Cotto: where does he go from here?

[antimoron]

Cotto needs a tune up before another Margarito.. He needs confidence boost before facing the beast of the division again..

As for Margarito on the other hand should fight Williams.. Margarito v Williams 2 will be for the WW best. and Margarito should forget Oscy cause it ain't gonna happen. Instead of bitching out he rather go after the man who owned him.. and that is Williams.. i don't know why there's very little on here talking about this fight.

[hit2win]

If a rematch will immediately happen, the result would be like the 1st fight... Cotto must have tune up fight first...

[Mr140]

I am telling you guys that fight just like Vargas vs Trinidad made Cotto damaged goods. If he fights Margarito he while end up like Vargas after Oscar got done with him knocked out. Think that Cotto should stay away from Margarito but if he wants to end his career so be it.

[El Kabong]

I think he goes right after the winner of Berto-Forbes...he should really work on his stamina and if he is able to do that he's got what it takes to beat Margarito.


Cotto shouldn't fight Cintron right away because Cintron while having a questionable heart has the biggest punch in the division and Cotto doesn't need to be thrown in with a guy like that for his first fight back.


Cotto won't be like Vargas because Vargas couldn't box worth a damn and he was in love with his power an therefore easy to counter. Cotto while having very good power still boxes at a very high level and he outboxed Margarito for 6 rounds.

[Spicoli]

Personally,I can not see a different outcome should the two rematch.For the most part,everything speculated and pointed to in initial lead up came to fruition on both sides.Cotto showed tremendous stick & move,top notch hand speed and accuracy.Margarito showed his overall strength & volume arsenal in company with great endurance.He's pretty crafty at tucking his elbows into his body & pin pointing that short upper-hook up & down Cottos side.

Maybe it's a bit simplistic but no need to over complicate things Imo.Bottom line,Cotto will have to detour and hurt Margarito repeatedly to win this.I believe if he looks to make this an inside grappling affair hoping to rip shots off and spin out ,Tony's all over strength will accumulate and again be overly taxing.And on the ropes,forget about it.Ive seen it repeatedly..."Cotto got winded,he got tired". Well,he reached that position for a reason,because Margarito was all over him from jump off point.Think Cause & effect.Cotto was not outboxed,he was out fought.I think Cotto can reclaim his status and go onto some great things but Imo,he should steer clear of Margarito.

[SweetPea]

It's not fair to Margarito to say that Cotto lost the fight because Cotto "got tired." That makes it seem like Cotto lost because he wasn't in shape.

Cotto was in great shape, he didn't lose because he "got tired," he lost because Margarito made him tired with an effective body/head attack.

[El Kabong]

Oh I'm not taking anything from Margarito by saying Cotto got tired...the pressure Tony put on Cotto pushed him to be that tired. I think Cotto also got his nose busted up as well making it harder for him to breathe but hey Margarito won fair and square and was very impressive to withstand those punches.

Had Cotto been more light on his feet he could have done more sticking and moving and less staying in the way of Tony's punches. But that being said Cotto sat down on his punches further tiring his legs out.

[Markusdarkus]

Cotto will fight a faded non puncher.

A Baldomir or Castillo would make sence.

[The Rookie Fan]

Cotto should just keep on going with his career as normal. He is young and he is still one of the top dogs in the division. He don't need to stay away from nobody. He can beat them all. Margarito was just the better man that night but Cotto could be the better man next time...can you say triology??

[Kel]

Cotto will fight a faded non puncher.

A Baldomir or Castillo would make sence.

Cotto would not fight washed up guys at this stage, he is elite.

[Spicoli]

Cotto will fight a faded non puncher.

A Baldomir or Castillo would make sence.

Castillio just got belted around by Margaritos old sparring partner and Tony KO victim S. Lujan.He is put a fork in him done.Cotto can do much better.

[SweetPea]

Cotto will fight a faded non puncher.

A Baldomir or Castillo would make sence.

Baldomir would be an acceptable opponent. Castillo would not be. Castillo is a rotting corpse and wouldn't last more than 2-3 rounds with Cotto, and he'd be lucky to last that long.