Once and for all - OBJECTIVELY, why did Cotto vs. Martinez play out as it did?

The knee had a part to play in the temple shot landing. The temple shot is why Sergio never recovered.

 

I had forgotten about that fight. A crazy round. If I remember rightly, wasn't their first fight a bit crazy with the Columbian home crowd throwing things at Holt whilst he was in the ring/walking to the ring?

Anyway, yeah, a bit like their rematch.

 

Martinez said before the fight that he was not able to run and barely walk etc .

Its pretty obvious that with his style that was goin to happen once he gets in the ring again with injuries that never healed or will never heal at all now.

He just cashed in against the highest bidder,Cotto i guess in this case.Nor Mayweather or Pacman wanted the fight at any catchweight.It makes me wonder why he didnt go with Canelo or Golovkin,may be less money.

 

I say the left hand didn't help and is separate from the injuries but his knees made it impossible to mount enough of a comeback as the fight wore on, I am a very ardent supporter of 'Maravilla wasn't half the fighter he was even from the Murray fight' but I also give Cotto credit for executing the gameplan.

 

I think sergio wasn't 100% but I think he figured whatever % he was he could handle cotto easily. He underestimated Cotto.

 

Let's be real.

Cotto threw a meaty left hook to Martinez's temple which had an ample amount of energy also known as "ki". The force of that hook was so great, that Martinez busted his ankles.

Cotto has done this move before, see the Foreman fight. He's didn't shave his head bald for no reason. These are the secret techniques of Cotto's Shaolin Monk training.

 

The knee wasn't a factor

 

Martinez was shot

 

Martinez fought a much quicker guy than Cotto, in P. Williams. Not only that, he also gave up a considerable reach advantage to Paul, and still managed to avoid all the bombs his faster, taller adversary threw. The key was distance and anticipation - Martinez was good at moving himself out of harm's way, flat-footed or not. Once the knee went out, he became MUCH more economical with his movements, so that he wouldn't strain his knee unless he absolutely had to. The result of that was evident in the Cotto fight - Martinez basically stood in a way of a hook. Martinez without his legs is like Floyd without his shoulders - anyone would be able to knock him out, as evident by the fights against the brits, where he went life and death with opponents that he would normally demolish.