Guilty Pleasure: The Countdown To Margarito-Cotto Is On (Good Article)

[Evil Abed]

"On the spectrum of sporting-events-as-occasions-for-rubbernecking metaphors, Margarito-Cotto II is a gruesome 10-car pileup in which it turns out all 10 cars were being driven by topless strippers. When the road is littered with smashed fenders, broken glass, and half-naked women, maybe you don’t feel good about slowing down to look, but you’re damned sure going to anyway."

Read the rest here. http://www.thesweetscience.com/news/...cotto-ii-is-on

[savorduhflavor]

Absolutely amazing article. The storylines really are endless and one can get so caught up in them that it's easy to forget....the pure action that these two will produce could sell this fight alone(and did 3 years ago). Add in all of the drama(plus a hell of an undercard) and I don't see how anyone can't be uber hyped for this. I can guarantee one thing...the atmosphere at the Garden will be INSANE. Like Cotto-Judah insane.

[Evil Abed]

Absolutely amazing article. The storylines really are endless and one can get so caught up in them that it's easy to forget....the pure action that these two will produce could sell this fight alone(and did 3 years ago). Add in all of the drama(plus a hell of an undercard) and I don't see how anyone can't be uber hyped for this. I can guarantee one thing...the atmosphere at the Garden will be INSANE. Like Cotto-Judah insane.

The atmosphere will be like Bowe-Holyfield.

Crazy.

[Slyboots]

I think there might be a chance that the fight could not live up to the hype. I mean how are you going to get 2 past prime fighters to replicate what they did the first time in their primes?

[Smokin'J]

I think there might be a chance that the fight could not live up to the hype. I mean how are you going to get 2 past prime fighters to replicate what they did the first time in their primes?

Ali - Frazier 3 or Marquez - Vasquez 4
We'll see.

[Evil Abed]

I think there might be a chance that the fight could not live up to the hype. I mean how are you going to get 2 past prime fighters to replicate what they did the first time in their primes?

For me Ali-Frazier III is my favorite of the three fights.

Vazquez-Marquez III was on par with the 2 prior fights.

MAB-Morales III was better than II.

It happens.

[SonnyDempsey]

To me, Cotto-Margarito was a better fight than Hagler-Hearns. I know that's a ridiculous thing to say, but I look back and that fight was actually a defining moment in my life and long-term memory. These were two 147-pounders in a boxing ring, but they seemed like two giants from antiquity, doing battle over some unclaimed realm. It was amazing.

The rematch? Not so much...

[Iceta Lives]

Miguel Catchweightto.

[RSBonos]

I think boxing fans are way to harsh on shopworn fighters. This is the FIGHT GAME, not every fight can have two prime, undefeated fighters or else nobody would be fighting each other.

Some serious disrespect to Cotto's current abilities (I won't mention Margo because he deserves all the hate).

[Evil Abed]

......................bump