Cotto vs Clottey the day after

I thought it was a good fight - the last third of the fight tailed off a bit, as Cotto outboxed the chasing Clottey....

To be honest it was a good fight, but not a "great" fight as it seemed watching it last night. It had controversial moments and as Bunce said I cant believe that Clottey took a "dive" like Ronaldo!!! As soon as that happened it was obvious to me that he was at it, for one he didnt even try and grab a leg/ankle that was injured....just silly from Clottey!

Good fight, good performance form Cotto, showing how to work with a bad cut (although its interesting that Cotto doesnt seem to bleed that bad!!), and hopefully we get to see Cotto V the winner of Mayweather/Marquez. Clottey would be a good opponent for Hatton, if he wants to go again!

 

Cotto pissed it for me.... 116-113, he wasn't massively impressive and I think Mayweather and Pacman both would well beat him. Still a great fighter though.

Corrales loss to Clottey doesn't look half bad now does it? Rip warrior.

 

I think Cotto is a true warrior. We've seen a fair bit of bitching out with cuts recently but Miguel has set a new benchmark. Clottey, on the other hand, was trying to get Cotto DQd. I'm really glad the right man got the decision and I wonder if Mayweather will fight Cotto now. I doubt it.

 

clottey hurt his left hand in the 4th, nobody seemed to pick up on it...i was presuming it was bothering him in the 6th when he had his back to the ropes round.
thought the commentators were poor.

 

Same old same old from Clottey really, he doesn't have that extra gear

He only needed to force it harder the last few rounds, and he was the stronger guy so there' no reason he didn't do it

But that's what you get from him...

He is one of those 'very hard to beat' guys, who can't find a way to win himself in the big fights

I didn't score it closely at all, but no major qualms about the result from me

 

Hurts his hands a lot doesn't he, and I think you can tell by the way he punches he's not got much faith in them.

Shame.

Didn't notice it myself though I must say.

 

Did anyone think the cut affected Cotto though? I did, he was having to wipe his eye during rounds. Clottey was playing up the throwdown and also the rabbit punch and 'low blow' in the last round.

 

I think a lot of it is either anti-Cotto noise or just plain trolling.

 

Indeed. I thought Cotto was a true warrior last night, it would have been easy for him to get that fight stopped. He answered questions about what the Margarito fight took out of him. Cotto wasn't the one rolling around on the floor and trying to get his opponent DQd.