Quote Originally Posted by Addicted to_boxing View Post

He was moving in one direction due to bad knee . That direction was not the direction a southpaw should move in vs a right handed fighter. It was the only gear he could move in . He was not able to brace and put power behind it and he did not dart in and out or make quick stop and go movements. Remarkably he lasted that long. Cotto should have taken him out sooner had he just leaned on him More. Sergio's knees could barely handle his own weight. There was no strength afforded to him he simply had no base to stand up and throw any punches with power.
Sorry not buying that. You are not giving Cotto any credit for steering the vehicle and Martinez has never moved a certain way. He's not a fundamentalist fighter. He relies on his natural athletic ability and not a how to book.He takes a Roy Jones like approach.

See now I have no problem with the notion that Sergio was not at his best. Its the reason I picked Cotto. Its the reason Cotto went after the fight. I would not have picked Cotto 2 years ago. I also have no issues with accepting that he has/had a knee issue. Thing is, if his knee was that bad then he would not have been cleared to fight. The entire knee bracegate almost has the stench of premeditation because Martinez never bothered to train and was living in a sauna the week of the fight.

Cotto got to him early and caught him off balance(which has happened throughout his career because of the way he fights)

Martinez never recovered and that's right from his mouth.Its not really a chicken vs egg question. Cotto found him earlier and laid the egg.That fact happened in front of everyone who watched it.How that has translated to his knee being the cause is unbelievable.Any further damage that may have resulted to his knee which is yet to be substantiated was done as a direct result of being dropped three times, probably concussed badly and never recovering.