What's ESB's opinion of what happened in Cotto vs Margarito I

cotto said the punches in both fights felt the same

 

I think Da Boxer's post pretty much covered it...

Yeah, I believe he did.

 

When Cotto stared him down after the rematch, I took that to mean he had felt the difference in the ring. I am pretty sure Margo was loaded for the first fight and who knows for how many fights before that.

 

That's because didn't get hit nearly as much in the second fight, Margarito was a worse version of himself whereas Cotto had improved a lot. They also had heavier gloves at a higher weight.

Whether he was wrapped or not I think he beats Cotto that night every single time and in similar fashion

 

I'm far from a margarito apologist, but firstly Margarito has never ever had one punch power, he's an accumulation puncher. He hit Cotto plenty in their first fight but didn't really hurt him until around the 7th or 8th round when the bodyshots and constant movement had really started to effect Cotto.

Secondly, you ignored Rico on the last page pointing out to you that Margarito nearly folded Pacquiao in half with bodyshots, and quite truthfully Pac hasn't looked the same since that fight.

 

It's just too easy to batter Margarito nowadays,but remember many fighters have lost because they've badly struggled with a broken nose,and for me that was a huge factor in that fight.
Are we to believe now that Margarito being "the most feared man in boxing" and "the best kept secret etc," was all just a fallacy and was completely based on wraps?
Maybe some will.
But for me,I like to think of that fight as the wonderful spectacle it was at the time."A fight for the ages" and the most exciting top level fight I'd seen in years.

 

Once a cheat always a cheat.

In everything, he's a ****ing scum bag. End of story.

 

How much truth do you think is in freddie roachs comments?
He said that he s sent different fighters to spar with margo and some said he did nt have any punching power and some said he hit like a train? It was said in the build up to the pac margo fight so it could of been just talk to get under his skin but if it is true then it sounds like they had been using the wraps for a long time not just in fights either!!

 

it was crazy but mostly the opinions are racial, mexicans defend margarito, the black posters hated margo. Others have mixed opinions but some of them backed margo only because they see him as a threat to floyd

 

I'm black and I thought Marg's win was clean. Margo has never been a big puncher at 147 let alone 154. He broke Cotto's will by walking through his punches.

 

Well we know that the NSAC provides wraps for the fighters, where California (where he fought Mosley) lets you bring your own. We know the NSAC was in the room and signed off on them. We know Cotto's uncle was in the room watching the process. So I say no chance

 

Hard to say, I think it was a great win.....
But...Who knows ?