Thats it, they gotta stop painting the canvas

Your analysis is correct. Also, you are right in saying Clottey slipped a lot. However, he does have the tendency to get wild anyway. I wouldn't say 12 times though - maybe 2 or 3 noticeable times.

 

Exactly my opinion!!:good

 

I agree with the paint on the canvas, it's ****ing fighters up bigtime and it's only a matter of time before someone slips into a big shot.

Either work out footwear that doesn't slide on the canvas or get rid of the painting.

Anyone with impartial eyes on this fight scored it 6 rounds to 6 rounds, the KD = Victory for Cotto.. You've got to score fights round by round, not gut instinct.

 

Seriously people, I'm starting to sound like a broken record, but how could anyone give Cotto the 11th round, seriously?

 

I didn't - but he still won the fight without it.

 

Clottey isn't a KO fighter, he doesn't have the punch to do it, and for him he was already fighting at a pace he hardly ever fights at. Fact is, he doesn't have to knock a guy out, this is what judging is supposed to account for. He did was he was supposed to, he landed the cleaner punches, blocked most of cotto's flurries, dictated the pace, and out punished Cotto.

 

How? Besides the Rounds 1, 6, and 12 what rounds did you give to Cotto and why?

 

3 - Clottey went to sleep after the good round he had in Round 2, allowed Cotto to be busier and ultimately, despite a lesser connect percentage, Cotto landed more due to the volume

4 - Closer round than 3, but Cotto had Clottey against the ropes, was moving him around and prior to the accidental headbutt, was the far busier fighter.

10 - Following on from him dominating 7, 8 and 9 - Clottey went to sleep in the 10th, he threw the cleaner shots but he didn't throw enough of them, Cotto backed Clottey up several times and was the busier fighter.

That combined with 1 - the knock down, 6 - Clottey still hurting from the knee injury allowing Cotto to move and land better and 12 - Clottey going to sleep again, is 6 rounds, with the knock down, meaning 114-113 Cotto.

 

Agreed.

 

He had him buzzed, but it is not his nature, he isn't a high volume puncher and he really doesn't like to take too many risks. He shouldn't be penalized by judges for "not taking over the fight and ending it", when he still won many of those rounds if you go by what you are supposed to judge a round on, defense, clean punching, effective aggression, and ring generalship.

 

After Clottey started slipping I started watching their feet more and I saw Cotto slip once obviously, and I believe one other time as well. Clottey, of course, was all over the place, but it did get worse after his fall, so his leg comes into account on that. Either way I agree that they really shouldn't paint the canvas that late if it could still be wet.