HBO: Miguel Ángel Cotto vs. Sadam Ali & Rey Vargas vs. Oscar Negrete RBR.

Laughing at the clowns who picked Cotto in that one.

 

This. Ali has no killer instinct. After watching the Abregu fight I knew Vargas was going to hurt him. If Cotto were a few years younger he would to.

 

Heh, I didn't pick him but I did hedge and say there were some ways he could maybe win. Now I feel dumb for even having done that. Ali put him on ***** St. legit a few times. Lemieux would have put him to actual sleep; as in Roach would have needed to unpack some actual smelling-salts to revive him for his farewell interview with Max.

 

Good word Max, concentration. That's what Cotto's always had with brilliance, I don't see the concentration in Ali. Ali drifts and Cotto lands as he does.

 

Oscar was trying to sign Spence by feeding him Cotto. Spence popularity would have leaped if he KO'd Cotto.
Cotto was almost fish food for many fighters tonight.

 

Round 6 Cotto
3-3 even
Cotto coming on and he’s figured Ali out

 

Round 6

Cotto is patiently working his way forward, letting Ali dust the top of his head with jabs. Cotto finally hits paydirt with a lead right hand on the gob, timing it and locating directly between the gloves, buzzing Ali slightly. Cotto is emboldened and starts to whack the body with left hooks. Ali running away now, cleaving to the ropes and floating defensive jabs. Cotto fires a few more headhunting powerful rights, grazing and hurting Ali. More lefts downstairs. Cotto on the attack, smelling blood in the water.

10-9 Cotto

58-56 Ali

 

Round 1: 10-9 Ali
Round 2: 10-9 Ali
Round 3: 10-9 Ali
Round 4: 10-9 Ali
Round 5: 10-9 Cotto
Round 6: 10-9 Cotto

58-56 Ali

 

Lederman has it 58-56 Cotto.

 

This is surprisingly fun. Seems like either could be KTFO any moment right now.

 

Round 7

Cotto is strapping the right side of Ali's face with the left hook, arcing it high in the air before it lands, throwing with venom. Ali is fully in retreat mode now, but Cotto is still managing to stomp his way to him in no time, cutting off the ring. BIG left rip on the waistband from Cotto. Ali flicking jabs. Cotto is working uppercuts on the ribs and then shakes loose of a clinch. Ali pops a couple of jabs into the guard while hopping in place at the bell.

10-9 Cotto

67-66 Ali

 

Round 7 Cotto
4-3 Cotto