Did Cotto's nose affect him?

[GRBOXINGFAN]

Cotto is tougher for Floyd. Unlike Cotto, Floyd can stay away from Tony and potshot him for 12 rounds. Cotto looked great in the early part. He just couldn't protect the body and it wore him down eventually.

[Gandalf]

I think the nose must have played a part. It was a mess and he lost a lot of blood. Margarito just kept making it flow again everytime it seemed to have stopped.

It was tough watching that because going into the 11th I think Cotto was winning comfortably on points (just my impression on seeing it live) but Margarito seemed to be throwing more and more and getting Cotto on those ropes. Any other fighter would have been taken out by Cotto, but Margarito was barely bruised come the end. Amazingly tough skin! An animal stalking down its prey until the final kill. Brutal. I was hoping Cotto could cling on and just try and fight safe until the bell. Not so easy with Margarito so unrelenting. And so the end it was.

Stunning fight...really did all it said it would.