Miguel Cotto, what if....

[Chino]

Eventhough he was cleared from it (whatever "clear" means) I have my doubts now from his past victories. But still, loaded or not, how can we explain the fact that he took Cotto's punches as if he was being hit by pillows? Cotto threw vicious uppercuts, killer hooks, powerful straights, etc. And Margarito kept walking forward as if he was taking a walk in the park. Could this mean he put plaster in his face? Anybody in their right mind who was cheating wouldn't be parading in the ring lifting his fists and wraps all over the place in plain view of cameras, public, etc., right? It would make more sense for him to keep them covered and leave the ring as soon as possible.

TitoFan,
You're right, Cotto faced guys with great records but then again, who did these guys beat? Take for example, Demetrio Ceballos. Pretty good boxer with a high percentage of KOs but also a high percentage of losses by KO. His opponents, same thing. I look at Carlos Maussa who has a nice looking record with lots of KOs but let's see who he fought before he lost to Cotto: Resto, Cruz, Lau, etc. Guys that didn't bring much to the ring really and had all this losses. Abdulaev fighting Cotto with barely 13 fights under his belt who beat guys like Godoy who has no punching power threat and a not so convincing resume. Abdulaev also beat Feliciano who had all these loses by KO. Also beat Leondraliu who's record is quite sad. Ricardo Torres was quite a challenge to Cotto who somehow got lucky that the ref didn't stop the fight. Sure, Cotto came back and took care of business but before Torres faced Cotto he beat guys like Vazquez, Villalobos, Esquivia (all 7 losses by KO), etc. Who's records and quality of opposition are not top-notch. Still most of the guys in Cotto's resume have managed to rock him, almost KO/TKO him, cut him, bruise him, etc. Imagine when he starts facing young big names in their top prime. Would he be another Fernando Vargas who lost to young big names in their prime? Well, let's wait and see. There are lots of exciting fights along the road.

I could go like that with other guys Cotto faced. I am not saying either that Cotto gets lucky, of course not. You look at his style, combinations, etc. And know that he has the right tools to give us good fights and deserves the big paycheks. It's just that his resume doesn't do it for me.