Atlas Says Clottey Dropped The Ball, Could Have Won

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lol how the ref was favoring cotto??
if the ref was favoring cotto wouldnt the ref called the ring doctor to check cottos cut?? he didnt even bother to call the ring doctor during rounds. while clottey got hit behind the head because he was holding and the ref warned cotto for hitting and not warned clottey for holding. and what about the round that clottey's corner was in the ring for a good 10 seconds after the round started

You can't argue with what I said, it's true. What about when Clottey got slammed to the ground clearly screwed up his knee? The ref had no sympathy. Both fighters need to be treated equal in the ring it's only fair. I can't stand crazy fanboys that ignor every illegal thing they're fighter does. It's not fair to the other fighter. I'm tired of fans acting like animals because they want to see they're guy win. Both fighters go in there and do it they should be treated with respect.

[sangresabia]

Thrown and landed does'nt matter? Oh I get it only when it's Cotto landing more punches is when it counts. Thanks for filling me in. Whatever happened to guys having a rematch after a close fight? This fight did'nt prove ****.

It proved that Clottey can't close even after he headbutts an inch and a half gash over the other guy's eye in the 3rd round. That was proved beyond argument.

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Both fighters go in there and do it they should be treated with respect.

Clottey acted de****ably during the last round, clearly trying to get the ref to take a point away from Cotto. Did Cotto or his corner ever try to get it stopped after the headbutt? Look at Miguel when the doctor went to look at him. There wasn't even a hint that he wanted the fight stopped and to take his chances on scorecards after 5; in retrospect a smarter decision than trying to fight a beast like Clottey for 9 more rounds with one good eye.

Drink some more Haterade.

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atlas is right! Clottey stopped punching in the 12th & I don't know why because he had cotto on the retreat from 8-11, he was agressive & active but for whatever reason he chose to attack in the 12th.I like both fighters but while cotto was a warrior fighting on when he could have copped out before the 5th from the cut but fought in but I was disappointed in clottey milking the slip & behind the head punch.mercante had none of it & did a fantastic job lastnight in my opinion.just luke his dad when he pulled the scissors out & cut the tape himself instead of allowing a lull in action by having the corner fix it.we all know trainers seem to have slow hands when it comes to fixing tape.I think clottey had cotto on the run but just wasn't busy enough in the last round.teddy was right.what the hell! teddy has been on the ball lately by giving accurate commentary.he's stepped up his game too! I usually get irritated by his babbling & he repeats himself steady but recently I've actually enjoyed his commentary.

Am I the only one that saw Clottey **** up his knee? Am I the only one who puts 2 and 2 together. Cotto was on fight news sporting his new special boots that don't get slippery on fresh paint. After Clottey ****ed his knee up he kept slipping and sliding and could'nt get leverage on his punches. Thats why Cotto started to fight like Oscar. Clottey had regular boxing boots with regular rubber. Whoever was in charge of setting up the ring probably knew the fresh paint was a bad idea. I bet you it was some PR dudes that set up the ring. Cotto's corner kept throwing water all over they're corner. Cotto walked Clottey to his corner while there was water on the fresh paint and slammed Clottey. This is all coincedents though right? When you have HBO running the show you never know whats going down. If you people don't think that crooked **** does'nt happen in big fights your fooling yourselves. It's funny I had Clottey winning at the end of the fight but I told everyone in the room that Cotto will win a split. I was right!

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Clottey acted de****ably during the last round, clearly trying to get the ref to take a point away from Cotto. Did Cotto or his corner ever try to get it stopped after the headbutt? Look at Miguel when the doctor went to look at him. There wasn't even a hint that he wanted the fight stopped and to take his chances on scorecards after 5; in retrospect a smarter decision than trying to fight a beast like Clottey for 9 more rounds with one good eye.

Drink some more Haterade.

Your so programmed to come on here and bad mouth haters that you can't even tell the differance between hating and not. LOL!

[tomtsatas]

I agree with Teddy 100%. Nasty cut that could have stopped the fight early and an EZ W for Cotto. He kept on and Clottey choked late. The last round made the diff and Cotto fought smarter and better at the end.

[We want Floyd]

I agree with Atlas all the way. Clottey's jab f**kin' dissappeared when it could've been his biggest weapon to further open up the cut and offset the lateral movement of Cotto.

There were times in the late rounds when Cotto just kept moving and moving and Clottey's foot would get criss-crossed.

Somebody needs to show Clottey how to cut the f**kin' ring off, I mean, it is one of the first things taught in boxing 101. An elite fighter not knowing how to cut a ring off is just a no no

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I agree with Atlas all the way. Clottey's jab f**kin' dissappeared when it could've been his biggest weapon to further open up the cut and offset the lateral movement of Cotto.

There were times in the late rounds when Cotto just kept moving and moving and Clottey's foot would get criss-crossed.

Somebody needs to show Clottey how to cut the f**kin' ring off, I mean, it is one of the first things taught in boxing 101. An elite fighter not knowing how to cut a ring off is just a no no

It's not about not knowing how. It's hard to adapt in the ring like that. Clottey likes to cover up and take punches on his arms. That **** makes your legs heavy later on. So when Cotto started sprinting Clottey had a hard time chasing. Like I said if you've evr been in the ring before you would know that it's hard to adapt in that situation. Cotto started the fight backpedaling that was hiss style most of the fight. Once you start backpedaling it's easy to do later in the fight.

[jdubb863]

Everybody is ****in crazy... The scores were so wide even if there was nt a knockdown and clottey won the 12 round he still would have lossed!

[swizz]

too be honest i sat back i go thru comments on here just too see what people say cotto wont his fight cus he won the championship rounds abd furthermore i think if it wasnt for the cut i think cotto would of ran with thisd one, clottey is a dirty fighter and a good actor!!!! last night cotto gain a fan in me he is truly a warrior most boxer would pack it in and he didnt cotto 114-113 i watch the fight 3 times and i think cotto could drop this guy if he wasnt for the fact the he only had one eye