Quote Originally Posted by Deanrw View Post
You have to wonder if Margarito will be the same also. It does not matter how good your chin is, but taking shots to the head like that over and over again is going to take something from you.

Antonio took some punches that were downright scary looking. I mean if he wants an enjoyable life past boxing, he should not have many more fights.
I liken Cotta's situation to both the beating that Meldrick Taylor took at the hands of Julio Cesar Chavez and the one that Fernando Vargas took with Felix Trinidad.

Margarito fought a brilliant defensive fight. When they were in the center of the ring, he had his elbows in tight to protect his body and he backed Cotta into the ring ropes. Many of Cotta's blows were arm blows, while Margarito was using the long, looping blows as well as the ones straight down the middle.

Margarito devastated Cotta with his left uppercut. In the 7th round, I think it was, Margarito delivered a series of triple left uppercuts that took the steam out of Cotta. After that, every series of multiple left uppercuts left Cotta dazed and with blood dripping down his face.