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 5th May 2012 at MGM Grand in 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 loses and 0 draws.

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

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the older man by 4 years, at 36 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 & 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 52 more professional rounds, 397 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 19th September 2009 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ricky Hatton on 8th December 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 beat Oscar De La Hoya on 5th May 2007 by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

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

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

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 11 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 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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