At the time of the stoppage ...

well he was being effective with it. thats a reaosn he should win the round. you have just as much rigth to say margo was winning

 

Here's my scorecard and notes:

01 -- (10-9 Cotto); close, AM had moments. Feel out round; MC circling
02 -- AM hurting MC. (10-9 AM); [19-19]; Cotto is not going to last. He will not make it past 5 at this pace. Unless gets lucky, he's done.
03 -- MC retreating; AM punishing MC; MC going nuts on fake low blow; (10-9 MC), but could be AM's round. Making fight [29-28 MC]; MC has to be lucky to last
04 -- MC retreating; AM walking thru MC's stuff; wearing him down; MC will never last. Has small chance; (10-9 AM); [38-38]; MC is wearing down, will never last all 12. He's getting stalked
05 -- AM catches him hard at end of round; (10-9 MC); [48-47 MC]
06 -- AM landing more. Wearing him down; MC full retreat; like SSM fight; MC taking shots (10-9 MC) (close); [58-56 MC]
07 -- Huge shots by AM; huge right by AM; MC hurt bad; MC in huge trouble; ; AM on it; MC bleeding hard; MC almost gone; almost over; huge AM roundMC almmst gone; it's almost over; (10-9 AM) [67-66 MC]
08 -- (10-9 AM) [76-76]
09 -- AM stalking; MC landing good counters; close. Even. AM more shots and thrown. (10-9 AM) [86-85 AM]
10 -- MC had most round, then MC hurt at end. (10-9 AM). [96-94 AM]
11 -- AM hurting him; really hurt; MC down!!; bloody MC; MC beaten up; MC. FIGHT IS OVER. COTTO QUITS, Down twice!
12 --
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Without notes:

01 -- 10-9 MC
02 -- 10-9 AM [19-19]
03 -- 10-9 MC [29-28 MC]
04 -- 10-9 AM [38-38]
05 -- 10-9 MC [48-47 MC]
06 -- 10-9 MC [58-56 MC]
07 -- 10-9 AM [67-66 MC]
08 -- 10-9 AM [76-76]
09 -- 10-9 AM [86-85 AM]
10 -- 10-9 AM [96-94 AM]
11 -- Fight over; AM by TKO

AM won the last 4 rounds of the fight, and after breaking down Cotto in the 7th began to dominate. He owned the second half of the fight as his size, chin, workrate, stamina and power overwhlemed the outgunned Cotto.

It went exactly as I, and people like Zakman and San Rafael, thought:

Cotto starts fast, wears down and gets dominated and blasted out as the fight goes on.

 

bones adams syndrome

 

I had the same as you mate. The momentum had clearly swung to Margo though.

 

Margo was winning on the cards after the 10th. Cotto couldn't have won a decision.

 

I had Margarito up 96-94, just like two of the judges did.

 

i had it 6-4 Cotto

 

I had it 5-5 at the time of the stoppage.

 

I had Margarito winning.

 

Margarito was up by a point or 2

 

I had it 96-94 Cotto

 

rewatch the fight lampley says that 2 of the judges had it 96-94 Margo as did I and the last judge had it even.

There was no point for Cotto to keep going, even if he had a steel baseball bat there was no way Cotto was going to TKO Margo