Mayweather vs. Cotto: Moving Up in Weight Won't Be a Problem for Money May

Floyd Mayweather will be moving up in weight to fight Miguel Cotto, but don't expect the added pounds to slow Money May in his continued pursuit of perfection.

Since Cotto's WBA (super) light middleweight crown is on the line, the fight will be held at 154 pounds. Although this is about 10 pounds heavier than Mayweather's usual fight weight, he's not exactly in uncharted territory.

Mayweather has fought at this weight once before, when he took Oscar De La Hoya's WBC light middleweight title in 2007. It wasn't the prettiest match we've seen from Mayweather, but he was eventually awarded the split decision victory.

During that bout, it was clear that the extra bulk didn't slow Mayweather's trademark speed, either offensively or defensively. He managed to land 207 of 481 punches, while De La Hoya connected on just 122 of his 587 attempts. Mayweather also had a 138-82 advantage in power punches.

Although Cotto is four years younger than Mayweather, I'm expecting a similar disparity when the two meet on May 5.

Mayweather is unquestionably the best defensive fighter of this era, and quite possibly the best of all time. With his elusiveness and masterful defensive technique, he's virtually untouchable in the ring.

In his last nine fights, Mayweather's opponents have combined to land just 16 percent of their punches against him. That's an absolutely ridiculous figure considering Mayweather has been fighting some of the best boxers in the history of the sport.

As unlikely as it seems, Mayweather is getting better as he enters his mid-30s. And although Cotto is a dangerous opponent, he won't have any answers for Money's speed and elusiveness.

Despite the added weight, I'm expecting Mayweather to cruise to an easy victory, improving his career record to 43-0.