Cotto may not be the same, but here's something that's being ignored...

Yeah very true and we have to take into account that Margo last two losses were to guys just as big and bigger than him and both fights were close.

 

I full-heartedly apologize. Dude I honestly thought you were out of your damn mind with all you were claiming Margo was capable of. I was dead ****ing wrong and Margo impressed and surprised me. :good :good :good

 

:thumbsup Good to see some people coming around!

Now where is that Guru_to_you feller. :rofl

 

Hey bro, Well Solis is going to surprise alot of people you watch, I was more excited about Solis turning pro than about Gamboa, and thats because if Solis gets back in shape... wish he will, he will become a fan favorite heavyweight... and win a title. Just keep following him and you will not be dissapointed.

 

Hoya would still whoop dat ass though and I hope the fight is made :yep

 

Well, again DLH lost almost every big fight he was in, but because the fights were competitive we rate him highly. Why not do the same here? Anyone who suggests the Santos or Williams fights were not competitive is lying through their teeth. Those fights could easily have gone the other way.

And as far as him taking damage I'd suggest you watch the Diaz fight. That was a real war. The reason he has held up for so long is that he keeps his body in real good shape. Usually the damage a fighter can take upstairs is linked to how well they take care of themselves. The proper hydration, exercise, blood pressure, etc. If you let your body and diet go to hell it can definately affect how well you take a punch. Margarito just hasn't gotten fat and lazy - yet. We'll see how this new success treats him. I honestly hope he doesn't go Buster Douglas on us.

 

If you don't think your perception of a fighter's speed, skill, mobility and workrate changes based on the quality of opposition faced, then YOU need to think about what you're saying.

All in all, pretty funny considering margarito threw 130 punches in round 7, and over 100 in the two previous to that, and, again, that's against WORLD-CLASS opposition.

Not to mention, margarito's gameplan in this fight had absolutely nothing to do with reaction time and handspeed, it had to do with walking his opponent down, taking shots on the kisser and plowing through them.

 

How are ya Dawg?Said we'd catch up after the fight.:good
Great fight,by both men.
That WAS the face of a man being bullied at the end BTW:!: :yep

 

The problem with the Williams fight is that early on Margarito was completely taken out of his game and made to look bad. He finally was able to impose himself later on, yeah. But the image of him being outboxed and outclassed early sticks with people. He impressed me in that fight, and everyone that was watching with me that night with his heart and determination. But it just appeared that he had far inferior boxing skills then Williams. I don't know who would win a rematch but I would definitely like to see it.

 

Oh boy I'm still in shock to be honest. Fight didn't exactly go as I thought atsch

I'm here though. I got all the respect in the world for both fighters. Cotto's face definitely looked like a man "that was bullied" though :hey

 

Yea I agree with this. We all know what Margarito is because he's been that way consistently for some years now. Some of us have just underrated the effectiveness of what he does.

I'm sure saturday Tony was pushed to the limit though. I know he had to be tired after about 7 rounds of throwing and missing so many punches. And looking at Cotto and the compubox where Margarito landed at only 20% tells you every punch Margarito threw was a killer. He just mustered up that second wind and pulled it out at the end. Still though, he kept it close on the cards this time which was impressive.

 

Margo took some hard shots all fight, his chin is granite though and it didnt stop him coming forward. Of the two cotto will be worsely effected by the loss. He lost his 0 and hit a boxer flush with some of his best shots and the guy still hunted him down relentlessly and stopped him.

You gotta be a mentally strong boxer to come back from that. Margo took on damage, we will have to wait to see how he performs next fight to see the full effects.

I think this hurts cotto a lot more than margo.