Cotto-Margarito
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
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.
Margarito cool as a cucumber at final press conference, Cotto heated and not at his best
Margarito: Cotto hits like a girl; I’m not someone who beats up my family
Margarito: They will take Cotto out of the ring on a stretcher
By Dan Ambrose: Antonio Margarito is promising a lot of pain and suffering for WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto for Saturday’s fight. Margarito says he’s going to KO Cotto and leave him to the stretcher team to take him out of the ring. Normally when fighters say this you see it as empty words, but Margarito gave Cotto a terrifying beating that left him looking like he was wearing a fright mask. Now Margarito is looking to do it again but much worse than last time.
Cotto to receive $5 million, Margarito $2.5 million, plus upside on PPV profits for Saturday’s fight
By Dan Ambrose: WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (36-2, 29 KO’s) and Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KO’s) are going to be really well paid for this pay per view bout on HBO this Saturday night. According to news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, the 31-year-old Cotto will get $5 million for Saturday’s rematch, while challenger Margarito will haul in $2.5 million, plus both fighters get an upside on the PPV profits. This isn’t bad for Margarito, who hasn’t exactly winning as of late.