Will Margarito Feel The Pressure?

If I'm not mistaked Margarito seemed to be suffering from a slight case of nerves in the opening moments as the undercard feature last month. The first power punch or two he threw was in slow motion. It seemed like a nervous guy was throwing them. He's a killer - when he loosens up. Cotto has been on the big stage already several times, and absolutely thrived under the bright lights. He's gameday. Margarito and his family have publicly expressed pain in the past at what they have considered a lack of respect for Antonio as a fighter. This is a very big deal to them.. Margarito's eyes must big as saucers when he's looking at this thing. He will be on the big stage for the first time ever in his career. He's headlining at the MGM Grand in Vegas. It doesn't get any bigger. If you look at alot of Margarito's fights there are traces of potential freezing/nervousness early on. Not because of the opponents, because of the spotlight. Margarito has been known for needing to "warm up" but what does that really mean? Is he a bundle of nerves? Will this cost him against a moment grabber like Cotto?

Comments (13)

DiegoFuego

18y ago

Addison

Not as much as Cotto. Margarito win or lose this fight will not affect his career as much as Cotto. If Margarito wins he won't be thought of as an elite fighter and we know Mayweather or DLH won't fight him. If he loses, he was expected to lose so he'll just go on with another loss on his record. Cotto on the other hand will lose a lot, he'll lose his chance at superstardom and his chance at Mayweather and DLH will be gone. Both fighters have a lot on pressure on them but Margarito's load is far less and I don't think this pressure will affect their performances. I totally diagree. If Margarito loses this is the last gasp at the big time almost virtually. If Cotto loses this is by no means the end for him. Cotto has already reached superstardom effectively. I couldn't disagree more.

18y ago

baya

i'm definitely in anticipation to see how cotto handles the pressure in what will amount to be another mans backyard. i'm almost 100% confident that it wont matter at all, same ol' stoic cotto of old.

18y ago

ferocity

Margarito welcomes pressure.

18y ago

Kilrain

After waiting this long for a defining fight (he even resorted to wearing WE WANT MAYORGA T-shirts back in 03/04 when Ricardo was big potatoes), of course he'll feel the pressure to finally prove what he's been telling everyone for half a decade.

18y ago

BMWM3P

Margarito has the biggest fight of his life to lose. He has everything to lose. Not as much as Cotto. Margarito win or lose this fight will not affect his career as much as Cotto. If Margarito wins he won't be thought of as an elite fighter and we know Mayweather or DLH won't fight him. If he loses, he was expected to lose so he'll just go on with another loss on his record. Cotto on the other hand will lose a lot, he'll lose his chance at superstardom and his chance at Mayweather and DLH will be gone. Both fighters have a lot on pressure on them but Margarito's load is far less and I don't think this pressure will affect their performances.

18y ago

MANGLER

But that has been like rocket fuel for Cotto. That's his juice. I ain't sayin I think Cotto's gonna crack in the limelight, just that I don't think Tony is either. But this is one of those fights where the underdog isn't really an underdog, at least not to the degree that a lot of people make him out to be. The burden is on Cotto to be up for the fight and bring the heat cuz you know Tony's goin to.

18y ago

Addison

Tony's got no reason to get caught up in the moment cuz he has no reason to fear Cotto. If anything, he senses how important this fight is and the moment will spur him on to produce as vicious and effort as he can muster. Cotto's had more big fights but I believe Tony is hungrier. He's been on the outside lookin in for a long ass time and now he's got the chance to get his shine on. I don't see Marg freezin up. He let Cintron have a decent 1st rd, but after that it was all over. The harder he got hit the harder he threw back. In this fight I think the pressure, figuratively and literally, is actually on Cotto just as much if not more. But that has been like rocket fuel for Cotto. That's his juice.

18y ago

Addison

Margarito has nothing to lose. He knows what it is like to lose. He choked against Bean Pole Williams. If Tony does not beat Miguel on the 26th., it wont be the end for Tony, he can always go after Quintana and then maybe grab that belt and then Williams will come back and take Tony's belt lol Cintron will have a trinket by then and Tony can once again take Cintron's belt, then Tony can fight Cotto again and Tony will be beltless once more. Wash, rinse, repeat. Margarito has the biggest fight of his life to lose. He has everything to lose.

18y ago

MANGLER

18y ago

Addison

Interesting read.... Let the excuses begin!! Excuses? Being 1000% sure doesn't require an excuse, DeRetardo. Cotto is a unique type of athlete who performs at his best during the Super Bowl. Margarito may be a hit or miss type performer on the big stage. But my 1000% says that the worst possible version of Margarito still wins. I'm not the only one here though. My threads are for the purpose of others exploring their own views and not nescessarily sharing mine. The reason I post here is to absorb and appreciate different points of view.

18y ago

Silencers

Maybe he will for the first round, but I don't think he'll be affected by the moment.

18y ago

Mickey_Gomez

I don't think the pressure will get to Marg. He may not have been on as big a stage as Cotto thus far but he will be so fired up for this one that everything else will be secondary.

18y ago