Clottey landed 229 punches landed to Cottos 175 punches landed, and he did so throwing less punches, and you don't see how he beat Cotto? Don't you know he was winning the 1st round until he got knocked down late in the round? He also landed the harder punches and more decisive blows and backed Cotto up for the majority of the fight. On another note, was punched in the back of the head, thrown to the floor (causing him to hurt his knee, which was why he had no lateral movement in the rounds he sat on the ropes), hit with a low blow, and headed butted (even though Cotto got the worst of it) and still did enough to be up on most score cards except for the Cotto fans and the judges who probably were paid to lean his way if he wasn't knocked out, and that's justifiable I guess. He did everything possible to win that fight and still came up short. Some say Clottey's stock went up in this fight, but I disagree. I believe because every promoter, manager and boxer he could fight saw him beat a game Cotto, he will continue be avoided almost as much as Williams because of the problems he will cause for their fighters.
On the other hand, I believe Cotto's stock has also went down but for other reasons, opening him up for fights that will pay him substantially, but also put him in harms way of being hurt really bad. He's always been a hittable fighter,. but now he is getting stunned and looking hurt alot worse than he did in his early part of his career. He doesn't want to see Mosley or Paul Williams or Clottey again for that matter. When Morales and Barrera fought to close fights, they did it again, When Corrales and Castillo fought close fights they did it again etc.... Cotto don't want to see Mosley or Clottey again if he has anything to do with it. Let him fight Pac. If he wins, they'll say Pac was too small, if loses, they say he's becoming a shot fighter.