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I didn't hear many calling him a warrior before the Margarito wrap scandal.I did,however,hear many question his heart after he ran in the latter rounds against an old Shane Mosley.The Margarito finish didn't do his reputation any better,either.
Say what you want about Antonio Margarito,but he took his beating like a man.Had the ref not stepped in,Margarito would have gotten back to his feet,smile on his face,and remained there until his body could no longer withstand the ordeal.
The amount of credit Cotto received from the Clottey fight was pretty pathetic,too.Only in this era could a fighter be credited for lasting the distance with a cut.Not a broken jaw,not a broken hand - A cut,just above the eye.As far as I recall,he did a hell of a lot of running in that fight,looking to survive and hope for a decision,based on his early work,rather than looking to claim a decisive one.
I don't like Cotto,but I don't hate him,either.I don't regard him as a coward,nor a warrior.I think he deserves credit for consistently fighting world class opposition,in an era in which most so called "elite" opposition are too busy at the negotiating table.But at the same time,I'm not going to regard him as something he's clearly not.
And I also don't think those in attendance at his fight with Manny Pacquiao,who booed him mercilessly for running away and trying to survive,would disagree,either, - Atleast if they were honest.
Say what you want about Antonio Margarito,but he took his beating like a man.Had the ref not stepped in,Margarito would have gotten back to his feet,smile on his face,and remained there until his body could no longer withstand the ordeal.
The amount of credit Cotto received from the Clottey fight was pretty pathetic,too.Only in this era could a fighter be credited for lasting the distance with a cut.Not a broken jaw,not a broken hand - A cut,just above the eye.As far as I recall,he did a hell of a lot of running in that fight,looking to survive and hope for a decision,based on his early work,rather than looking to claim a decisive one.
I don't like Cotto,but I don't hate him,either.I don't regard him as a coward,nor a warrior.I think he deserves credit for consistently fighting world class opposition,in an era in which most so called "elite" opposition are too busy at the negotiating table.But at the same time,I'm not going to regard him as something he's clearly not.
And I also don't think those in attendance at his fight with Manny Pacquiao,who booed him mercilessly for running away and trying to survive,would disagree,either, - Atleast if they were honest.
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