Cotto proved Mayweather would make easy work of Margarito

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I'm not sure how you can say that after watching that fight. In my opinion it showed exactly why Mayweather has good reason not to have fought the best welters. There is no doubt that the speed an skill differential between Mayweather and Margarito is vast, with Margarito at times looking like incredibly crude and clumsy, but he is huge for a welter, hits hard and simply keeps on coming. If this can wear out Cotto then there is every chance the same could happen to the much smaller Mayweather. Floyd is great, but he isn't invulnerable and to expect Margarito never to catch up to Floyd is unrealistic, and if he did I don't think it would take too much to put Floyd in trouble.

Despite being a Marg fan, I had been absolutely certain that Cotto would win, and remained so for most of the fight. Suddenly it all became too much for Cotto and I received a lesson in what pressure from a bigger man can actually do, even if he is much less skilled. I will hesitate in future before thinking that skill always pays the bills.

Ive watched the figh about 5 times now, it was the body shots + cotto moving around the ring exerting too much energy that enventually wore him down. If he didn't stay on the ropes like he had he could've pulled it off. props to margairto though for walking him down. I just think cotto didn't have the right gameplan. other than that, you could see how easily margairto can be outboxed. just loko at what paul williams did to keep him off him.