resume is worthy of admiration.

Despite a personality that is far more "everyman" than Floyd's "Superman," Cotto's success and likeability have turned him into the biggest star in boxing not named Pacquiao or Mayweather.

The actual tale of the fight is simple. Mayweather is a better fighter. This is true because Mayweather is amazing, not because Cotto is not a worthy challenger. Cotto, for all his talent will enter the ring as a +450 to +550 underdog, based on the cold logic of the emotionless Vegas bookies.

The 2007 version of Cotto would have likely given Floyd fits, still possessing the solid power that left him in his move up to 154 along with a bit more quickness and dedication to body work. The 2012 version is a bit slower and past his prime in a different way than Mayweather. He still has enough power to hurt Floyd, but his game will make it hard for him to get that job done.

Short of jumping in a time machine and going back to those younger days, it's hard to figure out a way for Cotto to pull off the win. Maybe he can rough Floyd up, maybe he can manage to hurt him early and keep him from ever truly recovering. Or, maybe Floyd just shows up as the better man and wins the fight based on the most simple truth in boxing...the better fighter almost always wins.

Prediction: As I've been saying, Floyd is better than Miguel. Both men are hall-of-fame fighters, both are a bit removed from their best years but Floyd remains a brilliant talent and the best boxer in the world, while Cotto is "only" good enough to be the best man in a division.

I don't think Floyd does enough damage to get the stoppage over Miguel, but I do think he plain outworks him enough to take at least nine rounds.

The fan in me will be rooting for Miguel, he's such a good man and a great boxer that it would make for a beautiful story if his hand were the one raised when it's all said and done. While boxing isn't "dying" it'd certainly be nice if Cotto were seen as "the man" representing the sport instead of Mayweather, who will head to do jail time for domestic violence following the fight.

The role of the boxing underdog is to deny what others accept as "reality," and I have no doubts Cotto will give it his best effort to do just that. But Floyd will simply be too good.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Weigh-In Photo Gallery

The fighters were on the scales in Vegas earlier this evening, making weight for their HBO pay-per-view clashes for the event that will be headlined by Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto. What was a fairly standard affair, with the only odd moment being Shane Mosley coming in half a pound heavy for his bout with Canelo Alvarez, got a bit heated after Mayweather and Cotto hit the scales.

The two men engaged in a lengthy staredown with both refusing to back down. Floyd chomped on a piece of gum, grinning at Cotto, while Cotto shot back an icy stare. Eventually Cotto began jawing with Floyd a little bit, Floyd jawed back (as did his entourage, which refuses to ever shut up) and eventually the two men had to be separated.

Let's take a look at some photos from the evening. All photos courtesy of Tom Hogan - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions.

Deandre Latimore and Carlos Quintana were first on the scales for their PPV opening bout:

Jessie Vargas and Steve Forbes made weight next:

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Shane Mosley posing following their weigh-in. Mosely would come back and make weight on his second attempt, losing the half pound:

Floyd was first on the scales, coming in at 151 pounds:

Miguel Cotto was next, hitting the 154 mark:

The two men engaged in a staredown:

Which ended in a pull apart:

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Weigh-In: Miguel At 154 For Clash With 'Money'

Miguel Cotto faces Floyd Mayweather tomorrow night on HBO pay-per-view and will be fighting at his comfortable 154 pound junior middleweight mark. We've covered the action surrounding the fight all week, but getting on the scales and hitting the mark was the key to "making it official" and that's exactly what Cotto did, coming in at an official weight of 154.

Cotto has fought at this weight since 2010, while Mayweather is coming up for the first time since the last (and only) time he ever came up to 154, when he beat Oscar De La Hoya in 2007.

The two men engaged in a long staredown that ended when they started to jaw back and forth and had to eventually be separated.

Miguel looked to be in fine shape, never a fighter who has issue with fitness (on the scales anyway). So he at least "looks the part" but he'll have to do more than look it tomorrow when the two men step into the ring.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Weigh-In: Floyd At 152 For Showdown

Floyd Mayweather hit the scales to make it official for his bout with Miguel Cotto tomorrow night on HBO pay-per-view.

Never one to have issues making weight, the undefeated Mayweather, who was coming up to 154 pounds for only the second time in his career was never in any danger of not making weight as he'd talked all week about coming in light. That's exactly what happened as he told the commission representative to move the scale to 152 pounds but ended up at 151 officially.

He'll try to take Miguel Cotto's crown tomorrow night but is going to have to do it by beating a much bigger man.

