How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

[Violent Demise]

I was just looking up online and see it won the FOTY ? i was pretty shocked at that if im honest.

Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez 3
Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis
Tomas Villa vs Rogers Mtagwa
Jorge Arce vs Rafael Concepcion

What about these fights ? honestly i thought atleast 3 out of the 4 fights i listed above were easily better than Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto, don't get me wrong Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito was a cracking fight, but i certainly didn't think it was the FOTY. And i was pretty shocked it won FOTY aswell.

From what I understand it won the fans poll for Fight of the year. It's not Ring magazine official choice. I don't think that's been announce yet.

[Kev]

I think Cotto Margarito is absolutely the right choice. It was by far the most significant fight of 2008, the unstoppable Cotto on his way to superstardom and claiming the undisputed welterweight crown was brutally and stunningly knocked out by the iron chinned Tornado Antonio Margarito.

It's a fight that will be remembered for years to come.

The others fights mentioned, well the Arce and Mtagwa fights simply arn't significant at all in the scale of things. The results have no real impact on the boxing world, none of the fighters involved were elite and the fights havn't created any shockwaves through the boxing world.

The Vazquez Marquez fight was brilliant, but it was the third in a trilogy and they won fight of the year last year so fair enough that Cotto and Margarito share the honour for 08. It was a memorable, ultra exciting, hard fought, intense battle between two of the world's finest and ended in dramatic fashion, deserving of all the plaudit's it gets imo.

[ICB]

I think Cotto Margarito is absolutely the right choice. It was by far the most significant fight of 2008, the unstoppable Cotto on his way to superstardom and claiming the undisputed welterweight crown was brutally and stunningly knocked out by the iron chinned Tornado Antonio Margarito.

It's a fight that will be remembered for years to come.

The others fights mentioned, well the Arce and Mtagwa fights simply arn't significant at all in the scale of things. The results have no real impact on the boxing world, none of the fighters involved were elite and the fights havn't created any shockwaves through the boxing world.

The Vazquez Marquez fight was brilliant, but it was the third in a trilogy and they won fight of the year last year so fair enough that Cotto and Margarito share the honour for 08. It was a memorable, ultra exciting, hard fought, intense battle between two of the world's finest and ended in dramatic fashion, deserving of all the plaudit's it gets imo.

Most of Arturo Gatti best fights didn't change a thing in the boxing world, but he still won a ton of FOTY's. I think FOTY's should be just for pure action/drama ETC no matter if its between the two best fighters in a division or against unknown fighters.

I know bigger names add to the drama more, but IMO big names or not a great fight is a great fight and even if it is between two unknown fighters, if its the best FOTY it should still win the FOTY. Just look at 2006 had anyone really heard of those fighters before ? but it still won the FOTY and rightfully so because it was the most action packed fight of the year.

Miguel Cotto/Antonio Margarito was a very good fight but it certainly, didn't have that special feeling i had when i watched Rafael Marquez/Israel Vasquez 3. Or any of the fights i watched above i guess its just personal opinion.

[CutMeMick]

I think Cotto Margarito is absolutely the right choice. It was by far the most significant fight of 2008, the unstoppable Cotto on his way to superstardom and claiming the undisputed welterweight crown was brutally and stunningly knocked out by the iron chinned Tornado Antonio Margarito.

It's a fight that will be remembered for years to come.

The others fights mentioned, well the Arce and Mtagwa fights simply arn't significant at all in the scale of things. The results have no real impact on the boxing world, none of the fighters involved were elite and the fights havn't created any shockwaves through the boxing world.

The Vazquez Marquez fight was brilliant, but it was the third in a trilogy and they won fight of the year last year so fair enough that Cotto and Margarito share the honour for 08. It was a memorable, ultra exciting, hard fought, intense battle between two of the world's finest and ended in dramatic fashion, deserving of all the plaudit's it gets imo.

(Can't believe I'm gonna post this...)

Quite possibly one of your better posts since the one from March of last year.
Well done Bilbs keep up the good work.
I really do agree with what you said.

I would have liked Rafa-Izzy III cause I was there ringside but I've got no problems with Cotto-Tony afterall it was a brilliant fight and one that had just as much action and drama as the rest.

[ICB]

I think Cotto Margarito is absolutely the right choice. It was by far the most significant fight of 2008, the unstoppable Cotto on his way to superstardom and claiming the undisputed welterweight crown was brutally and stunningly knocked out by the iron chinned Tornado Antonio Margarito.

