Cotto-Margarito: Another in a long line of P.R.-Mexico mega fights

[SweetPea]

Mexico (and Mexican-Americans) vs. Puerto Rico is one of the great rivalries in boxing, maybe even the greatest.

Let's hope Cotto-Margarito is up there with the likes of Gomez-Pintor and Trinidad-Vargas, and not quite as one-sided as Chavez-Rosario.

I plan to be at MSG for this one in July. Can't wait.

[Macho]

Mexico (and Mexican-Americans) vs. Puerto Rico is one of the great rivalries in boxing, maybe even the greatest.

Let's hope Cotto-Margarito is up there with the likes of Gomez-Pintor and Trinidad-Vargas, and not quite as one-sided as Chavez-Rosario.

I plan to be at MSG for this one in July. Can't wait.

Yea SweetPea is like a Topic that i made before an Article about the birthplaces of the most and better boxers that have P.R. and Mexico i mean Tainos vs Aztecas , those are a Greats Puertorican vs Mexican boxers............
Enjoy some Pics.......

[Chicali]

I was hoping this fight could land in Vegas but Bob Arum already ruled out venues outside NY/NJ. Why not Vegas?

[SweetPea]

I was hoping this fight could land in Vegas but Bob Arum already ruled out venues outside NY/NJ. Why not Vegas?

Because Cotto is the big name and moneymaker in this fight, not Margarito.

Because of that, the fight needs to be in NYC, where the overwhelming majority of the Puerto Rican population in the US is located.

If Margarito had the bigger fanbase, then the fight would be in Vegas or LA, where the vast majority of the Mexican population in the US is located.

[TitoFan]

I was hoping this fight could land in Vegas but Bob Arum already ruled out venues outside NY/NJ. Why not Vegas?

Because Cotto is the big name and moneymaker in this fight, not Margarito.

Because of that, the fight needs to be in NYC, where the overwhelming majority of the Puerto Rican population in the US is located.

If Margarito had the bigger fanbase, then the fight would be in Vegas or LA, where the vast majority of the Mexican population in the US is located.

Well put, and 100% correct.

[Chicali]

I was hoping this fight could land in Vegas but Bob Arum already ruled out venues outside NY/NJ. Why not Vegas?

Because Cotto is the big name and moneymaker in this fight, not Margarito.

Because of that, the fight needs to be in NYC, where the overwhelming majority of the Puerto Rican population in the US is located.

If Margarito had the bigger fanbase, then the fight would be in Vegas or LA, where the vast majority of the Mexican population in the US is located.

Well put, and 100% correct.

Makes sense but isnt Vegas the mecca of boxing. If Cotto has a huge fanbase then he'll be followed to Vegas, right? I bet he comes to Vegas to fight Floyd.

[SweetPea]

Because Cotto is the big name and moneymaker in this fight, not Margarito.

Because of that, the fight needs to be in NYC, where the overwhelming majority of the Puerto Rican population in the US is located.

If Margarito had the bigger fanbase, then the fight would be in Vegas or LA, where the vast majority of the Mexican population in the US is located.

Well put, and 100% correct.

Makes sense but isnt Vegas the mecca of boxing. If Cotto has a huge fanbase then he'll be followed to Vegas, right? I bet he comes to Vegas to fight Floyd.

Vegas might be the mecca of boxing, but Madison Square Garden is the most famous arena in the history of boxing. If you can fill up Madison Square Garden, why would you really want to go anywhere else?

[Chicali]

Well put, and 100% correct.

Makes sense but isnt Vegas the mecca of boxing. If Cotto has a huge fanbase then he'll be followed to Vegas, right? I bet he comes to Vegas to fight Floyd.

Vegas might be the mecca of boxing, but Madison Square Garden is the most famous arena in the history of boxing. If you can fill up Madison Square Garden, why would you really want to go anywhere else?

More $$$ maybe. But yeah, i think Cotto would feel as the visitor if they fought in Vegas. Margarito's faithfull would certainly make a presence. So Margarito needs to suck it up and fight inna pro-Boricua crowd arena. I wonder if this gives Cotto an edge already, it certainly didnt work for kermit the frog.