Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Round By Round

"Mexico vs Puerto Rico"


Antonio Margarito


Probably the most exciting match up in the Welterweight division action wise since Shane Mosley vs Oscar De La Hoya 1. Firstly we have Antonio Margarito who come up the hard way in his career, out of his first 15 fights he went 12-3 but lets forget Antonio Margarito was a boy facing men but still showed his granite like chin and non stop workrate. The first time that Antonio Margarito caught my eye is when he destroyed a good boxer in Sergio Gabriel Martinez who was 16-0 coming in the fight he tried to move and box but the tough rugged Antonio Margarito, was far too much for him. The next major fight for Antonio Margarito was David Kamau who had gone 12 rounds with the great Mexican fighter Julio Cesar Chavez, and had also fought Oscar De La Hoya once again Antonio Margarito impressively destroyed a good fighter in David Kamau, next for Antonio Margarito was a WBO title shot against Daniel Santos. Which ended unluckily for Antonio Margarito when the fight was stopped in the 1st round due an accidental headbutt and that fight was ruled a No Contest, but Antonio Margarito didn't let that discourage him as he finally won the WBO Welterweight world title from Antonio Diaz, who had been in the ring with the likes of Shane Mosley Cory Spinks Ivan Robinson just to name a few. Next for Antonio Margarito was a fight with Danny Perez who had dropped him with a body shot and took him the full distance and Danny Perez had lost a close decision, the rematch was a one sided affair and Antonio Margarito won easily but once again it went the full distance. Antonio Margarito when made 2 more defenses against solid fighters like Andrew "Six Head" Lewis and Hercules Kyvelos. Next for Antonio Margarito was a fight with his old nemesis Daniel Santos but this time at Light Middleweight but once again the fight would be stopped due to accidental headbutt but this time in the 10th round and unluckily for Antonio Margarito the fight went to the scorecards and he lost a razor thin decision in which i personally thought he won. But Antonio Margarito being the warrior that he is didn't let that discourage him and moved back down to Welterweight and defending his WBO Title against Sebastian Andres Lujan the infamous fight where Antonio Margarirto almost tore his ear off and the fight was wisely stopped in the 10th round. Next for Antonio Margarito was the hard hitting Kermit Cintron was getting a lot of hype for his tremendous punching power, the fight was pretty even until the 4th round where Antonio Margarito's pressure finally got to Kermit Cintron and Antonio Margarito dominated the next 2 rounds forcing stoppage and this fight is also infamous, because Antonio Margarito made Kermit Cintron cry. Next for Antonio Margarito was the feared Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito had injury problems before the fight a sprained ankle and shoulder problems and wasn't in top shape for this fight and you could see that when the first bell rung. Clottey was able to outbox Margarito and even stunned him in the 4th then Clottey broke his hand while landing an uppercut in the 4th round, then after that Margarito took over with good body work and battled it out and won a tough 12 round decision, Margarito got a lot of stick for this fight but many fans didn't know about Margarito previous injuries before coming into the fight. The next 3 fights you hardcore fans already know about Antonio Margarito lost a close 12 round decision to the 6 foot plus Paul Williams based on a few things 1 Margarito looking past Williams, 2 Williams work rate, and 3 Margarito being a slow starter, but Margarito has rebounded nicely destroying Golden Johnson and once again destroying Kermit Cintron in an even more one sided fashion.


Key To Victory for Margarito.

Cut off the ring use the uppercuts and keep Miguel Cotto on the ropes at all times.

