Tomorrow night, Miguel Cotto challenges Yuri Foreman for the WBA super welterweight title at Yankee Stadium, headlining the first fight card to be held at the Yankees' home ballpark since Sept. 28, 1976 when Muhammad Ali won a close 15 round decision over Ken Norton.
Cotto, a native of Puerto Rico, has headlined six fights at Madison Square Garden and has a large and loyal local following. Foreman, who lives in Brooklyn and is best known for training to become a rabbi, can count on the continued support of the New York's city's Jewish population.
Cotto is favored but is already showing signs of slowing down at age 29, following KO losses to Antonio Margarito in 2008 and Manny Pacquiao in 2009 (in addition to grueling wins over Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and Joshua Clottey). Foreman is a highly-skilled boxer but does not possess a lot of power (28-0 but only eight KOs) and has never been in the ring with anyone of Cotto's caliber.
Prediction: Forman boxes well for a while but Cotto eventually break him down and wins by TKO in round eight.
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