De La Hoya says Cotto's style will trouble Floyd
MANILA, Philippines – Former world champion and Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar de la Hoya expects Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto to give unbeaten American star Floyd Mayweather Jr. trouble when they face off on May 5 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
De La Hoya said through his Twitter account that Cotto possesses “a very unique and interesting style” which will “give (M)ayweather some fits.”
Cotto agreed to fight Mayweather on May 5 after the American boxer said he was willing to hold the bout at the junior middleweight limit, instead of forcing Cotto to go down to the welterweight division.
Mayweather currently holds the World Boxing Council welterweight championship, but the bout will be for Cotto’s World Boxing Association junior middleweight title.
“Cotto is patient and calculated with his punches, and this new trainer he has will get him in great shape,” De La Hoya added.
Cotto is coming off an impressive victory over Mexican fighter Antonio Margarito last December.
Mayweather and Cotto are set to embark on a three-city media tour beginning on February 27 in Puerto Rico to promote their fight.
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/02/20/12/de-la-hoya-says-cottos-style-will-trouble-floyd
