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Former Welterweight foes Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito are all set to be squaring off in another Puerto Rico versus Mexico slugfest.
Their last bout ended in an 11th round TKO in favour of Margarito, but as your probably well aware, the fall-out when it was discovered he was using 'loaded gloves' for the Mosley fight, cast a huge cloud of his epic win.
Many Puerto Rican's believe this was why Cotto's face was so badly injured and that a normally tough fighter was systematically broken down.
Cotto himself swore that he would never let Margarito earn another penny from his name, but another recent stoppage defeat to Manny Pacquiao and a move up in weight has left the Caguas resident with little routes left to big money purse fights.
Perhaps this rematch has been too long overdue and that it has withered on the vine. But nonetheless fan's of either fighter (I'm a Cotto fan) will no doubt salivate as they make their ring walk.
So many variables will come into play as to whom is the victor.
Will Cotto be weakened by the first loss mentally? or will he be more driven than ever given his hunger to upturn the result in his favour.
Will Margarito look to prove himself 'cement free' against his old rival, in full knowledge that a loss to Cotto would effectively spell the end of him as a light-middleweight and possibly a marquee fighter.
One thing's for sure, the MGM grand will be rammed come September 17th ! |
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2-12-2019 21:43:18