Chad Dawson injured his hand, so Dawson-Tarver II is off. Not a big disappointment, since it was a pointless rematch to begin with.
I'm going to skip the Pavlik/Cotto PPV this weekend.
Not me as a die hard Cotto fan this fight is huge for him in more ways than one. There are so many questions I have of him [Cotto]. First, is his body full recovered from that brutal fight with Margarito? What will his physical conditioning be like? Will he still fight as hard and aggressively as he has before? Is his head on straight (mentally)?
I personally think that within a few rounds I will have my answers to my questions. I think this fight will either be one that is close or just a complete lopsided win for Cotto. I am pretty excited about seeing Cotto fight again. I can only assume he may start out rusty initially as he has been out of the ring for 7 months. I really feel that this fight will set the tone for where Cotto's career will go from here. If Cotto can put the Margarito loss out of his mind, which should have been made easier by way of Margarito's "glove gate" incident, the better off he will be. A loss could be devastating for Cotto's psyche right now.