Cotto has earned my respect!

FUCK THAT!!!! There was too much shit talking on this board and in Vegas to let them off the hook that easily. The whoopin that Cotto took was SHAMEFUL!!!!!! That's what happens when Mexico fights Puerto Rico - Do you want to throw polite talk back and forth? Now the fights over - the better man won - get over it.

agreed......Cotto earned a lot of respect from me

I was never high on him! I watched him fight for the first time here in fresno i think over 5 years ago! Never really been too impressed with him and always felt he was very beatable. I do feel for his kids and baby mom that were breaking down after the fight! Looking at cotto's bloody face and i will post the gif im talking about only to show you what im talking about. He just had a look of beaten! he had enough when he took a knee the second time you can see he was looking at his corner instantly hinting at them to stop it! I don't blame him he took a beaten but he showed alot of heart and courage saturday night! he brawled alot with margarito and gave it all he had and gave all us fans a fight i'll remember for ever! looking at this gif makes me want to call truce with the people hating on margarito pre-fight. This gif shows the life beaten out of cotto and you can see quit all over cotto's face. Thanks cotto for willing to fight anyone! For accepting a tony fight twice! and for going in there and giving us fans a fight for the ages! He's a great young fighter..I also credit him.

From The Get-go I Respected Cotto For Taking Such A Fight. He Gave My Boy A Opportunity To Prove To The World Why He Was Always Avoided!!! Now We All Now Why! Cotto Is A Tought Cat And Show Me That He Is Willing To Take-On Anyone Even If It Kill Him.

Cotto was playing it smart. If he hadn't took a knee the ref would've stopped it. I was screaming "Take a knee!!" Cause the ref would've stopped it.. Cotto would get up again, but the knee would'nt help out, then got caught flush and took another knee.. He was exausted and took alot of punishment.. Then the corner would step in. That's not quitting. Its called playing smart. ok we will call it playiing it smart lol

Cotto was playing it smart. If he hadn't took a knee the ref would've stopped it. I was screaming "Take a knee!!" Cause the ref would've stopped it.. Cotto would get up again, but the knee would'nt help out, then got caught flush and took another knee.. He was exausted and took alot of punishment.. Then the corner would step in. That's not quitting. Its called playing smart.

I think all fans/haters of each guy has gained respect for the other guy after this fight. Although, some still post some silly things (Yes VIVA :lol1:). I think the way the board has shown respect to the fighters is admirable.

im torn.......I had alot of respect for him prior to this fight, but I like fighters who are warriors....I didn't see that saturday...I saw a guy quitting rather then fighting through some adversity....I'll have to think about it some more he did quit but you have to look at everything else but that! he was in a war with a bigger guy and cotto was giving it all he could and just couldn't get it done! He quit, he accepted defeat and that's that! he knew he wasn't going to go anywhere and the only thing the was going to happen was him getting knocked out cold and there is no point to that. As it is i think bayless would have counted him out i dont think he was going to continue one way or another. Cotto's fans do say and do stupid shit especially this weekend in vegas but we have viva mexico, and commonmang that do the same shit with margarito so it goes both ways. Either way you shouldn't like or hate a fighter based on an internet screen name hyping them up.

im torn.......I had alot of respect for him prior to this fight, but I like fighters who are warriors....I didn't see that saturday...I saw a guy quitting rather then fighting through some adversity....I'll have to think about it some more

After seeing the weigh in and size disparity, I actually felt sorry for Miguel. I picked Tony to knock him out prior to the weigh in, but seeing the difference just told me that a severe ass beating was on its way.

cotto deserves everyones respect, whether you like him or not just for braving the storm for as long as he did that night.