Chagaev quits. He did well though, arguably the third best HW in the ring during that fight after Klitschko and Cotton.
Let's be fair to our combatants tonight, this one is even better than Klitschko - Rahman.
****ing hell, what a tedious "fight". I think Chagaev might rank alongside Valuev as a recent "champion" HW so poor that a mid-40s Bernard Hopkins...
Wlad too big, Chag too limited. Fight is effectively over.
Chagaev's chin looks very dubious.
Boring first round sets the scene.
Chagaev is hopeless. He has no chance whatsoever in this contest. Klitschko might even secure a rare early rounds stoppage.
Cotto won that - Clottey really threw it away in the last three or four rounds.
I wonder if the cut might be deemed "too bad" any time now....Hmmm
***** move by Cotto.
Cotto has wrapped it up now.
This fight is over. Right at the end of a round you were winning solidly is as bad a time as any.
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