Today i decided to watch the fight again. I don't like scoring fights during the fight itself because IMO it detracts from the fun of the event. Anyways here are my scores and personally I expected to get a closer score than what my final tally was at the end. 1-Cotto 10-8 2-Clottey 10-9 3-Cotto 10-9 4-Cotto 10-9 5-Clottey 10-9 6-Cotto 10-9 7-Clottey 10-9 8-Clottey 10-9 9-Clottey 10-9 10-Cotto 10-9 11-Cotto 10-9 12-Cotto 10-9 115-112 The same as John McHale. Now, if the KD didn't happen then the fight would have been 115-113 for me. So I don't think this score is to off base because if the KD didn't happen the fight would have really been 1-2 round difference so it could of gone either way. However, I gave it to Cotto after re-watching and scoring the fight.
Here is a breakdown of the media and how they scored the fight, not that the 116-111 was correct but most had it for Cotto as far as I can see. Cotto ESPN-Dan Rafael 116-111 Fighthype.com 115-112 Cotto Teddy Atlas 116-111 Cotto Fightnews.com 114-113 Cotto Associated Press 116-111 Cotto 8countnews.com 116-111 Cotto Yahoo Sports/Kevin Iole 114-113 Bernard Hopkins thought Cotto won the fight Clottey Boxingtalk 114-113 Clottey yah00 $ports 114-113 Clottey
Anything more than 114-113 for Cotto and you're either a fan or do not know the difference between clean effective punching and partially blocked punching.
And I don't have a problem with that score, although I scored the bout 115-112 for Clottey. There are really only two rounds that could have gone either way, which is why I have no problem with 114-113 for either fighter or 115-112 Clottey. Anything beyond that is ludicrous.
Not a robbery, but I still think that Clottey got jobbed. Too much credit given to Miguel fighting through the cut. Yeah it was amazing, but surviving doesnt win fights. Neither does riding a bicycle without landing clean effective punches for around 6 rounds.
The KD was legit I don't know why people insist it wasn't. Clottey was throwing a left hook and Cotto threw a left jab putting Clottey on his ass. Was Clottey hurt? NO. It was a perfectly timed and exectued punch.
With an emphasize on CLEAN EFFECTIVE PUNCHING!!!!! Clottey was the only one landing effective punches.
Not on me. I'm at work. But I know of the top of my head that I gave the third round to Clottey and I think maybe the 10th as well compared to that of the OP.