Cotto TKOs Judah in 11
As the fight progressed, Cotto steadily moved forward and outworked Judah. Both fighters absorbed a great deal of punishment -- Cotto bled from the mouth from the fourth round on and both fighters sustained cuts over their right eyes. Judah's right eye began to swell shut and he was forced to take a knee in the ninth to escape Cotto's advances. Judah continued to take a beating but - to his credit - never quit and never resorted to fouling as he did against Floyd Mayweather once he knew he was beaten. Cotto floored Judah in the eleventh and continued his assault once Judah rose to his feet, forcing referee Arthur Mercante Jr. to jump in and stop the fight. Cotto led 97-91 on all three scorecards at the time of the stoppage.
Next up for Cotto may be a unification bout with the winner of the July 14 title fight between Antonio Margarito and Paul Williams. Beyond that, if fight fans get their wish, Cotto may get a shot at pound-for-pound champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. in what could produce a much more entertaining bout than Mayweather - De La Hoya.
On the undercard, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. avenged his father's final loss with a third-round KO of Grover Wiley. Also, super featherweight Humberto Soto stopped Bobby Pacquiao, Manny's brother, in round seven.
Comments
You must take your hat to guys like Graham Houston for the accurate prediction and to cumpliment everyone who predicted that Cotto would come back from behind and would knockdown Zab somewhere in the 10th or 11th and not from a body shot but from a left hook upstairs. Nonetheless, I was one who failed to foresee the cumulative effect of Cotto’s body punches simply because I didn’t realize he would still be in there against a hot confident Judah after the early rounds… It seems and I tell it again, Judah talked a lot and was not about to back it up once he felt those shots in the mid section ( went down and over-acting yes) and that put side to side with his pre-fight crap makes this the humiliation which is almost impossible to come back from.
I entirely disagree with the simple assumption that if a takes to b and if b takes to c therefore a takes to c. Mayweather-Judah and Cotto-Judah are two different fights and the only thing that you can prove is that Cotto may have more punching power than Mayweather but you can not prove that Cotto can outpunch or catch Floyd clean…I think that match is two fights away from happening – Cotto must beat Tony ( yeah Tony and not Paul) and Floyd must beat whoever he fights next, consider the later a more difficult task…
I never liked the low blow. I see a lot of fighters resort to that tactic like what Trinidad did against Vargas. It’s effects are more psychological than physical. The blows could have affected him in a bad way.
Paul is gonna punished Antonio into submission. The Mexican is tough but Williams too skilled and slick, not to mention tall and reach advantages too.
Mayweather? I heard Sweet Pea saying that Floyd is nothing if placed in his era.
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Judah deserves a lot of praise for his effort tonight. I’ve never seen Zab with a lot of heart. I wish Judah could have done the same earlier in his career. The kid has a lot of promise.
As far as I know, the first was borderline and the second cost Cotto a point so Judah also had five minutes to recover if he wanted to. I know Cotto always runs the risk of hitting low but you cannot pretend you r gonna kill ur opponent ( face off in the previous day weigh in) and then roll around the ring in agony, that s*** just decharacterized Zab…I got to know Zab hurt Cotto several times early on so why didn’t he finish him? Not cause he was hit in the nutts – the same thing happened between Vargas and Tito yes, Tito almost had Vargas out early but there was a turnaround and finally Tito wore him down all the way to the finish line, later Vargas made excuses for low blows, you must remember that one, BoxingCritic? When Zab took a knee in the 9th, his eye was swollen and closing and he couldn’t stop the man coming at him and when floored in the 11th, the low blows were way, way behind or beyond their period of validity… Now, Judah fought hard but these days, more often than not these guys play controversial parts in the promo/soaps/reality shows – how can Zab say he would go with “his” man Tito in the PR parade in NYC and become a mayor in PR and had his a** beaten that bad? Miranda told he would make the “Ghost” disappear, Briggs would take Sultan in 2, now Zab, they will never come back! Tony is too agressive and tough, Paul’s style is wide open to be hit inside and to the body, so pride over punishment for me! Cintron is a puppet, Floyd is a riddle to be solved and Shane will be the last man standing…
Talk about role reversal. Seeing one of the dirtiest boxers in the game laying on the canvas was a shock. I figured Cotto would stop him by the middle rounds with body blows prior to the fight. I figured Judah would have more problems with him than Mayweather due to the strength of Cotto. Maybe Judah can go to PR but fight the Cintron-Matthysse winner. I have a feeling Williams will upset Margarito which should bring about Mayweather’s either retiring or looking for the DeLaHoya rematch only.
