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His body shot down product of accumulated damage and frustration Foreman was getting outbox and hit brutally
Here is a breakdown of how it happen:
In ROUND 1; Cotto’s Jab stun Foreman (his 3rd punch in the fight) and Foreman grabs the rope continue dancing non-stop all over the ring so he can finish round one.
In ROUND 2; with 35 seconds left in the round Cotto lands a right hand and Foreman’s left leg wobble for few seconds it looks like he’s hurting from that leg.
In ROUND 3; with 1:44 until the round ends Foreman was so hurt that he spits out his mouthpiece
In ROUND 4- Five seconds in the round an Foreman lands his biggest punch of the fight so far, a hard right that gets Cotto attention, Cotto jabs, they trade punches, Foreman’s nose starts bleeding, then Foreman lands a hard right again, Cotto retaliates with a left punch and Foreman’s nose bleeds even more. Cotto keep jabbing until he sets a hard right of his own that pushes Foreman to the ropes. Foreman throws a hard right again and its block by Cotto. Cotto jabs moving forward, in the offensive, Foreman move backwards into Cotto’s corner and his right leg slips and he is down. He gets back up, it is ruled a slip.
In Round 7; Foremans right leg slips at his own corner his down and the referee stops the clock and is rule a slip. Foremans limping from the injured leg, comes forward and the fight continue. Foreman fighting more static now trade punches, with Cotto getting the best out of the exchange and once again dejavu, Foreman’s right leg slips this time at Cotto’s Corner and his down again. The referee stops the clock and is rule a slip. Foremans hurting from the injured leg, comes forward and the fight continue. Cotto land repeatedly at a stationary foreman and Foreman lean momentarily against the ropes. Foreman’s fires back, trading punches with Cotto. 1 minute remaining, Cotto lands a big left hook and Foreman’s mouth piece flies out.
Round 8; Cotto lands at will with a sporadically punch from Foreman, much of them being block by Cotto while Foreman’s defense isn’t there. 1:32 remains and Foreman’s right knee buckles up, the ropes prevents the fall and he stays standing up. 1:15 remaining and a dirty and bloody towel comes flying from foremans corner. The fight is stop, Foremans trainer steps into the ring so everybody and their momma steps into the ring both fighter are congratulating each other the referee says the Corner did not throw the towel and he kicks everybody out of the ring and the clock is started with 1:03 remaining of the round Foreman receive more punishment from Cotto and Foreman’s right knee buckles up but he continue. The round ends the referee ask Foreman’s Corner who throw the towel. Foreman’s trainer says – “I did” immediately after we here Michael Buffer voice explaining to the public that the towel came from an outside source not Foreman’s corner and that’s why the referee continue the fight.
Round 9; Cotto lands 3 left to the head and one to the body, Foreman is down and the referee stops the fight with 2:28 remaining this fight is over TKO victory for Miguel Cotto
Here is a breakdown of how it happen:
In ROUND 1; Cotto’s Jab stun Foreman (his 3rd punch in the fight) and Foreman grabs the rope continue dancing non-stop all over the ring so he can finish round one.
In ROUND 2; with 35 seconds left in the round Cotto lands a right hand and Foreman’s left leg wobble for few seconds it looks like he’s hurting from that leg.
In ROUND 3; with 1:44 until the round ends Foreman was so hurt that he spits out his mouthpiece
In ROUND 4- Five seconds in the round an Foreman lands his biggest punch of the fight so far, a hard right that gets Cotto attention, Cotto jabs, they trade punches, Foreman’s nose starts bleeding, then Foreman lands a hard right again, Cotto retaliates with a left punch and Foreman’s nose bleeds even more. Cotto keep jabbing until he sets a hard right of his own that pushes Foreman to the ropes. Foreman throws a hard right again and its block by Cotto. Cotto jabs moving forward, in the offensive, Foreman move backwards into Cotto’s corner and his right leg slips and he is down. He gets back up, it is ruled a slip.
In Round 7; Foremans right leg slips at his own corner his down and the referee stops the clock and is rule a slip. Foremans limping from the injured leg, comes forward and the fight continue. Foreman fighting more static now trade punches, with Cotto getting the best out of the exchange and once again dejavu, Foreman’s right leg slips this time at Cotto’s Corner and his down again. The referee stops the clock and is rule a slip. Foremans hurting from the injured leg, comes forward and the fight continue. Cotto land repeatedly at a stationary foreman and Foreman lean momentarily against the ropes. Foreman’s fires back, trading punches with Cotto. 1 minute remaining, Cotto lands a big left hook and Foreman’s mouth piece flies out.
Round 8; Cotto lands at will with a sporadically punch from Foreman, much of them being block by Cotto while Foreman’s defense isn’t there. 1:32 remains and Foreman’s right knee buckles up, the ropes prevents the fall and he stays standing up. 1:15 remaining and a dirty and bloody towel comes flying from foremans corner. The fight is stop, Foremans trainer steps into the ring so everybody and their momma steps into the ring both fighter are congratulating each other the referee says the Corner did not throw the towel and he kicks everybody out of the ring and the clock is started with 1:03 remaining of the round Foreman receive more punishment from Cotto and Foreman’s right knee buckles up but he continue. The round ends the referee ask Foreman’s Corner who throw the towel. Foreman’s trainer says – “I did” immediately after we here Michael Buffer voice explaining to the public that the towel came from an outside source not Foreman’s corner and that’s why the referee continue the fight.
Round 9; Cotto lands 3 left to the head and one to the body, Foreman is down and the referee stops the fight with 2:28 remaining this fight is over TKO victory for Miguel Cotto