Cotto bringing big time action back to the Bronx

THIRTY FOUR years after boxing’s last headline act at Yankee Stadium saw Muhammad Ali handed a controversial points victory over Ken Norton, the sport is preparing to return to the venue tomorrow night.

The stadium may have switched across the street but the ghosts of its most famous fight nights have travelled with it alongside greats like Sugar Ray Robinson and Benny Leonard who once routinely plied their trade.

It was at Yankee Stadium where Rocky Marciano brought an end to his undefeated career with a ninth round stoppage win over Archie Moore in 1955. Gene Tunney also had his final fight there, an 11th round win over Tom Heeney in 1928.