Miguel Cotto Gets a Gift in Madison Square Garden

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By T.K. Stewart - NEW YORK – Let's say this right off the top – Miguel Cotto received a gift tonight.

Peering through blood and with a hideous gash that ripped open his right eyebrow in the third round, courtesy of an unintentional clash of heads, Cotto obtained the split-decision win on the cards of two of the three official judges.

Judge John McKaie saw it 115-112 for the defending champion, Don Trella was way off base at 116-111 also for Cotto, whereas Tom Miller had it 114-113 for Clottey. This writer scored it 115-113 for Clottey.

CompuBox saw Clottey landing more punches (222-179) and he had the edge in power punches (168-124). Cotto landed one more jab (55-54).

There was a lot of talk over the weekend about this fight. No matter where you went or who you asked, everybody had an opinion about who was going to win and who was going to lose. With the annual Boxing Writers Association of America dinner held here on Friday and the big fight on Saturday there was no shortage of boxing types kicking around town. [details]

[street bully]

I agree Cotto recieved a gift decision.

[Ray*]

Thats a bit harsh on cotto, this fight could have gone either way to be honest.

[ACHlLLES]

He fought with one-eye because of a head-butt, give the guy a ****ing break. Its not like Clottey isn't known for lunging in with his head, he did the same **** to baldy and a couple of times to zab but didn't cut zab around the eye.

[hotshoes]

that writer is an idiot, that was a great fight and clottey didnt do enough for the last 3 rounds

[NAPO]

I agree Cotto recieved a gift decision.

Thos fight could of gone either way.

please.


If cotto would of not got that cut. he would of dominated the fight.

but clottey did a great job (dirty fighter thou)

[street bully]

that writer is an idiot, that was a great fight and clottey didnt do enough for the last 3 rounds

Last three rounds? Clottey clearly won the 10th and 11th. He lost the 12th though.

[Silencers]

Gift? No. He had a legit case for winning. It was like the Funeka-Campbell fight, I got the feeling that Funeka had won but found I had Campbell winning, same thing happened for me here. 114-113 Cotto. To me Cotto proved that he has moved beyond the Margarito fight and is fighting at a very high level still.

[street bully]

Thos fight could of gone either way.

please.


If cotto would of not got that cut. he would of dominated the fight.

but clottey did a great job (dirty fighter thou)

Please. So Clottey was fightign with ONE LEG. Cuts happen. Knee injuries don't.

[youngswish23]

**** you. hbo **** you top rank. you ****ing robbed that man and you know it. im done with there garbage i wont even support that mayweather vs marquez circus. **** them. top rank is garbage ****ing snakes for that ****. ill never support their **** or hbo they can eat a ****. ****ing robbery. as hard as that man worked. **** that network. its not boxing no more its a ****ing circus. just cause you got a ****ing man crush on cotto you gone robbed that man like that? anybody that say cotto won that fight needs to get the **** smack out of um. he lost fair in square. go head and promote this garbage but your killing the sport with this ****. ****ing fruitcakes