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I'm not saying he did or didn't but anyone comparing the first and second Cotto fights as evidence is a ****ing idiot. You only need to watch the first three rounds to see the difference in the fighters and the difference in the fights. They don't go the same way at all, at any point whatsoever.
Cotto gets hit and caught on the ropes a lot in the first fight and gets hurt by hard, flush punches within the fist two rounds of the first fight. Second fight, he hardly got hit cleanly once within the first five or six rounds and fought a much smarter, more disciplined fight. The first fight is very different than people remember. Cotto gets caught quite a lot early on, much more than people say, and has no defense for the uppercuts that Margarito throws. Second fight, he doesn't give Margarito as much room, uses side movement much better, gets off first much more, and his defense is better overall, plus he actually clinches Margaito when they get in close which he didn't do once in the first fight.
It's not the strength of the punches that changed that did the damage. Cotto was just getting caught easier, with much cleaner, flush shots with poorer defense by Cotto. Cotto didn't get caught once in the entire second fight as badly as he did in just the second round of the first fight. Totally different fight. I happen to believe that he didn't use them for earlier fights, but it is definitely possible. Someone surely would have noticed a block of plaster being used at some point. That's just too hard to hide for long.Last edited by BennyST; 11-04-2012, 07:55 PM.
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Originally posted by BennyST View PostI'm not saying he did or didn't but anyone comparing the first and second Cotto fights as evidence is a ****ing idiot. You only need to watch the first three rounds to see the difference in the fighters and the difference in the fights. They don't go the same way at all, at any point whatsoever.
Cotto gets hit and caught on the ropes a lot in the first fight and gets hurt by hard, flush punches within the fist two rounds of the first fight. Second fight, he hardly got hit cleanly once within the first five or six rounds and fought a much smarter, more disciplined fight. The first fight is very different than people remember. Cotto gets caught quite a lot early on, much more than people say, and has no defense for the uppercuts that Margarito throws.
It's not the strength of the punches that changed that did the damage. Cotto was just getting caught easier, with much cleaner, flush shots with poorer defense by Cotto. Cotto didn't get caught once in the entire second fight as badly as he did in just the second round of the first fight. Totally different fight. I happen to believe that he didn't use them for earlier fights, but it is definitely possible. Someone surely would have noticed a block of plaster being used at some point. That's just too hard to hide for long.
Cotto fought a smart fight second time round, he did an especially good job at taking away the space for those uppercuts.
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Originally posted by PBP View PostWho cares? He got caught, Mosley blasted his ass, Pac detached his ****in retina and Cotto got his revenge, stared him down in the corner after his W and laid his career to rest.
Justice was served. Time to move on.
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Originally posted by PBP View PostWho cares? He got caught, Mosley blasted his ass, Pac detached his ****in retina and Cotto got his revenge, stared him down in the corner after his W and laid his career to rest.
Justice was served. Time to move on.
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Originally posted by $ j-210 $ View Postyeah he could member he hurt manny pacquiao...member that....oh and he also put cotto in retreat mode in the second fight...why was cotto running from a powerless fighter?
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Originally posted by PBP View PostWho cares? He got caught, Mosley blasted his ass, Pac detached his ****in retina and Cotto got his revenge, stared him down in the corner after his W and laid his career to rest.
Justice was served. Time to move on.
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