Martinez at age 40 coming back from 2 broken knees a broken elbow and a broken hand came in to fight Cotto at catchweight of 159. Sadly Martinez is merely a shadow of his former self and lost the fight.
Yet, Martinez made NO excuses after the fight. Now compare that to Cotto crying about the 1 pound "drainage" for getting destroyed by Pacquiao, crying that he was "robbed" against Trout, crying that he was "robbed" against Mayweather, blaming his loss to Margarito on plastic wraps while having no legitimate scientific proof, and refusing to give post fight interviews.
Martinez may have lost the fight tonight, but he earned my respect forever with his post fight interview. His knee is clearly shattered into pieces yet he made NO excuses about it. Martinez will always be a true champion in my heart, Cotto will always be a fake 159 champion who beats up handicapped men.
"You got to know how to win and you got to know when to lose. No excuses."
-Sergio Martinez.
Cotto should take a lesson from that.
Yet, Martinez made NO excuses after the fight. Now compare that to Cotto crying about the 1 pound "drainage" for getting destroyed by Pacquiao, crying that he was "robbed" against Trout, crying that he was "robbed" against Mayweather, blaming his loss to Margarito on plastic wraps while having no legitimate scientific proof, and refusing to give post fight interviews.
Martinez may have lost the fight tonight, but he earned my respect forever with his post fight interview. His knee is clearly shattered into pieces yet he made NO excuses about it. Martinez will always be a true champion in my heart, Cotto will always be a fake 159 champion who beats up handicapped men.
"You got to know how to win and you got to know when to lose. No excuses."
-Sergio Martinez.
Cotto should take a lesson from that.
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