Am I the only one whos curious to hear cottos opinion on how...

[Maravilla2012]

he said something like you can see the difference between now and 2008

I know i wasnt taking the punches so what do i know but im not so sure, there was nothing that fight for me to prove there was any difference in Margarito's punch

cotto had different tactics and didnt get hit anywhere near as much, plus margarito was injured and looked much slower than he did first time around

i'd say if anything there was more to prove he wasnt wearing pads first time around looking at that fight because i think cotto was starting to get busted up and i think the last 3 rounds would have been interesting

im glad cotto won mind

and yes id like to hear someone directly ask him what he thinks about the loaded gloves now, and hopefully he would give an honest response

I was saying the same thing. He said they didnt hurt him much or something like that but if you looked at his face it was starting to resemble what it started looking like with Pacquiao and The first fight with Margarito

[InTheNeutralCorner]

I have a hard time believing Margarito after he was caught. He said he didn't notice anything in the wraps. But Saturday night they showed him intently watching his hands get wrapped. Is that the first time it occurred (him actually paying attention when his hands got wrapped)? Trainer Manny Steward basically said Margarito's excuse that he didn't know about tainted wraps with Mosley was pure bullshit.

I don't believe that Margarito is not aware of what's going on with his wraps.

What would the person who tainted the wraps gain by doing it without Margarito's knowledge? When Margarito wins, he doesn't get credit because Antonio didn't know what he did. If Margarito finds out about it, he would likely get the brunt of his anger and get fired for putting the boxer's reputation at risk. So, why in blazes would he do that?

[InTheNeutralCorner]

Sorry, this was a duplicate post as the above. I don't think there is a way to remove this whole panel when already posted.

[the_PRODIGY]

The handwraps did more good to Margarito's confidence than to his punching power. Well atleast it is obvious that our fist aren't too soft compared to this plaster. Those wear plasters not iron.

When you get hit as much as Cotto got hit on the 1st fight it seems normal to get that amount of damage (see Cotto after the Pac fight). And almost all of it are caused by uppercuts. Yes, broken nose and lips. and yeah Margarito can punch with power (again, see Pac fight)

Against Mosley, Margarito got caught. His greatest benefit of 'mental edge' from the handwraps was taken away from him and to top that he knows he fu*ked up and will be in some serious issues plus Mosleys hit and hold style - he got the shiiit beaten outta him.

And on the 2nd Cotto fight he's determined, but the menta edge, the wear from the beatings he took from his previous defeats and the eye injury plus Cotto's game plan and the doctor was too huge of a mountain to climb for him.

Nuff said.