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Cotto vs. Mayweather Jr: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Miguel Cotto (Junito) defends his WBA (Super) super-welterweight title against Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Money). Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

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31
Feb 23, 2001
37-2
19
30 (76.9%)
170 cm
170 cm
0 cm
Orthodox
Dec 3, 2011
5m, 2d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
35
Oct 11, 1996
42-0
19
26 (61.9%)
173 cm
183 cm
10 cm
Orthodox
Sep 17, 2011
7m, 18d
42
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d2
WL
w1
d4
WL
w1
d1
sLT
w1
d6
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w1
WL
w2
d1
WL
w1
WL
w1
d1
sLT
w1
LT
w1
d3
LT
w1
d3
sFT
w1
d8
super-welterweight
Saturday, 5 May 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Miguel Cotto vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Date

This fight between Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. took place on at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 173 cm, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the taller of the two by 3 cms; Miguel Cotto is 170 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 183 cm, Mayweather Jr. also has a significant reach advantage of 13 cms over Cotto's 170 cm. On top of that, Mayweather Jr. also has a 10 cm ape index advantage over Cotto.

Cotto is coming in to this fight with a record of 37-2 (30 KOs). His last fight was 5 months and 2 days ago against Antonio Margarito, which he won via 9th round RTD.

Antonio Margarito's boxing career

Mayweather Jr. comes in with an undefeated record of 42-0 (26 KOs). His last fight was 7 months and 18 days ago against Victor Ortiz, which he won via 4th round KO.

Victor Ortiz' boxing career

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Cotto will be 31 years and 6 months old. Mayweather Jr. will be 35 years and 2 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 55-45 in favor of Miguel Cotto. Here is the prediction for Cotto vs Mayweather Jr.

The chances of Miguel Cotto winning is higher, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. cannot be counted out. Mayweather Jr. could make it competitive, maybe even win.

Result

Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Miguel Cotto via 12 round UD to win the WBA (Super) super-welterweight title. Cotto's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Mayweather Jr. advances his win streak to 43. Mayweather Jr. is now 43-0, and Cotto 37-3.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao via 12-round unanimous decision
  2. Miguel Cotto stops Sergio Martínez in the 10th round
  3. Miguel Cotto stops Antonio Margarito in the 9th round in their 2nd fight
  4. Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Oscar De La Hoya via 12-round split decision
  5. Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Zab Judah via 12-round unanimous decision
  6. Miguel Cotto knocks out DeMarcus Corley in the 5th round
  7. Floyd Mayweather Jr. stops Genaro Hernández in the 8th round