The two men engaged in a long staredown that ended when they started to jaw back and forth and had to eventually be separated.

We'll have in depth coverage of all the action for the next several days getting all the pre-fight and post-fight reaction you can handle. So keep your browser locked in.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Weigh-In: Canelo 154, Mosley Overweight At 154.5, Other Undercard Results

The undercard for the HBO pay-per-view card headlined by Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto is highlighted by a bout between rising Mexican star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and the legendary "Sugar" Shane Mosley. Those fighters and the rest of the undercard combatants stepped onto the scales today.

Mayweather and Cotto will step onto the scales for their weigh-in a little bit at around 6:10 p.m. ET. And you can see that happen live on video here at SBNation.com by clicking this link.

Mosley missed weight by half a pound and has an hour to attempt to lose that pound, which shouldn't be a huge issue. Our preview for the undercard bouts can be read here.

Here are the official weights for each fighter:

Deandre Latimore (154.5) vs. Carlos Quintana (154)
Jessie Vargas (156) vs. Steve Forbes (156.5)
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (154) vs. Shane Mosley (154.5)

We'll have in depth coverage of the bouts before, during and after the show this weekend, so stay tuned.

Update: Mosley was successful in losing the half pound. So that fight will go ahead with no issues.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Predictions From Zab Judah, Seth Mitchell And Lamont Peterson

Big fights mean big fighters offering up picks and opinions on the evening's action, and right now there's no bigger fight going down than Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto. The two men meet on an HBO pay-per-view clash on Saturday night in what should be a very highly watched event.

Zab Judah spoke to InsideHBOBoxing.com about the fight, having good perspective as he has faced both men in his career. Here's what his final thoughts were on how the fight goes:

I expect Cotto to come to fight. But it's not going to be enough. I've got Mayweather by ninth or 10th-round stoppage. I've had an opportunity to watch him train lately, and he's been looking good. So I'm looking for Floyd to go in there and put on a clinic.

Zab did give credit to Cotto as the second heaviest hitter he has faced in his career.

Rising heavyweight star Seth Mitchell spoke to the same site after his tremendous win over Chazz Witherspoon last weekend and added his thoughts:

"Cotto can crack. And Floyd has shown that he can get hit, but he's shown that he can come through adversity," he noted. "In his last couple of fights, he ain't been moving, he's been standing right there in the pocket, putting that shoulder up and sharp shooting. He's a surgeon in there, and we already know he's got the dog in him. If you want to stand there and bang with him, he can do that too, and he got the best defense out there. So it's going to be an uphill battle for Miguel Cotto."

Finally, MMA Fighting's Luke Thomas caught up with Lamont Peterson to ask his thoughts on the clash. Peterson, who is preparing to defend his title in a rematch against Amir Khan, joined in the chorus of fighters picking Floyd:

From the video:

Floyd Mayweather wins the fight. Early on I think Cotto handles himself well, but due to conditioning...from what I've seen in Cotto's career he seems to run out of gas in the end. Floyd seems to get stronger at the end of fights and I think that's when Floyd'll seperate himself and he'll win the fight.

Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Floyd's Purse $32,000,000 For Bout

After revealing earlier this week that Miguel Cotto would make $8 million for tomorrow's bout with Floyd Mayweather on HBO pay-per-view, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has confirmed Mayweather's purse for the fight. Floyd will be adding $32,000,000 to his bank account just for stepping between the ropes for the bout.

Of course, everyone knows that the $32 million is only the tip of the iceberg. Floyd will also make a significant cut of the pay-per-view with reasonable projections set at 1.25-1.5 million buys at $70 a pop. And, as he famously pointed out before the Victor Ortiz fight, he gets a cut of basically everything else that happens in the night, from the ticket sales to hot dogs and t-shirts.

Paydays like these put those huge sports bets that Floyd loves to brag about in perspective. Risking a million dollars is just not the same for him as it is for almost anyone else on the planet.

"Money" Mayweather indeed.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Weigh-In Results: Live Video Of Fighters Stepping On The Scales

Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto will hit the scales this evening ahead of tomorrow's HBO pay-per-view clash. This will be Floyd's first fight at 154 pounds since 2007 when he came up in weight to get a superfight with Oscar De La Hoya. Floyd has said publicly that he doesn't expect to come in much above 150 pounds for the bout. For Cotto, this is a weight that he has fought at since moving up in weight in 2010 to defeat Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium.

