RING KINGS WEIGH-IN: MAYWEATHER - 151 LBS, COTTO - 154 LBS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 05 May 2012
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas:- Golden Boy Promotions early this afternoon held the official weigh-in for the main gladiators who will see action tomorrow at MGM Grand Garden Arena.
When the smoke cleared, the main-eventers easily made weight but one of the boxers involved in the supporting main event came in a tad over the limit.
Miguel Cotto (37-2-0,30 KO) of Caguas, Puerto Rico made the super welterweight limit of 154 pounds without any problem at all.
Floyd Mayweather (42-0-0,26 KO) of Grand Rapids, Michigan surprisingly came in 3 pounds under the contract limit. He was a sizzling 151 pounder.
It maybe noted that this is the heaviest that Mayweather ever was in any weigh-in he has had in his past fights.
Mayweather and Cotto are fighting for the WBA vacant Super welterweight title and a minor belt, the WBC Diamond Super welterweight title.
In the supporting main event, a fight that is for the WBC Super welterweight crown, world champion Canelo Alvarez (39-0-1, 29KO) of Guadalajara, Mexico hit the scales at exactly 154 lbs.
His challenger, former world champion Sugar Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KO) of Pomona, California however was half a pound over the contract limit of 154 lbs.
Mosley was given two hours to shed the excess baggage and without doubt, he will make it the second time around as half a pound is really nothing to lose for professional boxers like him.
Will the weight be an issue tomorrow? Let us just wait and see.
In the other supporting bouts, Las Vegas rising star, Jessie Vargas (18-0-0, 9KO) came in at 146 lbs while his opponent veteran Steve Forbes, (35-10-0, 11KO) also from Las Vegas was a 146.5 lbs.
Carlos Quintana (28-3-0, 22KO) of Moca, Puerto Rico hit the scales at 154 lbas and his opponent DeAndre Latrimore (23-3-0, 17 KO) of Las Vegas was 154.5 lbs.
Most of the talk in the media room centered around Mosley. The veteran according to a reliable source is being paid $650,000 for the fight, indeed a neat sum that will go towards his retirement. Champion Alvarez is on the other hand getting a whooping $1.2 million.
Mosley is a decided underdog and many are just wishing he will not get hurt too much fighting a faster, stronger and a younger opponent in Alvarez.
Quotes:
Mayweather: ?You are fighting the best!?
Cotto: ?He has never faced anyone like Cotto before.?
Mayweather.
Cotto.
Alvarez and Mosley.
Vargas and Forbes.
Quintana and Latrimore.
Photos by Dr Ed de la Vega.
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