Cotto seeks rebound vs. Pacquiao

By Bob Velin, USA TODAY

Before he stepped into the ring against Antonio Margarito in July 2008, Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto was undefeated and considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.

The then-WBA welterweight champion — who will fight current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas — was a powerful and punishing body-puncher, and his handlers were eying a future mega-fight against undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., if they could coax him out of retirement.

But Cotto fans were stunned as Margarito administered an 11-round beating before Cotto's corner threw in the towel after Cotto, bloodied and battered, twice took a knee in an attempt to slow the Mexican's onslaught. READ MORE

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Miguel Cotto

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