Both Cotto and Margarito fans were robbed of some good action rounds. IMO Margarito was finally landing even if Cotto was still getting the better of the exchanges.. What you guys think??
cotto was saved by the ringside doctor, cotto always had thee tendency of fading in the final rounds and that's exactly what happened. the 2nd fight was almost a replay of the first fight, lucky for cotto it was held in his adopted city at MSG, margarito might have made the comeback of a lifetime if the ringside doctor did not force the stoppage
The fight was not similar to the first. Cotto was much more on the move, didn't sit on the ropes (which is where Margarito does his best work), and even up until that ninth round, Cotto's face wasn't as busted up as it was in the first fight. The first fight was a war with Margarito actually winning rounds and taking a lead towards the end. The second fight was Cotto way ahead with Margarito winning two rounds at best (and not very convincingly).
cotto was saved by the ringside doctor, cotto always had the tendency of fading in the final rounds and that's exactly what happened. the 2nd fight was almost a replay of the first fight, lucky for cotto it was held in his adopted city at MSG, margarito might have made the comeback of a lifetime if the ringside doctor did not force the stoppage
ofcourse it did'nt but it affected margo's effeciency and time to do his thing..i did'nt see cotto adapting sh1t , it was exactly just like the first fight but one thing that obviously affected the outcome was margo's condition...even cotto i think knew this..
So you watch the 2 fights and see them identical?..
I don't know what to tell you then bro..because they were very different..Cotto practically pitched a shut out in the 2nd fight and the first fight was a WAR rounds 1-9 until the tide drowned Cotto and Margarito broke him down..
The 2nd fight Cotto did not spend more than 3 seconds on the ropes, actually clinched, and pushed off on Margarito..he landed combos, moved and actually kept his jab going..which was probably the biggest difference..between the 2 fights..
had the eye not been ruined prior to the fight , i believe 100%, margo would've beaten cotto once again in the rematch...
Pacquiao has 2 wins over Margarito
Negative..
The eye didn't affect Margarito's style..it was exactly the same..arms low to avoid body shots, letting shots land at will to his iron jaw (and eye)..and smiling while pushing forward and throwing a lot of punches at good angles..that was his biggest downfall, he wouldn't adapt, while Cotto did..he changed his game plan by staying off the ropes and clinching when he needed to, he even had moments where he physically pushed Margarito back..
If the eye was ok, Cotto would've still clinched and kept it in the center more and cruised to a UD..One things for sure..nothing Cotto threw would hurt Margarito at all..it was just a matter of winning the rounds and getting the W for him..
ofcourse it did'nt but it affected margo's effeciency and time to do his thing..i did'nt see cotto adapting sh1t , it was exactly just like the first fight but one thing that obviously affected the outcome was margo's condition...even cotto i think knew this..
had the eye not been ruined prior to the fight , i believe 100%, margo would've beaten cotto once again in the rematch...
Negative..
The eye didn't affect Margarito's style..it was exactly the same..arms low to avoid body shots, letting shots land at will to his iron jaw (and eye)..and smiling while pushing forward and throwing a lot of punches at good angles..that was his biggest downfall, he wouldn't adapt, while Cotto did..he changed his game plan by staying off the ropes and clinching when he needed to, he even had moments where he physically pushed Margarito back..
If the eye was ok, Cotto would've still clinched and kept it in the center more and cruised to a UD..One things for sure..nothing Cotto threw would hurt Margarito at all..it was just a matter of winning the rounds and getting the W for him..
I wondered about this myself. I think cotto was clearly getting tired and the fight almost looked like it would take a turn like the first one did. BUT cotto was using a slightly different strategy which makes me think he might not have fallen to the pressure again. I'm gonna have to say I don't know. I'm glad cotto got the win though.
cotto was going to quit again. anyone who say no obviously dont understand boxing or what was taking place in that ring.
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Cotto probably still wins, Tony didn't have his magic wraps, not to mention he has taken 2 a$$ kickings since the first fight. Cotto fought one of his best fights and trained well, no way he was losing to a cheater. Karma must suck for Tony, what should have been a great win (beating Cotto) one fight later exposed as a cheat, his whole career is now a joke.
Some of you posters really lack objectivity. The Mosley fight was a close but clear win for Cotto. As for the Clottey fight, you could very easily argue that it was Clottey losing it rather than Cotto winning. Clottey stepped off the gas in the last two rounds and the knockdown was critical.
Varón, don't bother. I'm not even a diehard Cotto fan but some of the stuff you read sometimes is unbelievable.
Refer to my sig, the doctor gifted Cotto that garbage ass win.
Similar to his Mosley and Clottey wins
Some of you posters really lack objectivity. The Mosley fight was a close but clear win for Cotto. As for the Clottey fight, you could very easily argue that it was Clottey losing it rather than Cotto winning. Clottey stepped off the gas in the last two rounds and the knockdown was critical.
Cotto would have continued destroying what was left of Margarito's eye, and possibly the good eye too. Margarito was not going to win that fight.
Cotto retired that cheating scumbag.
I think this is an easy one to be honest, and I'm someone who gives Margarito full credit for his win in the first fight.
There is absolutely nothing to suggest that this would have gone any other way than Cotto closing the show in style. I would even go as far as to suggest that Cotto lays it on in the 12th once the finishing line is in sight.
Tony didn't beat Cotto in three rounds the first time around, he beat him in ten or eleven. He did the groundwork, and when he saw Cotto was weakening he devastated him in a small number of exchanges that ended the fight.
He hadn't done the groundwork this time, because this was a different Antonio Margarito and this was a much different Miguel Cotto. This was the Cotto that would successfully corner Floyd Mayweather Jr on multiple occasions a few months later, not the guy who couldn't stay out of Tony's way in 2008, despite ample evidence that this was a very bad idea.
Both Cotto and Margarito fans were robbed of some good action rounds. IMO Margarito was finally landing even if Cotto was still getting the better of the exchanges.. What you guys think??
Margarito's Orbital would have been busted again, this time he would have walked away partially blind.
It was a good thing the fight was stopped.