The weigh in will also be shown live on HBO starting at 6 p.m. ET. The actual stream below is courtesy of Yahoo! and should go live around 5:45 p.m. Boxing weigh-ins move fast, usually with the main event fighters hitting the scales first so if you want to see Floyd and Miguel make it official, make sure you're locked in on time.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto Latest Odds: Floyd A Heavy Favorite To Remain Undefeated

Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will square off with Miguel Cotto tomorrow night on HBO PPV. Mayweather is understandably the favorite, bringing a 42-0 record to the ring with him while Cotto is a bit faded from his absolute peak. But the odds are still reasonable for some of the fights we've seen lately. Boxing odds tend to slant heavily in bouts like this just because a better boxer is a better boxer, unlike in MMA where a better striker can get taken down and submitted or a wrestler forced to stand up and trade strikes.

Currently, Mayweather is hanging around a -700 favorite, but is as high as -800 on some gambling websites. Cotto will come in as an underdog listed as anywhere between +450 and +550. There are also lines on things like how long the fight goes, with over 9.5 rounds listed at -250 and under 9.5 rounds at +170.

The favored method of victory for the event is Floyd Mayweather by decision (-150) followed by Mayweather by stoppage (+190), Cotto by stoppage (+800), Cotto by decision (+1400) and a draw (+4000).

In the evening's other featured bout, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is listed at a -900 favorite against Shane Mosley who is an underdog of upwards of +600.

Jessie Vargas is a huge favorite at -3500 against Steve Forbes (+1750) and Deandre Latimore (-145) is a slight favorite against Carlos Quintana (+125).

The best value in all these lines would be on Quintana at +125 as I like his better experience to topple the sometimes lazy Latimore and Mayweather by decision at -150 since Cotto is difficult to stop, unlikely to stop Mayweather and Floyd doesn't carry huge power, making a decision likely.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Videos Of Mayweather, Cotto And Canelo's Greatest Hits

Floyd Mayweather, one of the greatest fighters of all time, will step into the ring tomorrow night on HBO pay-per-view looking to improve on his 42-0 record when he takes on the very tough Miguel Cotto. Cotto is the king of 154 pounds and Floyd will be moving up to that weight to challenge for his crown, the first trip to junior middleweight since fighting Oscar De La Hoya in 2007.

In advance of the fight, HBO has released video of Mayweather and Cotto's greatest hits throughout their careers.

Here's the video for Floyd:

And here is Cotto's "Greatest Hits" video:

HBO has also released a video of Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez's greatest hits in advance of his featured undercard bout with "Sugar" Shane Mosley:

Stay tuned as we'll have much more coverage of the fight over the weekend.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Undercard Previews And Predictions

For all of his other faults as a boxing promoter and human being, Don King used to put on a hell of a pay-per-view card. It's something that boxing had gotten away from for years before a recent focus by promoters on trying to beef up their undercards, possibly in response to the UFC's "the event is the thing" approach. It's still not reliable that undercards deliver the goods, but events like Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito have shown a shift in thinking with multiple quality fights.

The May 5 HBO pay-per-view event headlined by Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto is not exactly one of these "new view" cards, however. Let's take a run through the fights that will be appearing before Mayweather and Cotto step through the ropes.

Shane Mosley vs. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez

This is a fight designed to look like a "second main event" for the night. Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KO) still carries with him a considerable amount of name value, based on a lengthy career which saw significant time spent as one of the best pound-for-pound fighters on the planet. Canelo is a young, undefeated stud who represents the next wave of Mexican superstars.

The problem with this fight isn't the general public's knowledge of the fighters, it's with age. In the year of the 21 year old Alvarez's birth, Mosley was becoming the United States lightweight amateur champion and winning a bronze in the Goodwill Games. When Canelo was 10, Mosley was beating Oscar De La Hoya and had been well established as one of the top fighters in the sport.

Now 40, Mosley has put on exactly one good performance since 2008, his shocking upset of Antonio Margarito, moments after Margarito was found loading his hand wraps in the locker room. Beyond that it was an uneven performance against a limited and old Ricardo Mayorga, a horrible fight that ended in a draw against middling Sergio Mora and losing 23 of 24 combined rounds against Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.

While there is no shame in getting trounced by Pacquiao and Mayweather, the two best boxers on the planet, it's the way it went down. Other than the first round against Floyd, Mosley offered no real resistance and showed no willingness to pull the trigger and try to fight back. The man we've seen in the ring is not the battling warrior that boxing fans grew to love and respect, he's someone who looks content to "play opponent" and just try to get to the scorecards.

