Miguel Cotto fought everyone in their prime and he was clean the entire time. He deserves more!

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  1. Bah Lance

    Bah Lance Active Member banned Full Member

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    Loaded gloves or not, what changed in the last rounds of the fight that saw the tide turn? Cotto running out of gas.
     
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  2. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    I'm just going to chime in that I'm no big Cotto fan but I felt and still feel the fight with Trout was infinitely closer than everyone makes it sound. I never rewatched it, so I could be well off here. But that is how I saw it. People act like Trout walked away with it. I don't feel that way. Close rounds, close fight.

    People still salty about the Sergio fight though 75+% of everybody picked Sergio to win it and don't let anybody tell you "oh, well, we didn't know how bad Sergio's knee really was!" Yes, we did, as his operations (with inactivity and age) were known and it was known he trained in a hotel suite for the fight to avoid media. Cotto was the legitimate lineal MW champion, like him or not.

    Some people just can't get over the pink socks, I guess...?

    Great fighter, fought 'em all. If Cotto is the diva many say he is than we need more divas in boxing.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Jul 18, 2019
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  3. Ballista

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    Cotto fans still bring up the Martinez fight :facepalm:
     
    Ballista, Jul 18, 2019
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  4. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    It turned much of the vocal forum radically against Cotto. He used to be universally celebrated until then. So, yeah, it's worth discussing when discussing Cotto's career.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Jul 18, 2019
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  5. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    I'm talking about the rematch.

    No definitely not. Scrutinizing resumes is a big part of being a boxing fan. I'm talking about going out of their way to disingenously diminish his accomplishments or unfairly criticizing his personality. He's got his detractors.
     
    Bogotazo, Jul 18, 2019
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  6. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    An Old Mosley.
     
    lefthandlead, Jul 18, 2019
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  7. lefthandlead

    lefthandlead Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great post! The Hall of Fame is full of fighters that are not true greats.
     
    lefthandlead, Jul 18, 2019
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  8. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Pac was already up by 4 points after the first 4 rounds.
     
    PH|LLA, Jul 18, 2019
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  9. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    says who?
     
    C.J., Jul 18, 2019
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  10. Maidanas Gun Tattoo

    Maidanas Gun Tattoo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    So then what is hating?
     
    Maidanas Gun Tattoo, Jul 18, 2019
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  11. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    Who says different? Talking about the rematch here.
     
    Bogotazo, Jul 18, 2019
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  12. Contro

    Contro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah I don't see Cotto being saved by the ref at all. He hadn't taken much punishment in that fight and could have easily made it to the finish line
     
    Contro, Jul 18, 2019
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  13. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe but a couple of fights later, that "old " Mosley ****ed up Margarito big time.
     
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  14. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    I don't hate Euro fighters, I hate Golovkin and Kovalev . I say the names for guys I dislike. Saying I hate European fighters is a blanket statement that's not true. I don't like guys from the former Soviet/neo Soviet Union. They are hype jobs that under deliver every damn time.
     
    Willie Maeket, Jul 18, 2019
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  15. tinman

    tinman Loyal Member Full Member

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    Oleksandr Usyk is the worlds best fighter. And he's from Ukraine. And all he did was go to everybody's back yard and show people that he has more skill and speed than everybody else does.
     
    tinman, Jul 18, 2019
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