It's a fight that will be remembered for years to come.

The others fights mentioned, well the Arce and Mtagwa fights simply arn't significant at all in the scale of things. The results have no real impact on the boxing world, none of the fighters involved were elite and the fights havn't created any shockwaves through the boxing world.

The Vazquez Marquez fight was brilliant, but it was the third in a trilogy and they won fight of the year last year so fair enough that Cotto and Margarito share the honour for 08. It was a memorable, ultra exciting, hard fought, intense battle between two of the world's finest and ended in dramatic fashion, deserving of all the plaudit's it gets imo.

(Can't believe I'm gonna post this...)

Quite possibly one of your better posts since the one from March of last year.
Well done Bilbs keep up the good work.
I really do agree with what you said.

I would have liked Rafa-Izzy III cause I was there ringside but I've got no problems with Cotto-Tony afterall it was a brilliant fight and one that had just as much action and drama as the rest.

I disagree Israel Vasquez was down in the 4th round, then needed a big 12th round to save the fight. He come out in the 12th round and battered Rafael Marquez.

And we was all wondering if Rafael Marquez could stand up, and in the last few seconds he goes down with only the ropes holding him up. It was one of the best fights i've seen in years.

The skill level was higher in the Rafael Marquez/Israel Vasquez 3 fight, it was more dramatic. More action and much more 2 way action. After the 6th round it was all mostly Antonio Margarito.

You could see Miguel Cotto was badly wearing out, and after the 10th i knew Miguel Cotto would get stopped, i watched both fights live and Rafael Marquez/Israel Vasquez 3 for certain had a much more special feeling to me.

Bilbo says Antonio Margarito/Miguel Cotto was a fight between the two best fighters in there division, but so was Rafael Marquez/Israel Vasquez. And they were also both high in the top 10 P4P rankings. Where as Antonio Margarito wasn't nowhere near the top 10 P4P rankings.

So it for certain felt more special to me and and more significant, i know its easy with hindsight but really and truthfully in the later rounds. It was all really Antonio Margarito, and you could sense Miguel Cotto was going to get stopped i know i did.

But in the Rafael Marquez/Israel Vasquez 3 fight it went back/forth so many times, where as Miguel Cotto/Antonio Margarito fight didn't. Who could of predicted Israel Vasquez would of battered Rafael Marquez like that in the 12th round ?

So basically my reasons for Israel Vasquez/Rafael Marquez 3 being a better fight. More action, better skill, knockdowns on both side, more back and forth action, more significant fight, both fighters high in the top 10.

[C-Lo]

I was just looking up online and see it won the FOTY ? i was pretty shocked at that if im honest.

Rafael Marquez vs Israel Vasquez 3
Joel Casamayor vs Michael Katsidis
Tomas Villa vs Rogers Mtagwa
Jorge Arce vs Rafael Concepcion

What about these fights ? honestly i thought atleast 3 out of the 4 fights i listed above were easily better than Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto, don't get me wrong Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito was a cracking fight, but i certainly didn't think it was the FOTY. And i was pretty shocked it won FOTY aswell.

From what I understand it won the fans poll for Fight of the year. It's not Ring magazine official choice. I don't think that's been announce yet.

Yea. Ring Magazine's official "End of the Year" awards come out in the next issue. Those awards were formulated through fan voting.

Me personally, I had a certain criteria when it came to picking my fight of the year. I chose JMM vs Pac II for certain reasons. Cotto vs Marg and Marquez vs Vasquez were both great fights as well.

Cotto vs Margarito had one big momentum swing. Cotto dominated the early rounds and Margarito eventually caught up then, bang, fight over. They were both elite welterweights and the fight lived up to the hype. Couldn't have asked for more but to me it was only the 3rd best fight of 2008.

Marquez vs Vasquez was for a world title, the RING belt, had numerous momentum changes, had a winner decided in the last round, and well surpassed the hype. This was my second choise for fight of the year.

Pacquiao vs Marquez II was my favorite fight of the year for the following reasons:

-WBC title on the line
-RING belt on the line
-Two most elite fighters in the weight class
-Momentum changed within 1 or 2 rounds
-Both fighters were cut and bleeding
-The rematch had been anticipated for 4 years
-The fight was a slugfest and tactical at the same time
-The fight lived up to the hype and expectations
-Most importantly, for me, it was #2 vs #3 P4P at the moment. The P4P rankings are what seperated my decision between this fight and Marquez vs Vasquez.