Alvarez (39-0-1, 29 KO) has his own liabilities, he's got some holes defensively and his 39-0-1 record has come against questionable competition. Of course, he's still far ahead of where almost every other 21 year-old would be in their development, having turned pro at 16. He's also got solid power and commendable tenacity. There's just something about Canelo that is the clear marking of a fighter when you watch him operate. Yes, his footwork may be clunky at times and his body might not always be correctly positioned, but he's a guy who loves the fight and, quite frankly, is pretty damn good at it.

This is boxing, stranger things than the legendary Shane Mosley defeating a lightly-tested 21 year old have happened. But, again, Mosley is 40 and it's been five years since we've seen him fight like a top-level fighter with any hint of consistency. If I trusted him to fight like he did against Cotto in 2007, I'd pick Shane in a heartbeat. But this is 2012 and logic dictates that I take 'Canelo' Alvarez by decision.

Related: Bad Left Hook - Canelo vs Mosley Fight Preview

Jessie Vargas vs. Steve Forbes

Forbes (35-10, 11 KO) comes in as a late replacement, stepping in for an injured Alfonso Gomez. He's been around the block once or twice and now he's starting to break down on the tail end of an unspectacular, but ultimately respectable, career. Reaching the finals of "The Contender" and being used as a tune-up opponent for Oscar De La Hoya will remain Forbes' claims to fame after he steps away from the sport.

Much like Mosley, it's been years since Forbes looked particularly impressive and he's fighting over his best competing weights.

Vargas (18-0, 9 KO) is a solid fighter who has put on a good show several times in his young career. His bout with Josesito Lopez on the undercard of Mayweather vs. Ortiz was a really entertaining battle that saw Vargas pushed hard but come out with the narrow split decision.

Both men lack any punching power of note, which means that we're probably in for all ten rounds. Forbes will give it his best, but his best isn't good enough at this point. The hope for Vargas is that he manages to get through this fight without any issues and start moving toward a shot at one of the numerous alphabet titles floating around boxing. That should happen as I see Jessi

e Vargas winning by decision.

Related: Bad Left Hook - Forbes Vs. Vargas & Latimore Vs. Quintana Preview

Deandre Latimore vs. Carlos Quintana

Latimore (23-3, 17 KO) and Quintana (28-3, 22 KO) are similar in the respect that their biggest moments didn't quite extend into their careers to the extent many thought they would. Latimore pulled off an upset on Friday Night Fights over Sechew Powell in 2008, but didn't turn that into a big career like many envisioned, instead seeming almost to shift down a bit, even dropping a rematch to Powell before signing with Mayweather Promotions (Floyd Mayweather's promotional company without a promoter's license) and putting on a dud against Milton Nunez on ShoBox.

Quintana was the first man to beat Paul Williams, taking a deserved decision over him in February 2008. He would end up knocked out in the first round of their rematch that June, but he still had a "marquee win" that he'll carry with him the rest of his career. Aside from the two bouts with Williams, Quintana has also fought Miguel Cotto and Andre Berto, both stoppage losses. So it's not really up for debate who has faced better opposition.

Looking at the promoters involved and seeing Latimore's association with the Mayweathers and knowing how Al Haymon (who does have his hands in Deandre's career these days) conducts business, one would think Quintana is a hand picked opponent. I'd agree if I thought Deandre had more power than he does, given that his stoppage rate dropped significantly after taking the "step-up" in his career. Instead, I think Quintana outworks an ineffective, non-aggressive Deandre Latimore over ten rounds for a decision win.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: 'Sugar' Shane Mosley Offers Prediction For Main Event

Shane Mosley will be fighting on the undercard of Saturday night's HBO boxing event that sees Floyd Mayweather, Jr. face Miguel Cotto. The good people at Fight Hub TV caught up with Shane and asked him what he thought would happen in the Mayweather vs. Cotto bout. Shane has been in the ring with both men (losing to both) so he has a bit of experience to draw on.

Here's the video:

Mosley's prediction:

I think that the main event is gonna be a great fight because Cotto...Cotto is a phenomenal fighter. He's very deceptive, where you think that his jab isn't coming but it really is. And it's fast. He lands a lot of shots on guys that you would think that he wouldn't. Because he is deceptively fast. Mayweather has a tremendous defense where he's moving, ducking and he's very sharp. It's gonna be a good fight. I would go with Mayweather. But the first four or five rounds we're gonna see what happens. I mean, if Mayweather misses a step in his training camp or if he misses a step like, right before the fight. There could be serious problems for Mayweather. Serious problems! Because Cotto is right there with him. Neck-and-neck. And it's not an easy fight for Mayweather. If Mayweather is sharp, you know? I give it to Mayweather. But if he misses a step, Cotto's gonna be right there. And he's a natural 154 pounder where Mayweather is not.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Saturday A Set-Up For Future Floyd Vs. Canelo Bout?

