Cotto should thank Pacquiao for that stoppage

[Left2body]

What short sited people we have here. The first 6 rounds of this fight were nearly identical to the first fight. That was with a Prime Margarito.

Margarito was outclassed in the first 6 rounds in Both fights and losing. However, Margarito (who throws arm punches) was able to land a limited amount of good body shots and in both fights with Cotto mostly head hunting and fighting backing up.

Only real difference between the fights was the EFFECT that those same punches had on Cotto. In the 2nd fight the punches didn't have the same effect and so Cotto was able to make rounds 7-9 look like 1-6. Without plaster Cotto would've kept boxing Margarito in the first fight to a Unanimous Decision IMHO.

[bMak]

Margarito got owned, and it was all thanks to Cotto

Yep. No ifs/ands/buts.

[Check_hooks]

What short sited people we have here. The first 6 rounds of this fight were nearly identical to the first fight. That was with a Prime Margarito.

Margarito was outclassed in the first 6 rounds in Both fights and losing. However, Margarito (who throws arm punches) was able to land a limited amount of good body shots and in both fights with Cotto mostly head hunting and fighting backing up.

Only real difference between the fights was the EFFECT that those same punches had on Cotto. In the 2nd fight the punches didn't have the same effect and so Cotto was able to make rounds 7-9 look like 1-6. Without plaster Cotto would've kept boxing Margarito in the first fight to a Unanimous Decision IMHO.

This fight was at 153, first fight was at 147

First fight they wore 8 oz reyes, this fight they wore 10 oz everlasts

Marg is coming off a broken orbital bone from Pacquiao.

Those are all MAJOR differences

[turkas]

This fight was at 153, first fight was at 147

First fight they wore 8 oz reyes, this fight they wore 10 oz everlasts

Marg is coming off a broken orbital bone from Pacquiao.

Those are all MAJOR differences

Biggest difference was Margarito didn't have plaster in his hand wraps this time around...

[J0EJITSU]

A trilogy fight? You really think its going to happen? Hmmm....with boxing nowadays...most probably.

[Left2body]

This fight was at 153, first fight was at 147

First fight they wore 8 oz reyes, this fight they wore 10 oz everlasts

Marg is coming off a broken orbital bone from Pacquiao.

Those are all MAJOR differences

Your talking about the REASONS for what happened, I'm talking about what ACTUALLY happened. Look at the first 5-6 rounds in both and they are EXTREMELY similar almost exactly the same actually.

DIfference in THE ACTUAL FIGHT was that Margarito's early work didn't have the same effect in the Second half of the fight in the rematch that it did in the first fight.


Now you can debate the Reasons for that but the actual fights were damn near identical.

[bMak]

What short sited people we have here. The first 6 rounds of this fight were nearly identical to the first fight. That was with a Prime Margarito.

Margarito was outclassed in the first 6 rounds in Both fights and losing. However, Margarito (who throws arm punches) was able to land a limited amount of good body shots and in both fights with Cotto mostly head hunting and fighting backing up.

Only real difference between the fights was the EFFECT that those same punches had on Cotto. In the 2nd fight the punches didn't have the same effect and so Cotto was able to make rounds 7-9 look like 1-6. Without plaster Cotto would've kept boxing Margarito in the first fight to a Unanimous Decision IMHO.

Not at all. The only similarity is that Cotto won the majority of them.

Believe me, I had that in the back of my mind as well. But Cotto just fought a much, much better fight this time. He was much more dominant. Margarito had a moment or two last night, but compared to the first time, when Cotto was winning the early rounds, he took a lot of punishment.

Cotto boxed and defended better than I've ever seen him do. He employed great ring generalship, he clinched when he had to, and most importantly, the few times Marg pinned him to the ropes, Cotto turned it around and went to work on Margs. He also dug the body better.

He stood his ground and made Marg missed and turned him. In the first fight- though he was winning- all he was actually doing was unloading clean punch combos, running, and repeat. He burned himself out. Tonight, he fought an awesome fight and looked better, to me, than he had in years.

[Toney Loc]

A bad eye, a long layoff, and a brutal beating by Pacquiao and Mosley beat Margarito tonight.

[turkas]

A bad eye, a long layoff, and a brutal beating by Pacquiao and Mosley beat Margarito tonight.

Didn't Cotto take a sever beating from Pacquiao too? Quit making excusing and take your fighters clear defeat like a man.

He cheated for all his big fights, just move on...

[Nuurzhaelan]

A bad eye, a long layoff, and a brutal beating by Pacquiao and Mosley beat Margarito tonight.

Well, at least margacheato does not have to make any excuses. You're making them all for him.