Miguel Cotto, Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney Elected To Int’l Boxing Hall Of Fame

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 by Boxing Hall of Fame

The International Boxing Hall of Fame and Museum announced today the members of the Class of 2022. Living inductees include champions Miguel Cotto, Roy Jones … read more “Miguel Cotto, Roy Jones Jr. and James Toney Elected To Int’l Boxing Hall Of Fame”

One Crazy Boxing Summer

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 by James Slater

Get ready for what might just go down as the oddest, the most almost unbelievable, the craziest summer in the history of boxing. So far … read more “One Crazy Boxing Summer”

Miguel Cotto to face Juan Manuel Marquez on June 12th on pay-per-view in exhibition fight

March 30, 2021 by Albert Craine

Former four-division world champion Miguel Cotto will be coming out of retirement to take on Juan Manuel Marquez in an exhibition fight on June 12th … read more “Miguel Cotto to face Juan Manuel Marquez on June 12th on pay-per-view in exhibition fight”

Canelo Alvarez Has Listed His Most Important Fight To Date, And He Didn’t Pick Mayweather Or Golovkin

February 19, 2021 by James Slater

Canelo Alvarez is looking at “making more history,” and the 30 year old feels he has years ahead of him in the sport. But as … read more “Canelo Alvarez Has Listed His Most Important Fight To Date, And He Didn’t Pick Mayweather Or Golovkin”

Five Super-Special Fighters Eligible To Be Voted Into 2021 Hall Of Fame

October 9, 2020 by James Slater

For those that have the honor bestowed upon them, it’s again time to put pen to paper and vote for the fighters deserving of being … read more “Five Super-Special Fighters Eligible To Be Voted Into 2021 Hall Of Fame”

Klitschko, Ward, Bradley, Cotto: They all retired this year, but which great will you miss the most?

December 29, 2017 by James Slater

Four great fighters, all of them world champions, three of them at more than one weight class, retired from the sport this year: heavyweight king Wladimir Klitschko, super-middleweight and light-heavyweight ruler Andre Ward, four-weight ruler Miguel Cotto and light-welterweight and welterweight champ Tim Bradley.

Will Miguel Cotto’s retirement stick? Oscar De La Hoya for one is not sure

December 4, 2017 by James Slater

As fans know, the sport of boxing is absolutely littered with great fighters who, despite announcing their retirement, were simply unable to walk away and stay away for good without making a comeback. Right now, 37 year old future Hall of Famer Miguel Cotto sounds about as convincing as is imaginable when he insists that, yes, his comeback WILL stick; that he will fight no more.

Sadam Ali: If Jessie Vargas fought me, it would be completely different

December 3, 2017 by Andy Brooks

Sadam Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) says it would have been a different story if Jessie Vargas was inside the ring with him last Saturday night instead of Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in New York. Ali beat Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs) by an impressive 12 round unanimous decision to win his WBO junior middleweight title.

Sadam Ali explains why he didn’t try to KO Miguel Cotto

December 3, 2017 by Andy Brooks

Sadam ‘World Kid’ Ali (26-1, 14 KOs) had WBO junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (41-6, 33 KOs) badly hurt last night on 3 occasions in their fight, but he didn’t go after him to try and finish him off much to the disappointment to a lot of the boxing fans at Madison Square Garden in New York.

That rarity in boxing: Going out a winner

December 3, 2017 by James Slater

The great Muhammad Ali failed to do it, Sugar Ray Leonard failed to do it, George Foreman also came up short. While the greatest boxer of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson, failed to tick this particular box himself. And on Saturday night in New York, Miguel Cotto’s name was added to the long, long list of great, great fighters who were unsuccessful in their attempts at going out as a winner in their final fight.