Antonio Margarito didn't use wraps when he pummelled Cotto

[ElBossHogg™]

Margarito is boxing.

He retired and haven't had a win in years But all his threads go quad-triple platinum!

[SCEN3RY]

Margarito destroyed Cotto legitimately. Cotto and Mayweather fans can't accept it thought, Cotto fans want to deluded themselves into thinking Cotto is better than he actually is and Mayweather fans want to claim Cotto is "undefeated" and Floyd is his only real lose.

that's such a ridiculous thing to say. Assume the margarito and pacquiao fights go the distance and Cotto wins on the scorecards somehow. How do you absorb so much punishment in those bouts and say he was practically undefeated, or undeterred?

[koboy]

Margarito training for Cotto I:

[CubanGuyNYC]

All of you ignorant little girls on both side of this argument can't stop talking about this can you?

The truth is this...

Margarito was a warrior, a guy who left his heart in the ring time and time again. The reality about whether he used wraps in his fight vs Cotto will never be known, but when you are found with illegal wraps in one fight, you are guilty forever.

If he used them in the Mosley fight, then he could have used them in other fights. Did he? We will never know but the fact is when you cheat the way he did, his legacy is forever tainted and it's a shame because he was such an exciting fighter who left it all in the ring.

I loved Margarito before the wrap scandal, now I have lost respect for him for even being involved with something like that. He took the hard way up, he wasn't given anything and showed what a true warrior is about but his legacy is forever tainted.

Solid.

For what it's worth (and frankly, it's not worth much), I was never quite sold on the idea that Margarito cheated versus Cotto. There has been no convincing evidence that I'm aware of. It's all circumstantial. It's the kind of evidence that tends to "sway" people that side with one fighter or the other anyway.

While plaster may or may not explain the damage Miguel sustained in their fight, it doesn't account for the punishment Antonio was able to walk through. So what accounted for Margarito's victory? His superhuman toughness, or construction materials? Seems to me that a case can be made for either one.

In the end, what you say, Cuauhtémoc, makes the most sense. We may never know for sure whether Marg cheated versus Cotto or not; but one thing remains certain, his later actions has forever called his fights into question. Like everything about this topic, it's not so simple. It's both deserved and sad.

[Mr. Fantastic]

Cotto fans need to hear this song and MOVE ON.

[Rivaldo]

Cotto breaks it down in this video. This is what sealed it for me.

[shade darkar]

the cotto fans will say he did.
the margarito fans will say he didnt.
the boxing fans will be su****ious. no evidence to prove it and thats all there is to it.

the people that were in margaritos dressing room are the only people that will know. did the NSAC officials watch his hands being wrapped like they are supposed to?

[Da Boxer]

Margarito fans just need to STFU. All the hate toward the Puerto Ricans. I know we have the much better looking women, better music, better beaches, better traditions, better food, and Pound per Pound and Per Capital MUCH BETTER BOXERS!

No reason they cant stop hating!

[Mr. Fantastic]

Margarito fans just need to STFU. All the hate toward the Puerto Ricans. I know we have the much better looking women, better music, better beaches, better traditions, better food, and Pound per Pound and Per Capital MUCH BETTER BOXERS!

No reason they cant stop hating!

@ better this and that. Sure man. That's all a matter of opinion.

[TintaBoricua]

All of you ignorant little girls on both side of this argument can't stop talking about this can you?

The truth is this...

Margarito was a warrior, a guy who left his heart in the ring time and time again. The reality about whether he used wraps in his fight vs Cotto will never be known, but when you are found with illegal wraps in one fight, you are guilty forever.

If he used them in the Mosley fight, then he could have used them in other fights. Did he? We will never know but the fact is when you cheat the way he did, his legacy is forever tainted and it's a shame because he was such an exciting fighter who left it all in the ring.

I loved Margarito before the wrap scandal, now I have lost respect for him for even being involved with something like that. He took the hard way up, he wasn't given anything and showed what a true warrior is about but his legacy is forever tainted.

And THIS is why I've always respected you, man. Couldn't have said it better myself.