Cotto: No damn quitter. Let's praise the fight, the winner, and look to the future!

correct in this regard. Unfortunatly alot of people here seem to think they know everything about boxing when they have not even jumped in the ring themselves.

im suprised at how many people have had a go at cotto and saying how ' he quit' (which is rediculious) and acting as if he was a coward. That can only be said by someone who has never jumped into the ring.

Cotto showed the heart of a true champion and took a beating over a very long period..
for all of those who have been saying it, cotto did not 'quit' he showed of the heart of a champion

 

My original reaction to the first knee he took was, "Okay. He just needs to recooperate. He'll be fine. Just taking an 8 count. Smart move. Come on, Cotto. Get up and whoop his ass!" Then the second knee, after he took a few steps away from Margarito, backed himself into the corner, and lowered himself down while lifting both gloves to protect his head... I was pretty angry, you know? Emotions took over and I cursed when the towel was waved, and called Cotto a quitter and a *****. Emotionally, on the day after, I still have inklings of that feeling.

Logically, of course, you're right. Cotto was badly hurt and made a smart decision. Getting himself permanently damaged (two recent incidents off the top of my head, Csar Amonsot and Oscar Diaz, hopefully they both make full, speedy and complete recoveries) for the sake of 'finishing' the fight is not a way to further his career either as a boxer or as a human. I wasn't in the ring taking Margarito's punches; Miguel Cotto was. As a Light Heavyweight, I've never fought anyone that can throw 130 punches a round with the tenacity of Margarito, so for me to condemn Cotto would be hypocritical. Yet, there's still that little part of me, way deep down inside, that tiny little voice that you don't talk about at parties, that wanted to see Cotto keep getting back up and giving it everything he could until he was carried off on his shield or the final bell rang.

This is a huge Cotto fan, just being honest.

 

If some people call PBF a runner then i have every right to call Cotto a sprinter... just to be fair.

 

Miguel deserves much praise and i agree with you, i dont think a rematch should be made, and if it does get made there should be a year between todays fight and the remactch. This kind of fight is the one that affects both fighters if they do it over and over again.

 

I don't feel it is berating Cotto in anyway to say that he quit. As I watched the end of I felt very uneasy as I watched the closing moments. After such a hard fought competitive match laced with heart and desire and plenty of hard punches I saw a man broke. I've seen fighters get broken down before and never really thought much of it. To me, getting broke was always just a phrase used way to often. After a fight where a guy would lose, people would say that he had his heart taken, which was usually not true. Tonight was different though. Antonio Margarito's pressure was suffocating. As the fight wore on, there was an eerie feeling in the room. Gone was the loud cheering and oohing and ahhing when a hard shot was landed. It was similar to watching a wild stallion be broken or built. Miguel put forth an incredible effort, but eventually he succumb to AM's will. The closing seconds of the fight reminded me of Tom Hanks shooting his sidearm at a tank during the closing moments of Saving Private Ryan. Miguel Cotto did quit tonight, I don't think he wanted to, but it was inevitable. He went to the deepest darkest place he had ever been at in the ring and eventually submitted. There was no white flag for Miguel Cotto. The corner did throw in the towel, but Cotto was a spent man. It's not easy seeing a man get broke, seeing another man take the will of a great fighter by such a large amount of force, desire and ferocity. Miguel Cotto's stock should not drop in my opinion. He looked into his heart and had nothing left. These are the fights that are always remembered by the fans and never forgotten by the fighters. An outstanding fight by two amazing warriors with some very dark undertones that don't always happen in boxing. As a boxing fan, I will always remember what I saw tonight. It may not have been the greatest fight ever, but it left a mark on me as a fan that fights in the past never have.

 

It wasn't directed to you. :good

And i agree... It's a matter of style.

 

very well said and i felt exactly the same