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Championship Boxing at MSG on December 1, 2012
Championship Boxing at MSG on December 1, 2012

Trout, Velez and Jacobs Advance To Greater Things

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Trout, Velez and Jacobs Advance To Greater Boxing Challenges

  • Dec 3, 2012
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Venue-MSGarden December 1, 2012

On December 1, 2012, Madison Square Garden hosted the Main Event between
Miguel Cotto (37-4) with 30 KOs  v. Austin Trout (26,0) with 14 KOs. Both fighters
have excellent records; however, Trout is still the WBA Superwelterweight Champ. 
This 12 round fight was very even until the 10th round. Cotto progressively lost steam, missed shots
often and could not connect with enough power punches by the end of the fight. The 11th and 12th
rounds were comfortably in Trout's favor in winning this unanimous decision.

Cotto won rounds 3,5, 6 and 9; whereas, Trout won rounds 10, 11 and 12 finishing the
fight convincingly. The earlier rounds were very much tied as was the 7th and 8th.
There were two low blows to Cotto. One was in the early rounds and another in the 9th.
No points were deducted but these low blows did not affect the outcome of the scoring
significantly even if point deductions had been made.

Trout is the younger fighter at 27. He's taller with significantly better reach. In addition,
his superior conditioning showed in the later rounds. Cotto displayed a good ability
to punish Trout's body in the earlier rounds through the 9th round. He progressively
lost steam after that. On the other hand, Trout picked up steam and looked far more
relaxed with superior punching power by the end of the 12th round. The judges scored
the bout 119-109, with the other two tied at 117-111.

To prevail against Trout, Cotto needs to train harder. Specifically, he needs a firmer
schedule of running together with sprints. In addition, Cotto needs more experience
sparring with taller fighters in order to improve his skills fighting on the inside.
At 32, the body clock is working against him so he'll have to work harder than
in his twenties. He might benefit from better nutrition and more rest.

Cotto indicated that he wasn't retiring although some fans expect that he will retire
within a few years. If he is to continue, he'll need to train better to improve upon his
performance tonight. Meanwhile, Trout called out to Canelo Alvarez, the WBC
titleholder at 154 pounds. He spoke in Spanish to Canelo indicating that they
should fight next.

Jayson Velez (19-0) with 14 KOs won a decisive victory in the 3rd round over
Salvador Sanchez (30-4-3) with 18 KOs from Mexico. Sanchez was never in the fight.
Velez fought linearly by walking his opponent across the ring and throwing a series of
straight punches to the body. Velez is good at dodging punches. At best, Sanchez was
competitive in the first round and fell apart afterward. The referee had to stop the fight
in the third round because Sanchez was simply outclassed and unable to respond effectively to
attacks by Velez.

Velez is a taller and lankier fighter in the 125 pound category. He's fast with very good
footwork. He works off the ropes well and is hard to hit. Due to his experience and
excellent conditioning, he will be very hard to beat anytime soon. Only an elite boxer
with an Olympic style training regimen would have any chance against Velez. In the
ring, Velez is very much the aggressor. He throws many effective punches and cuts off
the ring expertly.

On the undercard, Danny Jacobs (23,1) with 20 KOs won a convincing 5th round KO against
Chris Fitzpatrick (15-2) with 6 KOs from Cleveland, Ohio. Chris is a cancer survivor. Jacobs
was in good form tonight and he is well on his way to a world title at some point in his career.

Tonight's fights were thoroughly engaging and entertaining. A lot of boxing issues were
settled. Collectively, Trout, Velez and Jacobs advance to greater challenges in the ring.
The fans have quite a bit of good championship boxing coming up.

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