Just curious, in all honesty, did you really think Cotto would beat Manny, or did you pick him because you felt obliged to, being Puerto Rican and all?
I thought Cotto was going to be too big. I have been watching boxing for 20 years and as of recent my predictions are all fucked up. I aint gonna front, sometimes I pick fighters from Puerto Rico from the heart and not with my head. Thats my downfall. I admit it fuckers. :bangh:
Hex mate, I still got love for Cotto, the dude has heart and was a fantastic champion, it's just the era of Manny, that's all :kidcool:
Hex, I know sometimes (well most of the time) you'll pick a Puerto Rican fighter just because he is Puerto Rican, but are you saying this time, you sincerely thought Cotto would win? The reason I ask, is I kind of got the feeling that both you and ILLU secretly thought Pacquiao would win, but felt obliged to pick Cotto.
I went with my heart and picked Cotto but i did tell hex i had a felling Manny would KHTFO with an uppercut.. remeber hex.. Manny is a Beast..and a humble one at that War Manny
To answer you question...i took Saturday, Sunday and the entire week off from work.....i put in for the small vacation 2-3 months ago....SO in my mind i knew DEFEAT was better than 80%...so i prepared for it, could not be around people for a few days....esp. faggots ass kNOw NOTHING... This is one of those fights were the FUCKERS that don't know shit about boxing had it right from the start... "Cotto has no chance, Pacquiao is too fast" "Pacquiao is going to knock him out" etc..etc....THEY Don't know SHIT ABOUT BOXING..but they got this one right... IT SUCKS...but it someone had to do it...I'm Happy that it was PACQUIAO...
After Tito, i never emotionally invested in a fighter again. You should do the same. Pick with your gut, never your heart. Your heart with hurt you
the BOXING GOD's are some evil bastard...gave me some hope in ROUND 1...:hammert:...then they took everything away a few minutes later..
I said i would do the same after TRINIDAD...i took Cotto's defeats a lot better than Trinidad 1st....that was devastating...
Yes cuz I remember. We both went with our heart on this 1. Your dad said it from the start months ago that Manny was going to win. We were both in denial ::
AGREED! Fuck I couldnt sleep for about 2 weeks when Tito got ko'd by Hopkins! That really sucked!!!! I think after Cotto I will never be emotionally invested in any other fighter, I'm done with this shit.
Its not our fought. Boxing is in the heart of every Puerto Rican. Its in our nature to be emotionally invested in our fighters. But we have to overcome that, because we take losses too hard. I overcame it. It was hard but needed to be done. I promised myself i would never go through another moment like that of the Tito loss
I don't remember you being a Tito nuthugger like some of these other guys. I didn't know you were even Puerto Rican. ::
Agreed! That fucking Tito loss was a nightmare. Somovabitch! I'm also glad I'm over the emotionally invested crap. I took the Cotto loss very well. :kidcool:
I was a tito fan, but never a nuthugger. I didnt want the man to lose tho. I wasnt devasted for two weeks or couldnt sleep, but was very upset that night and not pleasant to be around.
That's part of the game bro, I "invested" in Manny ever since the Ledwaba fight, when everyone was picking Barrera, Morales, De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto and the like over him I stuck with the guy, and hopefully the ride won't stop. Even if it does, I never expected him to get to this point, and I'm glad I stuck with him through all this time. Investing in fighters is a good thing man, just pick the right guy next time ::
I remember giving other guys a harder time about Tito than you, we have always got along fairly well no?
of course we got along well. I never got into an huge arguement about Tito. I just was a fan and didnt want him to lose.
I agree with what you said about fools that don't watch boxing. Today I talk to this fool who has been watching the big ppv fights lately. He claims Cotto lost because he fought a stupid fight. Apparently all Cotto had to do was circle to the right all night. :notallthere: I wanted to swing at him just for saying stupid shit like that. I hate it when fools act like sporst are that simple at that higher level.
