WTF: People are blaming Bayless of stopping the fight?

[Titing Kabayo]

These people are selfish and irrational.. They think bayless was wrong on stopping the fight . **** them.. they don't understand the risk and don't respect fighters...

Bayless did the best decision...

[Dragon Punch]

These people are selfish and irrational.. They think bayless was wrong on stopping the fight . **** them.. they don't understand the risk and don't respect fighters...

Bayless did the best decision...

Anybody who disagrees with Bayless decision or your post is a moron. Having said that, I think he was indirectly guided by Pac to stop the action. Not just the punishment he was dishing out, but Pac was visably frustrated at having to chase Miguel down - he gave Bayless a look as if to say ''are you gonna warn this guys about running'' then Pac unleashed another barrage and Kenny jumped in.

Good decision though, forgeting Miguels health for a second it was embarrasing watching him running away.

[sweetpea87]

Even if he didn't stop it Cotto would have been killed on points. No need for him to take more unecessary punishment.

[Uturn]

The fight could have been stopped way before possibly the 9th. I can tell you if you put it into perspective then why let him go on then stop it in the 12th round after he took a beating like that? He let him go for 3 more rounds then he should have so why pull him out the 12th?????

[J.R]

He did stop the fight....

[bojangles1987]

Cotto's corner should have stopped it once it was clear he was just surviving and had no chance to win the fight. Bayless had plenty of other opportunities where he could have stopped the fight without issue, he gave Cotto the benefit of the doubt.

[TheGreatA]

I think it was a bad stoppage, not because it was early by any means but because he stopped it at the wrong time. Cotto was in no real trouble when Bayless stepped in.

[iHateThePacMan]

It should be the corners job, but i see bayless looking carefully at cotto watch the vid again. Its just cotto was still punching one shot at a time

[Pugilistic™]

Although i thought Cotto could of lasted the distance, i don't think Bayless stopping the fight was a bad move.

Cotto was constantly retreating, wasn't throwing and his face was badly beat up.

There was no point in the fight continuing.

[softwaretrial09]

The fight could have been stopped way before possibly the 9th. I can tell you if you put it into perspective then why let him go on then stop it in the 12th round after he took a beating like that? He let him go for 3 more rounds then he should have so why pull him out the 12th?????

Because he can, and it's the right decision.

It's easy for you to say that because it's not your face that's getting beaten to a pulp.