Great fight by both fighters. I'm happy for them both. The 10-2 car was bogus, (I had it 8-4) but that doesn't detract from an exciting fight. Both guys came to fight and win. The fight party was about a 50/50 split with the Floyd fans getting nervous at those ripping body shots in the 4th on, but Mayweather closed the show strong to land the cleaner blows.
Cotto still clearly belongs in the p4p discussion with all things being equal, only a handful of guys are better than Cotto.
As this relates to May/Pac. I think Mayweather will land at a higher connect percentage and really control him. Nothing in this fight changes my mind that Mayweather will destroy Pacquiao. Pacquiao I don't think is strong enough to just muscle Floyd around and position him like Cotto was able to.
All in all, a great night for boxing sans the Canelo fight. Both guys could use a nice rest and come back strong to close out 2012
Cotto still clearly belongs in the p4p discussion with all things being equal, only a handful of guys are better than Cotto.
As this relates to May/Pac. I think Mayweather will land at a higher connect percentage and really control him. Nothing in this fight changes my mind that Mayweather will destroy Pacquiao. Pacquiao I don't think is strong enough to just muscle Floyd around and position him like Cotto was able to.
All in all, a great night for boxing sans the Canelo fight. Both guys could use a nice rest and come back strong to close out 2012
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