Everyone that either witnessed or observe the fight between Miguel Cotto and WBA junior middleweight champion Austin Trout were obviously in for a surprise. Whether you were like me, and believed that Trout would pull out the victory, but he was going to have to dominate being at MSG. Whether you were the latter and believed Cotto’s experience and quality of fighters he has fought would ultimately be his rise and ability to conquer his opposition. We all were wrong!

As true boxing fans and analyst, we should have learned a lot. The first being, which is the most overused quote in boxing that “Every fighter has the possibility to lose by a punch.” I agree with that on only when a fighter that isn’t prepared. As carefully as matches are made today, we the public are rarely surprised. We have to take in all factors, with promotional companies, choice of venue, and ultimately the best interest of the fighter and their boss, not the fans.