Cotto Is A "Warrior," Yeah? How So?

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  1. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Now, instead of just throwing that term around.. For those of you out there who refer to Cotto as a "warrior," please elaborate on why you're willing to label him as such. Personally, I don't consider Cotto a "warrior." "Warriors" don't spend the last quarter of a fight, or the last half of a fight, or even an entire fight, backpeddling and running away the way that Cotto has whenever he's been in with an opponent who won't back down, and won't go away. Opponents like Lovemore N'dou, Oktay Urkal, Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey, and Manny Pacquiao. Cotto ran from all these guys at some point or another. If that's your definition of a warrior, all power to you. It's not mine. Not even close.

    This thread is specifically for those who have referred to Cotto as a "warrior." Speaking for myself; I appreciate Cotto. Cotto is willing to get in the ring with anybody. He's pure quality as a fighter. Let's not get into the immature ****. That's not what this is about. Drop some science.
     
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  2. venomus_p4p

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    **** off.
     
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  3. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    You and BigVag are always on here spewing the same ******ed ****. Consistency is important, I guess.
     
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  4. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  5. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    Are you ****en serious........
     
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  6. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Answer the question.
     
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  7. janeschicken

    janeschicken hard work! deadicayshin! Full Member

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    he'd like to think so. No actually he just wants the attention with his ******ed threads. And here we are giving it to him.
     
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  8. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    You're a smart guy, jane.
     
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  9. BizarroRJJ

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    Very true, he is not a warrior. Mis-used term just like when people misuse the term hero.
     
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  10. lONGCOUNTED

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  11. paloalto00

    paloalto00 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fights ANYONE, he doesn't quit on his stool. He always goes for "1 more round." Back when he was fresh, he was knocked down and almsot out, but came with a cinderella like story and knocked the other guy out.
     
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  12. dbouziane

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    i hear what your saying...and i've seen this commented on by others.

    cotto did not quit when other guys would have (and did) quit. he got taken out behind the woodshed in this fight and didnt quit. i know pac showed a little frustration a couple times when cotto was dancing around but good lord he was getting his ass beat. as i recall, an iron chinned fighter whose been in the ring w/ hof caliber fighters quit on his stool not too long ago against pac.
     
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  13. Ringnut

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    Well, he's not in the league of Morales in terms of that "warrior mentality", who went to war with Pac the third time around even though he knew how utterly dangerous that would be.

    But I think the main reason he ran was because he knew he wouldn't win going to war with Pac. Personally I think he was hoping for something similar to the Clottey fight, where he managed to steal enough rounds on the backfoot to win. The difference being that Clottey was an idiot who didn't press the action while Pac still managed to catch up to Cotto and beat him up. He was doing the only thing he knew might possibly work to win, no shame in that.
     
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  14. venomus_p4p

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    **** off
     
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  15. Zaryu

    Zaryu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I definitely think he's a warrior because he is willing to step up and fight the best available opponents for him. It's true that he ran, and although he wasn't being effective at all he would rather try and catch Pac coming in or try to outbox him rather than just stay in the pocket when he knows he's losing the exchanges. He's doing the best he can even when he's losing the fight and momentum and that to me is being a warrior.
     
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