Comments Thread For: Cotto To Margarito: Be A Man And Admit You Cheated

[JakeNDaBox]

By Keith Idec

Antonio Margarito’s New York licensing saga is over, but another controversy related to his rematch against Miguel Cotto will not go away.

As the fighters prepare to head to New York for their Dec. 3 fight at Madison Square Garden, Cotto continues to call Margarito a “criminal” because the WBA super welterweight champion is certain his rival used illegal hand wraps during their first fight in July 2008. There’s no evidence Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs, 1 NC) had plaster-like pads in his hand wraps the night he stopped Cotto in the 11th round of their bloody brawl in Las Vegas, but the three-division champ is convinced his opponent cheated.

Cotto has repeatedly presented pictures of what he believes is a crack in Margarito’s hardened hand wraps, taken in the immediate aftermath of their WBA welterweight title fight at MGM Grand.

“Playing with the health of somebody else, of a human being, playing with his health, [is attempting] to kill, because he used plaster on his wraps,” Cotto said. “To me, that’s really like a criminal because he used a weapon." [Click Here To Read More]

[Cubanborn87]

Cotto should be a man and just admit that he got beat and ran backwards like a sissy the whole fight, margarito ran through his punches like it was awater, what a tough sob. Just rewatched the replay yesterday

[Nesty]

Cotto is angry..... maybe that's the edge he needs. I hope he lets us know after the fight if the punches felt any different! LOL

Both guys will have their Demons to excersice. Margo will question his eye and rust, Cotto will have his flashbacks.

I go with Cotto by Close Decision.

[tuts]

Magarito is a piece of **** who shouldn't be allowed to box!
About time cotto put cheato on blast!

[tuts]

Since when does fighting backwards make you a sissy?

[tuts]

If anything he showed a lot of heart getting hit for 11 rounds with illegal wraps!

[Hyper Knuckles]

Idk if this is merely a publicity stunt, Cotto's had this fire about him though. He's equipped with knowledge of what to expect from Margarito having fought the man for 11 rounds. Tony's style hasn't changed all that much but Cotto has evolved into a boxer. He'll be the one controlling the pace, picking off shots all night long and countering to the body. Make no mistake, this was always meant to be a grueling test for Cotto. He'll fight smarter, not harder.

[Gooch999]

War Cotto!!! TKO IN 10

[The MiZ]

i really hope cotto kicks his ass, come on cotto, make the cheater pay.

[JimmyMcNulty]

Root for the underdog, because Marg is going to beat him again.

Don't know how anyone could root for a guy who gave up so easily like Cotto did in the first fight. Marg walked through bombs all night long, Cotto kneeled down before him LOL.