“Fighting Words” Cotto-Clottey: The Close Makes The Man

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by David P. Greisman - The clothes make the man. Fighters step into the ring wearing only their pride, their trunks, the boots on their feet and the gloves on their hands.

Miguel Cotto was clad in red, fiery when fighting, a man unafraid of having his own blood spilled, stoic amid battle but emotional once victorious.

Joshua Clottey was the man in black, a dark cloud looming, looking to extinguish Cotto’s fire, a panther prowling after his prey.

Each had chosen a single color for his wardrobe. Each choice remained fitting after their war was over.

The moment he was announced as the winner, Cotto closed his eyes and leaned his head back before quickly nodding it forward, letting out a “woo” while raising his arms, clapping his hands and pumping his fists. Signs of relief. His heart pumping. Blood flowing.

Clottey turned his head, opened his mouth, put his arms out and mouthed “no.” Unblinking, he trudged toward Cotto, embracing him out of respect for tradition but not for the decision. Disbelief. His heart stopping. The dark cloud now storming. [details]

[Silencers]

That's a good way of putting it and I agree.

[profender]

Boxing mat

The mat was so slippery What the hell was up with that?! They painted it for advertising. Isnt that just Crap!

[v.cassiusali@ya]

same here david. clottey edged cotto... but... we're no judges.

[Shadow boxer 3]

i really feel for clottey. IMO he deserved at least a draw

[The Great Shark]

The mat was so slippery What the hell was up with that?! They painted it for advertising. Isnt that just Crap!

Although you make an interesting point, advertisement on the canvas is nothing new. It was just a bit of bad luck being at the wrong place at the wrong time, with the corner of Cotto being supposedly wet.

[TomasPerez2]

in a 12 round fight if there is only one 10-8 round and the rest are 10-9 it's impossible to score the fight a draw. after an even number of rounds the fighter who scored the knockdown wins the fight. but if it's 7 rounds to 5 for the fighter who was kd then he wins

[chibomber]

i really feel for clottey. IMO he deserved at least a draw

I feel the same way. In a way, but hey its boxing **** happens. IE..Oscar vs Sturm, Mayweather vs Castillo, DLH vs Trinidad, DLH vs Mosley 2

[Nesty]

The fight left me with more questions than answer and who won the fight is not one of those questions. Boxing has been plague with questionsable decisions from Oscar, to Mosley to Mayweather (to name a few) have been involved in decisions that are still debated. But we forget and move one.... if Cotto redeems himself in the next bout, a few years from now people will only talk about his victory against Clottey. If he loses his next boubt, then people will only talk about the gift he receive at the Garden.

But the questions that are about Cotto's performace. Was it a direct result of:

- change of corner
- Eye injury
- Margacheato Post Effect
- Joshua is a hell of fighter
- Or a combination of all!

Joshua was in the perfect position. He had what seem to be damage goods (Margo Beating), new corner (first time without his uncle), and an injured fighter (no matter what you say, the gash changed the game plan) and yet was not able to take the last two rounds decisively. For this I give credit to Cotto.

But I have to admit that I'm concern about his performace and he has to make certain that he improves from this one. I'm still question the fact that he has an unproven guy running his corner ( he needs to get a Teacher, someone that will build him a game plan and refine his techniques will working on his weaknesses) not someone that will do the same old and make him feel comfortable.

[rape]

exactly. clottey needed to close the show and couldn't.