Cotto and Margarito both expected to weigh over 160 lbs tonight

Image: Cotto and Margarito both expected to weigh over 160 lbs tonightBy 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

Image: Chavez Sr. sees Margarito beating Cotto tonightBy 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.

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