But their continued rivalry could be decided. Cotto decided not just to think about what might or might not have been in Margarito’s gloves, but to put his fate in his own hands.

Cotto, technically, is the better defensive fighter. When he crouches, pulling his gloves high to his forehead, or rolls his shoulders, he can be very difficult to hit square.

Cotto outjabbed Mosley 98-71, but his connect percentage was far greater. Cotto connected on 34 percent of his, more than a 2-to-1 edge over the 16-percent rate with which Mosley landed.

I recently reached out to well-respected boxing historian Bert Sugar to get his take on the impressions left by Cotto over the years. The New York scribe and I discussed Miguel’s early foray ...

Former three division world champion Miguel Cotto (38-4, 31KOs) would like to see Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions come together and sort out their differences. Cotto finds himself in a good ...

Published Wed Apr 18, 2007, 4:00 AM By BoxingScene Staff 0 Jose "OnFire" Aguirre goes one on one with WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, as they discuss his June 9 defense against former ...

Published Sun Feb 22, 2009, 5:00 AM By BoxingScene Staff 0 Jose "OnFire" Aguirre catches up with Miguel Cotto to throw a few quick questions in the direction of the new WBO welterweight champion ...

Cotto won the world title on September 11, 2004 in Puerto RIco by stopping Kelson Pinto of Brazil. Cotto then stopped former world champion Randall Bailey in December 2004 in Las Vegas.

Former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has finally spoken out against the December 6 bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Cotto says a fight like De La Hoya-Pacquiao is the kind ...

Published Wed Nov 11, 2009, 5:00 AM By BoxingScene Staff 0 Ryan Burton and other members of the press speak with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto about his upcoming clash with pound-for ...