Miguel Cotto

I have to admit i haven't followed Miguel Cotto as much as Antonio Margarito, but i do know he a good Amateur career and also fought Ivan Calderon in the amateurs and lost and also lost in the Olympics to Mohamed Abdulaev. I did manage to catch alot of Miguel Cotto's early fights and you could see had all the wrinkles and i was impressed with his body punching hand speed and power. But the first real fight that caught my eye was his fight against Justin Juuko who had fought Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto just destroyed Juuko and it was a marvelous performance, and destroyed him even worse than Floyd Mayweather did which Miguel Cotto has made a habit of in his career so far. Next for Miguel Cotto was Cezar Bazan who had been in the ring with likes of Jose Luis Castillo and had a win over Steve Johnston, once again it was another impressive performance from Miguel Cotto and showed he go into championship rounds stopping Bazan in the 11th to pick up his first title but not a World title just thought id point that out if you didn't realize. The next big fight for Cotto was against Carlos Maussa, Maussa was very awkward but Miguel Cotto dealt with it well and destroyed Maussa in 8 rounds. I was impressed how Miguel Cotto dealt with the awkward style of Maussa so early in his career because i remember Oscar De La Hoya struggling with John John Molina's awkward style so Miguel Cotto certainly impressed. Next for Miguel Cotto was Victoriano Sosa who had floored Paul Spadaforda twice and lost razor thin decision, and also gave Floyd Mayweather a competitive fight. But once again Miguel Cotto destroyed another former Mayweather opponent in more impressive fashion. Cotto showed his patience and picked his shots beatifully and he picked apart Sosa destroying him in 4. Now i was high on Miguel Cotto at this point, next for Miguel Cotto was the solid and tough contender Lovemore N'dou. Now this fight was important for Miguel Cotto because it was a title eliminator and this was a very tough fight for Cotto as N'dou put a lot of pressure on Miguel Cotto was forced on the back foot but Cotto showed good skills on the back foot and countered nicely. And Cotto won tough 12 round decision winning by 3 points on my card, Next for Miguel Cotto was a WBO world title shot against Kelson Pinto who Miguel Cotto had fought in the Amateurs. Miguel Cotto destroyed Pinto and picked up his first World title in easy fashion. Miguel Cotto made an easy defense against Randall Bailey then fought DeMarcus Corley, now Corley had been in with the likes of Zab Judah and Floyd Mayweather Jr and was the only man who had ever stunned Mayweather. Despite Corley not being noted as a punch he could stun any opponent with 1 punch anyway onto the fight. It looked like it was going to be another easy nights work for Cotto as he dropped Corley in the 1st and won the 2nd won easily then suddnely in the 3rd round out of nowhere, a Southpaw right hook from an unorhtodox angle caught Miguel Cotto on the temple and Cotto was badly stunned and his legs were like a jelly on a wet mattress for about a full 1 minute Corley clearly dominated the round and it was a 10-8 for certain. But Miguel Cotto showed his heart and comeback and stopepd Corley in the 5th although in controversial manner in some peoples minds but not mine. Anyway next for Cotto was Mohamad Abdulaev who had beat Miguel Cotto in the Olympics. Cotto wanted revenge and boy did he get it as he fought on the back foot and countered Mohamad all night long and shut one of his eyes completley forcing Mohamad to quit. Next for Miguel Cotto was big banger Ricardo Torres who had also fought Miguel Cotto in the amateurs, in a back forth war kind of like Foreman vs Lyle type of war at 140 pounds as Jim Lampley put it both men were rocked both men were down but in the end. Cotto's body attack was too much and he stopped Torres with a body shot if i remember rightly. Miguel Cotto's next big fight was against Paul Malignaggi, Miguel Cotto made Paulie's face look like something out of a horror but despite that Paulie was game and gave Cotto all he could handle but in the end there was no doubt who the winner was and Cotto won a clear cut decision. Miguel Cotto then moved up to Welterweight to fight Carlos Quintana for WBA Welterweight title. And Cotto was a whole new different type of animal as he looked stronger and his punch resistance was also greatly improved he destroyed Quintana in 5 with his trademark body punching forcing Quintana to quit in between rounds, now we all know Miguel Cotto had impressive wins over Zab Judah Shane Mosley so i dont't really need to insult your intelligence.



Keys To Victory For Cotto.

Body punching Margarito has been hurt from body shots before, fight on the back foot and counter and use his superior boxing skills and fast and shorter punches.

If no one steps in i'll be glad to help heres my write up hope you like it.

Lets get it on!

Alright a new guy stepping up with a rbr, good job man have some reps. Good little write up and I agree with your outlook on the fight. I think Margarito has the perfect style to take cotto into some deep waters. The only question mark is if he can take Cotto's shots. He's gonna be taking as much as he gives if not more so he has to make his shots count, especially to the body. I think Margarito will win by wearing Cotto out late. I have a bad track record picking against Cotto so........

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Originally Posted by No Contest

Alright a new guy stepping up with a rbr, good job man have some reps. Good little write up and I agree with your outlook on the fight. I think Margarito has the perfect style to take cotto into some deep waters. The only question mark is if he can take Cotto's shots. He's gonna be taking as much as he gives if not more so he has to make his shots count, especially to the body. I think Margarito will win by wearing Cotto out late. I have a bad track record picking against Cotto so........

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Thanks and as for your question if we look at it this way how many really good pressure fighters has Miguel Cotto fought ? i wouldn't really call Shane Mosley a pure pressure fighter in fact against pressure fighters like Ricardo Torres and Lovemore N'Dou Cotto did have some problems and i don't think it was all down to the weight either. I have no doubt that Margarito can take Cotto's shots to the head because Margarito walked through Cintrons who is a bigger puncher but the real question is can he take those body shots ? i have never really seen Antonio Margarito tested to the body so thats something too look out for and as for Antonio Margarito wearing out Cotto late you could be right Cotto did fade somewhat in the later stages against N'Dou and Mosley.

Honestly can't wait for this!