Cotto - Mayorga Fight Thread

[TitoFan]

Dude, The man just used his reasoning because he was obviously hurt. It may have looked like he quit because of the left but he wasn't out on his feet or anything like that. He was very coherent. Nothing about it was pathetic.

A man with so much brashness and malice towards Cotto as Mayorga carried himself, to quit in that manner and deprive Cotto his just due, his sense of redemption from this ridicule, is unacceptable.

Ricardo should have tried harder to back his big talk with a bang, wether it was Cotto's or his'. Whimpering demurely at the first sign of danger and just within a grasp of the final bell is inconceivable coming out of that drama.

Just my two cents Johnny, just MHO.

I take nothing away from Cotto, It was a good win. He showed us a lot of confidence, something he's been lacking in the later rounds. His skill and staying power were all together in this fight.

It was a very weird reaction to that left hit to watch. At first it looked like a great left put Mayorga down and out on the knee. But seeing him on the knee, he looked strong and did not look like he was suffering from the blow to the head. It looked like he was favoring the left wrist. Looking at the replay if seemed to confirm my first thoughts that it was the left that hurt him. It was obvious he thought about it for half a second when the ref asked him if he wanted to continue and he did, true to his nature and I imagine he said fuck it!, (fuck the thumb) and lets go. He then proceed to throw that left as normal. He didn't get hit with a good shot from Cotto again and he said in the interview, I just couldn't make a fist.

The mans has guts and is overly an "A Type" personality. I like watch his fights because they are very entertaining. I not a big fan, I just like his antics. I'm a bigger fan of Cotto. I think your reading way too much into what he did. He obviously doesn't have that kind of complex thinking in the ring you are supposing. I doubt he's doing anything in the ring about 'thought' other than conditioned reflex and desire to win.

Unlike some ignorant posters do with Cotto, I don't normally label ANY fighter a quitter. I'm not the one in the ring taking punches and suffering injuries. However, you and I must've seen different left hooks. The one I saw clearly put Mayorga down and hurt him. Remember, it's not the first punch Mayorga had taken during the fight. Cotto had been peppering Mayorga all night with rights and lefts to the head. So it's only natural that the left hook in the 12th round (you know.... the round where Ross says Cotto wilts) would hurt Mayorga and put him down. And make no mistake about it, Mayorga WAS hurt. The left hook is Cotto's best punch and it caught Mayorga flush. About his wrist/thumb/hand/whatever? I saw plenty of replays and did not see the injury occur. Not doubting Mayorga's resolve, but........ he WAS on his way to getting KTFO'ed one way or another.