By Allen Fox: Both Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito are expected to weigh slightly over 160 pounds by the time they step inside the ring tonight at Madison Square Garden in New York for their grudge match. While some boxing fans may immediately dismiss the weight and see it as a meaningless statistic, you have to remember that Cotto is only 5’7″ and not a strapping six footer. Packing that kind of weight on a small frame like Cotto’s means only one thing – he’s going to have problems if the fight goes past the 6th round.
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Chavez Sr. sees Margarito beating Cotto tonight
By Dan Ambrose: Boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. chimed in on his views for tonight’s huge fight between Antonio Margarito and WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. Chavez Sr. really likes the boxing skills of Cotto, but he sees Margarito as having too much heart, too much size and too much courage for Cotto to beat him. Margarito, 5’11”, will be sporting a four inch height advantage over the 5’7″ Cotto and a 6 inch reach advantage to go along with being more willing to sacrifice his body to win.
Margarito looks in sensational shape; Cotto appears soft in comparison
Margarito vs. Cotto II – A promoters dream
Khan picks Cotto to beat Margarito on Saturday
Cotto vs. Margarito tickets sold out for Saturday’s fight at MSG
Cotto’s inability to stand his ground will get him knocked out by Margarito
Cotto-Margarito II available online PPV on Saturday in U.S for $54.95
By Jim Dower: If you want to see this Saturday’s fight between WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito and you don’t have HBO, you can still see it if you live in the United States, as it will be shown online for $54.95, which unfortunately is the same price as you would be paying if you purchased the fight on PPV to watch on HBO.
Steward: Cotto may be intimidated by his past beating from Margarito
By Dan Ambrose: Miguel Cotto’s former trainer Emanuel Steward sees Cotto as the more talented fighter this Saturday night in his revenge fight against Antonio Margarito. Steward points out that Cotto has the faster hands, and is the more talented fighter and will have a large Puerto Rican crowd behind him.