Cotto was weight drained heading into that fight. He even said a few fights before fighting Paulie that he was having trouble making 140. Paulie had more energy than Cotto that night.
Cotto was headhunting against Paulie. Margarito was doing major damage to Cotto's body. If Paulie took that kind of abuse to his skinny frame. Paulie wouldn't even have lasted as long as Cotto did.
It holds water because Paulie gets no respect around here he fought his ass off but you don't ever see anyone ever calling him a warrior for the beating he took at the hands of Cotto and fighting on. But what you do get is he's a ***** and a joke. That's what i'm trying to point out. What most here fail to realize is I picked Cotto to beat and outclass Margo I also cheered for him in their fight I'm not hating Cotto I like him.
But no-one ever says "Malignaggi is trash for fighting on with a broken jaw against Cotto", no-one ever says that. Everyone knows anyone who fights on with a broken bone is a warrior. I don't like Malignaggi for other reasons, but I admire his bravery. And again, that doesn't mean I don't think Cotto was very brave too. Why can't you just appreciate the bravery of both guys when they were injured and taking punishment??
I'm going to cut you some slack because you haven't been here that long becuase if you had you would have known that have been many posts about Paulie being a ***** and trash.
I cannot comprehend how anyone who fought on with a broken bone in his face could ever be called a *****. That's utterly insane!!
The difference is that Paul knew how to clinch. He clinched so much in the Cotto fight that he would have made Hopkins proud. To this day that is the only Cotto fight I cant rewatch because of the excessive clinching.