Quote Originally Posted by Ghost
Cotto does take a lot of unnesscery shots, it's true but in the long run, he always seems to come out on top in the end. If he get's bruised and battered, his opponent ends up looking worse
Not in the case of Lovemore N'Dou. Even tho he lost this fight against Cotto, he did a number on Cotto's face and walked out the ring looking un-scathed.

Great observation but these African fighters who are pitch black dark, I think benefit from their dark complexion. You can't honestly say that bruises would show up, right? Hit a white man or a man with light complexion and you will see the red mark or bruise. Hit a dark man and you might have a very hard time finding the red mark or the bruise.

All and all, Lovemore N'dou was maybe Cotto's toughest opponent but Cotto showed a lot of skill in that fight and has progressed immensely since then.

It's one of the reasons why I like watching the African fighters. They just bring it from begining to end. Some might say that Paulie handled Lovemore N'dou very well. I say the ref did not let Lovemore N'dou fight on the inside. Paulie does a lot of hitting once and holding. He did it against Cotto and I know he was doing it against Lovemore N'dou. Anyway... Cotto still won and it was a great fight. African fighters are hard to dent. Love them for that.