santos vs margarito ..did santos win?

[dino]

i didnt see the fight...did santos really win?

[IwatchBoxing]

Yes, he did. End of thread. Only Mexicans would tell you he won, but he got a pounding, and busted his head for a 2nd time. No excuses.

[mikefromstu]

i didnt see the fight...did santos really win?

I had him up on my card. It was a bad cut, I'm glad they stopped the fight. Although I had Santos winning I think that he was glad that they stopped the fight too.

[Famoso Matador]

I think it was a very close fight and had Margarito winning. Santos looked too hesitant and stiff it was crazy, but every time Margarito would go in to fight him he would come back with some effictive counter punching. Though to me it did not look like it would be enough.

[DiegoFuego]

Santos won because Margarito LET him win. When you are cut from a headbutt, you go all out and win the fight. Margarito did NOTHING

[Sir_Jose]

Margarito won, deal with it.

The entire HBO crew had him up at the end of the fight.

[Sir_Jose]

I think it was a very close fight and had Margarito winning. Santos looked too hesitant and stiff it was crazy, but every time Margarito would go in to fight him he would come back with some effictive counter punching. Though to me it did not look like it would be enough.

Resize that sig. Thats just ****** now.

[IwatchBoxing]

Margarito won, deal with it.

The entire HBO crew had him up at the end of the fight.

By how many points?

[Famoso Matador]

Resize that sig. Thats just ****** now.

Im looking to make a nice gif out of it.

[IwatchBoxing]

read about fight

On the same night, WBO Super Welterweight Champ Daniel Santos retained his Title in front of his fans in San Juan, P.R. winning a Split Decision over WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito in a very close fight that was stopped due to a nasty cut suffered by Margarito. After a head butt caused the cut over Margarito's right eye in the sixth round, the ringside doctor was keeping an eye on him. By the start of the tenth, the cut had graduated to a serious gash and the referee stopped it. Margarito looked like he?d be needed about 20 stitches. For the first time in eight years, Margarito lost a fight.

Margarito was clearly angered at the stoppage but it was the ringside doctor's call. They went to the scorecards. One Judge had it 86-85 Margarito; the other two had it 87-84 and 86-85 for Santos.

This was actually a rematch of their incomplete fight from 2001, where a head butt in the first round caused the referee to stop it. It was deemed a No Contest. Their battle on Saturday night was something of de ja vu for Margarito. This fight was stopped due to another head butt in the same place on the same man. It was close, I had Margarito ahead 87-86 at the time of the stoppage. Take away that cut and this fight probably goes to Margarito. But then again, considering that they were fighting in Santos' home country, who knows?

Santos is a very good fighter but he looked to be taking the most punishment from Margarito. The blood flowing from above Margarito's right eye was not reflective of who was getting beat up. Santos style shifted from boxer to slugger as Margarito dictated the terms of engagement. Santos gave a respectable account of himself slugging but definitely lost most of those close exchanges in my eyes. Margarito tends to lead with his head as he comes in and that, to me, accounted for the numerous head butts.

Overall, Margarito was the aggressor; he was busier and showed the better ring generalship. Santos scored at a higher percentage but at a lower volume. Santos never bled nor did his face ever swell up. Looking at the two men after the stoppage, one could easily assume the wrong guy did the most scoring.

The Punch Stats
Santos -- Margarito
148... Landed ...178
419... Thrown ...639
35%... Percent ...28%

After waiting three years to see this rematch, it's disappointing that it ended this way. It was a good match up with Margarito ever pressing forward relentlessly and Santos, using his legs and sneaky hooks to land the cleaner shots. Margarito always worked the body and drew Santos into places he didn't want to be. Santos eventually made some adjustments and boxed more from the outside in the later rounds with good results. Margarito was imposing his will on Santos. If it weren't for all the head butts in this fight, I think Margarito would have pulled out the win?that is, if the Judges could honestly score the fight. It's doubtful they'll ever fight again, why would they?

After all, Margarito gets to keep his 147-pound Title and Santos keeps his 154-pound Title. Strange, but true.

Basicly, they think Margarito did better, cause he seemed to make more damage, by a point, LOL, clearly when looking at the perdictions, everybody was rooting for Margarito to win, maybe alittle bitter. Fight should of been stoped 4 RD's before they did stop it. They were nice to him, in Puerto Rico, Santos changed his style, cause he didnt respect his power!