What if Cotto destroys Margarito??

If Cotto can KO Margartio, then there is no way in hell Mayweather can escape him short of retiring.

 

I expect Cotto to destroy him.

 

If Cotto stops him, and I'm not counting cuts, then he becomes No. 2 PfP in the world and the mandatory challenger to Mayweather in everyone's eyes.

At that point, the money will be there and Floyd can't hide behind the Hatton fight without tarnishing his 147-pound legacy.

Don't expect that to happen, though.

 

Destroy as in KO?

Please elaborate!

 

Exactly, maybe have a few odd moments, but for the most part dismantle this overrated fighter and stop him on accumulation damage rounds 5-8. Easy fight, maybe he'll get stunned once, big deal.

 

If Cotto destroys Margarito??
The world would force Floyd to Acknowledge him.
Prob 100% the fight would happen then.
(Still depends on De La Hoya)

Maybe Cotto goes for the payday vs. Oscar, or maybe Trinidad?
(Trinidad match would be huge in PR)

 

Margarito is a B level opponent, Cotto won't move up P4P, when he's already beaten Mosely and Quintana, two superior fighters to Margarito.

The stoppage comes on damage, as Marg damages easily and is also weak to the body. Marg's lack of defence is awful against Cotto, as is his slow starting.

It should be expected that Marg gets stopped. He was even stunned against Clottey, and against Williams also. The cintron fights make his chin appear iron because Cintron couldn't get full leverage much as Marg was smothering him.

It's just another good win. I am a Cotto fan, but let's not blow this out of proportion here, it's Antonio ****ing Margarito, not another Mosely level fighter.

 

If Cotto destroys Margarito, then Floyd would be forced to make DLH-Mayweather 3 happen for the fans.

 

I say that because I view Calzaghe and Pacquiao as being on the decline.

And as mandatory, I mean in the public sense, not a title sense. As in, there is no other fight the public will accept for Mayweather other than Cotto.

For me, I'll be more favorable on Cotto's chances if he can outbox Margarito for an extended period. Not that he'd fight Floyd the same way, but an industrious fighter with heart and punch and tactical prowess -- something that he's hinted at having, but not really confirmed for 12 rounds -- must be taken even more seriously.

 

Margo is A-level all the way. I'm not saying he's a PfP fighter, but he's a tough out for anyone at 147.

It also would be a surprise if Margarito started slowly in the biggest fight of his career. And Cotto is prone to getting hurt early in fights, so who knows how that will go.

Margarito has been stunned but not like Cotto, so there's no question his chin is better. I do share your opinion on his body, though. It's a question mark.

I favor Cotto to win at this point, but an early stoppage would shock me.

 

You should have expected it as Asterion is a clear cut Floyd groupie.

If Cotto doesn't look like a knockout monster against AM (which we all know is highly improbable given who AM is) then Asterion will make a case for Cotto not being on the same level as Mayweather. The "Look he struggled with Margarito" routine.