Did you see the look on Cotto's face when they stopped the fight? He was like...."noooooo". He wanted to keep battering Tony. i had the same look. I wanted to see him beat him up some more too.
He fought the perfect fight against Tony, following his instructions from his trainer to keep turning Tony, and stay away from the ropes, and avoid the uppercuts. He was moving gracefully, pot-shotting that eye.
And I think the outcome would have still been the same if Tony didn't have a bad eye. Tony won 1 pity round that actually could have gone either way, and Cotto had control of the entire fight.
This is how Cotto could have won their first fight. Congrats to Cotto for a fantastic performance!!!:boxing: His 1st loss is now avenged. http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/mysmiliesvb/mysmilie_915.gif
If Cotto was losing that bad, why did he look so disappointed at the stoppage?? Like i said...THIS is how he could have won there 1st fight. Keep turning Tony so he can't apply pressure, keep moving, he wasn't running away, he was moving laterally, turning Tony, so he couldn't get any good power shots off. I was saying this long before the fight.
He kept pot-shotting him and moving away, so he don't get hit back. Tony is and always was slow. He never was a very good boxer, but he has a ton of heart, still has a good chin, and yes, he was taking Cotto's shot's pretty well, but Cotto was breaking him down.
Tony's output was slowing down, and Cotto just kept gaining confidence, he knew his plan was working. So why did he look so disappointed when they stopped the fight? That was very clear....he was like...wtf??? C'mon!!!!! Don't take this away from me!
I only got to see the first 3 rounds til my stream went had to use a rbr for the rest.I was shocked at how good Margarito could still take them shots like Cotto was landing bombs.I think Garcia has tried to turn Tony into more off a boxer/puncher and against his comeback opponent Garcia thats fine but against Pac and Cotto its just not good enough.Capetillio was perfect for his style get him crazy condition and have him constantly pressuring fighters but to be fair Miguel boxed brillantly tonight could not take anything away from those first three rounds.Footwork was brillant.Neither wanted the fight stopped both warriors.It was pretty funny at the end when Smoger stopped he kissed Tony on the chest did the same to Mtagwa after Yuri destroyed him
If Cotto was losing that bad, why did he look so disappointed at the stoppage?? Like i said...THIS is how he could have won there 1st fight. Keep turning Tony so he can't apply pressure, keep moving, he wasn't running away, he was moving laterally, turning Tony, so he couldn't get any good power shots off. I was saying this long before the fight.
He kept pot-shotting him and moving away, so he don't get hit back. Tony is and always was slow. He never was a very good boxer, but he has a ton of heart, still has a good chin, and yes, he was taking Cotto's shot's pretty well, but Cotto was breaking him down.
Tony's output was slowing down, and Cotto just kept gaining confidence, he knew his plan was working. So why did he look so disappointed when they stopped the fight? That was very clear....he was like...wtf??? C'mon!!!!! Don't take this away from me!
There was only major moment in the fight where Cotto allowed the fight to become a brawl, other than that, he boxed and boxed and boxed, like he was supposed to do. He was not gonna beat Margarito if he didn't box him, that simple. I don't think he was as accurate in this fight as the first one, but his foot-work was MUCH better and his overall defense improved as well. The dude was constantly on his feet, proving that the punishment he took in the first fight really hurt his overall performance. Marg was throwing some good body shots this time, he had the right game-plan, but he didn't have the power to make it happen fast enough.