Cotto's poker face is brilliant. Notice that every time he gets hit really hard, he plants his feet, ducks a bit, and moves his upper body smoothly like he's okay, even though he isn't. That's some veteran shit right there. He knows how to look OK even when he's hurt.

Ive always like Cotto. Tough ass dude with a lot of heart.

The funny thing, is that cotto did agree... he didn't complain, if you watch carefully, you'll see at the end of the fight how Cotto accepts without anyproblem his deffeat... Because he is a real man, and knows to accept.

My respect to Cotto, he isn't only a great fighter but a great human being. Greetings from Mexico

Cotto earned all his fights! Never had a fight given to him or stolen from somebody ...Now Thats a True Champion My respects to Cotto ...

Cotto has a lot of heart. He never defeated himself like fighters do when they are behind. He just kept coming and fighting more intensely.

This fight was better than I remembered. Given the size and age disadvantages, Cotto's performance was impressive even in defeat. A beautiful passing of the torch.

Canelo won. But this fight was much closer than the points made it seem like. I've got to give Cotto credit for his performance, still impressive at his age.

People call Canelo a weight bully or make this about how heavier he is. In all honestly though he didn't bully Cotto here. He out boxed him cleanly.

This fight was better than I remembered it to be. Very underrated fight.

Canelo has one of the best body movements for welter-middleweight ever! Cottos footwork and heart is amazing, cotto lost but he is a warrior

this was a terrific fight, both displayed technical ability and great action.

canelos head movement, upper body movement was amazing he would make cotto miss with slight head movement and counter right back those are called skills my friend

Kellerman "will you face GGG right now?" Canelo "Lets put the gloves back on and we fight right now" Kellerman "there you have it, Canelo will fight anyone" Canelo "oh... I thought you said Amir Khan..."

I could watch this fight over and over. The style of both these fighters is one of a kind. The poise, timing, combinations, uppercuts and defense is beautiful!!! Canelo and Cotto have the same style of boxing.

15:04 - beautiful head movement by Canelo

let's just take a moment to appreciate the level of technical greatness being displayed by both warriors...

I've been watching classic sports like this excellent piece long before COVID made it necessary.

i really wish Canelo fought Cotto in his prime. Its really saddening to watch old fighters fight younger ones and people see them as equals.

I like that Boxing has expanded, but nobody and I mean nobody did it as professional and as passionate as HBO the quality and the commentating of the match, you could close your eyes and still see the fight. Kellerman, Jones, Jim made you feel as if you were right there. HBO Boxing was and will always be the best.

Great performance by Canelo

Cotto was a great boxer, I don't think he really got the respect he deserved by many and was somewhat overlooked among all the other great fighters. Sad really and I really miss Miguel Cotto and I think many people disrespected him as a boxer/fighter and disrespected his power. He had great footwork and boxed well if he won or lost and he was a decent fighter.

I really miss HBO boxing, they had the best team for boxing events.

Still come back years later and watch this. Canelo absorbed every bit of experience from this fight. Sometimes i feel like he did that on purpose. You gain so much more experience going 12 rounds with a legend rather then looking for the ko in round 1 or 3. You reveal all their cards and yours as well

After watching this fight I seen the growth in Canelo. Seems like he's coming into prime form. He's moving a little better and has a sense of boxing IQ now.

28:09 canelo swag

gotta love the channels that actually put in the work to type out their closed captions

2 All time Great Fighters!!!! Glad to have this fight happen.

Eddy is one of the best trainers ! He disciplines canelo and has gotten him to the level he is at now !

I think canelo speed is underrated. It's never talked about much. He s pretty fast

I love both these warriors. What heart from Cotto, great technician. Canelo has no flaws in his game, puts his punches together like nobody else. I could watch him throw combinations all day long.

Cotto will always be a classy fighter!!!!

THIS FIGHT WAS SO FUCKING BEAUTIFUL ❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

canelo was sharp in this fight

What a great fight. This is what i live for. The epitome of boxing right here!

Just a pure amazing sporting event between two greats

Watching this fight years later I didn’t realize how many good moments Cotto had

amazing fight, straight up classy boxing

Fantastic fight. One of the best in the Mexico v. Puerto Rico rivalry without a doubt!

quality from both, great foot work, they boxed real well!!!

0:57 imagine if that would of landed... RIP

Even when canelo hit cottos guard it moved him around, size and power was the difference but cotto did a hell of job using his experience and skill to stay in there with the bigger man

Gracias BOXEO De HBO.🌷☺ Thank You HBO BOXING.. 🌷☺. Que Dios Los Bendiga. God Bless You ALL.

round 8 was some great stuff. Great to see the respect between them at the end. How it should be.

Amazing fight between two amazing fighters. It was just the obvious difference in power and size for Canelo, even tho I found Cotto to be a little bit more skillful and experienced.

Canelo's punches can be heard from the heavens. Jaysus!

That post-fight interview was absolutely excellent.

great fight. This is a good example of two really good fighters. The combinations that they did are not easy ones, great uppercuts and amazing hooks from both fighters. The difference was in the power of the punches but great fight

10/10 for Cotto's style...

If you think Cotto won you obviously don't know boxing.

Respect to both fighters... A very competitive fight

It’s amazing how different judges’ score cards can look so different. It’s like they’re not watching the same fight.

Canelo got mad respect for his trainer Eddie ,I really like when his trainer gets after him when canelo does things that his trainer think canelo should not do in the ring

Canelo is a Special Fighter!!!

Two great fighters, Two great champions, Just to show all boxing fans out there , It was those. Explosive body shots that stopped cotto in his tracks, Body shots effect you more than know💪☝💯

The way that cotton stopped his punch at 44:23 when the bell rang....total respect.

