The more I think about Cotto-Margarito the more I see a mismatch

[Jesse James]

I don't see it as THAT much of a mismatch. From a purely logical standpoint, yes Cotto is quicker and more naturally skilled and the natural conclusion would seem to be Cotto by UD. But he's not THAT much better. Tony might not be as athletically gifted, but he IS skilled. Let's not also forget that Tony has the edge in experience. He is fully capable of capitalizing on any mistakes than Cotto makes. Bottom line, Tony has made a career at beating guys that are "better" than him.

Cotto's win over Mosley was impressive, but let's not forget that that was a 36 year old Mosley, and he barely beat him. Tony is in his prime. I'm not saying Cotto's not a great fighter, but he's certainly not invincible. Call me crazy, but I saw a lot of openings during the Gomez fight that Alfonso just couldn't take advantage of. Now maybe he was just being cavalier because he knew that Gomez couldn't hurt him, but I guarantee if he tries that with Tony, he will regret it.

[HattonTheHammer]

Im actually gunning for a spirited fight from antonio that goes 12 brutal rounds and has him coming off of the canvas for a points defeat that will no doubt give floyd enough ammo to dodge cotto for another 12months and hopefully leads to margarito back amongst the titles before not too long.

Anyone that knocks cintron out twice in succession despite taking the shots he took has gotta be considered a dangerous opponent.


""""preys to god we dont get another gomez massacre"""""

[El Kabong]

#1 Cotto is not going to take unneccesary punishment

#2 Margarito as always WILL take more punishment than needed




Cotto's skill will destroy Margarito's bravado

[Jesse James]

#1 Cotto is not going to take unneccesary punishment

Maybe not, but he will take some necessary punishment.

[El Kabong]

#1 Cotto is not going to take unneccesary punishment

Maybe not, but he will take some necessary punishment.

If Cotto lands 2 punches for every 1 punch that Margarito lands he's going to KO Tony.


Miguel can box and he's not going to disrespect Tony's power but I am fairly certain Tony is going to disrespect Cotto's power and it will be a FATAL flaw in judgement....Tony has a chin but when he's taken his 10th left hook to the liver and has a broken jaw he's going to be cursing his lack of a defensive strategy

[Onix]

#1 Cotto is not going to take unneccesary punishment

Maybe not, but he will take some necessary punishment.

If Cotto lands 2 punches for every 1 punch that Margarito lands he's going to KO Tony.


Miguel can box and he's not going to disrespect Tony's power but I am fairly certain Tony is going to disrespect Cotto's power and it will be a FATAL flaw in judgement....Tony has a chin but when he's taken his 10th left hook to the liver and has a broken jaw he's going to be cursing his lack of a defensive strategy

Theres no way that Marg. gets KO'd period. Cotto does not have that kind of power, he has power and body attacks and can box but he will not KO Marg. ask Cintron what he thinks of Marg's chin...f'ing brick wall, walked right thru every punch Cintron thru smiled and went back at it. ITs gonna be a decision for cotto or a stoppage from cuts for Margo. thats the outcome of the fight

[El Kabong]

You won't find an arguement from me about whether Margarito has a good chin or not. He's got a great chin but you cannot take punishment the way he does in his fights vs a guy like Cotto.

Guys who can take crosses without worry sometimes can't take hooks as well. Take a look at Sam Peter for one...he took Wlad's right crosses all night but as soon as he landed a hook he wobbled around like he was drunk.


Margarito hasn't been hurt to the body the way Cotto is going to hurt him either and good chin or no there's nothing wise about taking the punishment Cotto inflicts on the body

[Jesse James]

If Cotto lands 2 punches for every 1 punch that Margarito lands he's going to KO Tony.

I see no reason to believe that, but I doubt that will happen anyway.

Miguel can box and he's not going to disrespect Tony's power but I am fairly certain Tony is going to disrespect Cotto's power and it will be a FATAL flaw in judgement....Tony has a chin but when he's taken his 10th left hook to the liver and has a broken jaw he's going to be cursing his lack of a defensive strategy

I don't think you give Tony enough credit. Tony is not a dumb fighter. Just because he threw caution to the wind against Cintron, doesn't mean he'll do it against Cotto. He knew he could get away with that against Kermit, he has good defense when he chooses to use it.

[El Kabong]

Margarito has NEVER used his defense...look what happened vs Paul Williams and Paul doesn't throw as sharp and as quick as Cotto does. Sure Paul is huge but in that fight Tony's defense was shown very lacking and he can't take that type of punishment from Miguel Cotto and be awake at the end of the fight.


Tony isn't a dumb fighter but his lack of defense or lack of focus on the defense will lead to his demise vs Cotto.


Tony gives up his natural height and reach advantages AND he has poor defense AND he throws longer wider punches those are the FACTS

[THE THIRD MAN]

I see a competitive fight between Cotto and Margarito but in reality Cotto is a class above Margo, it will be a good fight and as someone said earlier Margarito will test the Cotto defence and chin which is his weakness.
I see a tough UD for Cotto in the end with a scorecard of 117-111 or 116-112

[Pugilistic]

if cotto boxes he wins a tough UD

[Macho]

In my opinion i want add , for me , Cotto will come like he did with Quintana , Cotto is a boxer that like to put respect in to the ring first and take the control , he always like to put his opponents to adapting to him , not viceversa , he knows that Margarito is hard hitter too , but in this case probably he would test first how Margarito can assimilate his power , i don't have any doubt that this will happen , Cotto is a boxer that like to fight toe to toe like everybody knows , but he will boxing too for try to frustrate Margarito , if we remember the fight with Mosley why Cotto came to that fight with more boxing and speed ? , because that was his plan , make Mosley to adapt to him and the big point is , that will take the control , if he doesn't get the control he could have some problems , this will going to be a great and interesting fight.................

[Rican]

As long as Cotto uses his underated boxing skills and doesn't trade with Margarito as he did against Corley and Torres, then Cotto should win a lopsided decision. Cotto has the power to keep Margarito honest, but not to stop him from coming forward the entire fight. And Margarito will be the hardest puncher Cotto has faced, as well as the most dedicated body puncher Cotto has faced. Cotto better be in top shape and train for a marathon instead of a track meet.

[Onix]

As long as Cotto uses his underated boxing skills and doesn't trade with Margarito as he did against Corley and Torres, then Cotto should win a lopsided decision. Cotto has the power to keep Margarito honest, but not to stop him from coming forward the entire fight. And Margarito will be the hardest puncher Cotto has faced, as well as the most dedicated body puncher Cotto has faced. Cotto better be in top shape and train for a marathon instead of a track meet.

thank god an objective Boriqua...reps on that.

[HattonTheHammer]

Margarito knows how to go to war with an opponent.

If it does turn into a brawl then margarito will always have a chance not in actually out boxing cotto but catching him with something special.

My fear for antonio though is that as he did with gomez, miguel may just choose to pick his opponent off and force antonio into chasing a man who hits much harder and more accurately than him.

either way i like 99% of pundits/fans alike have cotto winning!!