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!

Mayweather vs Pacquiao has become one of the most talked about, yet ridiculed rivalries in sports today with the on going back and forth posturing and demands that seems to be pushing both fighters away more than making the fight Boxing fans have been waiting for. With talks of Pacquiao not fighting until June and Mayweather sticking to his guns for a May 5th fight, one guy is sitting back in quite possibly the best position he’s been in his whole career, and that is Miguel Cotto. Fresh off his victory over Antonio Margarito, the question remained on whether Cotto would resign with his longtime promoter Top Rank. Names such as Chavez Jr and a Pacquiao rematch were supposed to be incentives for him resigning. Instead, he’s chosen to be his own promoter and have the ability to work outside of Top Rank who have more times than not held in house fights.

For Floyd Mayweather, substitute names such as Robert Guerrero and Saul Alvarez have been at the forefront, but with a slight hint to a possible showdown with a now free agent Miguel Cotto, who in comparison to both guys brings bigger dollar signs, which Floyd loves more than anything.

Fight News reported this earlier about the potential showdown:

The announcement that WBA super welterweight king Miguel Cotto and WBC welterweight monarch Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet on May 5 could occur in the next few days. Cotto, now a free agent, had several meetings with long time promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank, but no agreement was reached. The Sport Press learned that Golden Boy Promotions, who does business with Mayweather Jr., made a juicy offer to Cotto immediately after efforts failed to make a bout between the ‘Pretty Boy’ and Manny Pacquiao. In fact, José Sulaimán, president of the WBC, announced in Mexico that Mayweather Jr and Pacquiao will fight in November in Qatar, United Arab Emirates, therefore the date of May 5 is free for Mayweather Jr to face Cotto.

Boxing fans will remember also that both Mayweather and Cotto were once on a path to facing one another as the top 2 Welterweights in the sport prior to Cotto’s loss to Margarito. Though by some it may be a fight too late in the making, it’s those fights that sometimes tell us more about where a fighter truly is in their career. The next few days shall be very interesting.

Download link: The Rob Report Episode 18 (MP3)

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01. Fingaz – Flawless The MC

Show intro

02. Rocking With Elegance – Grap Luva
03. Harsh – Styles P feat Busta Rhymes & Rick Ross
04. Irene – Timeless Truth feat Roc Marciano
05. Need Some Bad – Slick Rick (produced by DJ Premier)
06. God Help Me – Flawless The MC
07. The Grudge – UNI

Flawless The MC Interview

07. Prevail – JD Cuellar feat Reks (produced by RL)
08. The Situation – Chaundon feat. OISD
09. Universe Traveler – Kyle Rapps feat Talib Kweli
10. Think Twice – Phil Da Agony feat Ras Kass & Black McCloud
11. Quality of Life – Joe Budden
12. Last Ones – Emilio Rojas, LI, Lil Eto, 38 Special, Hassan Macky, Coach P
13. Mister Rogers – Grynch (produced by Jake One)
14. Raw – Flawless The MC feat. Medaphor

Flawless The MC & Medaphor Freestyle

Show Outro

Fresh off his mixtape “Greatness Takes Time”, South Florida’s JD Cuellar is back with a new single off the forthcoming E.P. with Producer RL. The song is entitled “Prevail” featuring Boston native Reks. The EP is due out this Spring, but expect more content from JD Cuellar in the weeks to come!!!

Download link: Prevail – JD Cuellar feat Reks (prod RL)

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