My take on last night's fight

klion22 · Jun 8, 2014

shadow111 said: ↑

This is what gets me, the amount of posters here who acted like the knee wasn't even injured was ridiculous. I know some people are Cotto fans and take it personally when their fighter isn't given credit and I understand that this is a tough thing. I'm a Cotto fan and I can emphatically say that anyone in the division could have beaten Martinez last night. It's just amazing how many people are either in denial about the knee or let their emotions get the best of them.

There are countless other examples of situations in the past where we've seen similar splits in how people think. (Mayweather - Canelo catchweight for one) On these message boards you really see how fans can get set in their mind over something in boxing and will argue it until the end. What gets me is the obviousness of the injured knees of Martinez. Like, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how impaired he was in the ring without the ability to plant his feet and move like we are used to seeing for Martinez.

The OP in this thread said "that knee wasn't a factor until past the 6th round". That's what I mean about just taking a stance that is clearly against what is abundantly obvious to everyone. The knee was a factor before the 6th round. The knee was a factor in his training, the knee was a factor when he woke up, the knee was a factor psychologically, the knee was a factor in the opening round. The injured knees affected everything about Martinez as a fighter, from his preparation to his in-ring tactics. Some people have even pointed to the fact that "his knee didn't buckle" as proof that the knee wasn't a problem. That's just it, Martinez had to basically tip-toe around the ring because he was so worried about it buckling and breaking again. It is a very serious injury and it seriously impaired his ability to perform vs Cotto. It honestly sucks, I was really bummed about it. But to argue about how the knee wasn't really injured or getting pissed at people who bring it up is just ridiculous.
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Ditto. Only a fool would say his knee wasn't a serious problem. Everything you do in boxing starts with your legs. If you can't plant and explode, you are done. Sergio was clearly tip toeing around the ring, trying not to further damage the knee the entire fight.

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