Jun

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

In this week’s Monday mailbag, some fans rave about Miguel Cotto’s impressive fourth-round stoppage of Daniel Geale, other fans rant about the catchweight of the RING/WBC middleweight championship bout, but everybody is looking forward to Cotto facing Canelo Alvarez in the fall (and more fans like the Puerto Rican star’s chances after Saturday’s performance).

Jun

Miguel Cotto continues to roll but …: Weekend Review

by Michael Rosenthal

Miguel Cotto deserves credit for his knockout victory over Daniel Geale on Saturday in Brooklyn but we shouldn’t get carried away.

Jun

Miguel Cotto rolls over Geale, says ‘Canelo will just be another fight’

by Michael Woods

Daniel Geale had some moments in the first three rounds of the main event at Barclays Center on Saturday night, but then Miguel Cotto got a game face on, got nasty and got down to the hurt business …

Jun

Fleischer, Vargas and Younan shine on Cotto-Geale undercard

by Joseph Santoliquito

The undercard to the middleweight showdown between Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale was highlighted by a first-round KO from Dustin Fleischer, who fights motivated by his grandfather’s struggle to survive The Holocaust during World War II.

Jun

Fight Picks: Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale

by Anson Wainwright

20 boxing folks give their takes on what will happen on Saturday when middleweight champion Miguel Cotto takes on Daniel Geale at a 157-pound catchweight in Brooklyn, New York.

Jun

Miguel Cotto: 153.6 pounds, Daniel Geale: 157

by Doug Fischer

Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale made weight for their middleweight championship bout on Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Cotto, the defending RING and WBC titleholder, weighed in at 153.6 pounds (under the junior middleweight limit). Geale weighed in at the contracted limit of 157 pounds (three pounds under the middleweight limit).

Jun

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

In this week’s Friday mailbag, fans from the around the world share their thoughts and opinions on tomorrow night’s Miguel Cotto-Daniel Geale middleweight title fight and the controversial catchweight of the HBO-televised showdown from Brooklyn, as well as other boxing subjects and mythical matchups. Enjoy!

Jun

Freddie Roach still recovering from Mayweather-Pacquiao grind

by Doug Fischer

Freddie Roach admits that he hasn’t fully recovered from the exhaustive grind of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao event. Roach was in New York City on Tuesday to take part in the Miguel Cotto-Daniel Geale press conference, put together by Roc Nation, ahead of the Saturday night scrap at Barclays Center.

Jun

Miguel Cotto’s rules or no fight, simple

by Andreas Hale

Amidst all the complaining around a catchweight title-fight, Miguel Cotto’s position can be summed up as this: If you don’t like my rules, tough.

Jun

Miguel Cotto unapologetic about catchweight for Daniel Geale

by Doug Fischer

RING/WBC middleweight champ Miguel Cotto was asked time and again about the 157-pound catchweight clause for his Saturday title defense against Daniel Geale during their final press conference in Manhattan on Tuesday. The 34-year-old Puerto Rican star calmly told the boxing press to get over it.