And he still hurt his left knee from being thrown down. The ref saw straight through him. And I supposed Clottey stopped throwing the jab and the left hook after that because his knee was fine? He wasn't putting it on you can't fake a stoppage of offense and nearly falling down whenever you tried to push forward on your left. If that was true then Clottey should win an Oscar
“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.” Muhammad Ali.
yeah but he had stopped setting stuff up with his jab and his left hook and thats what made him effective early, he was setting Cotto up with the jab and left hook, after being thrown down if he tried to start it off he came off balance and he only ran in with combinations, he wasn't trying to set stuff up anymore and that was a huge factor. After that point Clottey was looking to corner on Cotto and throw combinations. But he had stopped setting things up with the jab and left hook which are his money punches. So hurting his left knee was a huge factor as you could make the argument after he was thrown down the jab and left hook set ups disappeared
So perhaps one big difference in the fight was that Cotto was better able to adapt and keep fighting where as Clottey was not able to adapt as well to the problems facing him. At this level there are always things to overcome in a fight and a true champ can adapt and overcome.
“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.” Muhammad Ali.
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