(NSFW) ROUND by ROUND: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto

Yrah because sitting on the ropes and fighting Cottos fight for the first 8 rounds was something he had to do.

say what you want, it was an entertaining fight because floyd let it be entertaining.

 

Wow cotto impressed me tonite.

Btw May didnt make the fight easier for cotto that is just nonsese,Cotto is just 1a great fighter.

Money didnt sweep the last 4 rounds either he clearly won the 12th tho, I was really dissapointed with all of pbfs excuses after the fight, he actually said the bloody nose was do to the dry climate. Lol!

 

not sure how anyone can complain about the manner in which mayweather jr has fought the past three bouts. he brought it to all 3 guys and used very little movement.

3 guys who were coming off career best victories, incidentally.

 

Agree with this. 9-3 was how I scored it at the pub.

 

Floyd is very smart

If he turned it up and blew cotto out PAC would ever fighT

 

I had it 6-4-2 even floyd

 

Pride.

I believe him on the hand issues actually...I've said this many times before (well documented on this site) that Floyd only turns southpaw when he has hand/arm issues.

Now I know what y'all are going to say............. "What the fuck are you talking about, Floyd never fought southpaw!"

You are correct, he never fought southpaw, but he did switch to that stance ever so briefly in around the 7/8th round and then elected to switch back and fight.

It was then that I suspected that his left may be bothering him (plus I saw him shake it a couple times).


That aside....Cotto gave him a hard fight mainly because Cotto brought his A game.

 

Floyd looks to be on the fade, but he's still so cognizant of what his opponent is throwing. It was weird seeing him that bloody. I thought Cotto's left temple area was going to bleed a lot more than it did. Cotto had success when he finished with the left jab to the head as a power jab. Floyd was expecting the hook, but the left jab at the end of a Cotto combination seemed to catch him off-guard a few times.

Cotto seemed really arm-weary those last few rounds. I agree that a fighter will have more success just hitting Floyd wherever they can hit him to the body. He's more likely to get caught late with a headshot if you ruin him to the body. He's still just too slick with the head movement and dipping down to his right. That movement needs to be taken away before someone can land a right hand.

 

alcohol, or FN N 1 at least.

 

Haha...People already buying into what Mayweather said in the post fight interviews..:notallthere::notallthere:

Yeah Mayweather got HIT probably more than any of his other fights because he wanted be push to the limit...and give the fans a good fight...PLEASE...

 

so why did Floyd fight so much on the inside?

cos Cotto is such a relentless fast footed pressure fighter? :laugh11:

 

Cotto forced him to fight, end of story.

 

how?

i havent watched the fight yet but no one has given this analysis anywhere

 

Cotto kept pressuring him and even when he backed off he kept jabbing and forcing Floyd to fight. He got much closer than Marquez ever did and thus Floyd wasn't able to do what he wanted.

 

Yep, to his credit Cotto DID pressure him and stay in his face for much of the fight, and bully him to the ropes etc.

It surprised me as Cotto has a counter puncher mentality, and as I said many times before the fight, he's very patient. I didn't think he would pressure Floyd and try to bully him like that, but it was actually his best chance.

Cotto :bears:

 

116-112 for Mayweather was my score. Alot of close rounds.

Floyd's punches were cleaner, though. And he came on really strong late to really put a grip on the fight.

I'm starting to have the feeling that Pacquiao may well lose to Bradley.

 

I had it 116-112, but wouldn't argue with 117-111 or 115-113, excellent fight and whilst I've always liked Cotto he grew in my estimation last night. It's a shame Manny has slipped too as I'm convinced the Pacquiao of the Cotto fight would have beaten the Mayweather of last night.

 

Again, this fight proves what is so plainly obvious. Fraud can't afford to fight guys in their prime in fear he'll be exposed so it's better for him to face them at the END of their careers (Oscar, Shane, Cotto).
We all saw how sh*t Fraud looked against a shot Oscar 5 years ago. When Oscar was showing some glimpses of his prime and sticking a jab in Fraud's face, Fraud looked like a complete clown!
Last night, the damaged goods version of Cotto took it to Fraud, busted up his face and Fraud looked hardly threatening. Not to mention the holes in Fraud's defense with his entire ribcage being exposed during his shoulder-turn defense but these shot guys not taking advantage.
Also shows why Fraud wanted nothing to do with the much bigger and stronger Margarito.

 

As I stated in the other thread. Originally it seemed like a 116-112 Floyd win to me.

Upon viewing it again though, I thought Floyd won 9 rounds. I would advise all yall to re-watch the fight. Cotto actually took more of an ass whuppin than is being stated. It was a subtle ass whupping, but make no mistake, Floyd did a number on him in close.

I honestly believe that with 8 oz gloves, Floyd probably would have stopped him circa 10 or 11.

 

wtf, as if ::

He didn't come close to stopping him or even flooring him, and you think he would with 2oz lighter gloves? Really?

 

Everybody picked Floyd easlily, the Floyd fans need to adjust "reality" to their predictions. That's why some try to find an alternate scenario in which their predictions would have been right. The same way Andrew buys into Floyd's excuse for the closeness of the fight. "Floyd fought Cotto's fight to please the fans!" Yeah right of course! :giggle:

 

Good fight. Floyd has slipped just enough to where he couldn't always maneuver away when Cotto pinned him against ropes. It reminded me a little of Jones-Johnson. The difference is that Mayweather is more crafty in his ability to make himself difficult to hit cleanly even when at close range. And frankly, has more left than Jones at that point.

The thing that always impresses me about Mayweather, much like Sugar Ray Leonard, is his ability to win the championship rounds. The dude really has an elite knack for turning it on despite how difficult the fight has been. Castillo, Oscar, Cotto, etc are examples of Floyd being able to jack up his greatness at the right time.

 

If Floyd wanted to entertain us by getting a busted nose and flailing and missing, then he succeeded. I think he has slipped.

 

Did you walk out after the 11th round?

 

Cotto fought well.

The one thing last night showed me...whether at 135 or 147. There's no way Floyd beats Duran.

Cotto picked off a TON of Floyd's shots. Some hit gloves, some Cotto parried.

I can't see Floyd handling Duran's constant pressure (Cotto slowed down late) and Duran would certainly make Floyd fight faster for longer stretches...not only that...Floyd would be forced to fight like that every round.

I thought Cotto did well in the middle rounds and Floyd threw a ton of "stay off me punches." Once Cotto tired, Floyd was able to pick his shots better.

 

I never said that, dumbass.

It was a tougher fight for Floyd than I expected.

And don't group me in with Floyd groupies like Sly, cause my history proves I'm FAR more objective on Floyd than most his fans.

 

I was thinking the EXACT same thing! I was actually about to post that!

Duran would have fucked Floyd up. So would Leonard, and Hearns.

I STILL believe that Benitez would have beaten him also.

 

The 6th round is one of the best I've seen anybody fight against Floyd. It's a shame Cotto didn't have the stamina to sustain it, he had Mayweather bewildered at times

 

Before calling me a dumbass, learn to read. I've made a reference to Andrew in the sentence before.