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He boxed well in the first round, but things unraveled when he began to trade and when Manny scored the second KD Cotto lost confidence, and as Manny began to press it began to look like Margarito all over again.
But remember- Cotto was taking a bad beating as the fight progressed, he hurt his shoulder, he was busted up- but he still wanted to keep going, and he begged his trainer to let him continue. Cotto deserves credit for that. Cotto is a great fighter, and it's testament to how good he is that he was able to take a few rounds off Manny and actually mark his face, whereas Manny's previous 3 opponents were all unquestionably annihilated.
But remember- Cotto was taking a bad beating as the fight progressed, he hurt his shoulder, he was busted up- but he still wanted to keep going, and he begged his trainer to let him continue. Cotto deserves credit for that. Cotto is a great fighter, and it's testament to how good he is that he was able to take a few rounds off Manny and actually mark his face, whereas Manny's previous 3 opponents were all unquestionably annihilated.