Margarito cool as a cucumber at final press conference, Cotto heated and not at his best
November 30th, 2011
By Dan Ambrose: At the final press conference on Wedsneday, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto seemed to come unglued after listening to challenger Antonio Margarito tell him he hits like a girl and then mention how he doesn’t beat up his family members like Cotto.
Cotto said “If you don’t know what criminal means, you can look it up in the dictionary. All the Mexican people should be ashamed of your actions. You’re going to to see how a little girl plays with you on Saturday.”
The whole time Cotto was speaking, Margarito said within two feel, laughing and smiling and looking completely relaxed. It was as if Margarito was with a room full of friends, so confident and at ease was he. In contrast, Cotto looked like he wanted to burst into tears. He looked bad and it was good when he was finally done talking because he was working up a lather at the mouth with his comments. After Cotto sat down, he rolled up his shirt sleeves slight, folded his arms and looked nervous and deeply upset. On the other side of the room, Margarito continued to laugh at him seeming to take enjoyment out of Cotto’s suffering.
After the talking was over, Bob Arum, the promoter of the two fighters, brought them to the front of the podium and made it a point to stand in between them for final photos to be taken. I seriously doubt Cotto would have stood next to Margarito if Arum wasn’t there, because he seemed to want no part of Margarito and it would have been bad. I can only guess what Cotto will do when the two fighters are supposed to face off after the weigh-in on Friday. My guess is Cotto will refuse to do it and it’ll ruin the best part of the night.
Overall, I have to pick Margarito was the winner of Wednesday’s event. He was under control the whole time, smiling, laughing and came up with the best sound bites. He was the victor on this night, as he was three years ago when he destroyed Cotto in an 11th round TKO, leaving him a bloody mess after Cotto took a couple of knees to escape his punishment.
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dan you are such a liar than boxing news blocks my messages when i speak facts
After seeing Tony’s eye i doubt he should be out of a bubble… much less in a ring.
i agree with kano cash! i commend all the proud mexicans for not turning their back on margo but at least acknowledge that its 99.999% possible that he DID load against cotto in 2008.
and what if his “granite” chin came from knowing that he had plaster and all he needed to do was survive and wait till it sets and does damage? would’nt that make you smile after getting hit?-knowing u have plaster and its just a matter of time?
this time though, i see cotto destroying marg inside 9 rounds!
Margo is the face of mexico. so honest and pure and clean cut -a Mex of character and values and honesty. 1 billion Mexicans are in the same toilet as margo. FLUSH
the writer of this article its mexican he change his name but in fact hes name is rigoberto guadalupe hes from juarez i know him in fact i deprted him last year
In this fight margarito will become a pirate .. Get used to a patch on your eye kid
This is Cotto’s last bout. Place your bets…
The commission doctor’s halts the bout as soon as Marg’s right eye region swells, bleeds or both. If not, Cotto is dead meat round 10.
With Smoger, Cotto’s chances are little.
Some of you are actually caught up in the Top Rank hypetrain – lol. This fight is nothing but TR cashing out its Margarito chips. This is Tony’s last fight, his last payday. Don’t believe the BS – his eye is JACKED. There’s a reason why he constantly wears shades, he’s still struggling with complications like light sensitivity. Under the glare of ringside lights, and the power of Cotto at 154, that eye is NOT lasting 12 rounds. I guarantee a lopsided Cotto win, this is just another TR staged storytelling. Trampler knows exactly how this will go – and it won’t be good for Margarito.
I’ll go with Cotto in this fight..Margarito seems so relaxed eh!!!he was also very relaxed before he fought pacman..and look what happen.just saying.
Dan you n00b you make it sound like a film he didnt sound or look scared he looked the same as he has in all the clips leading up to the fight?
weak artical..(again)
Ooohhh i guess we gotta give the first round to margarito, just like mayorga, ambrose ur a looser, get a life
Regardless of the writers race he’s a Puerto rican hater
I like how evey one think’s the write is mexican what if his black or white puertorican
i like mexican fighters but this 1 is a cheat with loaded gloves end of banned for life he should have been
Either this writer is Mexican, but going by his last name I don’t think so or He was seating on Margarito’s lap when typing this article. What an idiot, to say a man is afraid of the other just because he’s shaken up. Buddy, some people get the adrenaline going fast like that and appear shaken up, because they can’t wait to get in the ring.
@no name you have no common sense
Because you can absorb punishment does not win you fights… You might not be hurt by punches but your face tells a different story… Do you comprehend Dan???
Kano kash…quit while you ahead u not makin sense…you idiot!!!
@mo just because you walk thru punches doesn’t mean your face doesn’t swell or that it saps your energy…ex against pacquiao…. Cotto but wide margin or knockout… If you are so confident in Margarito bet against me I’ll give you my info
After Dec.3 you ricans will no longer exsist.
Cotto will defenitely demolish margarito!!!
@kano kash
you seem to forget even IF Margarito DID have illegal handwraps the last time they fought it doesnt change the fact that he was able to walk through ALL of cottos punches without so much as backing up let alone being hurt… he might not have cotto a bloody mess but he will destroy him
Cotto will unleash rage
Cotto by brutal k.o. in the 10th
Margarito goes blind after the fight… And retired.. just watch
And no Margarito is not in jail he’s in Time Square partying and I think he might attend the Puerto Rican parade…lol
MARGACHITO has no idea whats coming to him
cotto by KO
Dan another cotto post, jaja you love cotto, you must be a tutyfruty.
Cotto has no chance. We all know he can’t hurt Tony so if he wants to dance in ring all nite and thinks he will get his revenge that way go for it but he would look like a coward in the boxing world so its a lose lose situation for him. Get over it.
They didn’t put Margarito in jail yet?
@no name all talk no play if you ain’t got a thing to bet mind ya business
There was no plaster in Margocheato’s chin! Nevertheless,if Cotto sticks to the plan, he wins 9-3!
@kano kash…..get ready to hand ur girl over.
Last time they fought cotto did not do so well, lol cotto fades in tough fights
no different this time
Dan is a liar Margarito is just trying to get cotto mad enough to wear he blows his composure and forgets the game plan it’s not happening and Margarito stoop as low as going in to family issues which BTW was cause by evangelista when he decided to throw a brick in to cottos 100,000 car sorry but I would had socked my own mother for such an act of disrespect… And to say he hits like a girl he said the same about pacquiao and look what happened… Margarito is a bluff and he’s gonna get ripped about by Miguel who will be landing at will.. I don’t know why people make this seem like a close fight when it’s not… Margarito without his wraps is a no one….. Miguel will prevail victorious and in brutal fashion… I promise… And I’d bet any one who’s mouth is big enough to differ and anything money cars house girls name it
LMMAO
My boy margocheto will win this late again. Hes in cotto head.
Poor Cotto he had it coming for talking some much BS