Miguel Cotto vs. Daniel Geale: Fight Time, Date, Live Stream and TV Info

Miguel "Junito" Cotto (39-4, 32 KO) is set to take on Daniel "The Real Deal" Geale (31-3, 16 KO) on Saturday night at the Barclays Center...I think. The fight has been agreed upon by all parties, and Cotto's WBC middleweight title would be on the line, but there's questions as to whether Geale can make the 157-pound catchweight.

SweetScience.com editor Michael Woods spoke to Geale's promoter Gary Shaw. Woods tweeted this message from Shaw on Wednesday:

What happens if Geale can't make weight? Per Victor Salazar of Boxing Scene, Geale won't be assessed a financial penalty, but Cotto's trainer Freddie Roach says that the champion's camp has backups in place in the event the challenger is overweight. 

All this drama and the opening bell hasn't even rung. Whomever Cotto fights on Saturday night, here's how you can watch it.

When: Saturday, June 6 at 10:30 p.m. ET

Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York

TV: HBO

Live Stream: BoxNation (Region Restricted)

The Press Conference

Geale and his camp attended the press conference without issue, but as most would expect, his weight was a prominent topic. Here's highlights of the final press conference from World Boxing News on YouTube:

What Cotto Stands to Gain

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By most accounts, Cotto is expected to beat Geale handily. Per Odds Shark, the champion is a 1-10 favorite.

Because of that, the Puerto Rican legend isn't in line to add much to his legacy beyond another victory should he win. Stopping Geale would be somewhat notable considering the Australian is a legit middleweight—when he fights at 160—and that's also the manner in which Gennady Golovkin beat him.

With Cotto being aligned with Golovkin for a future bout—as well as with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez—a spectacular showing could help to raise the potential payday in Cotto's next fight.

What Geale Stands to Gain

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Beating Cotto would be a rather significant upset, and it would pave the way for Geale to have another solid payday in his next fight—perhaps against Canelo, should the Mexican superstar decide to move up to middleweight. 

While those opportunities would likely present themselves for Geale, many of the informed members of the boxing community would likely downgrade the approval rating of the Real Deal's win.

In essence, Cotto is an overblown junior welterweight who stands 5'7". He is only fighting near 160 pounds because he may lack the discipline required to consistently make 147 pounds—which is the highest weight class he should be in.

A Geale win might be viewed in some circles as more of a result of Cotto being too old and shopworn, rather than the challenger's skill and determination.

What Cotto Stands to Lose

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Geale is not known as a powerful puncher. In his career, he's compiled just 16 wins by stoppage and one in the last four-and-a-half years. Cotto has always been tough and rugged, thus this is a fight he's set up to win. 

That's why a loss would be so bad for him.

A defeat would kill Cotto's shot at a major payday against Canelo and/or GGG. Lastly, he'd be pelted with questions about retiring after losing the title to an 11-2 underdog.

What Geale Stands to Lose

Geale is fighting with house money. This is a fight no one expects him to win, so he should be free of pressure. Whether that leads to the biggest win of his career remains to be seen.

Prediction

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Despite the fact that Cotto is fighting well above his natural weight class, he's facing a fighter who doesn't have enough power to expose him. This dynamic will be even more prominent with Geale likely struggling to make 157 pounds. 

Cotto, on the other hand, has proved he's capable of hurting fighters in this weight region. He battered a gimpy and washed-up Sergio Martinez to win the title in June 2014, and he destroyed Delvin Rodriguez in the fight before that.

Roach was Cotto's trainer in both fights, and the champion looked sharp and strong. Cotto will launch a vicious body attack on Geale from the outset and have the challenger finished by the eighth round.

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