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The beast Miguel Cotto is going to buttfuck Antonio Margarito, piss in his face, then stomp him to death in front of a horrified bipartisan crowd as Margarito's wife weeps bitter tears before swearing revenge against the savage Puerto Rican and all his countrymen
I'm thinking anything over 1.5 is a good price
The 2008 Fight of the Year will take place on 26th of July in New York's Madison Square Garden, the venue of Legends. It's where the first meeting between Ali and Frasier took place. It's where Roberto Duran savagely beat Ken Buchanan into submission and, more recently, where underdog Bernard Hopkins knocked out Puerto Rican legend Felix Trinidad. Another Puerto Rican legend Miguel Cotto will step into the ring against Mexican Antonio Margarito. And he will win. Furthermore, it will be a great fight and Aerial "Money" Telly is about to instructualise you as to the why, how and what the fuck of how this incredible conflict will go.
"Cotto's defence and jab have improved beyond all recognition since the days he was coming up knocking guys out with an effective but crude style"
The bottom line with this fight is that it's all about options. Who has the most different ways to win? Any sensible boxing analyst must conclude it's Cotto. He has equal or superior power to Margarito but in addition to that he has clearly superior boxing skills. His defence and jab have improved beyond all recognition since the days he was coming up knocking guys out with an effective but crude style. Cotto also has the clearly faster hands.
"Margarito gets hit too easily and is prone to being caught square with his legs side-by-side which you really can't afford to do at this level."
At 5'7 he gives away 4 inches in height to Margarito and that's a significant advantage for Tony but will he be able to make it pay? Cotto is a wrecking ball who will use his superior jab to get inside and punish Margarito to the body. Margarito gets hit too easily and is prone to being caught square with his legs side-by-side which you really can't afford to do at this level.
Taking a look at the quality of opposition each has faced, Cotto has beaten Lovemore N'dou, Randall Bailey, DeMarcus Corley, Carlos Quintana, Oktay Urkal, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley who range from decent to very good. Margarito has two creditable wins against Kermit Cintron but was clearly losing to Joshua Clottey until Clottey injured his hand. His loss to Paul Williams showed an inability to adapt to different styles - this should worry anybody backing Margarito.
"Cotto looks a lot sturdier when hit with big shots from the likes of Judah and Mosley - the draining effects of having to make weight at 140 no longer trouble him."
Cotto's chin has looked suspect in the past and maybe this argues for a Margarito KO. But if you look at the fights he's had since he moved up from 140 to 147 he looks a lot sturdier when hit with big shots from the likes of Judah and Mosley - the draining effects of having to make weight at 140 no longer trouble him.
One reason I particularly like Cotto is because he has been in trouble in big fights and come through for example against Ricardo Torres below. With undefeated fighters you never know how they are going to react the first time defeat stares them in the face. Cotto has been wobbled and come back to knock the guy out.
"Cotto has been wobbled and come back to knock the guy out."
He's an accurate puncher who chooses his shots well. Economy of punching is very important when you get to the championship rounds. Like Floyd Mayweather, Cotto doesn't get gassed because he hadn't wasted energy on unnecessary punches.
Ok, let's talk prices and percentages. I make Cotto around 1.5 (implying a 66.67% chance of victory) and will be happy to get 1.62. Something in this region should be achievable on Betfair. Over two months ahead of time Aerial Telly has spoken. Margarito may as well kill himself now.
