I think Margarito is a bad match up for Cotto

[Scott9945]

He can box,back in the day Cotto was a very good boxer,and was fast,watch the Maussa fight,he puts on a boxing clinic,i dont think Maussa won 1 second of the fight,Cotto boxed great that night,now hes more of a brawler - with very good intelligent pressure

IMO Cotto's handspeed and boxing skills are both very underrated. Mosley said as much after their fight.

[guzi815]

Margarito is a "GOOD" opponent for Cotto!!! Good in the sense that it will be an exciting bout. Both will have thier moments. Let me tell you, I saw Antonio Margarito "LIVE" at the Garden. That is one bad ass MOFO! The thing is he starts slow, and starts ****ing late in the bout. Costly mistake against Williams. But now I see Margarito with a more sense of urgency. Cotto/Margarito has the makings FOTY. One thing people forget is that Cotto is a "NATURAL" Southpaw, but fights Orthodox. Margarito has 4 losses to Southpaws (Daniel Santos, Rodney Jones, Larry Dixon and Paul Williams).....look for Cotto to switch back and forth.

Cotto SD

[loui_ludwig]

Lets just name this thread as "Margarito: The most avoided and feared bad match up fighter in the history of boxing".

[ANDROID_DOES]

Margarito does not have one punch knockout power

are you serious? well i totally disagree with you. and you dont have to be a real powerful puncher to hurt cotto.

[ANDROID_DOES]

Lets just name this thread as "Margarito: The most avoided and feared bad match up fighter in the history of boxing".

why don't you quit hating and STFU!

[Dick-Sucker]

Cotto should win. Definetely.

My main concern is if he switches off like he did in the middle to late rounds against Mosley. Because Margarito, may fight a **** fight. But he can end it with his uppercuts. Which i think is his best punch.

[madhive]

are you serious? well i totally disagree with you. and you dont have to be a real powerful puncher to hurt cotto.

I'm dead serious. I can't remember the last time Margarito KO'd someone with a single punch.

[xcaret]

this is why this fight needs to happen, this fight is a great matchup..

[nozorok]

Margarito holds all the physical advantages in this fight with the exception of handspeed. He has superior stamina, power, workrate and a far better chin. He holds a 4" height and 6" reach advantage over Cotto. Cotto granted has better boxing technique and is generally faster but I don't think those two attributes alone will save him from being TKOed by Margarito. It'll be the biggest, strongest and most aggressive opponent that Cotto will have faced in his career and I think he'll come up short. Margarito by a late TKO.

[Kball15]

cotto by UD ????????
margarito is gonna back him-up, and cotto is not going to outbox him

why in the WORLD would that be shocking. Margarito is tough as nails. I can garuntee you, the vast majority have this as their pick come fight night.

And Cotto fights great going backwards, just as Mosley... And he's got a stiff jab and Margarito has poor defense, so i wish Margarito a ton of luck trying to apply relentless pressure against Cotto, he's gonna need all he can get.