When undefeated fighters loose for the first time

[Chino]

Cotto is no where near done, Cotto is going to bounce back.
Teddy said Cotto would not even dare to rematch Margarito, (something I am glad that stupid marble mouth said)

And one way he can bounce back is by AVOIDING Margarito. Yes, I am glad Teddy said that too. I wouldn't like to see Cotto receive another beating.

Cotto was outboxing and out hustling Margarito the first half of that fight. He was putting on a clinic

Boxing clinic or not, it was not having any effect on Margarito. The only effect Cotto's "boxing clinic" had was to intimidate himself as he saw that Margarito kept walking forward like a tank.

I know Miguel will come back better and stronger, more inspired. Cotto is going to turn into a gym rat for the next 3 years.

I hope so. Eventhough he always gets rocked, cut, exposed, etc. I enjoy his fights so I wish I can see a comeback too.

[Markusdarkus]

What fighters out there who were undefeated and dominating started going downhill right after their first loss?
The first one that comes to mind is Naseem Hamed. The guy seemed incincible. He had KO power in his punches, a sneaky defense, good feet, etc. But after his first loss he went downill even with a journeyman and now he's nowhere to be found.
Now I think about Cotto. He lost but not on a decision or questionable split descicion but by a brutal TKO. I wonder if he will start going downhill after this or not.
I guess some fighters loose inspiration, get intimidated, loose concentration, etc. after their first loss after a long time of dominating fights.

Hamed was going way down hill before Barerra.

As for first loss i dont think so, Lewis, Pacuaio, Hopkins all became great after losing.

[Chino]

Good point Marcus on the fighters that lost and came back even better. Maybe we should start a threat like that.
When do you think Hamed started going downhill?

[Thread Stealer]

Hamed was said to have been pretty lazy and complacent in training. He never should've left Brendan Ingle. I don't think much of Oscar Suarez.

Still, even when he was supposed to be around his peak, Manuel Medina was catching him with shots throughout the fight. You can only do so much defensively when your technique is THAT bizarre.

I'm not sure if he ever would've beaten Marco Antonio Barrera though. Probably not.