ILLU, REED, LOK and HEX!!! u four especially!!! :fightme: MIGUEL COTTO: 41 ILLUMINATI: Cotto by TKO 10 Jake: Cotto by UD Hex-One: Cotto by TKO 11 whiskey: Cotto by UD Barristan: Cotto by KO ?? Xplosive: Cotto by TKO 11 mexican wedding shirt: Cotto by UD REEDsART: Cotto by TKO 9 V10: Cotto by TKO 11 holler: Cotto by UD Baron: Cotto by UD IronDanLaw: Cotto by UD jaws1216: Cotto by Decision Rubio MHS: Cotto by Decision Roll With The Punches: Cotto by UD panchyprsss: Cotto by SD G o d f a t h e r: Cotto by UD Andrew: Cotto by KO 3 TKO: Cotto by KO 6 Rainmaker: Cotto by KO 9 LOK: Cotto by KO 5 (Margarito will retire afterwards) Erratic: Cotto by UD bigdawg: Cotto by Decision boxingnotboxers: Cotto by UD Hitman: Cotto by Decision jarhead: Cotto by TKO 9 Antwuan Maxx: Cotto by UD or late round KO Pascals Wager: Cotto by DEC suiteness: Cotto by DEC adamiw: Cotto by KO 12 Tysonfan4ever: Cotto TKO 8 TFK: Cotto by DQ in the 10th (Low Blows) Maverick: Cotto UD Beyond The Grave: Cotto UD Bob N. Weave: Cotto UD LATIN KING: Cotto by UD dsimon3387: Cotto by UD puerto rock: Cotto by UD meetthefeebles: Cotto by UD Massacure: Cotto by ?? Azazel: Cotto by ??
I'm so disappointed.... Props to Margarito, I knew this was a close fight but I expected Cotto to win. Margarito took everything Cotto had, everything. Cotto fought off the back foot the whole fight, so of course that's gonna take some steam out of your punches, but Margarito made him fight this way. No excuses. Margarito is the better fighter. Great fight BTW.
I had no favorite going into the fight. I picked Cotto by a close decision. The first 4-5 rounds went sort of like i expected. Margarito coming forward but for the most part getting the lesser end of the exchanges. I thought Antonio would make a little bit of a late round surge but it wouldn't be enough. Margarito was a complete beast. More beastly than the beastliest beast could ever have predicted such beastliness.
Can one of you guys tell me why Cotto NEVER went to the body??? That should be the best against a body puncher like Marg give him his own medicine. But Cotto didn'T and he usually does it a lot... :dunno:
Awesome fight, by round 6 everybody in the room saw the writing on the wall, the only question was Cotto going to go the full 12 because Margarito was relentless. No shame in that loss.
well done to margarito :bears: i really though cotto would win a decision fighting off the back foot unfortunately cotto has proven to be a front runner....great when he can control the pace, but had serious problems against margarito's work rate it's actually a bit dissapointing that margarito's pace got to him so early in the fight :doh: he's still young though so hope he bounces back:hammert:...i still think he'd be a very tough fight for Mayweather
What makes this even more humiliating for Cotto... ...is that Margarito is still unexceptional, average and fundamentally basic. This fight changes nothing. Cotto has an excellent skill-set. But he's short, has questionable stamina, suspect durability, isn't giftedly quick or agile, isn't exceptionally strong, and, is highly vulnerable to pressure. Like I said, he's a meat-and-potatoes guy. He got crushed and brutalized by a highly determined guy who had the ability (as basic as he is) to get past the "skill" smokescreen and expose his weaknesses. I've always respected Cotto's class. He's a great fighter. But he's not as exceptional as most of us have been led to believe.
:bangh: Cotto did what i though he would do win most of the early round..but i though he would do it by going to the body...slowing Margarito down a bit...and box him late..maybe get the stoppage or decision...but he just didn't go to the body at all early...then around round 7-8 Margarito started going to his body....and that was that...:shit:
Great question. In my prediction i gave body punching as the difference. Once i saw Margarito landing hooks to the liver i felt it was bad news for Cotto. The only answer i have is that perhaps Cotto wanted to stick and move. If he concentrated on the body it could have kept him in too close.
actually i agree, Marg had his elbows down there... good observation. :bears: BTW, ILLU your scorecard was something like 9-1 ??? :crying:
I gave Cotto the ever so slight edge in this bout but I'm so happy for Margarito!! I'm ecstatic! After years of disrespect, he wins the big one! Here's to hoping ALL posters who completely DISRESPECTED him give him the props he deserves. DO YOU BELIEVE NOW!
I try not to say things after big fights,cause I know when a beloved fighter loses it's horrible (Me being a Vlad fan knows that all too well:doh:) But you gotta admit,as soon as both Teddy Atlas "Kellerman" and LOK picked Cotto to win,you knew it was all downhill for Cotto::
LOK is named appropriately. As soon as the Stupid Stroke Victim makes a pick, it's a LOCK for the other guy. I'm proud to say, I' ALWAYS in the other bracket. :kick:
This is what I had to say in the prediction thread: This is fight will be potiential fight of the year. Yeah I know that everyone is thinking that Cotto is going to destroy Margarito but Margarito is a tough SOB. I can see this being a very tough scrap with both fighters having their moments. Hell I can picture a Castillo/Corrales type of war with Cotto pulling out a close decision but the fans demanding an immediate rematch due to the fight being an instant classic. I'll Holla 5000 So yes I will eat my crow. I'll Holla 5000
