Chris Robinson This past Saturday night was a sorrowing one for former champion Antonio Margarito. Facing off with Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto for a second encounter, Margarito fell behind early and was never really able to get on track. Cotto boxed beautifully and landed enough crisp shots to cause severe swelling on Margarito’s surgically-repaired right [...]
Latest News and Updates on Antonio Margarito vs Miguel Cotto. Margarito vs Cotto 2 is on December 3 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, televised on HBO PPV.
Roger Mayweather says Miguel Cotto should aim for Margarito’s repaired right eye
Chris Robinson The anticipation couldn’t be much higher for tomorrow night’s rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. Earlier today the two men both weighed in under the catch-weight limit of 153 pounds for their junior middleweight bout, Cotto coming in at 152.25 pounds and Margarito a shade higher at 152.5. Margarito handed Cotto his [...]
Three burning questions heading into Cotto-Margarito II
by Mike Coppinger NEW YORK — Antonio Margarito stepped onto the scale at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, a precursor to his pivotal encounter with Miguel Cotto tonight at the “Mecca of Boxing”. Black beanie atop his skull, dark shades covering his face from Cotto’s rabid faithful, Margarito gestured to the crowd with a [...]
Malignaggi thinks Cotto will win decision
By Michael Woods He has tangled with Miguel Cotto in Madison Square Garden, and made the Puerto Rican work his tail off to win a UD12. But Paulie Malignaggi, the Bensonhurst hitter who is now living in L.A., isn’t holding that 2006 loss against his conqueror. “It’s tough to beat Cotto in the Garden,” he [...]
Margarito seeks a clean win, redemption
By Dan Rafael Three years ago, Antonio Margarito knocked out Miguel Cotto to win the welterweight title and was the toast of boxing. How times have changed. After having his license revoked following his next fight for trying to enter the ring with loaded hand wraps, Margarito was labeled a cheater and has become a [...]
Margarito has right eye for Smoger in Cotto rematch
by Lem Satterfield NEW YORK — Even when the area around the right eye of junior middleweight Pawel Wolak became swollen to the size of a softball during his 10-round, majority draw with Delvin Rodriguez at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom in July, referee Steve Smoger — apparently recognizing Wolak’s bravery — allowed the fight [...]
Cotto taking charge of his career affairs
For years, Miguel Cotto was the consummate company man. He did his work, usually better than just about anyone else. He fought who he was told and where he was told. He trained fanatically, fought ferociously and quickly became one of the elite boxers in the world. Unlike most elite boxers, though, Cotto had been [...]
Words don’t hurt Antonio Margarito
By Lance Pugmire Reporting from New York — At this point, Antonio Margarito realizes he’s not going to change anyone’s opinion about whether he knew there was plaster inside his hand wraps before a title fight in 2009 — which led to him being suspended from boxing. If fans wants to think of him as [...]
Five Fights that Defined Miguel Cotto
By Paul Magno As Miguel Cotto prepares to engage Antonio Margarito this Saturday in the rematch of their 2008 war, here’s a look at the five fights that defined the Puerto Rican star’s career: Miguel Cotto UD 12 Paulie Malignaggi June 10, 2006 (Madison Square Garden, New York, NY) Cotto was already a well-regarded, reigning [...]
Naazim Richardson says Antonio Margarito has embraced the role of the bad guy
Chris Robinson If you speak with North Philadelphia’s Naazim Richardson, he will tell you that Antonio Margarito has embraced the villain role bestowed upon him in recent years. Strangely enough, it’s Richardson who has played a big part towards the perception of Margarito changing. Known best for his work with light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins, [...]