Does this mean Cotto will not be as fearful of Margarito's punches? Will Cotto try to walk through Margarito? Or will Cotto apply his superior boxing skills and not turn? Cotto will most likely be respectful of Margarito's power in the opening rounds. Margarito will come forward, and Cotto will know if he is right. Margarito says he can beat Cotto again and has nothing to prove. All of this may just be posturing by Margarito, but this overly cocky persona is bringing out a winning performance as the villain of the fight.
People like to have someone to root against almost as much, if not more than, as someone to root for. Margarito has proven he can sell tickets and create interests with his bad guy persona. On December 3, boxing fans will find out if he can beat Cotto under the most fair of circumstances.
Cotto is in New York with four wins coming by way of knockout. Margarito has never fought as a professional in New York.
New York is home to Cotto's heavy Puerto Rican fanbase. This could play a factor in the fight. Location sometimes is everything, especially for fights that go the difference. Hometown decisions happen all the time in big fights. Though after much deliberation, the commission has approved the match, they also will likely be quick to want to stop the fight if Cotto targets the right eye and manages to cause any amount of damage to it.
Wars aren't what they used to be; referees are encouraged to stop long exchanges early, as the ref could be potentially be witnessing the demise of a boxer. Cotto vs. HBO's Face Off series features two boxers in an intense rivalry facing each other in a dark room with cheers turned backwards and HBO's Max Kellerman acting as mediator and instigator.
Unlike most of the previous rivalries, Cotto and Margarito have an intense mutual and authentic hatred of one another. The hatred gives off a putrid smell of flesh-boiling from being in the same room of each other. The disgust on Cotto's face is barely held in. The bravado jumps from Margarito's demeanor to keep him from acting out his frustrations on Cotto's face too early.
If anyone is not yet sold on the fight, they must watch the Face Off. Cotto and Margarito have both been offered good fights with some of the biggest money-makers in boxing should they win their battle against each other. Though he's looked unimpressive in his losses to Mayweather and Pacquiao, his name still attracts pay-per-view buyers. Many other big matchups remain for the victor, whereas the loser will have fallen to depths too low to climb out of.
Antonio Margarito was caught with plaster in his gloves Jan. That night, Mosley decided to continue to fight the man and would proceed to effectively demolish Margarito in nine rounds. His demeanor didn't help him at the end of the seventh round, when he sat on his corner stool, his right eye shut. Cotto felt at home at MSG where he heard the type of cheers New York's Carmelo Anthony, watching from the first row, would love to hear if he could lead the Knicks to a championship.
Cotto continued taking shots long after the ref stopped the bout. Asked if he didn't feel Margarito's punches as much this time because of the gloves, Cotto smiled.
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