Rematch Analysis: Miguel Cotto Should Beat Margarito

[cminniti]

i agree with this article. cotto's lack of bodywork was his eventual demise. HOWEVER, what this article doesn't emphasize is the tremendous job done by Margarito. he was hit in the face with everything but the kitchen table and didn't change his gameplan one iota. as for a rematch, i believe the citron rematch should teach everyone a lesson (although the cintron rematch lasted one round longer than the first fight). as much as i would like to see a trilogy between these two, cotto would not win as many of the beginning rounds since Margarito knows that he can take what cotto is dishing out and he will have the confidence to start faster and capture some early rounds as well. there wasn't anything more cotto could have done really.

[holden007]

Rematch .... same results

Cotto has better hand speed and looked good, but in a rematch the same thing happens. Margarito will hunt him down and them beat him down. He can try to back peddle and finesse a way to victory... it just won't happen.

[KTerceira]

Tough to compare fighters from the 50's to the fighters of today.

Very much so I agree, but history has a way of creating the future.

I have always felt that the one and done thinking in the boxing business has hurt the prospect of getting back on the major broadcast networks. Casual fans don't have the opportunity to create heroes and follow careers...

[KTerceira]

Cotto has better hand speed and looked good, but in a rematch the same thing happens. Margarito will hunt him down and them beat him down. He can try to back peddle and finesse a way to victory... it just won't happen.

I think the back peddling along the ropes was a problem in itself...

[ElGranLuchador]

I think you are right about the mental factor. Problem is only time will tell how Cotto reacts, will he get angry and more focused from the loss as some true Champions have or will he be ruined. THat is not something the media can predict only time and testing in the ring will answer that.

You are absolutely spot on though, that is a major concern that will affect if the rematch ever takes place.

I have a question though, why is it that from pre 1900 to say the late 1960's was a rematch or trilogy and even fighters who fought each other a half dozen times as in the case of Robertson - LaMotta - Wills-Langford etc. etc.
It not an issue if you were stopped or tko'ed but since 1970 until now suddenly a hugh mental issue.... Have we the fans and media created something that we should be ashamed of and hurt our sport because of it.

I think we have robbed ourselves tremendously...

yeah thats cuz fighters are getting spoiled, they care too much about the money and how it will be good or bad for them

back then they used to fight 15 rounds many times a year and the stopagges and knockouts were vicious the ref would let them go on till one was half dead
its only gonna get worse ppvs will become more expensive and fighters will start fighting once a year in freak shows (pavlik vs hopkins) (pac vs dlh)
luckily we will always have mexican fighters who dont care about defeats and give us great fights, they only care about getting out of poverty

[Live Dog]

Very much so I agree, but history has a way of creating the future.

I have always felt that the one and done thinking in the boxing business has hurt the prospect of getting back on the major broadcast networks. Casual fans don't have the opportunity to create heroes and follow careers...

Meh....times have changed and at least in America people will never really get behind a sport as violent as boxing as they did back in the 20's. So big network deals probably aren't in boxing's future.

[KTerceira]

i agree with this article. cotto's lack of bodywork was his eventual demise. HOWEVER, what this article doesn't emphasize is the tremendous job done by Margarito. he was hit in the face with everything but the kitchen table and didn't change his gameplan one iota. as for a rematch, i believe the citron rematch should teach everyone a lesson (although the cintron rematch lasted one round longer than the first fight). as much as i would like to see a trilogy between these two, cotto would not win as many of the beginning rounds since Margarito knows that he can take what cotto is dishing out and he will have the confidence to start faster and capture some early rounds as well. there wasn't anything more cotto could have done really.

You are right I didn't emphasize the tremendous job the Margo did throughout the fight because I wanted to focus on Cotto and a rematch. In a later work I will address Margo's superb work.

I have found over time that anything over two pages or so and readers become less interested in the pieces and get angry over the length... I try to break it up into focus points....

[Shalafi]

I think the back peddling along the ropes was a problem in itself...

What else could he have done? Margarito throws hard punches in every angle, Cotto tried to wait on openings to counter Tony which he did beautifully, and moved away most of the times he was against the ropes, he just couldn't get out of the way of the punches all the time.

[rizkybizness]

I'm attempting to stimulate discussion on whether Cotto has the skills with different preparation to win a rematch... I give my opinion to draw a response from forum posters which may fuel thoughts and opinion for future articles, interviews, and to kill some time until the next bout begins......

The use of the word "could" would've been much better. Of course he has the skills to beat Marg, that was evident. I do believe he was fully prepared and had a good game plan he just couldn't execute it to a "T".

I also feel as if you're incinuating Cotto LET Marg win and not so much that Marg won.

[Live Dog]

You are right I didn't emphasize the tremendous job the Margo did throughout the fight because I wanted to focus on Cotto and a rematch. In a later work I will address Margo's superb work.

I have found over time that anything over two pages or so and readers become less interested in the pieces and get angry over the length... I try to break it up into focus points....

I stopped reading after the first couple of words....was it a good post?