When is cotto vs mayorga

Friday, November 12, Follow Us:. Facebook RingTV. Official Product. Contact Us P. Box Brooklyn, NY He hasn't beaten an elite fighter in years. You could argue that he's a one-hit wonder, as many had Vernon Forrest winning their rematch or at the very least had the fight scored evenly. Mayorga can call fighters horrible names and insult their mothers, sisters, wives, children and deceased relatives, but at some point, he's got to back up the vitriol by actually winning one of these bouts.

This is his last shot at remaining relevant, so he's desperate, and desperate fighters are certainly dangerous ones. That's especially true when the desperate fighter also happens to toss bombs with the subtlety of an overgrown toddler on crystal meth. As we mentioned before, Mayorga has the distinction of being wrecked by three future Hall of Famers.

A decision win doesn't do much at all for him, especially when he's trying to keep his elite status intact. There's no shame in being knocked out by Pacquiao, but Cotto needs to prove he's beyond it, and that he can hang with anyone at That requires knocking out Mayorga, who is obviously dangerous but far from the fighter he was a few years ago.

You can imagine that question bothering Cotto ever since that night in when Antonio Margarito got busted and then pounded by Shane Mosley. A big win here sets Cotto up for his rematch with Margarito, one that would bring a ton of interest and one that would bring a great deal of resolution for Cotto should he succeed.

For Mayorga, his options go from very limited to suddenly wide open. While it is extremely unlikely he'd get a shot at Manny Pacquiao and that's a very good thing for Mayorga , he would more than likely get a shot at one of the big names anywhere from to Not only has Showtime brought back pay-per-view boxing, but it's adding pre-fight shows to its other channels as well.

Granted, the pre-fight show for Cotto versus Mayorga looked like it was put together by a group of high school potheads, but hey, at least they're competing.

HBO has long dominated the fight game, and with their much larger budget, it will be hard for Showtime to really get the upper hand. Foreman, who won his first 28 fights before losing the last two, said he would rest before deciding about his future. Fighting for the second time as a pro, Zbikowski barely broke a sweat Saturday night in stopping Richard Bryant in the first round of a scheduled four-round fight on the undercard.

He dropped Bryant with a left hook to the body and referee Russell Mora waved the fight to a close after Bryant got up at the count of seven. Zbikowski, who weighed pounds to for his opponent, plans to fight next on March 26 in Atlantic City. It's a first career. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Cotto retains title as Mayorga quits late in 12th. Rams add Beckham Jr. Los Angeles Rams. Superman returns: Cam rejoins QB-thin Panthers. Carolina Panthers. Seattle Seahawks. Gymnast Lee says she was target of racist attack.

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