Cotto-Clottey Will Be a Fight to Remember

Boxing's a fight, but it's not just a legalized way for two men to reconfigure their opponent's facial structure. The proper ratio of hair-raising brutality and awesome scientific approach prior to launching an attack or maneuvering for defense is what makes this sport a beauty to behold, live! either ringside or on pay-per-view.

Cotto-Clottey is such a fight, a classic event set to occur, June 13, at the Madison Square Garden—location of some of history's most memorable fights.

Miguel Cotto is The Ring Magazine's Pound for Pound No. 7 rated fighter. He is a true welterweight since the start of his professional career, despite having fought on lightweight early on his amateur days. Cotto possess both a solid defense and the knack for raining punch after heavy punch on his opponent. 

Out of 34 professional fight, he has garnered 33 wins with 27 wins via KO, and a single loss "handed" by Antonio Margarito.

According to most aficionados, the loss is considerably an asterisk rather than a digit on Cotto's records, after Margarito's recent exposure as a fighter who uses loaded hand wraps to gain sizable advantage over an opponent.

Cotto factions, and even non-Cotto fans who follow the sport do not acknowledge the loss of Cotto to Margarito, although it is yet to be resolved legally. But proven or not, Cotto poses an aura of invincibility in him.

Joshua Clottey is the former IBF Welterweight Champion. Early in his career, he won 20 straight fights, with 14 of those wins via KO.

Two of his losses were controversial and were far from being a reflection of his skills as a fighter. His first loss came via a disqualification.

But in rebound, he garnered another 10 fight winning streak before losing via a disputable decision against Margarito, where he sustained a hand injury on the fourth round but fought for the full duration of the fight, displaying great boxing ability and sportsmanship. 

Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey. Both men posseses tremendous boxing ability, with styles expected to collide in a thrilling and explosive manner. Both men are the real welterweight deals, despite having a pound for pound king among them residing at the light welterweight level.

This is a fight. Two men out to make a statement of welterweight domination, and just maybe have the opportunity to fight the reigning pound for pound king. Or at their own discretion, they can make a trilogy out of this for a solid claim at the contested weight category.

This is not a battle of too much technical display that renders a fight a total bore, and not a fight of all-out offensive madness of dumb warriors either. It has elements of both science and brutality in it that will make it a fight to remember.

We can expect both fighters to size up each other for a couple of rounds. Both fighters attempting to come forward and launch some bombs not in an attempt to finish the fight early but to find the right distance for some sinister attacks later on.

Domination will change hands for the most part of the early rounds, alternately, giving the defensive fighter the opportunity to test the other's offensive capabilities and power.

The rest of the middle rounds can be expected to be explosive and thrilling, in an attempt to gain domination over each other.

Late rounds will be crucial for both fighters, as both will feel the need to assert themselves over the other. Both men will have their minds set on finishing the other in a dramatic and convincing fashion, with a career-defining win as the objective.

The fighter with the ability to push one's self to perform beyond what is expected will be triumphant. Each fighter will be put in a situation where the real opponent is themselves, testing their own capabilities and pushing their own limitations, as both contenders are almost equal in every aspect coming in to the fight. 

This is a fight, in the real sense of the word. Sit back and enjoy.