The Rivalry: Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

[leftylee]

I was lucky enough that both sides of my family are huge fans of the sport. If baseball wasn't on the tv boxing was growing up. Southside gym [Jack Loew's place] is walking distance from the house so I got a taste of boxing early.

You got any signed Pavlik stuff ?

[mexirican]

Ha I don't look at Kelly like that. I'm 28, we grew up 2 streets from each other, played tee ball, started down southside gym around the same time. He just married good friends of the family. He just a regular guy we forget he's a celebrity. He goes to the same bars and places he did before he was champ. Great kid who hasn't let the fame change him. So if i seem to always defend Kelly thats why.

[rjj tszyu]

Don't forget Oscar De La Hoya is half mexican. He fought and was robbed off Trinidad IMO.

[Rican]

One thing I have noticed is that there aren't really any trilogies between Mexican-Puerto Rican fighters. That is an interesting fact.

[Spicoli]

These type threads can tend to be mindfields........post at your own parrell

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Okay so would it be perfect timing to say i don't get what all the fuss is about with Mexican/ Puerto Rican rivalries?

Seriously, what is it all about

[Onix]

Spreading the Good Word on all the Cotto V. Margarito threads....

Hearing all the Tony haters is getting old, even if (a big if) he loses he is gonna die in that ring. This man has been waiting and been ducked for a long time and you think he's gonna go in there and just roll over.

Everyone in here must be a Rocky fan, and I can already see Tony telling his wife/trainer/mother/passed away brother "To beat me, he's gonna have to kill me, and to do that he's gonna have to be willing to die himself"...was Rocky really Mexican and not Italian? Cuz that has Mexican fighter written all over it.

I dont doubt Cotto is willing to war, he has been in some, but I dont know he's willing to die. The countdown said it perfectly, between Mexican and Puerto Rican fighters and fans the big differance is that Puerto Ricans are allowed to box alittle more...let me translate that for you, when Tony takes Cotto's shots and keeps moving forward, Cotto will run/box (ill use those interchangeably), hell Cotto ran against Mosley an old Mosley, a Mosley that wanted nothing to do with Antonio Margarito!

Yes Cotto can out box Margo, but try boxing when you have a Tornado of well over 1000 punches a fight after you. Shit the most specialized, highly trained, super killers in any armed forces would succumb to shear volume of enemies after them, why do you think this will be different, ya Cotto will out box him, but Tony will outwork him. Tony has one of the highest stamina levels in the WW division. His production/workrate is wayyyyyy out of the norm for a Cotto opponent.

Cotto's higher level of boxing technique and ability will allow him to land many shots to the body and face, granted. What is he gonna do when he faces a man who takes bombs to the grill (Cintron) and laughs at him. Could he have stood up to those bombs? Could he have walked through it and f***ing laughed!

Yes Yes we're all mystified by the strong silent cotto who never smiles, keeps his composure in every situation, pushes the smaller man around and keeps moving forward, very imressive. BE afraid of the guy that laughs in your face, beats your ass, and begs you to get up so he can continue to whoop your ass some more.

Make no doubt about it my friends we are in for a classic, and I give all the respect in the world to Cotto for his ability, athleticism, and dedication to his craft he is one of my favorite fighters, and with this post I am not saying that Tony has it in the bag or anything close to that, a part of me is afraid for Saturday to get here. We all seen the soft underbelly of Antonio Margarito on the Countdown, and no matter how badass you are, you must have felt his pain over the loss of his brother, and if he doesnt win this weekend who knows what that might do to him, a loss here would be hard, so I worry for him.

But do not discount Tony because he will die in there. He will put it all out there for himself, his family, his country, and his fans and even if he doesnt pull it off this weekend, he will show more heart in defeat than Cotto can in Victory. He will have more fans than ever before. I know many of you know this to be true, Margo fans or not. He's gonna shock many, including his own fans and followers. Spread some rep if you believe it too. Not for me, but just to back up my man Margo.

Oh and when all you haters/non-believers change your minds, theres plenty of room on this band wagon, welcome.

[CutMeMick]

So we can add;

JML-Marquez
Calderon-Segura
WV2-Hernandez
Santiago-Solis
Cintron-Angulo
Alvarez-Cotto
JML-Salido