Cotto vs. Margarito: Miguel has already dug a hole for himself
October 9th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: Without even the first blow having been throwing, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is already digging a big hole for himself in his rematch with the bigger, stronger and arguably better conditioned Antonio Margarito on December 3rd at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Few boxers have heard of him and it seems like a move that could be seen ultimately as undermining Cotto’s efforts to beat Margarito in their rematch. Everything had gone well with Steward, as he fixed the holes in Cotto’s defense and had him slugging less and boxing more, albeit with the help of constant reminders being given by Steward between rounds.
Cotto will now have to face the Mexican tornado without Steward and I just don’t think his new trainer Benitez is going to be able to save Cotto from Margarito’s powerful punches.
Cotto looked good during the first few rounds of his win over Yuri Foreman last year, but after the 3rd round, Foreman was really laying into Cotto with shots and the fight was even in the minds of many boxing fans at the time the bout was halted in the 9th due to Foreman hurting his knee and being unable to defend himself.
And in his last fight this year, Cotto took punishment in the early rounds from 38-year-old Ricardo Mayorga before Steward reminded Cotto to get back to boxing to prevent Mayorga from having a stationary target to tee off on. Cotto was then able to box well until stopping a tired Mayorga in the 12th round.
I’m not so sure that Cotto will be able to box his way to a decision over Margarito without the help of Steward giving Cotto constant reminders not to mix it up with Margarito.
Cotto, left to his oven free will, could end up trying to punch with Margarito to prove himself and end up getting stopped again in another bloody massacre
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At least Pedro Diaz isnt an amateur like Joe Santiago, Dan may be a bigoted hater, but the point is Cotto might be making a mistake
cotto by late tko or unanimus discision, if cotto schooled margaito for the first 5 rounds what makes u think that with better conditioning he cant do it for a full 12 rounds??? margacheato didnt beat him because hes better he just came in better condition that night( not to mention the bricks in his gloves, and by the way cotto lasted a 11 rounds getting hit with bricks in the face something many fighters cant do).anyways whoever comes in better condition wins the fight. cotto didnt make a mistake look at what his new trainers specialty is CONDITIONING, hes not stupid he knows what hes doing maragacheato can come to the fight weighing 160 hes just going to make cotto look as fast as pacquiao lol, cotto has more left in the tank than people think margacheato will never be the same after getting his face broken…lol cottos just gona break it again, haters need to get off maragacheatos sac…freakin mamones Puerto Rico #1
@ NO NAME …COTTO’S not comming into this fight doing the same thing ….yeah outbox and outland MARGAFAJA …but he learned from that fight he said it himself …this time ull see him attack that body more and give that liver shot more often and i bet u see COTTO going after that eye…i mean once u attack the body the head will follow…COTTO’S still gonna win!!!!!
To he’ll wit u Mexican how manny Mexican women I see collecting cans in the streets right next to where I work that’s wat margi is gonna be doing after cotto breaks dat eye again
Can’t believe you guys think Cotto could win. He never hurt marg. Mexico with another win.
come on everybody need to stop hating on my boy cotto . cotto will be ready he knows he needs to win . i think this is going to be a whole different figth from the last time you will see. borigua baby .
to many cotto haters out there
ONeill
SMH
Once again, another poorly thought out, personal issue with Cotto article written by Dan. You have all this advice for Cotto and his trainers? Here’s some advice for you. Try to write articles based on FACT and I could use a little less of your opinion, since they aren’t even based off common sense. Seriously, I will not read you anymore.
UPPER CUT AFTER UPPER CUT WHILE COTTO IS ON THE ROPES RETREATING WILL DO THE BUSINESS, THE TIJUANA TORNADO WILL RUIN THE P.R PARADE FOR SHURE. MARGARITO BY MONSTER FASHION!
p.s. its true margarito is on the way out his been in to much tuff fights but so has cotto they both beat each other up in there first fight marg was beat up by mosley and cotto though he won the fight was beat up by clottey and they both took terrible beetings from pacman so there realy is no edge for both fighters on being beat up fighters.
if cotto thinks margarito doesnt have power in his punches he better study the margarito fight vs pacman in my opinion margarito hurt pacman quite a few times and had him close to a ko something cotto never did in his fight against the pacman, also in this fight margarito is not going into the fight weight dreined like in the pacman fight. so he will be stronger cotto already tryed to outbox margarito once and it didnt work its not gonna work the second time either.
