Cotto Margarito rematch ...

after Cotto defends against Chavez Jr.


He said he would like to make a rematch between Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) and Miguel Cotto, who waged an epic fight in July 2008. Margarito stopped Cotto in the 11th round of the welterweight title fight. In Margarito's next fight, a ninth-round knockout loss to Shane Mosley in January 2009, Margarito was discovered to have loaded hand wraps in the dressing room before the fight. There are many who believe that he fought Cotto with loaded gloves because of the significant facial damage he inflicted on him.

"I always imagined Margarito and Cotto being a big fight again, but Cotto may not want to wait that long," Arum said, noting that Cotto probably will return in April, which is before Margarito likely would fight again.

Instead, Cotto, who won a junior middleweight belt in June, could face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in April as long as Chavez defeats Alfonso Gomez in the main event of Top Rank's "In Harm's Way" pay-per-view card from Anaheim, Calif., on Dec. 4.

"Let's see how Chavez looks and if Chavez looks good on Dec. 4, maybe I'll make Cotto and Chavez," Arum said. "[Top Rank matchmaker] Bruce [Trampler] said he doesn't see any reason not to make that fight. So with Margarito, let's assume Cotto fights Chavez. I'll get Tony another fight and maybe he'll fight the Cotto-Chavez winner sometime in the fall."

Bob Arum also mentions a potential Margarito Martinez rematch:

Arum said he would also be interested in matching Margarito with middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, who is promoted by Lou DiBella, if Martinez defends his title against Paul Williams in their rematch on Saturday night (HBO, 10 ET) in Atlantic City, N.J. HBO will also replay Pacquiao-Margarito on the telecast.

Although Martinez is the middleweight champ and a former junior middleweight titleholder, he suffered his first career defeat in a 2000 welterweight fight when Margarito stopped him in the seventh round.

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I say cut out the middleman and make Cotto Martinez at 154, best fight available for each guy at this point. Unless Martinez and PW fight a barn burner and they can make a third fight.

If it's on regular HBO, cool. If it's some PPV bullshit, forget it

GrantZilla wrote:If it's on regular HBO, cool. If it's some PPV bullshit, forget it

I think it would be on World Championship Boxing. Especially if neither fights a notable opponent during the interim.

hardcorebee24 wrote:

GrantZilla wrote:If it's on regular HBO, cool. If it's some PPV bullshit, forget it

I think it would be on World Championship Boxing. Especially if neither fights a notable opponent during the interim.

Nah, that has 24/7 HBO PPV all over it

If Im Greenburg & Arum I hype the shit out of that fight

Is Cotto vs Chavez Jr. actually gonna happen?

flapanther2001 wrote:Is Cotto vs Chavez Jr. actually gonna happen?

Arum keeps talking about it for March of next year

I think Fonso Gomez beats him

gomez1012 wrote:

flapanther2001 wrote:Is Cotto vs Chavez Jr. actually gonna happen?

Arum keeps talking about it for March of next year

I think Fonso Gomez beats him

I don't see it happening.

I can easily see Cotto at this point winning a desicion.This fight would be great even if theyre both worn and torn apart from those beating they receive fight in and fight out.

Love Cotto, but I wouldn't pay.

If Cotto beats Margo bad does it strengthen the Margo cheated argument?

Gumby wrote:Love Cotto, but I wouldn't pay.

If Cotto beats Margo bad does it strengthen the Margo cheated argument?

I think it proves it.

Everything that's happened doesn't make Cotto fight any better going backwards.

Margo still makes him back up and Cotto is no good going backwards.