The Israli hug-a-thon was forgettable. Thompson and Foreman even had the help of the ref not telling them to stop hugging. Talk about tree huggers. Chavez had the perfect opponent and Soto stopped another one of the dirtiest fighters in the game in Bobby Pac.
Some comments about Floyd here? Nice! I really love to punch that runner. He really should be joining the sprint or marathon teams, I don’t know.
Floyd is the biggest fraud since the NASA moon expeditiion! I bet Gayrunner wouldn’t even fight Cotto for the sum of his earnings on the semi-retired Oscar. Mayweather doesn’t have the balls to fight elite fighters at the market price. Mayweather is overpriced! It’s his way of avoiding fighters who can blemish his record. Hell! His not Rocky Marciano!
Glory to Zab! Shame on Floyd!
BoxingCritic, no matter what you feel about Floyd’s style and the match-making people r doing around him, the question is the whole 147 lbs division is working having him as a reference or following his own decisions – that gat to be business wise! He’s holding two WBC titles and can decide whoever he wants to fight next cause everybody want to face him… But hold ur breath & anger, I deslike him too so I guess he’ll have to make a decision till November unless he gets stripped of one WBC title and has to kick a tune up fight to come back to the picture… so he has to fight the mandatory WBC 154 or 147 lbs challenger and since he says he’s a natural welter, I believe he’ll fight the only man not scheduled to fight until that date ( Nov 2007) and that is the interim WBC welter titlist, Suga Shane… Furthermore, I believe Shane vs Floyd is a good sense, wise business match like Cotto Margarito or Cotto Hatton will be earlier next year, best regards.
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Screw Judah
Zab should hold his head up he fought…he lost but he fought…i’m not mad at cotto with the low blows it was a testament to zabs power and ability….i personally would like to see a rematch because rematches zab shines let’s see how he does…maragito is a lost cause for me he’s an overhyped b level fighter….williams..is unproven until he beats the b leveler in maragito
Noir, from now on, I’m gonna be more like considering different scenarios in spite off betting my house on one guy… So I give the benefict of the doubt whether Zab can come back at age 29 and rematch with Miguel or take on Cintron, Mathysse or even Collazo… Now, I believe you are too demanding on Tony and I know he has losses to nobodies like Rodney Jones earlier in his career and a very unfortunate 10th round TKO ( on cuts) against Daniel Santos but I guess both Williams and Margarito are A level welterweights or else everybody would be b – level at 147 lbs, Chavez Jr., Berto, Cintron, Clottey, Gatti, Baldomir, you name it, everybody would be below Tony and Paul
Alright, I have seen it once again and digested the fight, and I don’t believe Zab can come back against this guy… Zab came back against a guy whom he knockdown in the 12th in the 1st Spinks fight, against Cotto he doesn’t have an excuse cause the only time he was in the fight was when he landed single shots like the left counter behind his right shoulder that wobbled Miguel in the 2nd, those vicious uppercuts that cut him and never followed up his attack, that was age and he just ran out of wind from the two fisted relentless attack to the body, Zab wasn’t hurt seriously in the 9th or even in the 11th when he went down from the right to the temple but he took his eyes from Miguel and the stoppage was not premature… Zab can’t do anything different so he can’t get back, Miguel Hatton is a perfect brawl and Miguel Tony is also a very good fight but I don’t see him victorious either against Shane or Floyd, I’m sorry
i said like this cotto is hungry anybody that get on is way he going 2 eat
God, Luis, I understand the joy and pride Cotto brings to la Tierra de Borinquén just like Tito did but u guys gat to understand this is not about hunger or hambre de ganar, Miguel has the style to make a great fight with Ricky and if Hatton wins against Castillo, Ricky also made Great Britain proud when he stopped Tszyu in the 11th… Now against Shane or Floyd, they would pick Miguel apart, there’s no doubt in my mind both Mosley and Mayweather fear each other but they do not fear anyone else, Cotto vs Margarito is a terrific future WBO/WBA unification
Zab was well beaten but, except for his play acting after the low blows, but up a good fight. In losing he restored some of the respect that I for one had lost.
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