Cotto - Mayorga Fight Thread

[Gandalf]

and that's gonna be filed under.. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL AN ASS WHOOPING, Mayorga won a single round on my card and only "effective" shots he landed usually were behind the head, either way ross...suck my dick hahaha

funniest shit was the only thing that ross talked about leading into this fight was that Cotto was a quitter and Mayorga was gonna force him to quit, ohhh the irony

Mayorga won 4 rounds and hurt Cotto throughout the fight. He fought his heart out and tried to get Cotto into a brawl but Cotto knew better and chose to box and run and jab.

After that, Mayorga came out in the 12th knowing he needed a knockout and was behind, got caught with a great hook, then proceeded to shit and piss all over everything he did tonight and QUIT.

Absolutely heartbreaking and disheartening to watch.

Mayorga failed. Again. For the last time.

IF he had gone the distance then that would have been something. But NO, he chose to FUCKING QUIT...

I thought he put up a fair showing, but at 37 he just can't fight with intensity for 3 minutes a round and that is what makes Cotto wilt. A younger Mayorga would have had Cotto kneeling before him, but at 37 Cotto knows he can just stay on his little twinkle toes and and weather the occasional flurry. But when those flurries do cme Mayorga still looks dangerous. He knows himself that he is just too old and that's why he has retired.

The ending was dodgy and it's a shame it has resulted in another 12th round stoppage, but Mayorga did what he could with what he has left and I don't think there is any great shame in going out the way he did. If the hand really was screwed then fair enough. I'm glad to see him retire like this, part of me wishes certain other fighters could find it within themselves to do the same before it becomes mere parody. At times in there it was parody, but it was harldy Tyson/McBride. Mayorga has gone out with dignity intact IMO.

I wish him well.

So you believe his retirement ? I do not. He is broke and still must fight. Don King reportedly took 90% of his purse from a lawsuit he won over Mayorga. Hopefully the Nicaruaguan President has a job for Mayorga in his cabinet.

I have my doubts about the hand injury and I am a huge rabid Mayorga fan to the bitter end. God it fucking pissed me off to see Mayorga quit that way in the 12th. A 12 UD loss is one thing, a stoppage is another entirely.

I think he knows he is done. He can't find anymore big paydays. Certainly at this level we have seen the last of Mayorga. Maybe he will change his mind, but I like to think that he will stick to his word and look for a job.

I would have liked to see him finish too. I certainly don't think Cotto hurt him particularly badly, so can only assume that he really was hurt in terms of the hand. Fighters have continued with far worse, so there are question marks, but thems the breaks. I'm not too upset by it. I'm not in the position of the fighter, so if that's the way it ends, then so be it. All things considered he fought pretty well for a 37 year old who has hardly been Mr Active for the past half a decade.

[Hulk]

and that's gonna be filed under.. NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL AN ASS WHOOPING, Mayorga won a single round on my card and only "effective" shots he landed usually were behind the head, either way ross...suck my dick hahaha

funniest shit was the only thing that ross talked about leading into this fight was that Cotto was a quitter and Mayorga was gonna force him to quit, ohhh the irony

Mayorga won 4 rounds and hurt Cotto throughout the fight. He fought his heart out and tried to get Cotto into a brawl but Cotto knew better and chose to box and run and jab.

After that, Mayorga came out in the 12th knowing he needed a knockout and was behind, got caught with a great hook, then proceeded to shit and piss all over everything he did tonight and QUIT.

Absolutely heartbreaking and disheartening to watch.

Mayorga failed. Again. For the last time.

IF he had gone the distance then that would have been something. But NO, he chose to FUCKING QUIT...

I thought he put up a fair showing, but at 37 he just can't fight with intensity for 3 minutes a round and that is what makes Cotto wilt. A younger Mayorga would have had Cotto kneeling before him, but at 37 Cotto knows he can just stay on his little twinkle toes and and weather the occasional flurry. But when those flurries do cme Mayorga still looks dangerous. He knows himself that he is just too old and that's why he has retired.

The ending was dodgy and it's a shame it has resulted in another 12th round stoppage, but Mayorga did what he could with what he has left and I don't think there is any great shame in going out the way he did. If the hand really was screwed then fair enough. I'm glad to see him retire like this, part of me wishes certain other fighters could find it within themselves to do the same before it becomes mere parody. At times in there it was parody, but it was harldy Tyson/McBride. Mayorga has gone out with dignity intact IMO.

I wish him well.

So you believe his retirement ? I do not. He is broke and still must fight. Don King reportedly took 90% of his purse from a lawsuit he won over Mayorga. Hopefully the Nicaruaguan President has a job for Mayorga in his cabinet.

I have my doubts about the hand injury and I am a huge rabid Mayorga fan to the bitter end. God it fucking pissed me off to see Mayorga quit that way in the 12th. A 12 UD loss is one thing, a stoppage is another entirely.

I think he knows he is done. He can't find anymore big paydays. Certainly at this level we have seen the last of Mayorga. Maybe he will change his mind, but I like to think that he will stick to his word and look for a job.

I would have liked to see him finish too. I certainly don't think Cotto hurt him particularly badly, so can only assume that he really was hurt in terms of the hand. Fighters have continued with far worse, so there are question marks, but thems the breaks. I'm not too upset by it. I'm not in the position of the fighter, so if that's the way it ends, then so be it. All things considered he fought pretty well for a 37 year old who has hardly been Mr Active for the past half a decade.

You sir are an optimist.

And one of my favorite saddo posters God bless ya.