Comments Thread For: Mayweather Goes To War, Defeats Cotto in Twelve

[jayjames616]

10 to 2 is how I scored it. Cotto fought hard and made Floyd work harder than what I thought he would but Cotto was not winning the rounds. Floyd's nose was bleeding WOW, a single single jab can do that. There were some close rounds but Floyd was winning the rounds. The people that are bring up the Pac - Cotto fight knows styles make fights. Yes Pac stopped Cotto and Floyd didn't, this means NOTHING. Pac struggled with Marquez and Marquez didn't win a round against Floyd.

[$tate of Mind]

Forrest, and Mayorga destroyed him too.

Exactly, the better technical fighter doesn't always win. Boxing is more about how different styles match up. Another example of this was the Dawson vs Pascal fight.

[IronDanHamza]

No one I was watching with in a house of 15, besides my wife, thought May won the third. I'll rewatch it. Looked like a good frame for Cotto to me.

I would watch it again.

[Babyboy33749]

Not a mayweather fan but I think Floyd did what he had to do to get a way with the victory... He showed respect to cotto and I commend him for that becuz I know that was a tuff fight for him.. Very entertaining fight, the score cards were off. Floyd won by maybe 3 rounds in my opinion.. Cotto brought the fight to him but I wouldn't confuse the result like people did with the PAC jjm fight just because he did more than people thought he would do

[boxing fan71]

I agree too. I think he let him survive that round. He seemed to give Coto time to regain his composure before he would wack him some more.

[Weebler I]

Judges don't tend to give even rounds though. Especially mutliple ones.

I don't think 3 was a close round to be honest I think 5 was closer than 3 although a Mayweather won it, really.

yeah I know, but as a fan it's uncomfortable to score close rounds without re-watching it, we slate them a lot but judges have a tough enough job

I have officially given up on you.

118-110/117-111 Mayweather.

well we can at least agree FMJ dominated, there's no way anyone could give the fight to Cotto

[AnthrAxNSB]

IMO 8 ouch gloves would have suited Cotto just fine. He hit the body, arms and head quite often.

They weren't using 8 oz gloves?

[The Tase]

Its so silly that all you pac fans, think because floyd had tough time with cotto that pacman will destroy him. Cotto and pacman fight nothing alike, cotto bullys his opponents into corners and has a great jab none of this pac does. Also cotto is bigger than pacquaio, come on people use your head. Styles make fights.

pac was bullying cotto around and pushing cotto back. if cotto did that to floyd what will pac do?

yes styles make fights and pac is all wrong for floyd.

Floyd's weakness has been the straight left. he got touched up by judah, corley, and now cotto with straight lefts. That's Pac's best punch.

Also floyd now has a very high propensity of lyiing in the ropes. ADVANTAGE PACQUIAO.


add those up, floyd's reluctance to fight pac is vindicated.

" i dont want floyd fighting southpaws"

-floyd's dad.

[mikemurni]

The problem isn't the angle.

When you're throwing a jab it's a quick movement that requires little in terms of changes in body position. When Pac or anyone else leads with a left hand, their body position changes drastically when they get ready to throw. Mayweather has just about the best eye in the sport when it comes to detecting movement, he see's them instantly and reacts.

The jab is hard to see and move away from in that split second, the lead with the trailing hand is much easier to see.

Not really because you can also flick a left hand lead with almost no change in body position especially if you have a high guard stance like Pac. A body position change when you are going for a power punch because then you could see the fighter squaring up..

But if you are going to flick it then it would have almost the same effect as a jab (as far as angle and quickness)..Plus Pac also likes to feint like he is throwing before changing and flicking that left hand lead.. So which makes it deceiving for most fighters..

[IIG]

Anything under 116-112 is ridiculous to me.