Cotto And Margarito To Rematch Next Summer

[Bx730NY]

Cotto/Margarito Co-Headline in 2009, Rematch in June - Boxing News


I dont know about you guys but I already have the date marked on my calendar.

Now we will hopefully get a chance to see if the stuff people were saying went wrong for Cotto is true or if Tony is just too much of a bad style matchup for Cotto to ever overcome. Props to both wanting to do it again.

[CFH]

Margarito stops him again.

I wonder how Cotto-Clottey would play out?

[ICB]

Margarito stops him again.

I wonder how Cotto-Clottey would play out?

Well Antonio Margarito's body shots wore out Joshua Clottey last time i would expect the same against Miguel Cotto and maybe Joshua Clottey would knock him down on a counter shot but i still see Miguel Cotto winning a decision and outworking Joshua Clottey who hasn't got the best stamina.

[Youngblood]

Man, it is pretty tough to rearrange a game plan against someone who basically had a plan of..."Cover my body and walk forward relentlessly into head shots and throw until I wear you down." It isn't like he knew or suspected Cotto was feather-fisted or anything either. Margos chin is amazing, and I thought Cotto did about all he could. The body wasn't there...the head was...and he hit it, again, and again, and...well, we all know how that ended up.

I respect both fighters, and of course want to see this match up. I root for Cotto, so of course want him to win, but admit I am a lot more skeptical then I initially was. I still think Margo, fighting as he does, even though it produces results..might end up in a diaper with someone wiping the drool from his chin long before he hits old age. A brain can only take so many slams against the cranium before it begins to turn to mush.

[ICB]

The only thing i would like Miguel Cotto to do is try and go to the body but saying that its hard to throw body shots on the back foot as you have to really plant your feet to make the body shots effective and i think Miguel Cotto needs to watch tapes on how Floyd Mayweather successfully stayed off the ropes against Jose Luis Castillo in there 2nd fight.

[Puya]

Man, it is pretty tough to rearrange a game plan against someone who basically had a plan of..."Cover my body and walk forward relentlessly into head shots and throw until I wear you down." It isn't like he knew or suspected Cotto was feather-fisted or anything either. Margos chin is amazing, and I thought Cotto did about all he could. The body wasn't there...the head was...and he hit it, again, and again, and...well, we all know how that ended up.

I respect both fighters, and of course want to see this match up. I root for Cotto, so of course want him to win, but admit I am a lot more skeptical then I initially was. I still think Margo, fighting as he does, even though it produces results..might end up in a diaper with someone wiping the drool from his chin long before he hits old age. A brain can only take so many slams against the cranium before it begins to turn to mush.

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[Pugilistic]

People need to stop saying Cotto fought the perfect fight because he didn't.

He made simple mistakes that Margarito took advantage of and it got him the win.

Cotto throughout the fight lay on the ropes for Margarito just to throw his uppercuts.

He NEVER clinched on the inside.

He didn't pace himself at all.

He abandoned his signature body work.

If Cotto could make these sort of adjustments he could win a tough decision.

[CFH]

Margarito stops him again.

I wonder how Cotto-Clottey would play out?

Well Antonio Margarito's body shots wore out Joshua Clottey last time i would expect the same against Miguel Cotto and maybe Joshua Clottey would knock him down on a counter shot but i still see Miguel Cotto winning a decision and outworking Joshua Clottey who hasn't got the best stamina.

I can't argue with that assessment.

[Bomp]

I can't see Cotto winning this unless he really does a runner and steals it. should still be entertaining, but I'd be dissapointed for Tony if all he'll get to do in the next 10 months is go over old ground Cotto/Clottey, not sure how long a guy with his style has left, and he has unfinished business with Williams.

[Spicoli]

Just can not see a different outcome.More tying up and inside standing ground would leave Cotto in even more of a danger range and just cannot see him boxing off the backfoot any better.I suspect he will dedicate vast majority of offense to Margaritos body but Tony tucks in well and will find Cottos head an even more available target.

Really like both fighters but first reaction is I do not want this rematch Margarito/Clottey 2 I wish.

[Kev]

I can't see Cotto winning this unless he really does a runner and steals it. should still be entertaining, but I'd be dissapointed for Tony if all he'll get to do in the next 10 months is go over old ground Cotto/Clottey, not sure how long a guy with his style has left, and he has unfinished business with Williams.

It may be old ground but there really arn't any bigger fights out there for him. Floyd and Oscar won't want him, Williams, well that would be more old ground, as would Santos.

In fact going over old ground is exactly what Margo should do imo.

I can't think of any better fights for him than Cotto, Clottey, Williams and Santos rematches!

They would all be intriguing fights and money makers for him.

After all Isreal Vazquez and Rafael Marquez spent the past year fighting only each other, and probably earned more money and made more headlines during that time than the rest of their careers combined.

A Cotto rematch would be immense, as would Williams and Santos. And a unification fight with Clottey would be a big fight too.

Let him cover all the old ground he wants I say, there are no better fights out there for him.

[Rotten Apple]

Cotto fought a very good fight the first time. And still lost. I can't see him fighting any better. I think he'll always lose to Margarito

[leggy]

will be an awesome fight cant wait to watch it

[rjj tszyu]

If Mayweather fought Margarito he would do what Cotto did for the first few rounds all the way through the fight and wouldn't get drawn into any kind of battle. I would expect it to be something similar to the Baldomir fight (I know Marg is far better than Baldomir) where Floyd just bored us to death but displayed tremendous boxing skill.

This is what I'd expect Cotto to plan for if this rematch does go ahead but my question is, can Cotto resist going into battle for the full 12 rounds? And even if he can will Margs relentless charge forward eventually catch up to Cotto again?

I know last time out Cotto got his nose broke early which IMO undoubtebly caused him to fade in the later rounds due to his struggle with breath. The thing is Cotto got caught with that shot early on when he wasn't tired and was still boxing quite beautifully so I wouldn't be surprised if Margarito managed it again.

Something in the back of my mind though is pointing towards Cotto this time around and then that would set up a potentially great trilogy! (maybe wishful thinking)