Cotto lost a lot of his fans when he quit

[AntDawg]

Them fans are ******ed Cotto didn't quit. He gave it all he had. He could of just fell down like alot of fighters do and act like he was out. Also he's already achieved far more then cintron has so their not even in the same league. If zab still get's big fights so will Cotto. But Cotto will win this time

That would have looked back than just quitting like he did by taking a knee though. It looked very bad on him when just just backed away all the way to the corner and go to a knee...made him look like he was scared.

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

Right now i would say manny is without a doubt the best fighter on the planet...no one beats paquiao at 140...even though he handed dela girl a ass whoopin, at 147 his best weight is 140...just my opinion...

you are a funny guy you know that. You say Manny's best weight is 140 when he has never even fought at 140. he went from 135 to 147 and you say his best weight is 140....lol...you tell people that Cotto quit? Cotto didn't look for a way out of the fight he had nothing left to give in that fight. Even after he took the first knee in the corner he came back and fired a few shot before Margarito landed another big shot that backed him up into the corner again. he was ahead on some cards and I had him ahead in the fight 96-95 before the 11th round. I am not a Cotto nuthugger as Shane is my favrorite fighters but I don't even consider myself biased towards Shane. I just love boxing period. To see that fight and say that Cotto quit just lets me be aware of your narrow minded view of the world. the man went 11 rounds and was winning most of them with one of the toughtest muthas in the sport. There is no quit in Cotto at least not from what Ihave seen from him thus far.....Lefty

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

you are a funny guy you know that. You say Manny's best weight is 140 when he has never even fought at 140. he went from 135 to 147 and you say his best weight is 140....lol...you tell people that Cotto quit? Cotto didn't look for a way out of the fight he had nothing left to give in that fight. Even after he took the first knee in the corner he came back and fired a few shot before Margarito landed another big shot that backed him up into the corner again. he was ahead on some cards and I had him ahead in the fight 96-95 before the 11th round. I am not a Cotto nuthugger as Shane is my favrorite fighters but I don't even consider myself biased towards Shane. I just love boxing period. To see that fight and say that Cotto quit just lets me be aware of your narrow minded view of the world. the man went 11 rounds and was winning most of them with one of the toughtest muthas in the sport. There is no quit in Cotto at least not from what Ihave seen from him thus far.....Lefty

I wouldn't call him a quitter, he didn't ***** out by any means. He did take a knee though and to a lot of old school guys, they look down upon that.

Maybe Cotto is smarter for it, I don't know but he did take the knee non the less.

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

I wouldn't call him a quitter, he didn't ***** out by any means. He did take a knee though and to a lot of old school guys, they look down upon that.

Maybe Cotto is smarter for it, I don't know but he did take the knee non the less.

He took tremandous punishment and the ref shouldhave stopped the fight the minute he saw him taking clean shots with his hands down. I do not know for sure what I would have done in that position but I am not him and looking at the fight over and over again i see the body shots he was taking all night and the uppercuts he took square to his chin. He had to be hurt and tired to the point where he could protect himself rathe then take a clean flush punch he took a knee only after he was clearly hurt by those upper cuts and over hand rights from Margarito. The fact that I myself saw the lunishment he was taking and he is down for a rematch after the first fight leaves me to belive he is no quitter and the knee doesnt change the way I view Miguel Cotto......Lefty

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

He took tremandous punishment and the ref shouldhave stopped the fight the minute he saw him taking clean shots with his hands down. I do not know for sure what I would have done in that position but I am not him and looking at the fight over and over again i see the body shots he was taking all night and the uppercuts he took square to his chin. He had to be hurt and tired to the point where he could protect himself rathe then take a clean flush punch he took a knee only after he was clearly hurt by those upper cuts and over hand rights from Margarito. The fact that I myself saw the lunishment he was taking and he is down for a rematch after the first fight leaves me to belive he is no quitter and the knee doesnt change the way I view Miguel Cotto......Lefty

Yes I agree but let me ask you this.... Would have people viewed him in a better light if he would have just went down and not gotten up?

I think so, there's something about taking a knee that is a no no in boxing, especially to the old school fighters.

[The Noose]

Hey guys, all of the reporting when cotto went back to puerto rico and got off the plane and arrived said that there were hardly no one there to greet the ex-champ at the airport...not alot of people at all, but if he had won then it would have been a parade...besides cotto quitting in that fight made a lot of his fans very angry, and a matter of fact, it showed his fans that when the going get tough, the tough gets going...cotto fan base did go south and the only way to get those fans back is to win the rematch in convincing style...i don,t know how he,s going to do that without running in the rematch...if he loses the rematch against margarito, i see him in the same class as cintron finding it hard to get big fights...any thoughts are welcome...

Those werent real fans to begin with. Some people just want a undefeated hero to worship. No boxing fan can watch that fight and call Cotto a quitter. He gave it his all, but took a real beating.

I thought Cotto fought very well, but i was left in awe of Margrito. I didnt believe anyone could do that to Cotto.

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

Yes I agree but let me ask you this.... Would have people viewed him in a better light if he would have just went down and not gotten up?

I think so, there's something about taking a knee that is a no no in boxing, especially to the old school fighters.

Who knows what was running through his head when he dropped to one knee? Maybe he thought if he could get through the round he could make it throught the 12th? We can never be sure what he was thinking but watching that fight on Sunday night again courtesy of HBO On Demand i see he was badily hurt and maybe on eor two punches away from being perminately damaged. The knee may have looked bad to some but live to fight another day in some others view....Lefty

[williamhvx1]

Yes I agree but let me ask you this.... Would have people viewed him in a better light if he would have just went down and not gotten up?

I think so, there's something about taking a knee that is a no no in boxing, especially to the old school fighters.

hell oh no.. ppl would be all over him as over exposed..is the smart thing to do..

[larryx]

fans dont abandon their fighters..nutthuggers do..cotto lost alot of whores not fans..and he's better off without them

[gibo]

QUITTING is when your a jr. middleweight, fighting a 130 pounder, and you refuse to come out for the 9th round!! Or throw yourself on the ring floor from a phanton left hook, just because your opponant is bigger than you, while you have been fighting smaller fighters all you career!!! NOW THAT'S QUITTING!!!!! AND YOU LOOSE A LOT OF FANS THAT WAY. LOL