It wasn’t a draw as I predicted. It wasn’t an early knockout either. The fight went on to the twelfth round only to be stopped by the referee when the Champ (now ex) from Puerto Rico was seen bruised and brutally manhandled. The ‘bigger and stronger’ Cotto was now reduced to a mere victim of the whirlwind from the Philippines.

We saw Cotto drawing the first blood by staggering Pacquiao within the first 15 seconds of the fight. It roused the audience into ohs like “Oh no! Could this be the end of the road for Manny?” But that was just it. In the next few rounds we saw Cotto down on the canvass. We saw him absorb Manny’s fists right on his face. He rocked Manny a few times. But it was like a mockery. “Come on Miguel! Show us your left hook.”

The latter rounds were not on Cotto’s side. His wife even left as it was really an awful sight. The punishment is too much and not deserving for such a great fighter like Miguel Cotto. His believers were shocked. I was shocked too.

There was no excuse from Miguel nor from anybody on his camp. He simply lost to the best boxer in the world today. He understood it. The twelfth round was only for survival’s sake. Call Manny the best. The pound-for-pound king if you like. Mayweather Jr. must be crying right now and regretting that he quit boxing two years ago. He’s no longer the best in the eyes of many.

But wait. The aftermath of Pacquiao vs Cotto thriller actually resurrected the career of Floyd Mayweather Jr. His lopsided fight with Juan Manuel Marquez was nothing even if they boasted 1M PPV buys. Yet this arrogant fighter is so annoying that people are actually taking the bait. And they actually want to see him beaten with lips busted and eyes swollen.

Pacquiao vs Mayweather is now the talk of the town, city, nation and worldwide. Whatever happened to Cotto after the fight is no longer the concern of anyone. Maybe he should consider retirement like De la Hoya and Hatton. All eyes are now on the Pacquiao and Mayweather. Who is the real pound-for-pound king? Or to put it simply, the fans just want to see Manny Pacquiao whip the ass of Floyd Mayweather Jr. No predictions needed here.

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