Could Miguel Cotto have beaten Antonio Margarito WITHOUT targeting his damaged eye

where was he coming on?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zMrbhno_4

 

Yeah, I never understood that argument either (it pops up here occasionally). Margarito didn't land much in that 9th round except some arm punches in the clinch -- clinches that Cotto controlled by the way.

Meanwhile Miguel snapped Margos head back several times with hooks, jabs and occasionally a lead left from the southpaw stance.

 

By "starting to turn", you mean "not taking quite as much of a butt kicking in the ninth as he was in the 8th", right?

Also, I never claimed that Margo didn't land anything. He certainly landed his share throughout the fight. In fact, he was only landing two less punches per round through the first half of the rematch than he did in the first fight. Cotto was indeed bruised up, because that's something he's susceptible to in his fights.

That's why he was a little banged up. But Cotto was landing more. Much more in some cases...like round 8, for example. And the fact that he was able to inflict damage on Margo consistently into the later rounds meant that a Margo surge was probably not all that likely.

 

The only difference being Margarito doing his impression of Forrest Whitaker.

 

Of course he could. atsch

Could MargaCHEATO have beaten Cotto in the first fight without using knuckle dusters?

 

Did Cotto tell the referee to stop the fight after the knee? Why wouldn't the Ref just give him an 8 count and score the Knockdown?

Makes me believe Cotto told the ref to stop it.

 

What's he supposed to do? Not throw head shots? Weird thread.

Imo Prime Cotto is capable of beating prime Margarito. He's the better boxer, he just needs a good training camp and good game plan.

 

Watch it again Margarito was beating his chest Cotto was hanging his head ready to quit AGAIN!!!!!!!!! Only then did that crooked doc stop the fightatsch

 

All Cotto had to do was not take a knee and he would have won on points.

Glass heart.