Canelo vs. Cotto
Super fight – I guess?
Canelo vs. Cotto.
Here we go for the years super fight?!!
Michael buffer announces.
We are predicting a 12th round decision for for Canelo. Cotto in pink and Canelo in purple.
Round 1
Cotto looking sharp. Cotto the aggressor. Fighters feeling each other out. Canelo applying pressure.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 2
Cotto the aggressor. Throwing punches. The crowd cheers Cotto. Canelo throws.
10-9 Cotto.
Round 3
Canelo jabs. Canelo lands a body shot. Big shot from Canelo. Cotto recovers.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 4
Canelo jabs. Cotto dances. Nice right from Canelo. Cotto jabs and combos. Three lefts from Cotto.
10-9 Cotto.
Round 5
Cotto comes out punching. Good right from Canelo. Another big shot by Canelo. Cotto comes back with a flurry of punches.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 6
Canelo jabs. Fighters exchange punches. Big shot from Canelo. Nice left from Cotto. Cotto coming on but his punches look like bullets bouncing off an armored car. No power from Cotto.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 7
Cotto starts active. Canelo simply maneuvers out of the way. Canelo giving punches!
10-9 Canelo.
Round 8
Fighter exchange they are throwing punching with fury. Great round of punches and exchanges.
10-9 Cotto.
Round 9
Fighters exchange. Slower round. Cotto fighting hard. Big shot from Canelo. Big hook from Canelo.
10-9 Cotto.
Round 10
2 big shots from Canelo. Cotto complains. The ref warns Canelo. Canelo pushed to the ground by Cotto. Big shot from Canelo.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 11
Canelo the aggressor. Big shot from Canelo. Cotto wobbled. Fighters exchange.
10-9 Canelo.
Round 12
Two hooks from Canelo. Fighters trying to knock each other out. Big shots by Canelo.
10-9 Canelo.
We score 8-4 on behalf of Canelo. 116-112
Lederman scores it 9-3 HBO score card 117-111
The judges score it
117-111
119-109
118-110
And new middle weight champion of the world Canelo Alvarez. Good fight. Not as explosive as I’d have liked but a good fight. Cotto doesn’t interview after the fight. Clearly upset. Canelo says he’s ready to fight GGG. That would be something!
Dj.