Well I guess I'm one of the idiots some of you speak of. I'm a huge Cotto fan but that fight was not remotely close.
Awww... you hurt my feelings, kid. Just for the hell of it... look a few posts above this one. Someone else had a different opinion about the fight than me. Did I insult and/or bully him? It's not what you say... it's how you say it. When you make yourself sound biased, ignorant, and disrespectful of the sport while stating an opinion, as you normally do, I'll typically treat you that way.
floyd could have KO'd him anytime he wanted...in the last 45 seconds of the 12th.
9 rounds to 3, PBF
I've watched it 3 times now and in the words of John McEnroe "You cannot be serious"
I gave Cotto rounds 6, 8 and 9 with 10 possibly even. (I hate scoring even rounds), but in a close round i gave it to Floyd. How you could have Cotto winning the fight at the end of round 6 is staggering! I still had it 117-111 at the finish with a concession that it could've been 116-112. Cotto just didn't land enough.
If they want to make Cotto-Alvarez... the time is NOW. Giving Alvarez other fights before Cotto just plays into the age advantage. Alvarez is 21, whereas Cotto has already passed his physical peak. If they fight each other next, Cotto schools Alvarez.
Interesting how different people scored the fight. It ranges all the way from 10-2 Floyd (which I find absurdly ridiculous)... to one poster who had it a draw. Personally, I saw it as 7-5 Floyd, although with the closeness of some of the rounds, it could've been 8-4 Floyd. I agree that Floyd won the fight.
I think one point of disagreement is the very first round. I gave it to Cotto... whereas I'm sure many others gave it to Floyd. But I watched it several times. Neither fighter connected effectively. And I gave Cotto the edge because he was the aggresor. With everything else equal, and Cotto being the aggresor, I gave the round to Cotto.
Upon seeing the fight again, I had two rounds even: 3 and 7. I went back to each of those two rounds, and ended up giving Round 3 to Cotto and Round 7 to Floyd. Again, they were close as hell.
As I've maintained throughout... Cotto didn't miss everything he threw (regardless of what Floyd fans would like to believe), and Floyd didn't connect everything HE threw (many punches looked nice, but were blocked.... and defense DOES count for something).
But no complaints. Cotto did a hell of a lot better than most people expected... and there's a lot of fight left in him. I still think the change to Pedro Diaz as his trainer did him a world of good, said so by Cotto himself. Finally somebody to whom Cotto can look up to and respect... and a proven entity in the world of boxing.
I'm really looking forward to Cotto's next fights.
Cotto vs Canello anyone? That would make a great fight.
I reckon Cotto will wreck Canelo, Cotto has a few more fights before the tank is empty and a fight with Canelo is definitely a possibility. If i was handling Canelo and Cotto's people were calling i would lose the connection very quickly. Cotto wins a UD or late stoppage.
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