I say Cotto. Floyd would pot shot and hold Margarito and steal round after round. Shane has not impressed me as of late, and I think Cotto is the cleanest-fastest boxer of the three.
what was the compu box analasys?
Exactly, if they would have shown stats, they would have been "close" to Marquez/Mayweather. I counted the clean shots Froch landed on less than two hands.
I agree Dirrell acted like a baby, and there may be an argument that he should lose b/c of that. To me, Dirrell clearly won that fight. 15-12 is b.s.
I don't see his reputation being varnished if he is innocent. This is such a black and white issue: were his hands wrapped in plaster or were they not? They have the wraps. If they are plaster he is guilty if they are not he is innocent. If you are saying he could still be innocent because he "did not know" his hands were wrapped in plaster, that is ridiculous. Anyone who has ever had their hands wrapped knows the difference, and as the guy in the ring he is ultimately responsible for what goes on his hands.
I could not agree more, if his wraps were loaded, he and everyone that knew about it should NEVER be associated with boxing again. Unfortunately, there are too many sanctioning bodies and too many countries that will host a fight. I hate the lack of unity in boxing reg. for exactly this reason. Even if he cheated I bet he fights again (which is insane).
I have to agree with whoever said Valero. He looks so uncoordinated and awkward. His last fight was the first I have seen, and I could not believe how unskilled he is.
This would be a great fight and a realistic fight to make if both fighters don't stick to needing to fight "bigger" names. I think Marquez handles him.
I thought Marquez looked great. Although Diaz was pressuring him on the ropes he was not really doing any damage IMO. Marquez was landing harder and cleaner. Compubox was like dead even. Look at the fighters' faces after the fight. No shame in that loss for Diaz either. I can see him avenging after 2-3 more fights. By then Marquez may be slowing down enough for him win.
Watch the new 24/7. Roach talks about seeing IV marks and fresh blood on Oscars arm when they got in the ring. He was dehydrated enough to need an IV in the dressing room. Take from that what you want.
If I had never seen Valero before and he walked into my gym I would think he has been boxing for 4 months. He may have power but the guys style is so awkward. He will definitely be exposed.
Plaster? Ban Margarito For Life
Of course Cotto should get a rematch. "IF" Margarito was using plaster he should never fight again, Cotto's loss should be wiped, and Margarito should be shamed from the fight game. Cheating to hit home runs is one thing and cheating by making your hands into bricks is another. I hate the fact that there are so many belts and sanctioning bodies b/c if true that is unacceptable and Margarito should NEVER set foot in the ring again. God I hope it isn't true because the thought of it makes me sick. Plaster is about more than loss/win.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, and I have never said I thought a fight was thrown, but I just watched the fight for the first time and something was up. I am not saying what he said about death threats was or was not true, but he went down and was not hurt.
I think the only way Floyd loses is by decision and based on work rate. Paq will outwork him, but when he is working, Floyd is going to counter, pot shot, land clean punches, and hold. I don't see Paq winning that fight. Personally, I hope Hatton gets him first. I know it isn't two P4P fighters, but stylistically it is a much more exciting fight.
Hands low, chin out, horrible footwork, comes straight forward, weird reaching jab, the list goes on. This was the first time I had seen him as well and I was not impressed. It will be interesting to see where his career will go. If I was his promoter I would JC Junior his ass and have him fighting club fighters for eternity. He looks so unathletic.