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Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
When he went under the knife

Did Martinez make excuses?
No just his fans that said Cotto was more shot then he was until after he got stopped. After that he was a cripple. I enclosed the post fight comments.

When he went under the knife is not an answer. My brother got a new hip and its better then the old one. People have been saying his knee was gone or they cant believe how bad he looked. He's been on the decline since Barker and Cotto has since Margarito. Cotto put in a masterful performance and all people can do is say how shot Sergio was.

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I know and agree, drives me fookin nuts. I knew..we all knew prior SX...Sergio had bad sticks but I still picked him to torch Cotto based largely on awkward shots and cutting Cotto up. My foot is still in my mouth and that's on me. Both guys were on decline and people who slight Cotto equally slight Martinez. He knew what he was getting into, its a big boy sport and Cotto rose to a higher occasion two fights removed from talking retirement etc. He earned it, and Martinez has earned to be remembered for more than a guy needing excuses or keyboard crutches. Sad finale that one. The good ones don't often go out clean.