Wow.. I'm not arguing Cotto won, but when I watched it live it seemed so one sided because of the so many "ooo"s and "aww"s every time Canelo threw and landed because he is such a fan favorite, but WOW what a great fight!!

11:44 Watch how Canelo feints ever so slightly, which makes Cotto throw a punch. Then slip-n-rip. Canelo showing that boxing comes down to milliseconds and milometers.

Just a great fight by 2 great fighters..Nothing more nothing less😎

Closer than the points indicated...great fight it was very tense all the way through

Cotto is a really good fighter. He has fought the best

Canelo reminds me of Hajime No Ippo. So much power and heart.

Gracias HBO Bixing🌷☺

This fight must be watched 2-3 times without replays, no sound, and without bias of the coments. It might change fans perspective.

48:13 Gestos dignos de aplaudir Humildad ante todo

I'm a die hard cotto fan.. But I have to admit he really lost this fight 8-4 in favor of canelo

Love the quemistry within these 3 commentators. Love roy jones jim lampley and max kellerman, they all have lots of knowledge about boxing and enjoy it very much.

Bellissimo match... bravi entrambi!!!

COTTO chin up Bro you are a warrior , winner or loser you always give us an amazing fights to watch . you are my hero.>>> such an iron heart . BTW i see u won this figh

this fight was awesome. compared to clinch fest from ward vs kovalev.

At the time of this fight Cotta was (& still is) my favorite fighter. Now Canelo is my favorite active fighter.

dos grandel maestros del boxeo. quedara el la historia por siempre.

People who think Cotto won need to learn how to score fights properly. Cotto was more active moving around the ring, but it was ineffective movement as Canelo had no problems timing him and was landing the sharper and cleaner punches. Cotto actually started the fight looking confident and did well in the opening rounds, but as the fight progressed he became increasingly tentative due to Canelo's sharp power punching, and he began limiting himself to weak arm punches that were often off the mark, or had little on them when they managed to get through Canelo's defense. Every once in a while Cotto would launch an attack and load up on his shots in an attempt to change the momentum, but he'd get the worst of those exchanges as Canelo is dangerous inside. Overall, it was a competitive fight, but Canelo had the upper hand with his superior offense and defense. One more thing, although the HBO crew had Canelo winning, I didn't think they gave him full credit for his performance because they repeatedly suggested he was primarily winning due to his size advantage even though Canelo mostly outboxed/outpointed him from the outside rather than imposed his size. And the reason Canelo generates power isn't solely due to his size like they suggested-- Canelo has always been recognized as a heavy handed fighter throughout his career, and unlike Cotto, he carries power in both hands and was fully committing to his punches because he has confidence in his accuracy.

canelo's rehydration is crazy. this is bullshit.

Great fight!!! Canelo was hitting Cotto with bombs and in the process Cotto showed a rock solid chin!! No knockdowns, neither fighter was seriously hurt, both fighters we're able to stay on their feet for 12 hard rounds and give everybody a great show!!!! The way Cotto was able to fight back after being hit by some of Canelo's bombs was very admirable!!! Don't see too many fights like this anymore,if only the greats of yesteryear like Marlon starling, Michael Nunn and Iran barkley could've fought either Cotto or Canelo would've been a real treat for boxing fans. Just like Cotto and Canelo those other 3 fighters are real warriors!!!!

All these comments about canelo but y'all dumb asf for not crediting Miguel, as an old fighter he boxed Saul with hard earned experience, technique, all while hovering on his impeccable foot work

Not much clinching in this fight, I like that.

This was a boxing fight 😊

I just love seeing Cotto's goofy expression in the thumbnail. Classic.

Mexico 🇲🇽 vs Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 great fights love boxing 🥊 🥊🥊🥊🇲🇽🇵🇷 la gran rivalidad del boxeo

I remember this fight was the first time when I did PPV and I was alone in my house so after the end I was jumping everywhere !!!!!!!

A M A Z I N G fight!!!!

Had it even the night of the fight. Still think it was 6-6. Both guys worked though and it was a brilliant display of boxing.

8:01 hmm🤔

I wanna get in the ring with Cotto's wife

Cotto is a Legend!

Buena pelea y mis respwtos pata cotto un muy buen boxeador

canelo gone smoke khan. i already feel bad

Puerto Ricans/Cotto fans are now on team Golovkin 😂

20:50 somebody has been watching durans old fights!!! great move by canelo ... roy always keep his hands low so its tuff to see coming

I will watch it online on ScreenVariety . I think it's the best fights option

DAAAMN! Miguel is warrior!

hearing freddie roach talk is a blaring warning about taking head damage. wow that's scary. sounds like me after closing down my local pub on a saturday night.

Cotto es un peleadoraso xq es respetuoso saludos a Puerto Rico desde Mexico

Awesome fight!!

I am a big Cotto and Alvarez fan. I have watched all of their fights. I had this a draw or at the most a one point advantage for Canelo. Those scores the judges gave were a joke. Cotto did a fantastic job that fight.

12 rounds, clean face... incredible how this mexican boxes.

Both great fighters

🌷☺🇲🇽. Boxeo Bueno. Gracias HBO.

Way to Big for Cotto! Looked like a Super Middleweight fighting a Welter. 155 is not Canelo's weight, he severly dehydrates to make the weight then steps in the ring at around 175 pounds and dominates smaller opponents. Canelo has improved a lot! Still doesn't want to fight Golovkin at 160 because he knows the Catch weight is his advantage. Still think Canelo beats GGG with boxing skill.