Cant belive people give Marg a chance this man is finish dosent matter who is on Cottos corner hes geting the W.
“Without even the first blow having been throwing”….You sir are retarded. I won’t even bother reading the rest of your article.
i do think this was a bad move on cottos part, some say he wanted stewards undivided attention, some say steward wanted more money, what ever the case, i think this was a poor move on cottos part. i am a puerto rican, from new york, i will be at msg for the fight rooting my man cotto on, but i do understand that he made a bad move and it might cost him, we will see…
Cotto in 6th to easy this time and oh! Yeah PR is small but full of tallent….
Cotto in 6th to easy this time o! and yeah P
Look lets be honest Cotto is way past his best the man has been a good servant to the sport and puerto rican boxing, but he is punch drunk and is going to do himself serious damage if he continues to box, time for these old faces of boxing to retire and let the new generation break through! Cotto,Margarito,Paquiao,Marquez,Mayweather,Hopkins,Toney etc need to leave the sport, ppl say that these guys are keeping boxing alive, these ppl would be wrong these guys are killing the sport, they will not fight the young guns of the sport due to not generating enough money! boxing is dying and so are the fans if this site is anything to go by!!!
Im with Dan on this one. Cotto dug a hole by his dad on this one. Marg by tko in 5 rds. You putero ricans are just haters.
ambrose ur a morn writer, and the worst is your’e always wrong, foreman was gonna school him, oh and yeah mayorga was going to “tear him apart” get a job looser
It’s obvious that this DAN guy has never boxed
Before or is a family member of margarita
How in the heck can u say firman was laying it on COTTO?
All he was laying was his face on cottos gloves.
When the fight is over Dan you need to apologize to all COTTO fans
For saying things out Tge side of your mouth
Without facts. Pedro Diaz is known by baby boxers your just a COTTO
Hater.
Cotto in 12. Left hooks to Margo’s eye…over and over and over…..will do the trick.
@debo brown…cotto has nothing left he couldnt hurt margarito. even if Stewart and Diaz were training him and you rubbing his back he will still lose. You guys are sore losers.
dan don’t you understand margarito lost his power since he was caught cheating with loaded gloves. cotto will pick him apart by easily out boxing him. margarito face is the one thats going to be a bloody mess especially now that manny softened his face and that eye wont last in this fight.
@ (anynoni ur momzz or so lame)Whoever you are act mature no need for insults if thats the case i feel like your an ignorant trash talking DINGLE BERRY hanging off of DANs nut SACK!!!!!
@franknittiatl@gmail Steward DID NOT ask for or want “more money” from Cotto. That is PURE BS!!
Steward wasn’t even scheduled to be in training camp until this past Sat 10/08/2011. His tickets were bought and his room reserved.
Get your FACTS straight!!!
Mexicans put the date in the calendar. Is already October and in 8 short weeks Coto and Margo will face each other again..
Do not eat too much chimichangas, Margarito will be forced to quit this time, that the Ricans way to make him pay ..
December the 3rd cant wait..
The “real reason” Cotto parted with Steward was $$$$$’s. Instead of paying Steward nearly 8% as Cotto had in their first 2 fights together Cotto found “a trainer” to work for reprotedly $25k to $50k.
NOTHING to do with the Klitschko fight either because Kltschko was scheduling his fight around Cotto’s to accomadate Stewards schedule. When Steward was set free by Cotto Klitschko took the Dec 10th date.
FACT
KO win for margarito
Good news to all purto ricans!! you guys have hector camacho jr fighting dec.17….lmao…lol…thats all you guys have left on that little island.
Yea keep dreaming debo brown….what will the excuse be when cotto takes a knee again? idiot!
This dude Dan be writing to many stupid things that don’t make sense he writes Cotto has no condition but he stoped a tired mayorga in the 12th.Go eat a chesseburger Dan
i don’t agree about the foreman fight, in no way was foreman damaging cotto. mayorga had his spurs but nothing noteworthy. margarito is a notch above both of them but if cotto is game he takes this, to insinuate he has no chance is almost retarded.
@no name
Why don’t you show some respect. No need to bring the man’s dead father in to it.
Cotto dug a hole beside his dad. Mexicans will leave nyc playing that circus music loud and proud!!
This writer is late and stupid…cotto parted ways with Stewart because cotto wants a trainer that’s gonna be with him his whole camp(Stewart. Works with kilckos for his upcoming fight) and Stewart also wanted more. Money