Cotto Vs Margarito Who Wins????

[Mar]

I'm gonna have to punk out and be undecisive on this one. There are just too many questions im my book. After the first two rounds i'd be able to answer (but that wouldn't count huh) but as of now i have it a toss up. I think most will agree as long as it isn't a brawl cotto should have an easy time, but i think he will be out to impress and things could go bad if that happens.

[RozzySean]

I'm picking Cotto by split decision, coming off the canvas to win, or at least coming off being very hurt. At some point, He's going to trade with Tony and Tony is probably the biggest hitter he's been up against. Around the 4th or 5th round, Tony will catch him with perfect uppercut/hook combo and get Cotton in trouble. Cotto goes down or hangs on to get through the round. Tony wins the next two rounds while Cotto is getting himself together, then comes on strong using his superior boxing skill.

[Macho]

Well , is obvious , isnt it? , Cotto will comes in the first 5-6 rounds to work to the body first to wear out Margaro and then outbox for use his speed and technical boxing , Cotto know that need to do that for stop a the Margaros rythm he throw a lot shots , Cotto had improve his defense and will be more cautious of the Margaros uppercut theres no doubt on that , so everytimes when he comes to fight , comes with new skills and i know for this fight he will comes with something new for surprise....

I bet to Cotto in the 8-10 by KO , or UD , it doesnt matter how Cotto finish this fight , we know that will going to be a Great fight........

[Wayne]

Well , is obvious , isnt it? , Cotto will comes in the first 5-6 rounds to work to the body first to wear out Margaro and then outbox for use his speed and technical boxing , Cotto know that need to do that for stop a the Margaros rythm he throw a lot shots , Cotto had improve his defense and will be more cautious of the Margaros uppercut theres no doubt on that , so everytimes when he comes to fight , comes with new skills and i know for this fight he will comes with something new for surprise....

I bet to Cotto in the 8-10 by KO , or UD , it doesnt matter how Cotto finish this fight , we know that will going to be a Great fight........

Cotto by UD. Margarito will try to turn it up in the championship rounds and find Cotto going into a defensive shell after banking up rounds. Margarito will dig himself into a hole and NEED a KO.

[Althugz]

I picked Cotto..Too classy, too fast, too skilled for Margarito who's only obvious advantages over Cotto in this fight are his chin and his reach IMO. I may be wrong but whatever the outcome this will be a sick fight

[motorcityhitman]

I am in agreement with most boxing fans in that i just cannot see this being anything other than a barnstormer.

I am going with the minority and going for a Margarito win in about 9-10 rounds. While i agree that Cotto will win if he becomes the boxer, but i think his macho pride will drag him into a war. Margarito has a great chin, Cottos gone over or been wobbled a few times and although he has always recovered quickly i think Margarito will finish him.

Styles make fights.

[OumaFan]

Cotto UD, just too good.

[amat]

I'm surprised at how many people think Cotto is going to rely on his boxing ability moreso then banging Margarito out. Or at least how many of them think if he brawls that he loses.

The way I see it Cotto has the faster hands on the inside that he can well afford to go inside and try to impose himself on Margarito maybe even move him back some. Margarito really doesn't have a good inside punch other then the uppercut. Granted Cotto is seemingly open to the uppercut but it's still a slow punch.

I'm torn on how he wins but I've got little doubt that he does. Just think he's the better fighter and when Cotto gets hurt it's with punches that come out of nowhere and Margarito just doesn't have anything like that.

[Pugilistic]

Cotto can take a UD if he uses his jab and movement and avoid fighting on the inside. I have a small feeling that Cotto could maybe take out Margarito with a body shot but thats probably very unlikely.

[JT Rock]

Difficult to say... People keep saying Cotto by stoppage, even though Margarito has never been stopped and the last time he was on his ass was when he was a teenager fighting grown men.

I know Cotto is the goods, but I think its funny that people discount Margarito's durability and body of work at Welterweight.

To me Cotto has never been pressured, the way Tony brings it and I think we know about Tony's will and mental makeup, to me the jury is still out on Cotto. Miguel threw it in reverse when he couldnt break Shane down and boxed off the backfoot well, but Margarito comes at you with a differnt kind of pressure, he has excellent punch selection and everyone is nasty. Cotto needs to stay away from the ropes

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

I think Cotto is a sucker for being macho. He'll get pulled in to the biggest brawl of his life. That much im sure of.

[DAVIDTUA]

Cotto by TKO hopefully. Toney's got one hell of a chin, but perhaps cotto can put together some sick combos and flurries to have the ref waive it off by late stoppage.

[Majesty]

Actually this is very interesting.

Has any fighter really pressured Cotto and when pressured did Cotto look good.

If I remember right Cotto loses most of his effectiveness when he is going backwards.

Lovemore pressured him and he didn't look good. Against Mosley he looked good but when he was on his backfoot he didn't.

Cotto looks best when he is dictating the pace and walking someone down. Maybe the worse thing to do is to give Cotto ground and wait for him to do something before you do its sort of like the mistake people made against Kostya Tszyu, they would give him ground and wait, but when he was pushed back he wasn't as effective and Hatton pushed him back the entire match and won.


However I don't think Margarito applies that kind of pressure, his pressure is winged shots in an off balance and straight up way.

So he wouldn't be as effective pressuring Cotto as the others because it will be easier for Cotto to see the punches coming.


So.. if Margarito wants to win this fight, he needs to go to the body and go there often. I don't think Cotto has a good belly, no one's really tested it yet. So if Im Margarito, I go straight for his gut and his ribs, and then go upstairs later. Cotto has the ability to outlast someone and finish them late, take out his body early and he won't have that second gear, so when Margarito's kicks in, Cotto would be in for it.

but if Margarito doesn't go to the body we'll get a normal somewhat mediocre match with some exciting spots that will have the HBO crew reaching the point but not being THAT memorable with Cotto winning a decision.

[Puerto Rican Punch]

Cotto can win this fight doing what he does best, combining his boxing skills with his power. I believe that Cotto will need to do a lot of boxing in this fight taking advantage of his speed over Margarito. But, also he has to claim for respect and be aggressor at some points. I think Margarito will not be able to manage this type of fight from Cotto. Cotto needs to be careful with Margarito's upper, followed by the right hand (if Cotto steps back), but I see Cotto wining by UD.