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I know you guys would've keep taking it like a man until you black out or something...A guy that knows when to quit instead of dying like a man shouldn't get our respect. Right?
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Just saw the fight for the fifth time. Cotto looked towards his corner, and shook his head, basically saying "I'm done". No hate. Just calling it how I see it.
Jeebus, some of the shots that Margarito took. Amazing.Comment
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He got hurt badly and looked exhausted. Just wasn't his night not to make any excuses for him. Marg was the better man that night and you can't take anything away from that. A rematch to fully determine if Cotto can truly handle the likes of a Marg is needed.
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Good post. "Quit" seems kinda open to interpretation. Did he stop fightin when the fight was still winnable? No. Did he get whomped until he had nothin left? Yes. Some have made it sound like he gave up as soon as he had a few tough rds, but he threw all he could at Tony before he got KTFO.Comment
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I don't think he quit, I think he expended too much energy. he outworked himself with all that jumping around and back peddling. he brought a defensive game plan to the fight when in reality he needed a smarter offensive game plan. I say these things because as a whole it contributed to Cotto's poor performance later on. he got hit with most of those punches on the ropes, when in the middle of the ring he out boxed Margarito but when trapped he got murked and he made the mistake Taylor made of fighting back on the ropes instead of trying to get out of them and center it again.
you might ask yourself what does this have to do with him quitting or not, I'll tell you, the thing is when Cotto took those knees he needed those breaks, he needed to gather himself again because he got hit pretty ugly. all in all the fatigue on top of the physical damage Cotto was just spent. he had no more gas at that point and he was buying himself time, the 2nd knockdown was more like a collapse because he was really that gassed. in the end his trainer steps up to stop it AFTER Cotto is up on his feet. the eye contact only says Miguel wasn't going to cry about it, if his camp felt it was over then the fight is already lost so he just took it in stride but as for HIM, he got up, he was on his feet and DIDN'T allow himself to be counted out, a quitter QUITS they don't rise up from a count after all that pain. Cotto is a warrior and he took his defeat like a man, his corner stopped it and he didn't complain, thats not his job, he did his job by getting up it's just the corner did their's by stopping the fight plain and simple, the man didn't quit. Freitas Quit, Duran Quit not Cotto though, he fought it out so say what you will, the proof is in the pudding, play the fight backl and you'll see Cotto was still throwing at the end he just didn't have the strength to hold himself up but HE TRIED..
this post ain't no ****rider **** but it's to let you know Cotto didn't quit, he didn't allow himself to lose but when the corner stepped up and he walked off it's because he knew if his corner isn't feelin it, his people of support and needs feel like they actually have to stop it, Cotto ain't gonna fight that. I know a lot of fighters personally, I be on and off this board a lot but I know people and I got people whom were close to Cotto coming up all the way until this very second and I know in truth Cotto confides in his camp. he doesn't ever say "I", he always says "We" and refers to those in his corner so if they felt it was best to stop it, if as a whole his corner all thought it was over ME knowing what I know about these guys I'm not surprised to see Cotto go out easily, he trusts them , he was spent, he WOULDVE kept fighting but his corner thought it was enough and the man trusts his camp, he didn't make it hard. you can't blame him for that, the better man for that night won but it's not right to kick Miguel while he is down. it's xtremely hard for a fighter to cope with his 1st defeat, it either makes you or breaks you and for Miguel he has a lot on his plate, he now has a point to prove, he now has to go and show the world he is for real. the hatin ain't necessary, no fanboy or no ****riding **** here from me neither it's just real talk.. 100Comment
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