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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 5
Date: Nov 12, 2023 |
#R1#
Hopkins Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cotto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Hopkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Hopkins Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cotto.
Hopkins Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hopkins Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cotto to score with a decent uppercut.
Hopkins Jr avoids the body shot from Cotto.
Cotto misses with a shot to the body
and Hopkins Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins Jr.
Hopkins Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cotto slips the punch.
Cotto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cotto throws a poor cross that misses
and Hopkins Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Cotto throws a nice looking combination but Hopkins Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Hopkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins Jr closes the distance and catches Cotto with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Cotto is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Cotto is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Cotto is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Hopkins Jr takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Bernard Hopkins Jr!
Bernard Hopkins Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 3
Date: Oct 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cotto with a body shot.
A left lands for Cotto.
Duran blocks a jab.
Cotto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cotto throws a hook but Duran avoids it easily.
Cotto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duran's hands.
Duran takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cotto is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto misses with a body punch
and Duran counters with a left to the body.
Duran misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotto moves away.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Duran misses with a looping left.
Cotto misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto slips under a jab from Duran.
A big right from Cotto misses.
Duran throws a body punch but Cotto moves out of range.
Miguel Cotto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Duran slips a straight right by Cotto.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.#T2#
Cotto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duran misses the body punch
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto throws a jab when Duran was well out of range.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duran misses the shot to the body.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Duran manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Cotto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duran doesn't seem bothered though.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cotto is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cotto fails to land with a series of punches.
Cotto takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Duran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Duran takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duran digs a good body shot into Cotto's ribs.
Cotto cracks Duran with an open hand slap.
Cotto connects with a looping right hand.
Cotto misses the shot to the body.
Duran misses with a jab to the body
and Cotto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duran swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
Cotto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
Cotto defending well as Duran loads up on a big left hand.
Cotto catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Duran 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duran has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duran throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Duran swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Cotto counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a shot from downtown. Cotto moves away and avoids it.
Cotto throws out a loose jab but Duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran throws out a counter right but Cotto avoids it with no problem.
Duran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duran misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Duran misses with a body punch
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto misses with a lunging right hand
and Duran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cotto thinking.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto scores with a shot to the body.
Duran scores with a hook to the body. Cotto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duran misses with a body shot
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto lands a jab.
Cotto misses with a hook.
Duran thuds a left hand into Cotto's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Duran throws out the jab. #T1#
A big left from Duran misses.
Cotto missing with a left hand there. Duran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Duran was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Duran is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duran throws a sloppy body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Cotto lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duran misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T2#
Duran misses with a left hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran throws a lazy uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cotto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cotto just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miguel Cotto is winning the standup battle so far.
Cotto moves away from the strike by Duran.
A jab from Cotto misses.
The fighters circling - Cotto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cotto throws the left hand but Duran avoids the punch easily.
Cotto connects with a crisp jab.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.#T3#
Duran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cotto manages to avoid it.
Cotto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duran moves away.
Cotto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duran.
Duran tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Duran.
Cotto throws a body shot but no joy.
Duran staying out of range there.
Cotto cracks a nice hook into Duran's ribs.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duran.
Duran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotto. #T4#
Duran blocks a jab.
Duran unleashes a big counter combination but Cotto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Duran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duran throws a counter combo.
Cotto misses with an uppercut
and Duran cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Cotto. That snapped Duran's head back.
Cotto thuds his right hand into Duran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duran lands a jab to Cotto's midsection.
Duran is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cotto rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cotto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Duran digs a good hook to Cotto's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotto.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Cotto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Duran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roberto Duran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cotto misses with a body shot
letting Duran counter with a right hand.
Duran throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cotto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cotto swings widly with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duran misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Duran tries to move into range but Cotto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duran.
Cotto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?
Cotto avoids the body shot from Duran.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Cotto coming out on top.#T1#
Cotto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Duran throws an overhand right that lands on Cotto's shoulder, as Cotto tries to avoid the shot.
Duran throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Good shot there by Cotto.
Duran moves away from the strike by Cotto.
Duran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotto.
Duran just misses with a punch to the body.
Duran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duran there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Cotto throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Duran has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Cotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Cotto looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
Cotto connects with a jab.
Cotto throws a looping overhand right but Duran ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cotto throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Duran moves out of range as Cotto strikes.
Duran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T3#
Cotto misses with a looping right.
A jab from Duran misses.
Duran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Duran looks to land a combination but Cotto avoids it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cotto, as that shot connected.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Cotto misses with a looping left.
Duran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cotto throws a right hand that misses
and Duran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cotto scores with a jab.
