When was the last time you saw a Fighter make NO EXCUSES after Losing???

[DiegoFuego]

angry talk from the angry guy in the corner. cotto will be back, i'll be watching, you'll still be obnoxious.

No, I'll still be laughing at people like you that thought this was the guy that could beat Mayweather. I mean, you couldn't find anybody better to pick than this guy?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I'm just saying, Cottos class after the loss deserves a ****load of respect.

Class should have included an in-ring post-fight interview. I would have liked to have seen him do that. That is an established protocol for big fights.

Winky got crucified on here for leaving the ring in anger. Miguel left the ring in pain/tears.

[Kball15]

I agree with kaykay. Cotto wanted out of that one bad. He was looking at his corner like get me out of here, please. I felt sorry for him, but he's just not the great fighter he's been made out to be by his moronic fans on here. He fell apart at the end and when things weren't going his way he kind of bowed out.

i dont think he quit. I think what happened though was he knew the fight was over. He knew it was a matter of seconds before he got knocked out.

And he was just going through the motions of a desperate fighter. Trying to pull out every last stop to just hang on. I think he gave up trying to win the fight, and was probably just rying to hang on till the end of the fight.

I dont think he quit the fight in the sense that he wanted it to end right then and there though. Cotto has to much pride and to much of an ego to let that happen

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

No, I'll still be laughing at people like you that thought this was the guy that could beat Mayweather. I mean, you couldn't find anybody better to pick than this guy?

C'mon man, you know that the haters always need something. Someone. ANYTHING.

[oldgringo]

The first knee he took was for a breather; the second he wasn't even under fire. That was surrender.

I'm not saying he's a "coward" or anything ****** like that, but it was a heartbreaking moment to see him mentally crack.

So how did he quit exactly? Your observation that he took a second knee to signal surrender is a conjecture. If Cotto was ready to call it a day, he would have done it well before he nearly had his head taken off. You know, like that guy Freitas.

[kayjay]

He never quit. the writing was on the wall and Cotto's corner stopped it. He never explicitly quit that fight, be it verbally or by clearly gesturing. Cotto fought until the bitter end.

Gringo I tell you I was almost in tears walking down the AC boardwalk after the fight; this isn't Cotto hate. He backed from one corner to the other, taking no punches, and turned into a fetal position. That was the saddest moment I can think of as a sporting fan.

He's still the best fighter in the division in my estimation, but he didn't get counted out like a champ should.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

i dont think he quit. I think what happened though was he knew the fight was over. He knew it was a matter of seconds before he got knocked out.

And he was just going through the motions of a desperate fighter. Trying to pull out every last stop to just hang on. I think he gave up trying to win the fight, and was probably just rying to hang on till the end of the fight.

I dont think he quit the fight in the sense that he wanted it to end right then and there though. Cotto has to much pride and to much of an ego to let that happen

Remind me again how that is not quitting?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Gringo I tell you I was almost in tears walking down the AC boardwalk after the fight; this isn't Cotto hate. He backed from one corner to the other, taking no punches, and turned into a fetal position. That was the saddest moment I can think of as a sporting fan.

He's still the best fighter in the division in my estimation, but he didn't get counted out like a champ should.

That is how it happened.

[DiegoFuego]

He didn't go out on his shield like a true warrior

[Kball15]

No, I'll still be laughing at people like you that thought this was the guy that could beat Mayweather. I mean, you couldn't find anybody better to pick than this guy?

dude he could probably STILL be Mayweather. Mayweather isnt THAT great of a fighter. Styles make fights and Cottos much smarter agression and stiff jab could definetly make Mayweather-Cotto a great fight.

Lets not forget the absolute brilliance Cotto showed in the first 6 rounds of that fight. he couldnt keep up the pace, but a fight with mayweather wouldnt be close to that type of pace.

A Mayweather-Cotto fight would be a matchup of skills, not a matchup of wills like this fight was.