World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs) is reportedly interested in making a making a fight with former World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs) if the “money’s right,” according to the Endi,” a Spanish media news organization. Cotto had been previously saying that he wouldn’t fight Margarito because he had turned him down for a fight, instead fighting welterweight Paul Williams in July 2007, a bout that Margarito ended up losing by 12-round unanimous decision.
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Does Cotto Have The Style To Beat Margarito?
After undefeated World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s (31-0, 25 KOs) close shave victory over challenger Shane Mosley on Saturday night, Miguel mentioned that he’d be interested in fighting the top fights, like Floyd Mayweather, Paul Williams, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, but for some reason, avoided the name of Antonio Margarito. It seemed like a strange omission, considering the fact that Margarito is considered one of the best welterweights in the division, certainly better than either De La Hoya or Hatton, and perhaps even better than Williams.
Cotto – What’s Next? De La Hoya, Williams, Margarito or Hatton?
With the dust barely settled following World Boxing Association welterweight champion Miguel Cotto’s narrow decision over Shane Mosely on Sat6urday night at Madison Square Garden, the question in most people’s minds is who should Cotto fight next? As Cotto puts it, he’d be interested in fighting “all the top guys,” like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Oscar De La Hoya. However, the chance of him actually fighting either of them is slim and none, unfortunately.
De La Hoya has strict marching orders from his Puerto Rican wife, telling him that he can’t find fighters from Puerto Rico, for which Cotto is from. It’s unclear whether that De La Hoya would go against his wife’s wishes, but unless I miss my guess, this is probably a convenient excuse for him not to have to face the embarrassment of losing badly, likely by knockout by the hard-punching Cotto. So, De La Hoya’s basically out of the picture, no matter how much Cotto might want to fight him.