Donk. Cotto catches Duran right on the button with a cross.#T4#
Duran throws a poor cross that misses
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotto.
Duran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duran slips a jab from Cotto.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duran throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duran connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Cotto throws a big shot that misses.
Cotto misses with a right hand
and Duran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Cotto.
Well Cotto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Roberto Duran spoke after the fight, saying 'No mas!'. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 2
Date: Sep 23, 2023 |
#R1#
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cotto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Turpin's coach down at Ocean Ripples was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turpin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turpin misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Turpin.
Cotto slips under a jab.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cotto at a distance.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cotto to counter with a crisp jab.
Cotto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Nice shot by Turpin.
Turpin misses with a left hand
and Cotto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T1#
Turpin throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cotto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cotto misses with a wild body shot.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto throws an overhand right that lands on Turpin's shoulder, as Turpin tries to avoid the shot.
Cotto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Turpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin throws a jab when Cotto was well out of range.#T2#
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cotto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Randy Turpin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Cotto.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Turpin catches Cotto right on the button with a cross.
Turpin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cotto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cotto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Turpin throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cotto staying out of range there.
Turpin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Turpin swings for the body but Cotto moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Cotto misses the target.
Turpin throws a looping overhand right but Cotto ducks down to avoid it.
Cotto throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin missing with a left hand there. Cotto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto moves out of range as Turpin strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cotto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turpin.
Cotto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin throws an off balance right hand
and Cotto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Cotto throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Cotto has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Turpin scores with the left hand. Cotto knows he should have avoided that one.
Turpin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cotto eats them both and turns towards Turpin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T4#
Turpin jabs Cotto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Cotto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin connects with a nice looking jab.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Turpin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turpin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Cotto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turpin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cotto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cotto loads up on a big right hand but Turpin slips the punch.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turpin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Turpin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Turpin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
It seemed like Turpin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a nice body shot.
Turpin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Turpin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turpin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Turpin throws a hook but Cotto avoids it easily.
Randy Turpin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Turpin misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turpin. Cotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Cotto both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Cotto misses. #T1#
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cotto slips a jab from Turpin.
Turpin connects with a body shot that sends Cotto's belly button to the back.
Turpin scores with a jab.
Turpin throws a lazy uppercut
#KD#
and Cotto counters with a beautiful hook that drops Turpin to the mat! Will Turpin be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Cotto to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Turpin is up. He looks OK to continue.
Turpin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cottos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Cotto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Cotto moved out of range.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Cotto looks to land a right hand but Turpin moved out of range.
Turpin misses with a hook
and Turpin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#Turpin is rocked!
Cotto misses with a straight right.
Turpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Turpin walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Turpin is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Miguel Cotto!
A relieved looking Miguel Cotto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
GOAT MW Boxing Round 1
Date: Sep 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Hearns misses with a looping right.
Cotto misses with a body punch
and Hearns counters with a nice uppercut.
Hearns throws a hook to the side of Cotto's head but Cotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Hearns misses.
A quick step to the side and Cotto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearns misses with a right hand
and Hearns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hearns misses with a hook
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearns lands with a straight right. Cotto didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Hearns.
Cotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearns throws out a loose jab but Cotto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotto throwing a counter right hand but Hearns manages to avoid it.
Hearns scores with a jab to the head.
#T1#
Hearns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotto.
A jab from Hearns misses.
Hearns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearns.
Hearns looks to land a left hand but Cotto moved out of range nicely.
Cotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cotto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hearns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cotto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hearns might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hearns loads up on a big right hand but Cotto slips the punch.
Hearns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Hearns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotto counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Hearns misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a straight right hand.
Hearns lands a jab.
Hearns misses with a combination
and Cotto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hearns swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cotto avoids the body shot from Hearns.
Hearns swings widly with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Hearns is rocked!
Hearns swinging wildly here.
Cotto is looking to counter punch.
Hearns moves out of range of the strikes.
Hearns throws a right hand that misses
and Cotto counters with a left to the body. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Hearns as he connects with a hook.
Cotto throws a shot to the body.
Hearns cracks Cotto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hearns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Cotto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cotto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearns.
Hearns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cotto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hearns throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cotto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hearns's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cotto under the eye.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cotto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearns looks to score with a jab to the body but Cotto is just out of range.
Cotto misses with a looping right.
Thomas Hearns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotto lunges at Hearns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hearns's hand.
Hearns misses with a hook
and Cotto counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearns is still on wobbly legs! Can Cotto finish him?
Hearns misses with a right hand
and Cotto counters with a huge left! Hearns is in big trouble! He's backing up but Cotto isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hearns from any more damage. A dominating finish by Cotto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Cotto!
Miguel Cotto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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