As I was watching the fight I realized Margarito's punches seemed soft. He had no power whatsoever and was the one hitting like a little girl. And IMO he was the one getting knocked out Mayorga style if the fight was allowed to continue.
If he had no power, why was Corto unwilling to stop moving and instead rely on head movement or blocking as defense instead of footwork?
I will agree with you, however, in that Cotto was physically stronger in that he was able to push Margarito off of him and move Margarito with his arms and shoulders, but as far as saying Margariti had no power would only make sense if we saw Cotto stop moving and say he realized Margarito couldn't hurt him so he went in for the kill.
because he wasn't going to let margarito fight his fight. and there were a few times cotto stood there and let margarito have a crack at him.. margarito didn't hurt cotto once in the whole fight and at the very end cotto's face barely had any damage. he didn't have the power he had before plastergate.
If he had no power, why was Corto unwilling to stop moving and instead rely on head movement or blocking as defense instead of footwork?
I will agree with you, however, in that Cotto was physically stronger in that he was able to push Margarito off of him and move Margarito with his arms and shoulders, but as far as saying Margariti had no power would only make sense if we saw Cotto stop moving and say he realized Margarito couldn't hurt him so he went in for the kill.