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So you think the hand/foot speed was giving Cotto the most trouble and do you think Margarito can give Cotto problems and back him up or does he lack the qualities that would give Cotto difficulties?
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I think Cotto/Margarito is a toss-up, honestly. Others might disagree, but this is one fight where they BOTH play into each other's hands. Tony will pressure, and work, but he'll swing wide. He DOES have a good uppercut, but it might be slow enough for Cotto to see coming. Cotto will be able to hit Tony, and to get close enough to do his trademark body-work he'll have to take damage, too. It should be a pretty good shoot-out.
But yeah, hand and foot speed CAN trouble Cotto. Paulie took a Hell of a beating, but he did tire Cotto out a bit with his speed and clinching. Corley gave Cotto a little trouble with his speed. However inevitably Cotto's overall skill did beat these guys silly.
IMO the only guys who can win DEFINITIVELY against Cotto are either the calibur of Mayweather AND Fighting a perfect fight, or a monster puncher who can turn his lights out...the Hearns to his Duran.
But who IS that guy for Cotto? Tony's not a monster puncher, but he'll certainly go down swinging enough to do the job. Despite what many people say about Santos and Williams, Tony hasn't been DEFINITIVELY beaten (and never stopped) since he was about the same age as Cotto was when he suffered his last loss.