Fans were robbed Saturday night.

Did you hear about, or better yet, see any actual footage of Martinez sparring or doing any rigorous training for this fight like his past bouts? I really think Martinez (and DiBella) just wanted to cash out on this fight. Not Cotto's fault/problem, but it's a shame this farce was on PPV. It was clearly a cash out, with a possibility that he might win against a much smaller guy. Can you imagine if he was facing Golovkin instead of cotto

Two questions: Name a top 154/160 lb. fighter that Martinez would've beaten Saturday night. Second, would you pay $$$ for Sergio vs. (Anyone of your choosing) on PPV after what you witnessed Saturday? After all, he's not shot. His knees played no role so why not?

I guess we gotta wait till his next fight.. then if he looks good some people will still have excuses.. Martinez is either retiring, or getting retired for good if he fights again. You can bookmark this post for when it happens. Cotto will also most likely get retired if he fights Canelo or GGG.

Nobody knew how bad Martinez had fallen...even the Vegas bookies. The only people that knew were the people in Martinez's camp who would obviously want to hide it. It's no coincidence that the training footage of Martinez consisted only of extremely vague training exercises. I doubt he even sparred once for the fight. Cotto only looked great because he was fighting a cripple. Dont bother explaining that to a Puerto Rican though cause they will claim you are insulting their mother for not giving Cotto credit.I guess we gotta wait till his next fight.. then if he looks good some people will still have excuses..

Sergio was a 2 to 1 favorite.... everyone kept sayin he is not delvin R. That cotto couldnt hurt trout so how is he gonna hurt sergio... I bet sergio on the fight I lost.... I give cotto his props he is a student of the game and is getting better with time... Dude didnt look good, he look great... Im sure if sergio was washup the betting odds would have been different... By the way vegas doesnt give away free money.. Nobody knew how bad Martinez had fallen...even the Vegas bookies. The only people that knew were the people in Martinez's camp who would obviously want to hide it. It's no coincidence that the training footage of Martinez consisted only of extremely vague training exercises. I doubt he even sparred once for the fight. Cotto only looked great because he was fighting a cripple. Dont bother explaining that to a Puerto Rican though cause they will claim you are insulting their mother for not giving Cotto credit.

Sergio was a 2 to 1 favorite.... everyone kept sayin he is not delvin R. That cotto couldnt hurt trout so how is he gonna hurt sergio... I bet sergio on the fight I lost.... I give cotto his props he is a student of the game and is getting better with time... Dude didnt look good, he look great... Im sure if sergio was washup the betting odds would have been different... By the way vegas doesnt give away free money..

Sergio had clearance from his physician and wouldn't have went ahead with the fight if he didn't feel he could compete. Yeah right lol because Martinez is gonna give up a 1.5mil payday and fighters have never fought with a ****ty physical inspection before in the state of NY. Yuri Foreman and Margarito both got approved to fight...and we all know how those fights went. Cripple city.

Sergio had clearance from his physician and wouldn't have went ahead with the fight if he didn't feel he could compete.

he didn't lose vs mosley, and that's one of his most important fights if cotto isn't elite neither is martinez, if sergio had the likes of pacquiao or mayweather roaming in his weightclass, they'd have fuked him up also and the guy that lost to trout was fat cotto, plus just a bad style matchup Mosley is Cotto's best win imo but it was a very close fight that I thought cotto eged. Cotto was elite and a great fighter at 140-147...not at 154 and up. Martinez was clearly elite at 160 during his tear through pavlik through chavez jr. He started to show signs of wear in the macklin fight, where he was already 38 years old. The 12th round in the Chavez fight pushed him over the edge. As far as im concerned he was completely shot already in the Murray fight, where he looked like absolute garbage and was reaaaaaallllly lucky to get a decision. I thought there was a chance the surgery and 14 month layoff might be enough for Martinez to bring back some old greatness. He clearly didnt.

If you do a treatment with stem cells to regenerate cartilage of an already three times operated knee, takes 1 year and a month to recover and you think that you will win knowing you were not 100%, you clearly underestimated a great fighter like Cotto based only on size and clearly fought for the money. Any top 10 Middleweight had knocked out Martinez last Saturday.-

2010 Sergio murders Cotto. Cotto isnt an elite boxer, it's already been proven. He's lost his biggest fights and to mediocre fighters like Trout. Beating Delvin Rodriguez and a crippled Sergio Martinez doesnt make him a great fighter still. Nationalist boxing supporters are terrible for the sport, they cant think rationally cause they're blinded by nationalist bias. Theyre almost as bad as racists when it comes to sports. he didn't lose vs mosley, and that's one of his most important fights if cotto isn't elite neither is martinez, if sergio had the likes of pacquiao or mayweather roaming in his weightclass, they'd have fuked him up also and the guy that lost to trout was fat cotto, plus just a bad style matchup

No talk just this: http://www.nowboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/Margarito-Hand-Wraps-Vs-Cotto.jpg U guys love to use that excuse. Did u c the rematch where the fight was turning just like in the first one and cotto was starting to retreat just like the first fight cause margarito was starting to land just like in the first fight.

ive been saying this, no version of serg beats cotto, maybe he woulda put up a better fight but his skill set just isnt good enough to fight elite boxers!!!! toooo many mistakes!!! bad knees or not u cant keep getting hit with the same damn punch for a whole fight without at least trying to adjust!!!!! Serg was simply overrated but was a great athlete and put on some good fights i enjoyed watching him. 2010 Sergio murders Cotto. Cotto isnt an elite boxer, it's already been proven. He's lost his biggest fights and to mediocre fighters like Trout. Beating Delvin Rodriguez and a crippled Sergio Martinez doesnt make him a great fighter still. Nationalist boxing supporters are terrible for the sport, they cant think rationally cause they're blinded by nationalist bias. Theyre almost as bad as racists when it comes to sports.

