Quiet as kept, Miguel Cotto gave Floyd Mayweather his toughest fight as a professional, but is he up to the task again, and even more important, would Floyd listen?
Cotto’s trainer Freddie Roach, gave Boxing Scene an excellent explanation for why Miguel should call out Mayweather after vanquishing Canelo Alvarez.
Roach wants Cotto to go out on a career ending path.
“I would love for Miguel to win this fight [against Canelo] by knockout, call out Mayweather and then end his career,” said Roach.
“Miguel always tells me that if he had me in his corner when he fought Mayweather he would have knocked him out. He tells me that story all the time.
“I think Miguel could pull off the strategy I have to beat Mayweather. I think that would be a good fight for him. I think I could put Miguel in a very aggressive mode,” he said.
Cotto has to take care of Canelo Alvarez first, but Roach believes they’ll be fine, because Alvarez is terrible defensively.
“Miguel has had a great training camp for this fight. We’re 100 percent ready for this fight, the biggest fight of the year. I’ve never seen Miguel better than this,” said Roach.
“We are going to box a lot in this fight. We’re not just going out there looking for a knockout. I don’t want him doing that. I want him using his foot speed and his angles. He’s a more complete fighter now than ever.
“Canelo’s defence is terrible. He follows you wherever you go. He’s like a robot. If you use angles on him, he will be lost. He cannot make adjustments well,” he said.
This will be epic, and I know Floyd will be watching.