Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Why is the iconic Oscar De La Hoya, who promises to retire after a final fight Dec. 6, contemplating throwing hands with Sergio Mora instead of Antonio Margarito?
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Top welterweight (147 lbs.) Antonio Margarito responding to false rumors that he took steroids to beat Miguel Cotto: A reporter from Puerto Rico called me and I told him that the only thing I had before the fight was four gallons of milk! What? Is that a joke? If so, I don’t get it. Is this something [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Oscar De La Hoya has indulged in a “this time, it’s personal” kick from from time to time, even on the flimsiest of excuses, like the kind he used as a motive to fight Manny Pacquiao, back when that fight looked like it was going to happen. Antonio Margarito, dead set on getting personal to [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Paul Williams and Antonio Margarito (in no particular order) are the two best welterweights in the world. But we might not get to find out who is better in the ring with Bob Arum's animosity toward the Williams camp deep-sixing any chance for a fight, Robert Morales says.
Freakonomics (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Bruce Silverglade at Gleason's Gym, Brooklyn, NY Sports fan or not, chances are you've heard of Sugar Ray Robinson, George Foreman, and Rocky Marciano. But unless you follow boxing, you probably haven't heard of Antonio Margarito, who recently beat Miguel Cotto to become a three-time welterweight champion. This disparity may explain why boxing isn't as [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Plenty to discuss, so I’ll discuss it all in this edition of “Quick Jabs.” I’ll size up 2008, review the aftermath of the big welterweight (147 lbs.) fight last weekend between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto and take a look at the machinations behind Oscar De La Hoya’s possible welterweight clash with Manny Pacquiao in-depth [...]
SportsFilter (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
Yes, it was that good. Going into the welterweight showdown between WBA champion Miguel Cotto and challenger Antonio Margarito boxing fans were salivating over a match up that guaranteed fireworks. Read Story .
Boxing Blog - TheSweetScience.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
HBO SPORTS PRESENTS THE EXCLUSIVE REPLAY MIGUEL COTTO VS. ANTONIO MARGARITO SATURDAY, AUG. 2 ON HBO It’s a special edition of HBO BOXING AFTER DARK when HBO Sports presents the exclusive replay of the highly anticipated welterweight championship fight MIGUEL COTTO VS. ANTONIO MARGARITO this ...
Gossip Thug - GossipThug.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Written By SOHH Ballsy Maaaan, that Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito fight made me fall in love with boxing all over again. These dudes were WARRIORS Saturday night. Somebody please tell me there???s going to be a Cotto-Margarito II. MAKE THAT ISH...
With Leather (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Boxing coverage is pretty sparse around here, but Saturday night's Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito punchathon deserves special mention. Cotto came in unbeaten, a heavy favorite and one of the most lauded boxers on the planet for his impeccable technique. All Margarito did was cobble a script that was equal parts Rocky and Terminator . Except in this case, Rocky won and the Terminator wasn't crushed...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Several previously proposed matchups now appear unlikely and fighters are left scrambling for opponents. LAS VEGAS -- Antonio Margarito's dismantling of Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand on Saturday laid waste to more than just Cotto's unbeaten record and his goal of unifying the welterweight title. It also changed the landscape of the division, leaving a number of proposed matchups now unlikely and sending...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Antonio Margarito put a crushing end to the bold plans of Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Margarito reduced the previously unbeaten Cotto to a bloody wreck in the 11th round of their World Boxing Association welterweight title fight at the MGM. In the weeks before the fight experts predicted a classic, a throwback to the sport's glorious past and that is exactly what the fight was.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Antonio Margarito has ended Miguel Cotto's unbeaten record and took the WBA welterweight championship.
Power Line (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
We previewed the welterweight championship bout between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito Friday night . The fight turned out to be one of the best in a long time. Veteran referee Kenny Bayless called it the best fight he's ever been in the ring for. Cotto, the favorite, dominated the early rounds with crisp counterpunching. But Cotto, a pretty hard puncher, couldn't faze Margarito, who attacked...
Sports On My Mind (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
Boxing history's most dramatic knockouts are those that come without a single punch. It is the picture of Joe Frazier on his stool in Manila as trainer Eddie Futch tells him "Sit down, son. No one will ever forget what you did here today." It is Roberto Duran waving off Sugar Ray ...
