Cotto-Margarito II: Is It Worth Taking Place Now?

cotto4624353By Jim Dower: Antonio Margarito may have lost more than just his fight with Shane Mosley last Saturday night, he might have also lost his chance of facing Miguel Cotto in a second fight, which had been under consideration for the Summer. But in losing every round to Mosley, ending with being knocked down twice and stopped in the 9th, Margarito might not be popular enough to fight Cotto at this point.

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Cotto-Jennings: The Key To Victory For Michael

cotto6847981By Manuel Perez: A fighter is always at their weakest point following a bad knockout loss. That is never more true in the case of welterweight Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs), who was taken out in the 11th round last July in a brutal war with Antonio Margarito. The bout left Cotto a bloody and beaten mass of tissue, his nose broken, his left eye bleeding all over the place and his face reddened from the many huge shots he absorbed from the hard-punching Mexican fighter.

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Mayweather vs. The Welterweight Division

mayweather5765545By Daniel Poland: Everybody in boxing is now talking about the possible ring return of Floyd Mayweather Jr., who hasn’t fought since his 10th round knockout of Ricky Hatton in December 2007. It has taken a year without Mayweather for the rumors to start, and I personally believe the sport of boxing needs Mayweather at this point. The talk is Mayweather is lining up a mega fight with the current Pound for Pound king Manny Pacquiao. That is if Pacquiao can get past his next opponent Ricky Hatton in May, which a lot of boxing experts are predicting he should do.

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Cotto-Jennings: Miguel Can Ill Afford To Lose

cotto57268By Jim Dower: Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) will be stepping back in the ring on February 21st against Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) in a 12-round bout for the vacant WBO title at Madison Square Garden, in New York.
Jennings, 31, is getting a big opportunity in being pitted against a fighter as good as Cotto, because there’s little in the British fighter’s career that suggests that he’s rightfully earned the position to fight Cotto.

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Jennings Injures Ankle, Will Still Fight Cotto

jennings222By Eric Thomas: In an article in the Lancashire Telegraph, welterweight Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) discusses how he injured his ankle while training for his February 21st bout with Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) for the vacant WBO welterweight title, saying that he couldn’t run or skip and that he was in pain.

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Cotto-Jennings: Another Loss For Miguel?

cotto45232By Matt Stein: Seeking the path of least resistance, former World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) will be facing Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant WBO welterweight title on February 21st at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. For Cotto, 28, who was stopped in the 11th round in his last fight in July against Antonio Margarito, it looks as if he’s jumping from the frying pan straight into the fire with his choice of the 31-year-old Jennings as his next opponent.

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Cotto vs. Jennings On February 21st

cotto4537By Dan Ambrose: Sporting nearly identical records, former WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) will be looking to redeem himself somewhat in a fight against Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) for the vacant WBO welterweight title on February 21st at the Boardwalk Hall, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Few experts see Jennings, 31, as having much of a chance against the former champion Cotto, pointing out Jennings’s limited opposition which has been exclusively European during his nine year professional boxing career.

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