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Today at 1 p.m. Eastern we'll be chatting about boxing and mixed martial arts. Topics will include the Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto fight, my list of the Top 25 pound-for-pound boxers, EliteXC's second CBS show, the upcoming WEC 35 and whatever else you want to talk about. Join me at 1.

Boxing Top 25: Antonio Margarito-Miguel Cotto Shakes Up the Pound-for-Pound Rankings


Antonio Margarito knocked out Miguel Cotto on Saturday night in one of the best fights in recent memory, a fight that established Margarito's greatness, slightly tarnished Cotto's previously spotless resume, and gave fans more than their money's worth.

It was also a fight that showed that even after the retirement of pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, the state of boxing is strong. We explore just how strong with our list of the Top 25 pound-for-pound boxers in the world.

Antonio Margarito KOs Miguel Cotto


Antonio Margarito upset Miguel Cotto tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, winning the WBA welterweight title with an active, powerful boxing exhibition, and shaking up the welterweight division in the process.

It was more a technical boxing match than the experts expected early, but Margarito turned it into a brawl late. Margarito was winning on two of the three judges' scorecards after the 10th round, and he won the fight with two knockdowns in the 11th. After the second knockdown, Cotto's mouth and nose were bloodied and battered, and his corner waved the towel and the ref stopped the fight.

The Puerto Rican Cotto entered the ring undefeated but now falls to 32-1. The Mexican Margarito, with the best win of his career, improved to 37-5. These are two of the best fighters in the world, and they gave the fans their money's worth.

Previously on FanHouse:
Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito Live Blog

Live Chat: Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito, EliteXC: Boxing and MMA at 1 p.m. ET


We've got another big weekend of fights ahead of us, with Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito stepping into the ring, while EliteXC puts on another show in the cage. Join me for a chat about all the weekend's fights Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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Can Antonio Margarito Beat Miguel Cotto?

Saturday night's Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito fight is widely expected to be one of the best boxing matches of the year. But in talking to a lot of fellow boxing fans about it, I've yet to hear anyone actually say they expect Margarito to win.

In fact, I was a little surprised to see that the odds are only -265 for Cotto. The way people are talking about Cotto, you'd think he was more along the lines of a -500 favorite.

Cotto does deserve to be the favorite. He's the undefeated WBA welterweight champion and, more importantly, the No. 1 ranked welterweight according to Ring magazine.

But Margarito is 32-5 and the No. 4 welterweight, and I absolutely give him a chance of beating Cotto. Margarito is coming off a dominant win over Kermit Cintron, and I'm not sure if Cotto has fought anyone as relentless as Margarito.

And yet ... I just can't bring myself to pick the upset. I think Cotto will win it with a late-round TKO.

We'll be live blogging the Cotto-Margarito fight here at FanHouse.
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