I'm not making excuses for Margarito's loss, but one his managers, Franciso Espinoza, claims that after Tony's win over Cotto, he had traveled to several countries and packed on some weight. Apparently he had trouble taking off the weight for the fight.
He weighed in under 147, but they said it was very tough on him and that they are going to consult a nutritionist and discuss the possibility of moving him up to 154.
they still want a rematch with Cotto, so maybe they'll go once more at 147. They claim he's too big to keep fighting at 147 for much longer and that his body is taking a toll.
Margarito didn't look even close to 100%. I think Mosely would have beat him at 100% regardless after seeing the performance, but he definitely looked out of it.
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