FACE IT: Cotto may NEVER be the same...

[Kobe Bryant]

Roy Jones was brutally knocked out. And he came back and won 3 fights in a row. Of course it was against lower level opposition but all of those guys attacked him early to see where he was at. Now he is in an excellent position fighting a p4p opponent in JC. And he did this while in his late 30's.

I agree some guys can't get back but if you want it, you can.

[TheGreatA]

Some boxers who have come back from punishing KO losses that come to mind:

Evander Holyfield (Bowe III, heart problems)
Nigel Benn (Watson/Eubank defeats)
Glen Johnson (Hopkins, the bunch of other losses that followed)
Archie Moore (Charles and a bunch of other losses)
Floyd Patterson (Johansson, even the Liston and Ali losses)
Humberto Gonzales (Carbajal, Pascua)
Oleg Maskaev (about 6 of them)...

To be honest I could list names all day, many names came back from brutal defeats.

Of course the majority of fighters who lost were never the same again and slowly drifted into nothingness, but it's certainly not impossible for Cotto to bounce back from this defeat.

He did not seem that affected from it, offered no excuses, looked to have a positive attitude about his future (not crying like Hatton did) but what do I know about him really... We will have to wait and see.

[pesticid]

Really?

Name 'em. Name the fighters who bounced back from that type of beatdown.

In fact, name a fighter who was regarded as highly as Cotto, yet took such a beating.

Barrera
Nigel Benn
Rafael Marquez
Israel Vasquez
Toney even though he's never been knocked out
Arturo Gatti
Jean Marc Mormeck

[Kobe Bryant]

Hell look at Mayorga, Trinidad beat him up worse than he did Vargas. And Mayorga was still able to comeback and knocked out by Oscar.

[DoomCity202]

His whole family was crying!!!


I told yal this would be the ass beating of his life.

But yall kept talking some old David Santos bull****.


Look at you now.

And to think some of you so called fans want him to try again.

Yall knew he wasnt ready....deep in your hearts yall knew.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

THere are quit few to name but not many.

Marco Antino Barrera
Antino Tarver
Roberto Duran
Israel Vasquez
Juan Marquez even if he did loss against Pac the first time but hell sure he got a beating at the first round and came back in the same fight.

Kentle Holt

Antonio Tarver?? Against Hop?? Are you ****ting me?? He took NOWHERE NEAR the punishment.

JMM actually WON the balance of the fight after the first round.

Your list kinda makes my case.

[Shalafi]

His whole family was crying!!!


I told yal this would be the ass beating of his life.

But yall kept talking some old David Santos bull****.


Look at you now.

And to think some of you so called fans want him to try again.

Hey remember that his face wasn't that beat up, it was just a lil' spattered blood that's way he looked that gruesome...typical Rican response

[MJ406]

Hell look at Mayorga, Trinidad beat him up worse than he did Vargas. And Mayorga was still able to comeback and knocked out by Oscar.

hahaha good call on that.

Dios how much of the loss do you attribute to the broken nose and stamina issues ... or do you think it was just a flat out beating?

I mean the way this fight is being talked about by some you'd think it's Meldrick Taylor-Chavez all over again.

Dios is that ^ the kind of beating your trying to imply? one where a part of Miguel Cotto was "left in the ring"

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Barrera
Nigel Benn
Rafael Marquez
Israel Vasquez
Toney even though he's never been knocked out
Arturo Gatti
Jean Marc Mormeck

Mormeck and gatti were never elit fighters. What level were they bouncing back to?

Toney? Against who? When did Toney take a beatdown?

[pesticid]

Mormeck and gatti were never elit fighters. What level were they bouncing back to?

Toney? Against who? When did Toney take a beatdown?

Mormeck was a champ at cruiserweight and as far as Gatti you didn't say in your question that non-elite fighters don't apply. James Toney took a severe beating from Dave Tiberi, but was awarded one of the biggest gifts, a split decision. How about the rest of the fighters I listed?
You just owned yourself with that ****** question.