Tranquilo tigerito I have a feeling u think Cotto is a monster. Don't forget hes been butchered before. And quit against Margarito when he was undefeated, and don't wanna hear about no plaster that was a destruction. Are u saying he punches harder now than he did back then when he was younger and stronger? C'mon son No talk just this: http://www.nowboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/Margarito-Hand-Wraps-Vs-Cotto.jpg http://www.boxingfutures.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/hero/Cotto-vs-Margarito-II_1.jpg http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/02/11/evidence_bag.jpg

I can not believe how many whinny girls are starting to show there panties. Before the fight people were all on Sergio strap. Now he wasn't the same guy. I told everyone Paul Willams would have been TKOed by Cotto. Paul Williams was a Volume puncher with incredible stamina that's all. He was easy to hit and threw looping punches. Sergio landed a great shot in the second fight and the rest was history. Pavlik was getting shots in on Sergio. But Pavlik was not the same guy who beat Jermain Taylor 1. He had alot of mental demons. Then He beats a couple of no named brits, and a non trained Chavez JR. Struggles against Martin Murray. Sergio had never fought anyone with Cotto's caliber. No one with a left hook like Cottos. Cotto demolishes Sergio even with great knees. Point is if UMAD. Don't Worry I am not I witnessed history live! ive been saying this, no version of serg beats cotto, maybe he woulda put up a better fight but his skill set just isnt good enough to fight elite boxers!!!! toooo many mistakes!!! bad knees or not u cant keep getting hit with the same damn punch for a whole fight without at least trying to adjust!!!!! Serg was simply overrated but was a great athlete and put on some good fights i enjoyed watching him.

I can not believe how many whinny girls are starting to show there panties. Before the fight people were all on Sergio strap. Now he wasn't the same guy. I told everyone Paul Willams would have been TKOed by Cotto. Paul Williams was a Volume puncher with incredible stamina that's all. He was easy to hit and threw looping punches. Sergio landed a great shot in the second fight and the rest was history. Pavlik was getting shots in on Sergio. But Pavlik was not the same guy who beat Jermain Taylor 1. He had alot of mental demons. Then He beats a couple of no named brits, and a non trained Chavez JR. Struggles against Martin Murray. Sergio had never fought anyone with Cotto's caliber. No one with a left hook like Cottos. Cotto demolishes Sergio even with great knees. Point is if UMAD. Don't Worry I am not I witnessed history live! Tranquilo tigerito I have a feeling u think Cotto is a monster. Don't forget hes been butchered before. And quit against Margarito when he was undefeated, and don't wanna hear about no plaster that was a destruction. Are u saying he punches harder now than he did back then when he was younger and stronger? C'mon son

Martinez should not have been allowed to fight, and the people who paid $$$ were sold a healthy dose of BS. Were were lied to. Again, Cotto is not at fault. Sergio, his team, and everyone else who knew his true condition are. Lies, a bunch of lies. Martinez was dropped 3 times in Round 1. Again, what if I told you that before the fight? Common sense is a lost art.

Martinez' right knee looked impaired before he was hurt and continued to look it afterward (for reference: compare the differences between Martinez' lower body movement for the Chavez and Cotto fights, respectively). The effectiveness of Sergio's offense and defense, especially, relies heavily on footwork, foot speed, and balance. Without those attributes, Sergio is still an above average fighter because he still possesses the other qualities that made him an excellent fighter, but he's not a Top 10 fighter in the Middleweight division (I'd go so far as to say that the version of Sergio would lose rematches to his last 5 opponents). Cotto, using Roach's game planning, would still have been a difficult matchup for Martinez at 100%. Cotto's hand and foot speed, combinations, defense, ring generalship, and experience would always give Sergio problems, but I doubt that a healthy Martinez allows that fight to be as one-sided as it was. Unless Sergio undergoes another procedure and does heavy rehabilitation to his knee (and I might be giving him too much credit because those knee injuries almost always linger), Sergio will lose his next fight against a Top 10 level fighter. This blind eye people are turning towards Martinez' condition is a knee jerk reaction to people's desire to have Cotto's victory unsullied.

No excuses Cotto le gano bien! Martinez isn't the fighter he was. Cotto does have power but he's not a devastating puncher. That reminded me of when Tito use to punch dudes and everyone was shocked and wondered where all that power was coming from. Que Viva Tito!

I can not believe how many whinny girls are starting to show there panties. Before the fight people were all on Sergio strap. Now he wasn't the same guy. I told everyone Paul Willams would have been TKOed by Cotto. Paul Williams was a Volume puncher with incredible stamina that's all. He was easy to hit and threw looping punches. Sergio landed a great shot in the second fight and the rest was history. Pavlik was getting shots in on Sergio. But Pavlik was not the same guy who beat Jermain Taylor 1. He had alot of mental demons. Then He beats a couple of no named brits, and a non trained Chavez JR. Struggles against Martin Murray. Sergio had never fought anyone with Cotto's caliber. No one with a left hook like Cottos. Cotto demolishes Sergio even with great knees. Point is if UMAD. Don't Worry I am not I witnessed history live!