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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Yeah it's easy as internet fans to watch fights all the time and watch them out of context days later or weeks later and rate fights specifically on what happened in the ring. But there is so much more then look at Ali he has I think 5 ring magazine fights of the year and 2 were with Leon Spinks and Doug Jones. Not exactly fights that jump out at you when you watch them in the ring but when you consider the external circumstances it's not hard to see why they got Fights of the year.

    There are exceptions like a couple years ago when Monshipor fought Somsak and it won Fight Of The Year simply because in 2006 we had nothing even remotely close to that type of fight in 2006 where this year that probably wouldn't have won.

    Plus it's not like it's a bad fight and there is no way you can say with any conviction that any of those 3 were easily better then Cotto-Margarito for the reasons I already mentioned. Bilbo I'm still going to neg rep you just to let you know but if it makes you feel any better you aren't dead wrong here.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Quote Originally Posted by amat View Post
    Yeah it's easy as internet fans to watch fights all the time and watch them out of context days later or weeks later and rate fights specifically on what happened in the ring. But there is so much more then look at Ali he has I think 5 ring magazine fights of the year and 2 were with Leon Spinks and Doug Jones. Not exactly fights that jump out at you when you watch them in the ring but when you consider the external circumstances it's not hard to see why they got Fights of the year.

    There are exceptions like a couple years ago when Monshipor fought Somsak and it won Fight Of The Year simply because in 2006 we had nothing even remotely close to that type of fight in 2006 where this year that probably wouldn't have won.

    Plus it's not like it's a bad fight and there is no way you can say with any conviction that any of those 3 were easily better then Cotto-Margarito for the reasons I already mentioned. Bilbo I'm still going to neg rep you just to let you know but if it makes you feel any better you aren't dead wrong here.
    Well i don't know how many good fights were in 1963. But i do know in 1978 Larry Holmes/Ken Norton, was a much better fight than Leon Spinks/Muhammad Ali 1, which was a mostly boring fight until the later rounds.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    i went with pacquiao-marquez II on the basis of sheer excitement and intensity throughout the fight.

    Remember watching that fight in real time at 4 in the morning and going from very sleepy to sat on the edge of my chair tingling with anticipation as to what was gonna happen next.

    at the same time though cotto-margarito winning is completely understandable and that is also a fight you could happily watch several times over and never get bored of.
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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Another factor of the Pacquiao vs Marquez fight was that they are both so explosive. Margarito does the same thing over and over again at a slow pace, it is effective, but it doesn't look good. Cotto looks good, but he still doesn't have that exciting explosion when he moves in.

    Both Pacquiao and Marquez are explosive and exciting, they didn't bow down to eachother's arsenals. They are both better than either Margarito and Cotto, IMO they both fought as hard as Margarito, and not like Cotto who gave up. Both of them put it all on the line.

    Its like watching Gatti-Ward or Barrera-Morales. I would pick the second one every time. More skill, same drive and determination.
    Last edited by Taeth; 01-05-2009 at 10:51 PM.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Well Barrera-Morales was probably a more exciting fight regardless of skill level imo.

    But no way Pac-Marquez was the FOTY imo I didn't find it to be a particulary great fight but to me it just wasn't enough action. And Margarito-Cotto had way more then just one momentum change.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Because pain was more inflicted in Margo-Cotto. More brutal I guess.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Nonito Donaire View Post
    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.
    Who ever gave the award must have missed the pacquiao marquez rematch! but the round of the year lasted about 20 seconds, breidis prescott sparkin amir khan!

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Quote Originally Posted by hitmann View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Nonito Donaire View Post
    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.
    Who ever gave the award must have missed the pacquiao marquez rematch! but the round of the year lasted about 20 seconds, breidis prescott sparkin amir khan!
    Couldn't really be round of the year because it was one-sided LOL!

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    You can only pick one fight and i think cotto/margarito is deserving. I still get excited when i watch it.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Quote Originally Posted by C-Lo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by hitmann View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Nonito Donaire View Post
    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.
    Who ever gave the award must have missed the pacquiao marquez rematch! but the round of the year lasted about 20 seconds, breidis prescott sparkin amir khan!
    Couldn't really be round of the year because it was one-sided LOL!
    LOL, yeah but it was for me! i just wanted to see someone put that little asian invasian thinks hes ten men bastard on his ass!

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Probbably because it was a back and forth war. There was knockdowns, cuts and blood. And the underdog came out victorious when after the first 5/6 rounds it looked like he would be taught a lesson throughout. As well it was the two best welterweights going up against each other. The determination shown in both fighters was incredible too.

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

    Quote Originally Posted by hitmann View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by C-Lo View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by hitmann View Post

    Who ever gave the award must have missed the pacquiao marquez rematch! but the round of the year lasted about 20 seconds, breidis prescott sparkin amir khan!
    Couldn't really be round of the year because it was one-sided LOL!
    LOL, yeah but it was for me! i just wanted to see someone put that little asian invasian thinks hes ten men bastard on his ass!
    What does his ethnicity have to do with anything?

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    Even though my boy lost, it was a great fight and I am glad to hear it was chosen for FOTY and I wont argue with it. I think Ring Mag should consider PAC vs ODLH as their choice for FOTY

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    Default Re: How Did Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Win FOTY ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by hitmann View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by C-Lo View Post

    Couldn't really be round of the year because it was one-sided LOL!
    LOL, yeah but it was for me! i just wanted to see someone put that little asian invasian thinks hes ten men bastard on his ass!
    What does his ethnicity have to do with anything?
    nothing at all. but when you see amir khan and all his immigrant mates acting like they own the whole of manchester it makes me feel sick.

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