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Miguel Cotto puts on the gloves to face off with
Antonio Margarito on July 26th at Madison Square Garden
in New York City in what figures to be one of the best
fights of the summer. The WBA Welterweight Champ, Cotto,
is the -175 favorite at
BodogLife against
the IBF Welterweight champ, Margarito. Oddsmakers are
expecting a close fight, but
Jimmy Boyd sees this one as a no brainer. Find out
which fighter he's putting his money on in this Cotto
Margrito odds and predictions article.
Since defeating Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA
Welterweight title, Miguel Cotto has successfully
defended his championship against Oktay Urkal, Zab
Judah, Shane Mosley, and Alfonso Gomez. Gomez was the
last to fall in pursuit of Cotto's belt, going down
after the fifth round when the official stopped the
fight following three Cotto knockdowns of Gomez.
On April 12, 2008, Antonio Margarito defeated Kermit
Cintron with a 6th round knockout to capture the IBF
Welterweight title. His powerful body punches proved to
wear down Cintron much sooner than many experts
anticipated.
These wins have set up a fight with plenty of hype in
the loaded welterweight division, but when it's all said
and done, I have Miguel Cotto remaining on top. While
the 32-0 Cotto, must go down sometime, this is not it.
His challengers, especially Mosley, have been no walk in
the park and he has mowed them down one after another.
While Margarito's win over Cintron was impressive, he
had already beaten him once before and appears to have
his number the way Mosley has had Oscar De La Hoya's.
Cotto is ranked seventh in the world as the best pound
for pound fighter by Ring magazine for a reason. The
27-year-old Cotto is still showing his youthful
exuberance while the 30-year-old Margarito's has come
and gone over the last few years. He showed it against
Cintron, but fell flat on his face against Paul Williams
to lose his WBO belt in 2007.
I'm not going to be on upset alert here. Margarito will
try to wear down Cotto with the body punches, but in the
end, Cotto's powerful combinations, which usually cause
knockdowns, will be the difference. Take Cotto to win
this summer blockbuster bout by unanimous decision.
As far as the rounds go, I see this one going the
distance and
BodogLife.com is giving us a reasonable total at a
generous price in my opinion. While both boxers are
powerful punchers, I expect lots of tip-toeing around
out there as neither fighter will want to make the first
mistake. Both of these guys are warriors and the two
best in the stacked welterweight division in my opinion.
I anticipate them giving the Madison Square Garden crowd
there money's worth with a full-length fight. We'll take
the over 9.5 rounds.
WBA/IBF welterweight title -Madison Square Garden, New
York, New York, United States - Sat 26th July
Miguel Angel Cotto
-175
Antonio Margarito
+145
Total Rounds Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
Over Rounds 9.5 (-130)
Under Rounds 9.5(-110)
April
30th, 2008 |
