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He won his first 15 fights against journeyman and somehow that was enough to get him a shot at the title, not against a great Champion, but against a very weak fighter for the open WBC Championship, Rocky Martinez, entering the fight with 8 losses, Cotto knocked him out (what a surprise!) *I hope you detect the sarcasm here*
He then defended his belt against Demetrio Ceballos. Who this guy is, I have no idea, he entered the fight with a few wins and 4 losses, he gets another padded KO for his every growing bum City record. Next up Carlos Maussa, and that this guy was fighting for a world title is absolutely astonishing. He entered the fight 17-0, reason being, 11 of those 17 wins were against guys who had never won a fight in their careers! Cotto knocked him out. After Moussa hideous 17-0 start to his career, his last eight fight record was W3 L5, which was far more reflective of his ability.
Defence number 4, Victoriano Sosa, again another relatively poor opponent, but by far Cotto's best win to date winning by KO. Sosa is best known for being victim number 30 of TBE. He then beat another average boxer in Lovemore Ndou, this time on points. Ndou lost 13 times before realising he was useless and hanging them up.
Then Kelson Pinto. I have not heard of one name (Cotto aside) on this guys record. Cotto won by KO. Next up was big punching journeyman Randall Bailey, not a great fighter, but a worthy opponent as he was a big puncher at least. Randall Bailey is best known for losing 9 times. Then came DeMarcus Corley, an okay fighter who at least was willing to step in with anyone, Only problem was, ever time he did he lost (33 losses) including being victim #33 of TBE, and 51 wins.
Then he beat Muhammadqodir Abdullaev (Yeah, I have no idea either) Cotto beat Ricardo Torres, a very basic fighter, best known for going 1-1 with Kendall Holt, which is by far the highlight of his career. To this day, Kendall says that he's so embarrassed by this loss, he can't sleep at night.
Following this, Cotto knocked out the rubbish Gianluca Branco, a man who lost to Matthew Hatton (Matthew Hatton!) How could anybody lose to that plodder? Then came the biggest fight of Cotto's career so far, the feather-fisted, magic-man, Paulie Mallignaggi, they put on an entertaining fight with Cotto edging it by a knockdown, 114-113 Cotto. It's a well known fact, that late that night after the fight, in a fit of rage, Paulie Malignaggi actually did bust a g****.
Cotto then knocked out Carlos Quintana, a man who didn't have a very good resume on the whole, but actually went 1-1 with Paul Williams, though was splattered all over the canvas by Andre Berto, so there's that to consider. Also lost to Keith "One Time" Thurman. A victory over Oktay Urkal followed, nothing else needs to be said on that one.
Cotto then got a career best win in a good fight with Zab Judah, best known as victim #36 of TBE. A close and much debating decision win over Shane Mosley followed, Mosley known for being a great fighter and victim #41 of TBE. I scored it 117-111 Mosley, but Cotto's 0 was protected with this robbery.
Then Alfonso Gomez came, a man best known for losing to Peter Manfredo. Cotto KO. He loves stopping these bums does Cotto. Then came the memorable fight with Antonio Margarito 36/5 at the time. Cotto faced defeat for the first time as the heavy handed Margarito scored a stoppage victory. Cotto bounced back by beating Michael Jennings, who I assume was some guy they just picked out from the crowd to take a beating.
Cotto stepped back up a level to face Joshua Clottey and "won" a split decision in a fight everybody knows he lost. Following this, Cotto took a beating from Manny Pacquiao, resulting in his second official loss. Cotto bounced back beating some guy called Yuri Foreman.
Cotto then knocked out Ricardo Mayorga, a decent fighter, but ultimately an overrated slugger with 12 losses to his name. Cotto then got his revenge on Antonio Margarito (albeit with Margarito now being past his prime) Cotto's finest hour came, as he became victim #43 of TBE, actually winning 2 rounds in the process -118-110 TBE. Unfortunately for Cotto, his finest performance to date was followed by a very poor one as he lost 118-110 to Austin Trout in what was Trout's finest hour.
Cotto then beat Delvin Rodriguez, a journeyman, and the shell of Sergio Martinez in a farcical bout. After Gennady Golovkin knocked all the fight out of Daniel Geale, Cotto picked up his left overs and scored another win. A big clash with Canelo Alvarez came (ATG and victim number 45 of TBE.) Canelo won a one-sided fight 118-110. Cotto then beat Yoshihiro Kamegai (?) and finished off his career losing to Sadam Ali of all people.
