Now that I have stirred up enough shit. There is no way Cotto would ever beat Margarito IMO, sure he was ahead on my card 7 rounds to 3 going into the 11th, but we really found out that is the breaking point for Cotto, while Mosley didn't throw enough punches, Abdullaev quit, and Ndou couldn't punch hard enough, Tony did all these things. Cotto because of what makes him so great makes him vulnerable to Magarito. Cotto's inability to not be a warrior and clinch more will always cost him against a guy like Margarito. If cotto were to redo the first 6 rounds and then hold Margarito more off the ropes sure he could potentially win, but he never would. He will always square up off the ropes and fight back when he gets tired. If Cotto was more durable he might be a Duran caliber fighter, but he isn't more durable. That shouldn't take too much away from him, do you think Hearns if he couldn't hurt Margarito would be able to stay away for 12 rounds? I think you either need to be tough like Margarito with better skills(Clottey, Mosley), or be able to move around and have a really good chin like Mayweather, Leonard, Paul Williams.
The ony thing that really sucks from all this is that Mayweather will never have a reason to fight Cotto that would be one of hte most tactical fights we may ever see, but it will never happen now. Cotto showed tons of heart in this fight, and I say he does better against the Paul Williams' of the sport then Margarito will in the future.
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