Miguel Cotto beating Sergio Martinez was NOT a great win

[ShoulderRoll]

I'm getting tired of seeing this made out to be some monumental accomplishment. Even knowledgeable people like Breadman Edwards have fallen for the false narrative.

The fact of the matter is that Sergio was basically a one-legged cripple in the ring that night. He was far from being the elite boxer who had beaten Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Yeah, I remember that night. Sergio tried hiding a knee brace under his trunks. A bad knee is bad for any combat athlete, much more so for one that depended on mobility like Martinez. What’re ya gonna do? I guess the show had to go on.

[QueensburyRules]

I'm getting tired of seeing this made out to be some monumental accomplishment. Even knowledgeable people like Breadman Edwards have fallen for the false narrative.

The fact of the matter is that Sergio was basically a one-legged cripple in the ring that night. He was far from being the elite boxer who had beaten Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik.

- -Landed an all time eyes closed shot on Williams and beat a Kelly trained by his pops without a Cutman to stem his cut eye.

Cotto and Serg both top class, but fax is fax!

[Citizen Koba]

I'm getting tired of seeing this made out to be some monumental accomplishment. Even knowledgeable people like Breadman Edwards have fallen for the false narrative.

The fact of the matter is that Sergio was basically a one-legged cripple in the ring that night. He was far from being the elite boxer who had beaten Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik.

Somebody been claiming it as a good win? Maravilla was done. He was already done against Murray a year earlier. Cotto had no business at 160 either FWIW but it was kinda nice to see Sergio get a fat paycheque for his retirement fund.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

You could see in round 1 Sergio was a shell of his former self.

He essentially crawled to the ring that night for one final big payday.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Somebody been claiming it as a good win? Maravilla was done. He was already done against Murray a year earlier. Cotto had no business at 160 either FWIW but it was kinda nice to see Sergio get a fat paycheque for his retirement fund.

Murray got robbed in that fight IMO.

[Citizen Koba]

Murray got robbed and in that fight IMO.

For sure... close but I had Murray. There was no way in hell they were gonna let him ruin Sergio's homecoming show though. Damn, I think Martin was even relieved if I recall right... said he doubted he would have left the arena alive if he'd got the nod or somesuch.

[IronDanHamza]

Everyone thought Cotto was going to be destroyed though.

[HandsofIron]

I'm getting tired of seeing this made out to be some monumental accomplishment. Even knowledgeable people like Breadman Edwards have fallen for the false narrative.

The fact of the matter is that Sergio was basically a one-legged cripple in the ring that night. He was far from being the elite boxer who had beaten Paul Williams and Kelly Pavlik.

Bruh, Martinez was never elite because he was demolished by Margarito.

[strykr619]

Everyone thought Cotto was going to be destroyed though.

People like to forget this. prefight Cotto had no chance....