LAS VEGAS.- Floyd Mayweather Jr. made good bets tonight when he defeated by unanimous decision Miguel Cotto, he was proclaimed as the champion of the super welterweight title of the World Boxing Association in a fight that lasted 12 rounds.
This fight was the last one of "Kings of the Ring", an event that took place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas Nevada with sold-out locations.
Mayweather Jr. of 35 years old, dominated 9 of the 12 rounds and his speed, a natural state of him, was too much for Cotto who started still and when he finally let go, he gained some points but not enough to top Mayweather.
The accomplishment of Cotto was to end the fight on his feet and without a knockout at the 11th round when Mayweather hit him and his legs were shaking.
During the promotion of the fight, Mayweather Jr. always showed respect for Cotto, his only goal was to conclude the fight that he knew was a piece of cake since the first round.
This is the eight world tittle for Mayweather on five different categories and he also accomplished 32 million dollars on bets for him. With this fight, his persona score is 43-0 with 26 knockouts.
The strategy of Mayweather was the same as always : he was invisible when he wanted, he used his hand on key moments and his mobility, reaction and class appeared superior to Cotto who was well prepared physically but lacked a strategy to perform.
The judged didn't doubt on give the win to Mayweather with points as118-110, 117-111 and117-111.
Mayweather Jr said to Cotto "You are a great champion, you have been my toughest rival".
On the previous fight, all eyes were on Shane Mosley who lost against the Mexican Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, also a winner by unanimous decision. Their fight lasted 12 rounds and Canelo Álvarez kept his world title in the category of Middle Junior Weight at the World Boxing Association.
Live again "Kings of the Ring" with these pictures :
Undefeated welterweight prospect Antonio Orozco (Right) throws a right hand en route to third round knockout victory over Dillet Frederick (Left) on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Undefeated welterweight prospect Keith Thurman (Left) throws a left hand en route to third round knockout victory over Brandon Hoskins (Right) on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Undefeated lightweight prospect Omar Figueroa (Right) throws a combination en route to first round knockout victory over Robbie Cannon (Left) on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Undefeated featherweight prospect Braulio Santos (Right) poses following his unanimous decision victory over Juan Sandoval (Left) on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (Center) poses following his unanimous decision victory over Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (Right) throws a right hand en route to unanimous decision victory over Six-Time and Three-Division World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley (Left) on May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pop superstar Justin Bieber, hip hop superstar Lil Wayne, newly crowned WBA and WBC Diamond Super Welterweight World Champion Floyd Mayweather, hip hop mogul 50 Cent and undefeated former World Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa pose on May 5, 2012 following Mayweather's unanimous decision victory over former world champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Undefeated welterweight rising star Jessie Vargas (Right) lands a right hand en route to unanimous decision victory over former World Champion Steve Forbes (Left) May 5, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*Photos Courtesy of Hogan Photos.
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