The Roberto Flack Chronicles

I go a little in depth with the May 5th match up, but no prediction (yet)

As another year passes and both Pacquiao and Mayweather have yet to meet face to face in the ring, we have to (or do we) settle for the next best thing. In the case of Floyd Mayweather, he’s going on to fight Miguel Cotto at 154lbs which by some is seen as an easy fight while others believe this is a very risky fight for Floyd. Pacquiao on the other hand has a victory over Cotto from their 2009 fight in which Pacquiao stopped Cotto in 12 rounds. A rematch was put on the table by Top Rank head Bob Arum but was turned down by Cotto for Pacquiao’s demand of the fight being at 147 where Cotto hasn’t fought since their last fight. Timothy Bradley is undefeated and recognized as the #1 140lber in the last couple of years with wins over Lamont Peterson, Devon Alexander, & Joel Casamayor. Without question this is a huge step up in competition for Bradley.

From RingTV:

RingTV.com has learned that WBO welterweight beltholder Manny Pacquiao and WBO junior welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley have agreed to terms for a clash that will take place on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Pacquiao-Bradley agreement was not made, however, until Monday, and it comes in the wake of WBA junior middleweight beltholder Miguel Cotto having been chosen last Wednesday by Floyd Mayweather Jr. as his May 5 opponent.

Rest of the Story: Pacquiao vs Bradley Set for June 9th

An incredibly sad day for Boxing as legendary trainer of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, and a host of other greats died Wednesday at the age of 90. He had recently re-opened the famous 5th Street Boxing Gym in Miami where Ali trained frequently. I’m sure we’ll see a good homage during this weekend’s HBO double header. Here’s one of his last interviews from a couple months back. RIP

I guess I was foreshadowing a bit? May 5th is locked in for what some are considering a fight a little too late in the making pitting undefeated Floyd Mayweather against Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto. The fight will take place at 154lbs for Cotto’s WBA title which will be Floyd’s second time at the weight class since beating Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. With the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight once again hitting road blocks, the May 5th date was stamped by Floyd as he had to venture out for a new opponent with Cotto fitting the bill after going out on his own finishing his tenure with longtime promoter Top Rank, who ironically is Mayweather’s former promoter. It’s likely HBO will cover the fight on PPV along with their now popular 24/7 Series.

As a Boxing fan, this is a fight I personally would have like to have seen a few years ago, but I have a feeling we’re going to be in for a few surprises come May 5th. Stay tuned!

I waited a few days to let everything soak in, so here’s the recap