he anticipation is so fevered among the hardcore faithful that it has to be asked: Would a good fight be good enough? If WBA Welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KO) and former WBO and IBF titlist Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KO) just went out and fought a hard twelve rounds, if it turns out to be slightly less than a classic, would it be okay? It's the burden of the hyperbole and rhetoric flying around en route to the opening bell on Saturday night. When Cotto-Margarito stops being something to look forward to, removes itself from abstraction and unfolds as graphic reality, the hope for a classic will loom over every punch thrown. The first time someone's head is jerked to the side by a smashing hook, a roar will come for the crowd asking "Is this it? Does the Fight of the Year start now?" There are a small handful of fights that ever garner this sort of buzz based solely on the action potential. Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor had it; so did the recent Israel Vasquez vs. Rafael Marquez series. They were fights that featured elite but not quite mega-stars whose reputations were formed in the ring and not the larger social conversations that often drag along behind the brightest marquee battles. Before bell one, this is already a pure fight and that may be why "just" a fight might not be good enough. Let' s go to the report card. Read the rest of the article at Fox Sports News Live Free Stream Cast your votes on who you think will win! Daniel I personally think Cotto will just get over the line!
I am assuming since the votes are 50/50 right now and I chose Margarito, you chose Cotto. I respect Cotto a great deal for his skill and endurance, however, i just saw a vulnerability when he fought Mosely. Mosely kept a great deal of pressure and there were times in the late rounds that he looked like he could go if someone could have provided a bit more pressure than Mosely could muster in those late rounds. Margarito on the other hand has the record for most punches thrown in a 12 round fight with well over 1000 (I think it was 1400+). I rewatched the fight with him a Cistron (the second fight with him) and he was averaging 130 punches and Cistron just could handle it after the 4th round and started to take some real punishment. It will be a fantastic fight that I am looking forward to. It is great to see two boxers that can meet and possibly exceed the days of Barrera and Moralis!