Arthur Abraham got his jaw broken in Germany against Miranda. He took an Ass whoopin. At that time Miranda was considered a beast just like Margarito. Everybody thought that Abraham was finished and maybe even should retire.
What happened? He took a few fights against lesser opponents, got his confidence back, and knocked out Miranda in the rematch.
Besides how long can a 29 year old (almost 30) Margarito keep this up? He has been taking blows to the head for a living for 15 years. Cotto is the one with more tools. By the time they meet again, I suspect Cotto will get his groove back and Margarito's so called Chin-prime won't be as good as it was.
Fighters like Margarito don't last long. Eric Morales turned pro young and he was finished by age 30. It's just about that time for Margarito.
Cotto can definitely come back. He is a top talent and an elite level fighter. Corrales came back and had a fine career after a pretty bad loss to PBF and so can Cotto.
Do you know what resignation means? It means quitting. So he looked like he wanted to quit, and kept taking knees, but he didn't quit? Ok, whatever.
The look in his eyes told his corner he was done; they would have been negligent had they not thrown in the towel. Plus I could've sworn I saw Cotto give a little nod to his uncle as he came up on the apron.
He quit... which was the smart, safe thing to do. But like someone else said... it will eat away at him until he redeems himself, if not forever.
...LOL...if you give your "resignation" to your boss, it's not really quitting, you're firing yourself, which is different then quitting... O.O ...LOLOL...damn, the excuses are all over this forum...there's no such thing as "kind of quitting", "almost quitting" or "close to quitting"...Cotto quit...but in truth, it's better that he "quit" then fought until he was seriously injured or worse yet, died...we all can pass judgement on Cotto saying he quit in our oppinion, but I bet you Margarito knows the truth...but if he's a class act, he will never openly disrepect Cotto by saying he did...I know this, I don't think I would have done any better then Cotto...
Kabuki Joe
Do you know what resignation means? It means quitting. .
Yes Resignation. But I said sign of resignation.
What do you want him to do? To be all energetic when he was energy zapped and bleeding out of his mouth? He did the best he could under the circumstances.
Did Vasquez quit in the first fight againt Marquez? Did that make him any less of a warrior.
DID HE SAY "I QUIT" TO THE REF???? If so, I must've missed it.
From what I saw, he got back up on his feet and it was his corner who threw in the towel. Did he have a look of resignation on his face? Yes but that isn't quitting.
So Stop the Nonsense.
Do you know what resignation means? It means quitting. So he looked like he wanted to quit, and kept taking knees, but he didn't quit? Ok, whatever.
The look in his eyes told his corner he was done; they would have been negligent had they not thrown in the towel. Plus I could've sworn I saw Cotto give a little nod to his uncle as he came up on the apron.
He quit... which was the smart, safe thing to do. But like someone else said... it will eat away at him until he redeems himself, if not forever.
...Abraham didn't quit, so he still has respect for himself...Cotto quit and he knows it...it will eat at him for the rest of his life...
Kabuki Joe
DID HE SAY "I QUIT" TO THE REF???? If so, I must've missed it.
From what I saw, he got back up on his feet and it was his corner who threw in the towel. Did he have a look of resignation on his face? Yes but that isn't quitting.
So Stop the Nonsense.
Arthur Abraham got his jaw broken in Germany against Miranda. He took an Ass whoopin. At that time Miranda was considered a beast just like Margarito. Everybody thought that Abraham was finished and maybe even should retire.
What happened? He took a few fights against lesser opponents, got his confidence back, and knocked out Miranda in the rematch.
Besides how long can a 29 year old (almost 30) Margarito keep this up? He has been taking blows to the head for a living for 15 years. Cotto is the one with more tools. By the time they meet again, I suspect Cotto will get his groove back and Margarito's so called Chin-prime won't be as good as it was.
Fighters like Margarito don't last long. Eric Morales turned pro young and he was finished by age 30. It's just about that time for Margarito.
...Abraham didn't quit, so he still has respect for himself...Cotto quit and he knows it...it will eat at him for the rest of his life...
Kabuki Joe
That's the most retarded post I've seen. The scenerios are different between Abraham's fight and Cotto's but the overall point is the same.
And I'm pretty sure Cotto already did look him in the eyes and could again.
You make an analogy betweent two fights that have almost nothing in common, aside from one guy getting hurt badly, and call me out for a retarded post?
Look at the facts:
1. Cotto lost. Abraham won.
2. Cotto couldn't continue. Abraham finished the fight.
3. Margarito broke Cotto's will. Miranda couldn't break Abraham's will despite a broken jaw.
These two fights have few similarities besides one guy getting beat the fuck up. Yes, Abraham came back from getting beat up, and so can Cotto. What I'm not sure Cotto can come back from is the mental and psychological punishment he took in going down on his knees to Margarito and ultimately having to face the fact that the other man was so superior that he couldn't hang for five more minutes. Not only that, but he gave Margarito everything he had and never seemed to hurt him. That's gotta make a guy feel inferior, which isn't good for a fighter.
Abraham didn't lose though, he went 12 rounds with a broken jaw and still won, it's nowhere near as damaging mentally as Cotto losing to Margarito, Cotto hit Margarito with everything to the head including the kitchen sink and Margarito went nowhere and kept going forward and ultimately knocked him out.
Abraham fought until the end of the 12th round with his jaw broken. Cotto asked his corner to throw in the towel before Margarito killed him. Big difference.
He'll come back as a fighter, but his reputation will always have this blemish on it. And it will take some serious soul searching before he is able to look Margarito in the eye again.
That's the most retarded post I've seen. The scenerios are different between Abraham's fight and Cotto's but the overall point is the same.
And I'm pretty sure Cotto already did look him in the eyes and could again.
The guy has trememdous skill and devotes himself to the sport and nothing else, he will come back with fire under his belly.
On top of that he can beat pretty much any welter out there with the exception of a Paul Williams.
He may have goten beat by Margs but in a rematch I can cotto taking him out.
Abraham fought until the end of the 12th round with his jaw broken. Cotto asked his corner to throw in the towel before Margarito killed him. Big difference.
He'll come back as a fighter, but his reputation will always have this blemish on it. And it will take some serious soul searching before he is able to look Margarito in the eye again.