In the featured undercard spot on the Mayweather vs. Cotto card is a clash between one of the brightest young stars in the sport of boxing, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, and the faded but still recognizable "Sugar" Shane Mosley. It's not the best fight in the world from a competition standpoint as Mosley has shown little ability to be competitive since his shocking beating of Antonio Margarito, but the idea behind the matchmaking is to get Alvarez a big win over a big name on a big platform.

Sporting red hair, which earned him his nickname as "Canelo" is Spanish for "Cinnamon," and a 39-0-1 record despite only being 21 years of age, Alvarez has become a huge star for Mexican fans. He and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. represent the big name boxers the country needs as Eric Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and their generation slide closer to hanging up their gloves. Canelo is likely the best hope for long term success, being of a higher quality than JCC Jr., and not having already picked up a similar positive post-fight drug test.

Since Oscar De La Hoya took the liberty of "announcing" the fight on Twitter by saying "Sugar vs. Cinnamon," (something not too surprising given that he once hyped up Mayweather/Mosley by saying Shane "sprinkles 'sugar' all over everybody") the match-up has felt lame. No one with experience around boxing truly feels that the 2012 version of Shane Mosley is a threat to hand the young star his first loss. But that's ultimately not the end game here.

Alvarez's name was originally bandied about as a potential Mayweather opponent for Saturday's date around the time when it was clear that Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao was not going to happen. Canelo is promoted by Oscar's Golden Boy Promotions, who have taken the official promotional duties for Mayweather's bouts since his 2007 win over De La Hoya. It made for a profitable match-up on paper, especially given the date. Putting Floyd against a Mexican superstar with a passionate fanbase on Cinco De Mayo seemed like an ATM of an idea.

Ultimately, Cotto was available and still represents the third biggest draw in the sport. It's also debatable how much longer that will remain the case. So once they were able to get Cotto signed on for the date, also eliminating him as an option for Pacquiao's next fight, it pushed Canelo into the Mosley fight.

A win by both Floyd and Alvarez will likely set the wheels into motion for a late 2012 or early 2013 fight between the two men. De La Hoya said at the presser yesterday "those would be the plans in the near future," and I'm sure near future means post-Mayweather's jail time and post-another round of pretending Floyd vs. Manny might really happen this time.

I'll gladly watch Floyd take on young, hungry fighters in bouts that will draw money and work to build the next generation of stars. A loss for Canelo at 21 or 22 isn't going to be something that destroys him, if he's competitive, he'll come out of the fight an even bigger star.

Of course, this is boxing, and the most obvious plans can be wrecked by a single punch. Maybe Mosley is going to have something to say about his status as a stepping stone.

...but probably not.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Press Conference Staredown Photos

Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Miguel Cotto were in Vegas today for the final press conference before Saturday's HBO pay-per-view showdown. It was a rather civil affair, both sides remaining respectful, as they have for most of the buildup to the fight.

Cotto said he's ready for the fight. Mayweather talked a bit about being the best and Cotto as a legitimate, dangerous opponent. Nothing really outside of the norm.

Miguel was wearing a pretty damn nice suit-and-sunglasses combo that had him looking as sharp as ever, while Floyd wore a (no doubt ridiculously expensive) T-shirt. Both men sat on thrones for the presser, as they have for all events, because this is "Ring Kings" and everything needs to be taken to the literal extreme.

Here's a shot of the two men staring each other down:

They did end the presser with a handshake, in keeping with the calm build to fight night:

Photos courtesy of Gene Blevins - Hoganphotos/Golden Boy Promotions

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Miguel Cotto To Make Well Over $8 Million For Fight

Floyd Mayweather's nickname may be "Money" but getting a date in the ring against him these days puts a few extra zeroes on the paycheck of any other boxer. With Miguel Cotto well established as the third best drawing fighter in the sport, behind only Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, he is going to make some serious money off of his challenge to put the first loss on Floyd's record.

Dan Rafael of ESPN tweeted out the purse figures Cotto (but not Floyd):

That pay-per-view cut will likely be substantial given that it's realistic to assume the fight will bring in upward of 1.5 million pay-per-view buys.

