By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto is still under the impression that Antonio Margarito beat him with the aid of plaster in his hand wraps in their first fight in 2008 despite their being no proof whatsoever that Margarito did that.
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito boxing news
Cotto-Margarito fight stopped just when Margarito was starting to be effective
By Dan Ambrose: If you saw last night’s Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II fight on HBO PPV, you might have noticed that the ringside doctor chose the exact worse time to step in and halt the fight due to Margarito’s right on swelling up.
Revenge is sweet for Cotto
By John F. McKenna (McJack): In what must have been the most satisfying win of his career, World Boxing Association (WBA) super light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) scored a one sided 10 round TKO over former WBC super welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-8, 27 KO’s) Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.
Pedro Diaz helps Miguel Cotto beat Margarito
By Kasim Aslam: World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto defeated fierce rival … read more
Margarito: I felt this was a repeat of my last fight against Cotto; I wanted one more round
By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito feels that he was cheated by the stoppage by the ringside doctor in the 10th round tonight against World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. The doctor halted the fight due to the swelling in Margarito’s right eye.
Margarito disappointed with stoppage loss, says “Cotto hits like a girl”
By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito wasn’t pleased with the ringside doctor stopping the fight at the start of the 10th round tonight against WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden, New York. Margarito’s right eye had pretty much closed by that point in the fight and the doctor didn’t want to take any chances and allow Margarito get get hurt worse.
Cotto punishes Margarito in 10th round TKO!
By Eric Thomas: In a fight that failed to live up to all of the hype that was previously generated about it, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 Ko’s) easily out-boxed a painfully slow Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s), hitting, moving and grabbing until the fight was halted by the ring doctor at the start of the 10th round due to Margarito’s previously surgically repaired right eye being closed.
Cotto is out of excuses now if he fails against Margarito again
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto blames his miserable performance against Antonio Margarito last time they fought on what he believes Margarito having plaster in his wraps. Despite having no proof that Margarito had loaded hand wraps, Cotto has stuck to the belief that Margarito beat him with plaster in his wraps.
Roger Mayweather not impressed with Cotto, thinks he has to pressure Margarito to win
By Allen Fox: Trainer Roger Mayweather isn’t impressed with the skills of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, and doesn’t know how much he’s got left after taking a bad beating from Antonio Margarito three years ago. However, Roger believes that in order for Miguel to win tonight, he’s going to have to pressure Margarito and take the fight to him instead of running away like he did last time they fought.
Cotto’s legacy to be defined by tonight’s rematch with Margarito
By Dan Ambrose: There is more to tonight’s fight than just the outcome of who wins and loses in the Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito II grudge match, there is also Cotto’s legacy that will be largely defined by how he does in this fight. Although Cotto is a huge hero back home in Peurto Rico among his loyal boxing fans, his career hasn’t been a very steady one. He was built up as a great fighter early on in his career, but was quickly slapped down when he was finally matched against a really tough opponent in Margarito.