Comments Thread For: Team Cotto: We Proved Mayweather is Not Invincible!

[-Antonio-]

Watch it again. He may of been heating up but he wasn't that hot in that round. See, I didn't think Cotto won the 7th though. I guess it doesn't matter though since we all basically say 3 or 4 rounds.

I agree. I had Cotto losing rd. 7 and winning 3. Shows you 4 rounds for Cotto is acceptable.

[Discipline]

no doubt Cotto and his Trainer has a excellent gameplan despite losing

but not many can carry out that game plan because a lot of these other fighters SUCK at fighting inside nor do they go to the body much


I always felt Timothy Bradley has the style to beat Mayweather and after the fight with Cotto, I am even more confident that he does because Bradley is a beast fighting inside, he is strong physically strong enough to push Mayweather around like Cotto did, he is much faster then Cotto and has EXCELLENT STAMINA and he also has a good Jab...only thing is that he doesn't hit harder then Cotto which could be a problem

but Khan, Pacquiao, Martinez... they don't apply the type of pressure that Cotto does and they can't fight inside AT ALL, they are outside fighters who need space to use their speed and get off punches, Mayweather would love for either of them to try to fight him inside, he would DESTROY all 3 of them inside EASILY

The most effective style is a RUGGED STYLE, like Hatton in the first 5-6 Rounds, like Castillo, like Cotto, even Emmanuel Burton got rugged with him but with more of a slick style

I'm actually gonna have to disagree with you there. What benefitted Cotto a lot in Sat's fight is the weight, I think he came in over 160 on the night. Whereas, Floyd 147. That's almost a 13lb advantage. Essentially, that's what made the difference because he was able to bully Floyd at points and take his punches better.

Bradley won't have this type of advantage that you suggest.

[Gino Ros]

I think Miguel Cotto is getting too much credit for not getting destroyed and Mayweather is not getting enough credit for dominating him despite choosing to fight his fight. Cotto gave a good performance but his effectiveness has been greatly exaggerated. It's basically the same thing with the Zab Judah and Mayweather fight. That fight wasn't competitive either, but just because the guy had 2 or 3 moments of effectiveness you see people giving biased and delusional opinions in a desperate attempt to make it look like something that it simply wasn't. Cotto got schooled. His face after the fight said it all. He might have been the one coming forward but Floyd landed 90% of the clean punches.

I think this was one of Floyd's beat performances, and most of the more educated boxing writers are saying the same. I see him getting credit.

For Floyd to go to Miguel's weight class and to beat Miguel at Miguel's game says a lot.

...and May never "ran". He ****** with MC, wrestled with MC, and fought him inside.

It is clear that Floyd could have "Baldomir'd " this fight.

[Gino Ros]

You do know he fought Shane Mosley at 147.......Yeah?

That who fought Mosley at 147?

[CubanGuyNYC]

At first I was amazed that this debate about how many rounds the clear loser won is still raging. Then I remembered that this is Boxingscene.... lol

I didn't score the Mayweather-Cotto fight; I just took mental notes. The only time I score is on second viewing, only if a fight was very close or controversial. This was not a close or controversial fight. Floyd won very clearly. Very few people are saying otherwise. Miguel made nearly every round competitive and won some, but he simply didn't win enough.

If you're complaining that the scores were too wide, you might have a point...to an extent. I thought Cotto won three, possibly four rounds. Even if you think he won five, Miguel still lost. If you think Cotto won, I have little desire to debate with you. No offense, but I would say you don't know how to score a boxing match.

Miguel Cotto delivered a very solid performance against a truly great boxer. That's something to be proud of. I don't think there's much point in arguing about how many rounds he won in a losing effort.

[MoneyLarry]

I only gave Miguel Cotto 2 rounds and I watched the fight 3 times. Once live and twice at home. Y'all are forgetting that Manny Pacquiao is the best puncher in the game right nowor at least out of Cotto, Margarito & Mosley. Floyd Mayweather still beats him tho.

[Andyreww]

So you think he put himself at a disadvantage on purpose and possibly lose. It sure seemed like Floyd wanted that 11th and 12th round the way he fought. No he couldn't stay on the outside and just box. Cotto was pushing him a bit and had Floyd corned a lot in that fight. If you watch again you can see that 9 out of 10 times it was Floyd trying to bounce out of the corner, to the middle of the ring to box/ toe to toe

Completely disagree with you thinking Floyd could just do whatever he wanted in the ring and that is exactly what Cottos team is pointing out that people think Mayweather is invincible and does whatever he wants to do in there.

No, I think he did excatly what he said he done, gave the fans what they wanted to see a great fight... he was never in any danger of losing... at any point.

[GreatRubdini]

I had the fight 116-112 for Floyd. 8 rounds to 4. Cotto had a big 8th round but went on to lose 3 of the last 4.

I had the same score i don't understand how some ppl think Cotto won the fight they cant accept mayweather's skills.. Cotto fought great but it just wasnt enough if he fought Pacquiao like that instead of trading shots with him Cotto no doubt would of beaten Pac.

[Andyreww]

That who fought Mosley at 147?

Shane and Margarito fought at 147.

So you could Argue Shane was also "drained" and maybe his power wasnt what it was so if they fought at 150 like pac and margarito did, maybe he would of knocked him out cold?

I'm sorry, 3lbs isn't going to effect your chin at all.

Mosley clearly hits harder than Pacquiao

[Tmann400]

Someone in here said bias reflects my scorecard, yet he has Cotto in his sig. My friend, you're the one who's biased. The rounds YOU thought were close you instantly give to Cotto because you're biased. The rounds you felt were close weren't in the least close to me at all. Just because Cotto was THROWING at Mayweather on the ropes doesn't mean he landed.

I get the feeling all these people who had this fight close or had Cotto winning gave credit for scored blows EVERY TIME Cotto threw a punch, which clearly wasn't the reality of the situation. While Cotto was competitive AT TIMES, he was outworked, outscored, and overall he was outclassed in a valiant EFFORT. Newsflash guys, effort, grit and heart doesn't equate to a win. Moral win? Of course. Did he win the fight? Of course not.

There's NO WAY you can have Cotto winning more than 4 rounds and that's being generous. That's NOT my opinion, it's FACT if you score a match according to professional scoring criteria, period. And, to the people who said "Mayweather didn't take the title from the champion" For one, that's not part of scoring criteria, for two, I call outboxing and outhustling the champion in 9-10 of 12 rounds TAKING the title from the champiuon and winning the fight. Case closed, there is NO argument here. Period. I'm astounded by that there is even a debate on who won this fight, I mean really Boxingscene? Really?!