Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga PPV RBR

Round 7

Vazquez is using his feet, staying outside and throwing jabs and sometimes getting a bit reckless and stepping between Zappa's feet with a sloppy overhand right behind his jab. It takes Vazquez slightly off balance every time but does seem to be working in keeping Zappa's advance slowed. Wild corkscrew right hand from Vazquez charging forward, blocked. Vazquez is the one moving backward but also initiating most of the action...getting off and getting out of the way regularly. Zappa hunches up his shoulders and bends his spine, trying to tank his way inside but not getting there. Vazquez makes him miss a few right hands and wild upward hooks in between tying up.

69-64 MV

 

Round 8

Vazquez flurries and then grabs. Zappa arcs both fists into the flanks of Vazquez's trunk line. Vazquez backs up and fires off his stiff jab, mixing in a sharp 1-2 here and there. Zappa keeps backing him down and winging wild upperhooks, and forcing Vazquez to grab (mainly to avoid a head collision as Zappa's momentum on those missed shots brings him surging forward). Zappa jabs to the body and is clinched. Uppercut by Zappa sees Vazquez leaping out of the way. Vazquez doing a lot more grabbing than moving as his defensive base this round. He's still landing more, though. Hook to the body by Vazquez, Zappa misses a jab and grazes Vazquez on the chin with a right.