The Genius of Boxer Floyd Mayweather Though also undefeated, Miguel Cotto cannot avoid the spectre of the Pretty Boy • At the press conference for Miguel Cotto’s upcoming April 12 fight, the name of the man who has cast an intimidating shadow over the welterweight champion’s career would not go away. • Floyd “Money” Mayweather is the pound for pound champion of the world and could well be one of the smartest men in boxing. —Justin Cavell Biggar, english.ohmynews.com.

When asked if he thought he would defeat Mayweather: “I’m pretty sure of it.  He’s quick. He’s fast. But when you pressure him, he closes his mind, you know? And he runs from the really good boxers. I don’t know how the people that know boxing can put him in first place, pound-for-pound. To be the best, you have to fight the best.” —Miguel Cotto (NYC, 3/9/08)

(Mayweather: Elle G; Cotto: Al Bello/Getty Images)

Episode 3: Pt.1— Gary “Kid” Stark, Jr. 

Episode 2: Gotham Boxing • Episode 1: Kid Chocolate

Cintron’s Right Hand, Steward’s Mind And Margarito’s Will “(Margarito) creates openings, he doesn’t wait for them.” — Teddy Atlas, April 23, 2005. • The night ESPN’s expert commentator uttered those words, he was ringside for a fight that featured WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito and undefeated knockout specialist Kermit Cintron. Although at the time Atlas was making a general statement about Margarito, he could have been articulating the major stylistic difference between the two fighters before him. • Margarito created openings. Cintron waited for them. And Margarito went directly through Cintron. —Bart Barry, CBSSports.com

Tarver Needs To Fight Dawson Next Joe Louis was wrong, as it turns out. • The legendary heavyweight champion once famously said, “He can run, but he can’t hide.” • Apparently, though, the “Brown Bomber” never heard of Antonio Tarver. Tarver is doing a pretty good job of running and hiding from Chad Dawson, the WBC light heavyweight champion. —Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports

(Cintron/Margarito photo by Chris Cozzone)

Luis Resto Adds Another Sad Chapter To 25-Year-Old Boxing Scandal Luis Resto and his trainer Panama Lewis removed the padding from his boxing gloves before he fought Billy Collins, Jr. at Madison Square Garden 25 years ago. Resto beat Collins to a pulp. —Tim Smith, www.nydailynews.com  • Check out the trailer for ‘Cornered’— the compelling, documentary from former journalist and boxing agent, Eric Drath whose film confronts the truth behind Resto vs. Collins, the most brutal and controversial crime ever committed in professional boxing.

A Mixed Blessing? Mixed martial arts has the audience for combat sports by the throat through its possession of something boxing lacks: a network television partner, CBS Sports. —By Jerry Magee, www.signonsandiego.com

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