I mean, Cotto lost his prime in that Marg fight and his recuperative ability was never the same again. Cotto quit vs Marg and thats the biggest indication of a bad beating. He retreated and took a knee. He was beaten to submission. Cotto went on to get badly cut in the Clottey fight after and have a real tough fight iirc. There are a few fights you can look at that you can say the fighter was never the same after and the marg-cotto was one. It was reeeally bad. Heartbreaking even.
There’s also the real likelyhood Marg used plaster... Cotto Got his licks in but nothing to what he received. Same for Pacquiao for that matter who had his f ucking head bandaged after Cotto and almost lost an ear or some s hit.
Hell, the beating Mosley gave Marg was pretty savage which should also be an honorable mention. Margarito once zombie mode was broken and left in a heap. That was violent.
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