Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto
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Directed from the NY Times "LAS VEGAS — Late Saturday, Miguel Cotto did to Floyd Mayweather what opponents rarely, if ever, do to Floyd Mayweather. Cotto made him bleed." "t started when Cotto landed a quick, direct left hand square on Mayweather's nose in the fifth round. Blood trickled down his chin and dripped off his face, an announcement to the packed Grand Garden Arena that Mayweather, the self-proclaimed best boxer in the sport's history, had himself a fight." Cotto gave Mayweather a fight beyond expectation, a close fight, a tough fight, an instant classic. In the end, it was not enough. Mayweather triumphed in a unanimous decision and blew kisses to the crowd, which, naturally, booed him. Then he talked with the rapper Lil' Wayne. "You're a hell of a champion," Mayweather told Cotto afterward. "You're the toughest guy I ever fought." "In victory, Mayweather added to his copious belt collection the W.B.A. super welterweight belt and the vacant W.B.C. one. On this night, it seemed as if the fight that actually took place was more interesting than the one that did not. It did not seem to matter if Mayweather was not fighting Manny Pacquiao." "Cotto (37-3) had come close. But Mayweather (43-0) had done enough. He landed more total punches, more jabs and more power punches and at equal or higher rates. "On Saturday, Mayweather did what Mayweather does best. He put on a show, the usual mixture of sports and entertainment, another pageant of the absurd, another series of moments best summarized with "only Mayweather." BISHOP, GREG. "Mayweather Beats Cotto to Stay Unbeaten." The New York Times. The New York Times, 06 May 2012. Web. 07 May 2012. http://www.nytimes(dot)com/2012/05/06/sports/mayweather-beats-cotto-to-stay-unbeaten.html?pagewanted=all