Career rating 6/10.
He then defended his belt against Demetrio Ceballos. Who this guy is, I have no idea, he entered the fight with a few wins and 4 losses, he gets another padded KO for his every growing bum City record. Next up Carlos Maussa, and that this guy was fighting for a world title is absolutely astonishing. He entered the fight 17-0, reason being, 11 of those 17 wins were against guys who had never won a fight in their careers! Cotto knocked him out. After Moussa hideous 17-0 start to his career, his last eight fight record was W3 L5, which was far more reflective of his ability.
Defence number 4, Victoriano Sosa, again another relatively poor opponent, but by far Cotto's best win to date winning by KO. Sosa is best known for being victim number 30 of TBE. He then beat another average boxer in Lovemore Ndou, this time on points. Ndou lost 13 times before realising he was useless and hanging them up.
Then Kelson Pinto. I have not heard of one name (Cotto aside) on this guys record. Cotto won by KO. Next up was big punching journeyman Randall Bailey, not a great fighter, but a worthy opponent as he was a big puncher at least. Randall Bailey is best known for losing 9 times. Then came DeMarcus Corley, an okay fighter who at least was willing to step in with anyone, Only problem was, ever time he did he lost (33 losses) including being victim #33 of TBE, and 51 wins.
Then he beat Muhammadqodir Abdullaev (Yeah, I have no idea either) Cotto beat Ricardo Torres, a very basic fighter, best known for going 1-1 with Kendall Holt, which is by far the highlight of his career. To this day, Kendall says that he's so embarrassed by this loss, he can't sleep at night.
Following this, Cotto knocked out the rubbish Gianluca Branco, a man who lost to Matthew Hatton (Matthew Hatton!) How could anybody lose to that plodder? Then came the biggest fight of Cotto's career so far, the feather-fisted, magic-man, Paulie Mallignaggi, they put on an entertaining fight with Cotto edging it by a knockdown, 114-113 Cotto. It's a well known fact, that late that night after the fight, in a fit of rage, Paulie Malignaggi actually did bust a g****.
Cotto then knocked out Carlos Quintana, a man who didn't have a very good resume on the whole, but actually went 1-1 with Paul Williams, though was splattered all over the canvas by Andre Berto, so there's that to consider. Also lost to Keith "One Time" Thurman. A victory over Oktay Urkal followed, nothing else needs to be said on that one.
Cotto then got a career best win in a good fight with Zab Judah, best known as victim #36 of TBE. A close and much debating decision win over Shane Mosley followed, Mosley known for being a great fighter and victim #41 of TBE. I scored it 117-111 Mosley, but Cotto's 0 was protected with this robbery.
Then Alfonso Gomez came, a man best known for losing to Peter Manfredo. Cotto KO. He loves stopping these bums does Cotto. Then came the memorable fight with Antonio Margarito 36/5 at the time. Cotto faced defeat for the first time as the heavy handed Margarito scored a stoppage victory. Cotto bounced back by beating Michael Jennings, who I assume was some guy they just picked out from the crowd to take a beating.
Cotto stepped back up a level to face Joshua Clottey and "won" a split decision in a fight everybody knows he lost. Following this, Cotto took a beating from Manny Pacquiao, resulting in his second official loss. Cotto bounced back beating some guy called Yuri Foreman.
Cotto then knocked out Ricardo Mayorga, a decent fighter, but ultimately an overrated slugger with 12 losses to his name. Cotto then got his revenge on Antonio Margarito (albeit with Margarito now being past his prime) Cotto's finest hour came, as he became victim #43 of TBE, actually winning 2 rounds in the process -118-110 TBE. Unfortunately for Cotto, his finest performance to date was followed by a very poor one as he lost 118-110 to Austin Trout in what was Trout's finest hour.
Cotto then beat Delvin Rodriguez, a journeyman, and the shell of Sergio Martinez in a farcical bout. After Gennady Golovkin knocked all the fight out of Daniel Geale, Cotto picked up his left overs and scored another win. A big clash with Canelo Alvarez came (ATG and victim number 45 of TBE.) Canelo won a one-sided fight 118-110. Cotto then beat Yoshihiro Kamegai (?) and finished off his career losing to Sadam Ali of all people.
Career rating 6/10.
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