Mayweather won the fight, but Cotto won the event!

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  1. bronx

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  2. thawk888

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    Cotto's gonna move on and make millions upon millions of dollars in his next couple of fights. I think he'll be good. :good
     
  3. daprofessor

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    i agree with most of this post.

    the part i don't agree with...i think cotto has exposed some kinks in floyds armor. he has given a blue print on how to beat floyd. problem was...cotto didn't have the stamina nor the patience/intelligence to get it done. if he would have stuck to the body work...he would have had a much easier floyd to deal with in the final rounds. both fighters made adjustment after adjustment after adjustment. i take nothing away from either. they will both go down as two of the best of this era. great fight for boxing fans.
     
  4. PrinceN

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    yep he came to fight and gained some fans. **** if this fight is as big as they are saying it was he made a **** ton of money as well
     
  5. Atlanta

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    Based on.... not getting KO'd? super. Mayweather took Cotto's own strategy and began to beat his ass with it.
     
  6. daprofessor

    daprofessor da legendary professor Full Member

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    protested? the rules stipulate 10oz for anything above 147.
     
  7. thawk888

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    You're a lame, people have been saying that since Castillo. :patsch
     
  8. thawk888

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    The commission would've agreed to it but Cotto(e)'s team didn't want them.
     
  9. king khan

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    I really think this is a case where both fighters "won" the event. . . Cotto's stock goes up slightly in the loss. . Mayweather proved he was still Mayweather. . .

    Cotto could step right back in against any big name (probably even a Pac rematch @ 150-154) based off the common perception of his performance (which was good, but he wans't close to winning like some mainstream fans might think). . But still, just because he did that good against FLoyd, his stock goes up.
     
  10. bronx

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    I believe Castillo gets credit for the blue print

    Cotto kinda perfected it, but not really Floyd won

    Sick!
     
  11. SweetHome_Bama

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    When the crowd who bought tickets to see you boos you, because you are such an ******* that you want to leave the ring without talking to them, I would say you lost the event.

    Floyd won it, when he gave fans an exciting fight and dug deep with all his injuries and sickness to dominate Cotto in a spirited fight.
     
  12. bronx

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    excuses and delusional and inaccurate
     
  13. SweetHome_Bama

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    Floyd was sick and he had a hand injury. This is fact.

    Cotto was absolutely dominated by Floyd,
     
  14. MAG1965

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    Mayweather won by a wide margin on the cards. That is not Cotto winning the event. Cotto is not a young fighter who didn't have a title who was biting off more than he can chew. He had a title and he lost it in a rather wide decision. The fight was tougher than the cards showed,but Cotto did not win the event. Mayweather won the fight and won the event. Abril is more of a guy who won the event againts Rios.
     
  15. tliang1000

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    I thought both fighters showed a lot in that fight. Floyd didn't run for many years now and fought in the pocket as he promised.