Mayweather Jr vs Cotto

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Cotto?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 5th, 2012, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 118-110, 117-111, 117-111 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

This contest was for the vacant WBA super welterweight championship of the world.

The undercard featured the clash of Alvarez vs Mosley for the WBC World Super Welterweight championship.

Mayweather Jr vs Cotto stats

Back in May 2012, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 42 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Miguel Cotto made his way to the ring with a record of 37 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cotto. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Miguel Cotto fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 1996, 4 years and 4 months earlier than Cotto, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 58 more professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Cotto's 345.

Mayweather Jr vs Cotto form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19, 2009, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Ricky Hatton on December 8, 2007, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Before that, he had defeated Zab Judah on April 8, 2006, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

He had won against DeMarcus Corley on May 22, 2004, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

Cotto had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Antonio Margarito on December 3, 2011, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Yuri Foreman on June 5, 2010, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBA World Super Welterweight championship fight at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Manny Pacquiao on November 14, 2009, by technical knockout in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Shane Mosley on November 10, 2007, by technical knockout at Madison Square Garden, New York.

He had won against Zab Judah on June 9, 2007, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBA World Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Miguel Cotto had been fighting more than Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Going into this contest, Floyd Mayweather Jr had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 16 days ago, while Miguel Cotto's last outing had been 5 months and 2 days ago.

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 7 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Cotto's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 53 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.6 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr vs Cotto start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Cotto?

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