why doesn't cotto get credit for beating Foreman at 154?

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  1. tolindoy

    tolindoy UBESTRIDTE MESTER Full Member

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    nah, im just enjoying this turn of events...*****s backtracking, putting shoes in their mouth (where it should be)....*****s trying to fix damages they inflicted...:hey:hey
     
  2. bronx

    bronx Boxing Junkie banned

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    the turn in events is that JMM beat PAC in Nov and then Pac backed down to a fight with Floyd so Cotto gets a chance
     
  3. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Why doesn't Alvarez get credit for defeating Ryan Rhodes at 154?
     
  4. p4p_kid

    p4p_kid Well-Known Member Full Member

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    coz foreman hits like a girl and he's badly injured when he fought him. he wnt down not because he was hurt but because he had knee problems
     
  5. Relentless

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    Foreman wasn't a paper titlist, he didn't win a vacant belt.
     
  6. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    Foreman could not hurt a fly....................
     
  7. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Cotto was not the betting underdog. Foreman was the underdog. I thought Cotto would struggle at 154, but Wolak showed Foreman has nothing and the Santos win didn't mean as much as people thought.

    I don't understand on what planet you guys think Foreman was the favorite against Cotto. It never happened.


    people shouldn't spout off random bull****... even if that seems the norm on esb these days
     
  8. Kayo-Kid

    Kayo-Kid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hence I say, that 'injury' is just a way to discredit the win...he had the same brace when he won the title 4rm Santos with NO problems
     
  9. I1T2BOX

    I1T2BOX Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The knee was his way out, he managed to save face and look like a brave warrior by pushing through with his "injury". More ammo for the Cotto haters.
     
  10. Tackleberry

    Tackleberry The Reverse Somersault! Full Member

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    :huh
    MIGUEL ANGEL COTTO -210
    YURI FOREMAN +165
     
  11. qwert

    qwert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No way was feather-fisted one-legged Yuri Foreman the favourite. It really isn't that good a win for Cotto. In his next fight Foreman quit after five rounds getting bashed up by Pawel Wolak. He got a name for himself because Arum thought the Rabbi-in-training angle would sell.
     
  12. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    I suppose technically not, but he did beat Santos for it who was completely dominated by Dzinderuk. What happened to Dzinderuk anyway?
     
  13. maryann

    maryann Well-Known Member Full Member

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    now *****s has a different stand. now for them, foreman was a magnificent win and cotto has transformed from SHOT to near prime boxer.
     
  14. Arcane

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    We should also remember Manny Pacquiao shamelessly ducked Foreman just before that fight.
     
  15. VX.Nefarious

    VX.Nefarious Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I Thought Cotto would win, but not as easy as he did, the injury must be taken into account, takes away from Cotto's win. Regardless if he won the tittle with the brace, Santos was on his way out, far from prime. Foreman just never did anything special before or after fighting Cotto, he was not the best at 154, was he even top 3?