Quote Originally Posted by IamInuit View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
That's horseshit. There have been numerous fighters wearing knee braces. Shit even one guy with an artificial leg fought for a title.

How is a knee brace giving a guy an unfair advantage or leverage...if anything isn't it actually just equalizing it? A fighter entering the ring 'injured'...a hand, elbow, shoulder, unhealed cut or banged up knees.... is in no way to his advantage. I'm calling bullshit on Cotto and this ivory tower diva garbage

Cant agree. If its a simple bundle for knee collisions fair enough but if that knee cannot take or give power naturally when throwing a punch or stepping away from one then he has no special right to gain that use through artificial means. If he cant compete w/o it then don't compete. Punches are generated from the feet/legs. This isn't basketball.
I have to say I am with Spicoli on this one. Correct me if I am wrong but did you not suggest yourself that Peterson having taken testosterone was permissible purely because it raised his naturally low levels to those needed to compete ? According to your argument then he also should not be allowed to compete. Master is right also when he points out the whole reason to wear a brace is not to gain an advantage but to prevent damage and the knee giving out. If his knee goes in the fight due to not wearing his brace then it is Cotto who will be gifted a massive advantage and possibly the result if Martinez can not continue.