{"id":18669,"date":"2012-04-23T17:31:36","date_gmt":"2012-04-23T22:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18669"},"modified":"2012-04-23T17:31:36","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T22:31:36","slug":"floyd-mayweather-jr-manny-pacquiao-miguel-cotto-more-boxings-big-three-the-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=18669","title":{"rendered":"Floyd Mayweather JR, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto & More \u2013 Boxing's Big Three – The Fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAlways in motion the future.\u201d – Yoda<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Yes RSR fans, I\u2019m quoting Yoda which clearly shows that my beloved Editor Geno is checking his email as I try to meet deadline for articles this week. So, I begin with a quote from Yoda because as it is spring and summer (as it is always in sunny Southern California), I thought I\u2019d bring to you some future fights. I\u2019ve only put together 3 for now, but as I peer at my fight calendar, I\u2019m hoping to cover the Ortiz vs. Berto II at the Staples Center here in Los Angeles. But, let\u2019s begin with Yoda\u2019s quote. For now, I\u2019ve thought about the matchups that will soon be upon us which may eventually affect the future motion of matchups for the fall. Both Pacquiao and Mayweather like to get in a bout in November or so, but given that Mayweather may be in the throes of his sentence or Pacquiao might be facing something or another back in the Philippines, my two future welterweight heavies to get a fight later in the year might be impossibility. <\/p>\n

# 3 – Manny \u201cPacman\u201d Pacquiao, 54-3-2, 38 KO\u2019s vs. Timothy \u201cDesert Storm\u201d Bradley, 28-0, 12 KO\u2019s \u2013 June 9, 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I list this as my third favorite fight because I\u2019m \u2018eh\u2019 with Bradley\u2019s speed and power. He is highly competitive when he boxes, but he doesn\u2019t always carry his ability in the ring \u2013 meaning he doesn\u2019t look as interested and determined to win as a fight as he should. I had hoped I could see him matchup with Khan before he moved up against Pacquiao. As for Pacquiao, he has been marred with personal affairs outside of the ring. He\u2019s become, according to some news sources, a bit more devout, but his training ethic has not wavered one bit. He\u2019s still my favorite boxer. I predict Pacquiao by 12 round unanimous decision. I don\u2019t see a KO in either Pacquiao\u2019s or Bradley\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

# 2 – \u201cBad\u201d Chad Dawson, 30-1, 17 KO\u2019s vs. Bernard Executioner Hopkins, 52-5-2, 32 KO\u2019s \u2013 April 28, 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Since Bernard \u201cExecutioner\u201d Hopkins has adamantly decided to stick around in boxing for a while in order to teach some young boxing pups how boxing is done, I thought I\u2019d take a break from the Cotto vs. Mayweather hype and write about the 2nd fight I\u2019m looking forward to seeing \u2013 AGAIN. Bad boy Chad Dawson will take on veteran fighter Hopkins for a second time. Or, for all you boxing fans, Dawson vs. Hopkins Part Deux will hopefully turn into a fight that doesn\u2019t start off as a segment in the WWE.<\/p>\n

In their last matchup, Hopkins and Dawson faced off against each other with no love between them. Dawson had a point to prove and he makes himself to be the perfect bully against any of his opponents. Their last fight didn\u2019t even get started before Dawson picked up Hopkins in a pretty good MMA takedown and threw Hopkins to the ground, injuring Hopkins\u2019 shoulder. It was ugly, boxing fans, UGLY.<\/p>\n

More to the obvious, anytime Hopkins fights, he makes his younger opponent usually look a little foolish. Hopkins is a professional boxer and workhorse in the truest sense. Older, wiser, and holding the record as the active fighter at 49 years of age, Hopkins has definitely seen his fair share of action. He has cultivated his skill to be a clever, wear down his opponent fighter. Hopkins is beautiful to watch. Upon my own admission, it did take me a while to understanding his true dedication to the sweet science of boxing.<\/p>\n

I predict Hopkins with a 12 round unanimous decision, but Dawson will surely make it a competitive bout.<\/p>\n

Finally, the fight I really want to see:<\/p>\n

# 1 – Miguel Cotto, 37-2, 30 KO\u2019s vs. Floyd \u201cMoney\u201d Mayweather, 42-0, 26 KO\u2019s – May 5, 2012<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As usual, I always root for Mayweather\u2019s opponent. I finally caught HBO\u2019s Max Kellerman\u2019s Face Off between Cotto and Mayweather. I loved it. Mayweather gets me so riled up as the bad boy \u2013 but I do have a thing for bad boys. Mayweather is confident, arrogant, and just so damn sure of himself. But with good reason, he is undefeated. I have to remind myself about the Ortiz bout. Thanks goodness I didn\u2019t buy the PPV. Nonetheless, Mayweather looked bored during the interview with Kellerman and even had the nerve to double check the bet he placed on college hoops. Ooh, he bugs! But that\u2019s personal.<\/p>\n

As for Cotto, I think he\u2019s finally arrived in his own personal belief that he\u2019s a good solid fighter that had come up against a cheater. Cotto redeemed, in his own mind, his boxing ability, when he defeated Margarito last year. I hope he brings his best against Mayweather and pulls off an upset. I predict a 12 round bout \u2013 no KO, with Cotto getting a decision. The fight will go down rather slowly, but Cotto has to come out strong and take the swag out of Mayweather\u2019s fight. He needs to fight better in the championship rounds.<\/p>\n

So, there it is, RSR fans. I won\u2019t get into what matchups may occur for the fall, because again, the future is always in motion. We\u2019ll see what happens in the next few months, but I\u2019m looking forward to May 5th \u2013 that much is true!<\/p>\n

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By Gina L. Caliboso \u201cAlways in motion the future.\u201d – Yoda Yes RSR fans, I\u2019m quoting Yoda which clearly shows that my beloved Editor Geno is checking his email as I try to meet deadline for articles this week. So, I begin with a quote from Yoda because as it is spring and summer (as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}