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[Yaya]

Miguel Cotto will seek to avenge his first professional boxing loss to Antonio Margarito Sunday morning (Korean Standard Time) in New York's Madison Square Garden.

I'm hoping this will be a good fight and that Marga-cheato gets what he deserves given that he probably cheated in the first fight with hand wraps.

Too bad this fight will not be aired on Korean sports channels. I say Cotto deserves another shot at Pac-man if he wins impressively.

[Katakuri]

Did you watch the Max Kellerman 'Face Off' with these two? Talk about no love lost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imyMWSU_AYI

I would love Cotto to win, but if Margarito's eye holds up then he wins with a late stoppage again in my opinion.

[Yaya]

[Katakuri]

[riverboy]

I really think this fight is about who is the least damaged goods. Both have taken some bad beatings at the hands of Pacman. Cotto, with Margarito and Margarito with Mosely.

Margarito has a lot of heart and is the bigger and stronger of the two. If his gloves were indeed loaded at the time, then I can see the skillset of Cotto being enough to outlast the tough, but flawed Mexican.

Cotto has always had stamina issues in my mind. He starts well, boxes well and has a good arsenal with good power, but he seems to run out of gas in the championship rounds, which may prove to be a big problem against a guy who will be in his face all night long.

I'll go with the notion that Margarito's gloves were indeed loaded and take Cotto 7 rounds to 5.

This fight has a good undercard as well. Brandon Rios is a future star.

[dennisdeecharliemac]

the fight will be broadcast on wiziwig for sure

[Katakuri]

[Malislamusrex]

Cheeto with his plaster hands should have 50% of his purse given to charity for 5 years, I'm not saying the guy shouldn't make a living out of boxing, but what he did was disgraceful.... Cotto was going places until he got smashed with Cheeto's loaded gloves.

I hope Cotto puts the hurt on him.

[fermentation]

Ah I was wondering when you were going to make this thread Yaya. I think too many people are banking on the possibility that Margarito did indeed have plaster in his first fight with Cotto. There's no real evidence of that and there are pretty good arguments that the Mosley fight was the only time his camp attempted to cheat. If Cotto finds out Margarito can hit just as hard, he's in for a long night. Due to his tendency to fade in the later rounds, I think Margarito has a good chance of bringing out the same result as the last fight.

That being said, I'm rooting for Cotto.

[Yaya]

[fermentation]

There are other boxing experts who believe otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I think margarito should be banned from the sport but I think people will be in a surprise if they think the wraps are what won him the fight.
Also, I am not sure where you get "unregulated." It is mired with stupid politics and greed but "unregulated" it is not.

[Yaya]

What I meant by unregulated is that crooks like Bob Arum have been allowed to be major players in boxing for years. Of course, boxers have to pass physicals and the like, but when crooks are running the show, much like Don King did in his heyday, that does call for regulation.

The U.S. government has mulled federal intervention in regulating boxing for years.

[The Floating World]

So who won? How was the fight?

[Joe Boxer]

Cotto won 10th round TKO. Doctor stopped it due to Margartio's eye.
Margarito's eye was closed, but not nearly as bad as it was against Pacquio (?) a few months ago.
Good won for Cotto. Hope Margartio has damage enough that he can't pass another medical.
As for Cotto? One last payday vs. Mayweather seems in order. It will be a TERRIBLE fight, though. Mayweather doesn't engage his opponents, and Cotto isn't exactly a stalker in the ring.

[Yaya]