It wasn't so much he fought a bad fight, but got exposed for all the things he did wrong. There's a fairly big difference. Manny made mistakes too. Wasn't he supposed to not exchange with Cotto, to fight in and out, to circle? Yet there he was, toe to toe from the start...

No fighter fights perfect, because it is a delicate dance of athleticism, of styles, of wills; of those whose final goal is to physically destroy the person across from you.