Cotto going down the way he did was smart. He'll be back to fight another day. Anyone who calls him out is probably not a professional fighter.
BS Any fighter will say that Cotto showed a lack of heart. I may have never been a pro boxer but I have grown up around the sport and have sparred more than enough times to know what it feels like to get hit from a pro boxer. Maybe not on the level of AM but I am not on the level of Cotto either.
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Cotto was smart and will live to fight for another multi-million dollar paycheck. The KO was inevitable, sticking around to go to sleep is plain dumb and suicidal. Cotto showed heart in taking the fight when he had very little to gain. If you think Cotto ending up in the hospital would have showed more heart, and then you and I will never agree.
Why even answer the bell then? The guy was obviously already defeated. All he did in that final round was run and cower. He didn’t attempt to fight and knew that, as you said, a knockout was inevitable. His corner should have called it earlier or he should have done it earlier. Ok so to try and see where you are coming from sitting in the corner and throwing the towel is a lot better than getting up to just run around and keep taking a knee. Agree?
Because the judges had the bout tied up going into the 11th.
And? He did as much to win the round when he was in the ring as he would have sitting down. Throwing in the towel would have given it to AM.
Throwing in the towel would be quitting. The fact that he still went out there because he knew he had a shot at it, despite probably knowing he was going to get KO'd makes him a warrior. and a smart one.
And you of all people have no right to call Miguel Cotto a pussy.
What makes him a warrior again? Going out there knowing that there is a chance he WOULD get knocked out? It's like you are arguing for me now. He went out there knowing that AM was not hurt and still ready to go while he was half dead. I would rather be called a punk for sitting in the corner and giving up than running away and cowering in the corner.
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Cotto battled his ass off in that fight. He just took too many good shots that took it out of him. Anybody that had sparred against anyone of quality would know what it's like to have your mind willing but your body beaten. Cotto's a tough dude.
I've watched that fight three times, and boy both men gave as good as they got. With the work rate Margarito has it's amazing Cotto lasted as long as he did. Good for him and his corner for throwing in the towel and living to fight another day.
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