"We have been in communication (with Mayweather Jr.) and knew of his visit," the lawyer said during a conversation yesterday afternoon. "We will meet and discuss a little matter that I am not at liberty to publish," the lawyer added.
— Miguel Cotto's lawyer, on Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s vacation in Puerto Rico. If Mayweather has indeed been in talks with Cotto, this adds a twist to the whole situation, especially if Bob Arum knew all along that Mayweather was looking at another one of his fighters. Also note that other sources have been mentioning a potential bout between Cotto and Andre Berto.
Manny Pacquiao Defeated Miguel Cotto via TKO In The 12th Round.
— I know this is a MMA blog. But I know some of you like boxing as well. If you watched this fight, give me your thoughts on Pacquiao's performance. Dude is absolutely relentless.
I am not going to hang up the gloves...I am going to burn them
— Miguel Cotto, talking retirement already. I'm with Scott on this one. I'm all for doing everything you can to keep from retiring with permanent brain damage, but all this retirement talk by fighters who are still in their prime is starting to get to me. Cotto's current contract expires at the end of 2011. (Original link in Spanish, Google translate version provided.)
Arum called me and I told him I don't have a problem with the fight being at 145 pounds. In fact, I don't care if Cotto wants to weigh 200 pounds. I trust my fighter, so I care very little about the weight issues. I haven't talked to Manny, who will make the final decision. He is a grown man who makes his own decisions. All I can do is give my recommendation. Obviously we want to see Manny get paid more than his last fight. There's no reason to take a step back on the money, so we still have to discuss those details.