Dan also continued by getting into the undercard fighter pay:

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez may be the top young star in the sport and he's getting a sizeable payday to take on the very faded, but still well known, "Sugar" Shane Mosley in the featured undercard bout.

We'll have much more on the fight over the next few days, including an update with Floyd's guaranteed money.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Is Constant Pacquiao Talk Distracting Floyd?

Floyd Mayweather is ready to step into the ring on Saturday night live on HBO pay-per-view and try to add one more win to his undefeated 42-0 record when he takes on Miguel Cotto. To do so, he'll have to go up to 154 pounds, a weight he hasn't fought at since fighting Oscar De La Hoya in the fight that made him into the superstar he is.

But for all the risk involved with going up to face the top junior middleweight in the sport, Floyd can't escape talk of the fight that isn't happening. A mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao.

The topic came up once again during a talk with ESPN:

From the video:

That's a fight that I did want, that's a fight I've been trying to get. But there's been so many excuses. I'm not asking for much. All I ask is, can you take the test? It was like 'okay, well, I'll fight Floyd for less money, but I don't wanna take the test.' Then it's like 'okay, if I take the test, I want 50-50. But I don't want to take the test the day before the fight.' If the guy really wanted the fight he'd have stepped up to the table and we'd have made this happen. They say Floyd only want to fight fighters when they're over the hill. Well? What about me? I'm a little bit older.

I just fought Victor Ortiz and it's another excuse. He didn't have enough experience. So, I'm always in a no-win situation. I tried to make the Pacquiao fight happen, but I can't constantly chase fighters.

The Pacquiao talk is clearly getting to Floyd. When meeting with reporters yesterday, he want on a rant about Manny. First, complaining about his opinion that Pacquiao has used steroids, saying "Come on, it's basic common sense now. Guess what, it took me years to get to here. Go back and look at the pictures. His head is small and then all of a sudden his head just grew? Come on man, stop this. Ray Charles can see this shit. Go back and look at the pictures and tell me this man's head didn't get bigger. You're going to tell me this shit is all natural. Come on man, stop."

But it continued into a betrayal that Floyd feels from American media and boxing fans. "These are the American people who don't stand behind me. They stand behind these foreigners. I get more love in the UK. Ya'll know this is bullshit. People just say 'we don't give a fuck if he's taking it or not, we just want to see a fight. We don't give a fuck about your health. We don't give a fuck about your family." Floyd continued "When my career is over, you're going to move on to the next and write about the next motherfucker. That's exactly what is going to happen."

While some media are falling into dramatics when speaking about Floyd's upcoming jail sentence, where he'll likely serve six of his nine month sentence and be kept separate from the riffraff, it seems everything around him involves things that aren't Miguel Cotto.

While Floyd is an understandably heavy favorite, distraction remains a major stumbling block. He's shown he can be wobbled, Shane Mosley got to his chin in the first round of their fight, and while Cotto didn't take his 140 pound power up to 154, he still can bang a little. Floyd had better be serious that he is focused on Cotto and training as hard as ever.

It just seems like a real possibility that Floyd is in a fight with Manny in his head as much as he will be with Miguel in the ring.

Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Mayweather Continues To Discuss Manny Pacquaio

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday ahead of their Saturday bout at the MGM Grand. The two spent time with the media upon their arrivals, but Mayweather spent most of his time discussing his issues with Manny Pacquaio, whom he won't fight. One of those reasons deals with Mayweather's suspicions about PED use by Pacquaio (via the Las Vegas Sun):

"This is so easy, Ray Charles can see this," Mayweather said. "It’s basic common sense, go look at the pictures and tell me this man’s head didn’t get bigger. This man probably went from a 7 1/4 to an 8 fitted hat."

That was, according to the report, the only subject that Mayweather only really talked about. On a humorous note -- if one takes it that way -- Mayweather denied that he bet $1.8 million on the Los Angeles Clippers a couple of days ago. Remember, there were rumors that he had bet $1 million against Tim Tebow during the NFL playoffs.

Cotto made a mostly quiet appearance in front of the media before Mayweather made the hot topic of the day about Pacquaio.

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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: With Pacquiao Fight Still A Dream, Cotto Represents Floyd's Next Best Option

The fight with Miguel Cotto is the next best option for Floyd Mayweather after years of political maneuvering leaves a mega-fight with Manny Pacquiao out of reach.