A great night for the sport of boxing -- Canelo beats Cotto

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  1. NewBoxingOrder

    NewBoxingOrder Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Canelo's victory over Cotto was exactly what the sport of boxing needed as it heads into the post-Mayweather era. Let's go over some of the benefits of the outcome tonight.

    - THERE WAS A CLEAR WINNER IN THE FIGHT. The judges all had Canelo winning at least 9 rounds of the fight. That means we won't have to deal with a rematch, a bout that would just tie up the WBC/lineal title for more time.

    - AGGRESSION WON THE FIGHT, NOT RUNNING. The stronger man who landed the harder shots won the decision, as opposed to the person stick-and-moving who seemed less interested in boxing and more interested in avoiding exchanges.

    - THE DUCKER LOST THE FIGHT. Miguel Cotto was a great champion, but towards the end of his career he seemed to become more of a dodging diva. This was interfering with the best interests of the sport and was painfully reminding fans of the worst aspects of the Mayweather era.

    - CANELO IS NOT A DUCKER. Sure, he might not face GGG next but with Canelo you feel that eventually he will fight GGG rather than try to avoid him and protect his record.

    Just a great night all around. The fight had some very good moments, but the best thing about tonight is that the sport can now move on from the Cotto quagmire and fighters like Canelo and Golovkin are rewarded.

    Bravo!

    :happy
     
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  2. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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  3. NewBoxingOrder

    NewBoxingOrder Boxing Addict Full Member

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  4. CST80

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  5. boxon123

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    Really! you think it is a great night when judges score a fight lopsided because a fighter doesn't pay there sanction fees ?
     
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  6. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    All of you guys who scored it for Cotto need your heads examined.

    You can have 12 rounds that are all close yet there can still be a decisive winner, if most of the close rounds one guy is landing the bigger more telling shots. He usually nicks them. And most of the rounds in this fight weren't that close.
     
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  7. NewBoxingOrder

    NewBoxingOrder Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Cotto was supposed to pay the sanctioning fees of the judges?

    :patsch:think

    I had the fight 8-4 Canelo, but the judges had it even more lopsided. I can't see any real way Cotto won the fight or could beat Canelo in the future. He doesn't hit hard enough to get Canelo's respect.
     
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  8. boxon123

    boxon123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I had it 6 - 6 with no bias because I think they are both overate . The scoring is a disgrace to boxing.
     
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    boxon123 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    They are Wbc Judges in Wbc fights.
    When Oscar pulled this same stunt he lost every close decision .
     
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  10. Xelloss

    Xelloss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sounds a lot like most Ward fights back when he fought real comp. Majority of the rounds he won were close, he just did enough that he won the round.

    C/C scoring to me is reminiscent of Ward/Bika where it was actually a much more competitive fight than the cards would lead you to believe, just Ward edged out the rounds. Was a clear win, with wide scores but a pretty competitive fight to watch.

    I think history will remember this fight the same way, clear win for Canelo with no real argument... only difference is unlike Bika - Cotto has some diehard partisans.
     
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  11. Cafe

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    Who gives a **** if it's lopsided if Cotto still lost It's not like they robbed him, Canelo is the rightful winner here as long as the result is right the scores are secondary.

    As per the topic, I totally agree. Cotto has been acting a disgrace recently, on one hand I wanted him to win only so that the title would go to GGG but I never liked him and him losing still makes me happy.
     
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  12. CST80

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    Agree on the Ward point, I even see the Ward/Froch match that way, Ward won almost every round, but Froch was trying diligently and was doing just enough to be competitive...somewhat but not enough to win many of the rounds.

    Cotto partisans are stark raving lunatics. They really need to wrap their head around the fact that Cotto just isn't as good as they think he is.
     
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