Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Quote Originally Posted by Greig
Anybody else feel this way?

After the first four rounds I thought 'here we go!!'

Then, when Shane felt he couldn't hang with Cotto he took his foot off the gas and started dancing. Then, before the ninth, papa Jack said pick it up and that was precisely when Cotto started backpedallig and doing jack S***.

The end of the fight reminded me of Trinidad DLH, and I thought maybe the judges would see that to and maybe Mosley could squeak it.

Anyway, that's how I feel - It was a good fight that had the potential to be Leanard/Hearns if only both guys had stayed up for the combat...
You know what I've noticed?
That you do this often. Everytime after a big fight you usually come on here and say how it wasn't that good and it was overhyped.
That the fight didn't live up to it's potential and blah! blah! blah!.......
Maybe it's just you? I will agree that the fight had all the tools to be a great one. Maybe it was to some people maybe it wasn't.
But you know what when your a die hard fan of the sport likemyself those 11 rounds minus the 12th were amazing. To see Cotto outlanding SSM in a jab contest was mouth dropping. To see SSM outlanding Cotto to the body was confusing yet exciting. It's like they swithched rolls for this fight and to me that's what made it a damn! good fight. One of the best of this year.



CC Mick I agree 100%....Was it a fight for the ages that will be looked back upon in the history books and profiled on ESPN classic or Legendary nights?...No but it was a a pretty damn good fight and well above an average bout....You had two of the sports top guuys in there...You could not expect them to throw caution to the wind and go ape S***.....This fight was a bit more then just a win for both...For Shane it was a cap of sorts to a long career that is filled with great fights for Cotto is was solidifying himself as the genuine article and answering all doubts there is about him..or should I say were....It also let everyone know he is no a one dimensional fighter.....A loss by either was crucial.....