A win like that enhances the legacies of Pac and Floyd almost as much as it does Cotto.
looks like im the only one that doesn't feel bad for sergio. Dude thought he was god's gift to boxing, talked a lot of shit before the fight, and then got whooped.
Now I'm gonna wait till I hear him spew excuses that he was injured, ring was slippery, etc etc.
hang em up!
Yeah, those guys got bludgeoned into submission. Outside of Trout, Cotto's only shown vulnerability to strong pressure fighters.
Before tonight, it was debatable, but the lineal middleweight title is a feather that not even Tito has in his cap.
I payed $54.00 for this shit!
Same thought here. No undercard and then this shitty, one sided fight!
I am a Martinez fan, but I am a bit pissed that he would present himself in that shape. He and his camp clearly must have known some shit was wrong with him.
I completely agree. I only made that statement with tonight win fully in mind.
Extra weight class title, and looked amazing doing it. Tito was never THE champ at 160 either, he simply had a belt he got in the Tournament, that Hopkins ended up unifying.
Cotto was considered THE champ at the weights he got his titles.
4 titles vs 2. Well maybe 3 vs 2, if one doesnt see Cotto ever as the LEGIT 154 champ. But the other weight, he for sure was.
Cotto's biggest wins have been just as good, if not better and more concrete. And his loses have been comparable.
If Cotto fights Floyd like that he would definitely have a chance to win.
At this elite p4p level ANY fighter can beat ANY fighter....To many people on here act like every fight that Floyd is in is some for gone conclusion when it's really not.....If Floyd has an off night (which has happened before) and THAT Cotto shows up Floyd will be on the canvas.
Hatton was the lineal champion at 140lbs; not Cotto. He was never lineal champ at 147lbs or 154lbs either. This is the first lineal title he's won.
What do you mean "no undercard?" You didn't really watch it ,did you?
Apparently not the same way you did!
All crappy fights in my opinion. Mostly washed up fighters. Nothing that I would pay $10 to watch.
Well I mentioned 154 might not count.
But he was considered THE champ at 147. I never mentioned lineal. I think he was considered the man, by many, at 147, until Marg took him out.
And now 160.
As for 140, I thought of him as the real man there, not Hatton. Cotto fought much better competition there, outside of Kostya. ANd Hatton moved up after that, and looked awful.