I saw both of this past weekend's fights again yesterday and I came to the conclusion that Margarito will have a hard time hurting Miguel Cotto and also that Cotto can certainly outbox Atonio. Even Cintron with his shady boxing skills was able to box and move effectively against Margarito in spots. Yet anytime he got tagged he would stiffen up and stop, consequesntly getting beat up on the inside. I asked myself why doesn't he continue to box? Well he was hoping for that big right to land and hurt Margarito so that he could gain some rescpect, so he would stop to try and get off that bomb. That was never going to happen so the fight was over after the fourth round or so when he caught him with like 3 staight right hands and uppercut and nothing happened. Margarito is not really a huge one punch KO artist like a Kermit Cintron. Margo's shots accumulate over a fight and wear fighters out. In order for this to work you need to have a stationary target or a fighter on the ropes. He will have neither on 7/26/08. Cotto is incredibly smart inside of that ring. In his fight with Daniel Santos who is not the boxer that Miguel Cotto is, yet a very good boxer in his own right. He was easily out boxed all night, although I give him credit for coming on strong late in the fight before it was stoped. Santos looked tired and as usual Margarito looked fresh and primed to take him out late but the cut over his eye was to big and the fight was stoped and Santos took the hard earned decision. The point is that IF Miguel Cotto comes in with the mentality that I will need to box for 12 rounds period, then the is no way that he can loose unless he has some stamina issue or suffers a cut. Cotto is not a fighter that you can push against the ropes and rip him with shots. His great footwork helps him in this department. Margo is not your typical tall boxer with a great jab and staright right ala Hearns or Pavlik, who can fight well from the outside. He gives up that advantage by constantly trying to fight on the inside. Margos shots are looping and come from weird angles and Cotto will see most of them coming and counter with his own shots straight down the pipe. Even when he does get caught with one or two shots from Margarito is not going to do the trick. Margarito is also suseptible cuts and Cotto cuts guys faces with ease and incredible frequency. In boxing anything can happen, but for those of you who think that Cotto will be KO'd you are terribly mistaken. I think that there is a better chance of Cotto TKO'ing Margo! Vamos Boricua!!!!!! Cotto is the best WW in the world hands down!
its easy on paper to outbox him on paper maybe, but you be guaranteed an easy nights work with tony no way
I agree that it won't be "easy" by any means but Cotto can surely outbox Margo and counter/make him miss enough to lower his workrate
Agree, on the surface this might look like an easy victory for a lot of you but IMO this will be a very tightly contested fight. FOTY candidate of course!:deal
Could be. Cotto has some bigtime power. Maybe I should root for him. Maybe he'll be the one to finally shut Floyds big mouth.
That's all well and good, But the big question is, what's gonna happen when Cotto gets hit hard? Face it, When's the last time he's been in there with a big banger?... Torres? Also in a gruelling bout Cotto Cuts pretty easily & suffers from busted lips from time to time & swallows alot of blood. Cotto has the better boxing skills definately, but this by no means will guarantee victory.
I cant imagine anybody just easily outboxing Margarito. That person would have to be really fast and have great stamina.
Cotto is a very smart boxer and will give Margo plenty of problems come fight night. It's not like if Margo doesn't have a chance though, because he has a better chance than most that have faced Cotto. To start off with is his uncanny ability to take punishment; strong body, mind, and unbreakable will. Antonio throws tremendous combos, up and down with both hands from angle Cotto is not accustomed to. Cotto will counter some of those shots and expect Margo to pause. Margo will take the shot and follow through finishing his onslaught. This is the differance. Cotto gots the better skills, but so did Cintron. Not comparing the two, just saying against some fighter you need a little more, you need to be able to take the other guys shots as well! Margo can take shots, better than Cotto this is proven. Margo is coming off a meaningfull fight, Cotto is coming off a meaningless sparing session. Margo is coming in as relentless as ever, this is the fire that will harden Cotto in legendary status, or simply break him.
Its not the same Margo that faught Santos, This tornado is getting it started quicker. Thanks to Williams...