Margarito-Cotto II

[marbleheadmaui]

According to an article on Eastside, Antonio Margarito's eye surgery was successful and Bob Arum will promote a second fight between he and Miguel Cotto late this year.

Now I think it probable (not definite) that the Margarito victory in the first fight was legitimate. But that is sort of beside the point in examining a second fight. The beating Cotto took was the beating Cotto took. Since then he took a second at the hands of Manny P. He is clearly older and slower and easier to hit than ever. But don't forget, Margarito took a savage beating at Cotto's hands as well and another at Manny's hands and received a third from Shane Mosley. He too is likely older and slower and easier to hit.

Usually when that happens? Rematches are often even more savage and bloody than the initial fight.

What say you? Who has more left? Who has the psychological edge? Who will be more willing to hang in there in the storm? Who wins how and why?

[MMASUX]

True they both have some taken some beating, but i have to give the edge to Cotto. Cotto is coming off two wins, Mayorga and Foreman. Margarito is coming off two beatings Mosley and Pacquiao sandwiched between a win against a tomato can. I think mentally Cotto has the advantage, he's thinking Margs only beat him because of the wraps. Margs will come in trying to prove it wasn't the wraps, and it should make for a great fight.

[marbleheadmaui]

True they both have some taken some beating, but i have to give the edge to Cotto. Cotto is coming off two wins, Mayorga and Foreman. Margarito is coming off two beatings Mosley and Pacquiao sandwiched between a win against a tomato can. I think mentally Cotto has the advantage, he's thinking Margs only beat him because of the wraps. Margs will come in trying to prove it wasn't the wraps, and it should make for a great fight.

Nicely put. It should be a savage, brutal fight.

[IamInuit]

Margaresto does not deserve another payday period.

[generalbulldog]

Cotto will get beat again. Margarito always had the style to beat him. Cotto fans were accusing Margarito of loading gloves in that fight but fail to see that Margarito took all of COtto's punches like nothing and walked through them. You can load up gloves but you can't load up a chin.

[marbleheadmaui]

Cotto will get beat again. Margarito always had the style to beat him. Cotto fans were accusing Margarito of loading gloves in that fight but fail to see that Margarito took all of COtto's punches like nothing and walked through them. You can load up gloves but you can't load up a chin.

If Margarito still has his punch resistance? Cotto's in for a long night. But does he still have it?

[marbleheadmaui]

Margaresto does not deserve another payday period.

I agree. But we seem to be past that.

[IamInuit]

Margaresto does not deserve another payday period.

I agree. But we seem to be past that.

Not me. I'll have it on a free stream but I wont watch it.

[marbleheadmaui]

Margaresto does not deserve another payday period.

I agree. But we seem to be past that.

Not me. I'll have it on a free stream but I wont watch it.

Ahh, the old principled boycott! Gotta respect that.

Me? I'll put my morals in my pocket in this case and watch

[FinitoElDinamita]

I believe Margarito has Cotto's number. People love to speculate that Margo had bricks in his fists for Cotto too but I dont think so.. Bricks or no bricks, Margarito beats him 8 out of 10 times..

The biggest factor in the fight was Margo's chin/punch resistance. He was able to absorb cotto's punches but cotto couldnt do the same which was why he lost so all this talk of BRICKS is pretty silly imo..

Cotto couldnt take as much as he dished out , plain and simple, and a rematch would be no different.. assuming that margo isn't washed up of course..

[mattboxingfan]

I think Cotto comes away with the win in this one. Last time i believe he took that fight a little easy when he was applying the pressure he did well and for the first half of the fight he was winning but he didn't have enough in the tank to go the full 12 thus why in the second half of the fight Margarito took charge. This time he will have have taken the fight very seriously and will want to put a serious beating on Margarito. I predict a wide points victory for Cotto and a bad beating beating for Margarito.

[Gandalf]

Margarito takes Cotto's best shots and keeps on coming. I see it going the same way it went before. Margarito's high output pressure style is Cotto's worst nightmare.

[DopeyKev]

Cotto will get beat again. Margarito always had the style to beat him. Cotto fans were accusing Margarito of loading gloves in that fight but fail to see that Margarito took all of COtto's punches like nothing and walked through them. You can load up gloves but you can't load up a chin.

If Margarito still has his punch resistance? Cotto's in for a long night. But does he still have it?

I think Margo is too much of a shameless, confident motherfucker to be hurt by Cotto's punches.

[miron_lang]

Margarito wins again!

The version that fought Pacquiao would definitely TKO Cotto again. now if the fight is at 154 then thats even more in favor of Margarito.

Marg has so much more stamina than Cotto w/c is the deciding factor IMO.

[boxingbantz]

Cotto will get beat again. Margarito always had the style to beat him. Cotto fans were accusing Margarito of loading gloves in that fight but fail to see that Margarito took all of COtto's punches like nothing and walked through them. You can load up gloves but you can't load up a chin.

Even though Cotto is my favourite boxer, I have to agree with this.

I think Cotto will get stopped again.