Mayweather vs. Cotto post fight Thread -DON'T make new threads about the fight

[Silencers]

I had it a little closer than the judges, 116-112 for Mayweather. People will have had to look really hard to give Cotto a draw much less a win.

[Gino Ros]

Five Things from Mayweather-Cotto (ESPN Article)

5 things from Mayweather-Cotto
May, 6, 2012

By Kieran Mulvaney | ESPN.com

1. There's good, there's very good, and there's great

With every fight, Mayweather is moving up the all-time list. For years, one knock on his record was that, as good as he frequently looked, we didn't know how he would react when he was rocked or when he was in a real dogfight. We know now. When Shane Mosley hurt him badly in the second round of their fight two years ago, Mayweather turned it around and dominated every minute of every subsequent round. When Cotto dragged him into the trenches Saturday night, Mayweather engaged him, firing off the ropes; and when it looked like the effectiveness of that technique was waning after Cotto's blistering eighth round, Floyd changed strategies completely and sailed away with the final third of the bout.

There are plenty of reasons that those fans who don't like Mayweather will find to support their position. But his skills and ability shouldn't be among them. We are watching a genuinely great boxer in his pomp. Whatever our feelings of him as a person, we should allow ourselves to enjoy and marvel at his talent.

2. Seriously, enough's enough. It's time

For all the talk of "that" fight, for all the yapping from both sides, the prospect of Floyd Mayweather fighting Manny Pacquiao has, in the buildup to Saturday's contest, rarely if ever seemed more remote. But now, more than ever, it has to happen. Cotto was the best of the rest and he has been summarily dispatched. Outside of, say, Sergio Martinez or perhaps, in the case of Pacquiao, a fourth meeting with Juan Manuel Marquez, there's nobody left. Assuming Pacquiao makes it past Timothy Bradley Jr. on June 9, Mayweather-Pacquiao has to be next. Even as he poured cold water on the prospect of the fight ever happening, Mayweather admitted that "there's really nobody else out there for me."
Topics: Mayweather-Cotto


3. Miguel Cotto was sold short

Even among those who gave Cotto credit for his skill and experience, who offered the caveat that against almost any other likely opponent, he would be favored, the Puerto Rican star was given next to no chance. One person who didn't sell him short, at least publicly, was Mayweather, and as he stood at the postfight news conference with his face uncharacteristically marked up, it was clear why. Cotto fought with enough intelligence and persistence that, through eight rounds, the outcome of a Mayweather fight was genuinely in doubt. He fought an almost perfect game plan; it's just that on this night, against this man, it wasn't enough.

4. Canelo Alvarez is a work in progress

There was much to be impressed with in Alvarez's victory over Mosley: He was unruffled, he was steady, he didn't panic when an accidental head-butt opened up a cut over his left eye. He planted his feet and threw compact punches with plenty of torque that thudded off Mosley's head with real impact. At the same time, there are still some areas for improvement, as is to be expected from such a young fighter. Alvarez could stand to be more active, to throw more punches, to start earlier. When he threw combinations, they were beautifully effective; he just didn't throw them enough. A case could be made that, after almost folding Mosley in half with body shots in the ninth, Alvarez should have taken it up a notch and tried to finish him. But for all the doubts and incomplete grades, this fight also highlighted the talent that is there, and the reception from the crowd underlined the stardom that assuredly awaits Alvarez as long as the wins keep coming.

5. The ride is over for Shane Mosley

Whatever doubts had been raised about Mosley's commitment to battle after the disappointing performances against Pacquiao and Mayweather, the 40-year-old erased them with his determined effort to stand and trade with the younger, stronger Alvarez. But while he was not afraid to pull the trigger, Mosley's punches lacked the speed and snap that were his trademark when he was at his peak. He looked at times almost as if he were punching through treacle. It is often said that the last thing a fighter loses is his punch, but Mosley had nothing in his arsenal with which to deter his younger foe. As Mosley admitted, when the young kids start beating you, maybe it's time to turn to promoting. Mosley has had a terrific career. It's time for that career to end on the relative high note of making a defiant last stand.

[bojangles1987]

Ok, how are the books? Books are better than the movie or series in this case. I read the Godfather and Mystic River and those were both better than the great movies that came from them.

Books are far better. The show is damn good, one the best on TV right now, but they just cannot cover all the material the books do.

[The Big Dunn]

If he goes to his 50th fight like Jones, he will. In fact, it won't be long now. At all.

He'll beat manny, but sergio at 154 could be an eye closer. I always thought Canelo would be the one. Me thinks cinco de mayo weekend 2013 will be it.

[Capaedia]

I guess so, but it's a very common transition in boxing

Ali went to jail for different reasons...

no way....huge floyd fan but ali went to jail because of not wanting to kill people, floyd goes to jail for beating his wife

also ali fought everyone no matter the risk

P.S dubstep sucks ****

Ali never went to jail.

[chito]

The ref never warned him once but he was holding alot.

to me it was just ok. im sure you're disgusted seeing hopkins-dawson, this fight was a relief, lol!

[The Big Dunn]

I had it a little closer than the judges, 116-112 for Mayweather. People will have had to look really hard to give Cotto a draw much less a win.

If you give Miguel rd 7, you get 116-112. Otherwise its 117-11. Either score is fine with me.

[Uns]

Mofo's always complain when Khan holds or pushes, but Khan pushes to punch and still throws when he holds.

Hypocrites.

[Xxxneo0601]

Cotto should have body slammed floyd

If Cotto continued the body slam and added a couple of low blows, he might have won it. :*******:

[hugh grant]

So you scored the fight on what Pacquiao did to Cotto compared to what Mayweather did, not on who won the rounds? ROFL

Well its common knowledge people score how FLoyd scored on JMM rather, rather than score how well FLoyd might do with Pac.