Antonio Margarito defeated Miguel Cotto with an 11th round TKO Saturday night to claim the WBA welterweight championship. Cotto went down twice in the 11th round, and both times it looked like he was intentionally taking a knee to get a break from Margarito’s punches. Miguel Cotto’s corner smartly threw in the towel after the second time down. Their man was getting destroyed.

I had Cotto ahead four rounds to two at the halfway point. Cotto was out boxing Margarito and landing clean shots. Antonio Margarito was attacking the body early and it paid off because Miguel Cotto was beaten and tired in the end. The second half of the fight was controlled by Margarito’s size and power. Miguel Cotto’s blood covered face at the end of the match is all the proof you need. Antonio Margarito’s performance shows why guys have been avoiding him for the last few years.

Video to follow, but for now here’s a recap by Kevin Iole and the AP.

Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto, boxing, TKO

The Mayweather family is known for two things.. Talking trash and boxing. And they’re great at both. Roger Mayweather has an opinion on everything, and we know how much Floyd Mayweather Jr. likes to pop off. Floyd Mayweather Sr. isn’t afraid to say what’s on his mind, and he dropped some gems in an interview with BoxingScene.com.

On a Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Miguel Cotto Match:

“I don’t think Cotto would be in the fight to be honest with you. I think Cotto’s style would make Floyd look great. I don’t think Floyd would have any problems with Cotto. Floyd has too much skill for him. He says he wants to fight Floyd, but he don’t really want to fight Floyd. In my personal opinion, I don’t think he really wants that fight. Oscar (De La Hoya) is still the money man, but Floyd is now the money man too. Cotto might get the money, but he might get an ass-whoopin too,”

Floyd Mayweather Jr. would spank Miguel Cotto, but that doesn’t mean Cotto shouldn’t get in the ring with him. Miguel Cotto would have nothing to lose. It would be the biggest payday of his career, and if he pulls off the upset his stock is through the roof.

Mayweather Sr. wasn’t done. He was asked about a Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao match-up, and he’s clearly not a fan of the Pac-Man.

“Is he crazy? Hatton will beat the f**king socks off of Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao, that guy can’t box. All that guy can do is punch. Pacquiao has been with Freddie Roach for all these years and he still can’t box. They put him on the pound-for-pound, he should be on the clown-for-pound list.”

The clown-for-pound list?!? That’s good stuff. This fight’s a little harder for me to call. Pacquiao’s the bigger puncher but Hatton is gonna keep constant pressure on him. I’m picturing a slugfest that never sees the final round.

Floyd Sr. on Mayweather-Cotto, Hatton-Pacquiao. Courtesy of BoxingScene.com

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