Margarito in excellent shape, Cotto destined or another beating

Image: Margarito in excellent shape, Cotto destined or another beatingBy Dan Ambrose: On December 3rd, Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) are going to be getting it on in a still yet to be determined venue. However, it really doesn’t matter where the fight takes place, it will be happening on December 3rd and Cotto is heading for another beating in this fight.

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Cotto vs. Margarito: What are the odds that Antonio rips Miguel to pieces again?

Image: Cotto vs. Margarito: What are the odds that Antonio rips Miguel to pieces again?By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has had things pretty easy since his last beating. His promoter Bob Arum has carefully guided Cotto since he was destroyed by Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao and has kept him away from dangerous threats of any kind. Arum has even helped Cotto pick up a paper title against one of his own fighters from his Top Rank stable, the light hitting Yuri Foreman.

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Cotto vs. Margarito: Miguel’s lack of stamina means he’s going to take another beating

Image: Cotto vs. Margarito: Miguel’s lack of stamina means he’s going to take another beatingBy Dan Ambrose: A lot of boxing fans have forgotten about the beatings that Miguel Cotto took in fights against Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao. That’s partly because Cotto’s promoter Bob Arum has kept Cotto protected as of late, putting him Miguel with the weak punching Yuri Foreman so that Cotto could win the WBA junior middleweight paper title and then putting him in with 38-year-old past his prime Ricardo Mayorga.

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