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it was the referee who stopped the fight in the 12th round and not Cotto. If Cotto went down by himself then it is another story. Baka yungreferee ang tumaya kaya 12th round nya pinit at di pa nung earlier rounds.Originally Posted by triLbiejenna
Cashing in on late stoppage
A Las Vegas habitué is wondering if Miguel Cotto knew about the 20-1 betting line for Manny Pacquiao to win by a 12th round knockout in their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last weekend.
The source said about an hour before the bout, odds were placed on the MGM boards to give a $100 bet a reward of $2,000 if Pacquiao beat Cotto by knockout or technical knockout in the last round.
The payoff was largest in the 12th round. According to the source who has witnessed every Pacquiao fight in Las Vegas the last two years, the odds were 12-1 for the ninth round, 15-1 for the 10th and 18-1 for the 11th.
"It wasn't attractive to bet on a Pacquiao win because he was so highly favored," the source said. "If you picked Pacquiao to win, you would take only $100 on a $350 bet. On the other hand, if you picked Cotto to win, your $100 would win $240. The problem was everybody knew Cotto would lose - probably, Cotto knew, too."
Maybe, Cotto was aware of the 20-1 betting line and that's why he refused to quit earlier even as his trainer Joe Santiago suggested a surrender before the 11th round. Maybe, Cotto had a bet, too.
Fans said when Cotto went down in the third and fourth rounds, hardly anybody gave the Puerto Rican a chance to come back. His wife Melissa and their children left the stadium after the ninth round with Cotto beaten black and blue.
Starting the seventh round, all Cotto wanted to do was to survive - up to the 12th round?
Originally Posted by sickchasedsam
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