An open letter to each and every person who calls Cotto a 'quitter'

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by DINAMITA, Jul 28, 2008.


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  1. dan-b

    dan-b Guest

    Does it really matter? Whats your motivation for that comment?
     
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  2. David_TheMan

    David_TheMan ESB Sage Full Member

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    So in boxing, a sport where anything can happen it is ok to accept defeat when things look over? If that is how you feel fine, we will just agree to disagree. In all things in life it is never acceptable to give up just because things look bad, but that is what separates the legends for those who are just good.
     
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  3. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He could have taken more punches. That doesn't change the fact of what he did at the end.

    He was brave, and then he wasn't so brave (but was intelligent). Both things can coexist.


    Of course I write about what I saw. What I saw was that that man didn't want to continue.
     
    Asterion, Jul 28, 2008
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  4. dan-b

    dan-b Guest

    Give us an example of when you didn't give up which was comparable to what Cotto was going through.
     
    dan-b, Jul 28, 2008
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  5. Irländsk

    Irländsk Boxing Addict banned

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    I'm a huge Mayweather fan but we both know he would have never made it to the 11th round against Margarito before being KO'd, he knows it too, that's why he's retired.
    Cotto fought brilliantly but came up short against the better man on Saturday night. He did not quit, he gave everything he had and was completely wasted, he could not get his hands up to protect himself.
    That Cotto on Saturday beats anyone else in the WW division, Floyd included.
     
    Irländsk, Jul 28, 2008
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  6. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Great,this needed to be said.:happy
    To try and strip a warrior like Cotto of his honour and dignity,after what he's been through(Saturday and other fights)is a disgrace.
    I was thinking of doing a thread like this,but no need now.:thumbsup
     
    surreal deal, Jul 28, 2008
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  7. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    Two things that can't coexist:

    Asterion and an intelligent post.
     
    janeschicken, Jul 28, 2008
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  8. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    Just drawing attention to it. Nothing more. I picked Cotto to win this fight and was cheering for him.
     
    Pimp C, Jul 28, 2008
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  9. Gavin

    Gavin Member Full Member

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    :good :good :good Good post!

    Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Kostya Tszyu and Vitali Klitschko are other examples.
     
    Gavin, Jul 28, 2008
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  10. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Bad day, huh?
     
    Asterion, Jul 28, 2008
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  11. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    That matters nothing. I am talking about PROOF. If Evangelista Cotto panicked that his nephew was going to get badly, dangerously KO'd and pulled him out for that reason, he is PROVED to have made the right decision by the facts as the fight WAS over by then.
     
    DINAMITA, Jul 28, 2008
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  12. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Don't misunderstood me.

    I have a great respect for Cotto. I don't think that quitting makes him less man.

    It is you and your bunch of narrow-minded idiots the ones who make a scandal about it.
     
    Asterion, Jul 28, 2008
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  13. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    And just exactly how many times have you put your life on the line for the entertainment of boxing fans?
     
    booradley, Jul 28, 2008
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  14. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    HA HA! That is quality janeschicken!!!
     
    DINAMITA, Jul 28, 2008
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  15. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You, clearly, have Cotto's ***** in your hands, and that's why you can't write a rational post without insults. :good
     
    Asterion, Jul 28, 2008
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