FULL REPORT: Mayweather vs. Cotto (Recaps of EVERY Fight on the Card!)

By Ryan Maquiñana at ringside

CSNBayArea.com

LAS VEGAS -- Despite a game effort from underdog Miguel Cotto that made the fight more competitive than expected, Floyd Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) took a unanimous decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that netted him the WBA 154-pound title Saturday night.

“You’re a hell of a champion.  You’re the toughest guy I ever fought,” Mayweather told Cotto after the bout.  “When the fight’s on pay-per-view, you want to give the fans what they pay for, and that’s excitement.”

Cotto (37-3, 30 KOs) had several successful moments over the course of the 12 rounds, utilizing calculated pressure that involved a venomous body attack complemented by left hooks upstairs.  The Puerto Rican star even caused an unfamiliar sight—blood streaming down Mayweather’s nose following the eighth round.

Ultimately, however, Mayweather’s ability to fight off the ropes and land looping shots around the high guard of Cotto in the later rounds would earn him the victory.

READ MY FULL RINGSIDE RECAP INCLUDING SUMMARIES OF ALL EIGHT FIGHTS ON THE "RING KINGS" CARD: http://www.csnbayarea.com/05/05/12/Mayweather-remains-unbeaten-defeats-Cott/landing.html?blockID=702972&feedID=2539 

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