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Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito Betting Odds and Predictions |
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Written by Jimmy Boyd
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Friday, 09 May 2008
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 Miguel Cotto puts on the gloves to face off with Antonio Margarito on July 26th at Madison Square Garden in New York City in what figures to be one of the best fights of the summer. The WBA Welterweight Champ, Miguel Cotto is the -175 odds favorite at SportsBetting.com against the IBF Welterweight champ, Margarito. Oddsmakers are expecting a close fight, but Expert Boxing Handicapper Jimmy Boyd sees this one as a no brainer. Find out which fighter he's putting his money on in this Cotto Margrito odds and predictions article.
Since defeating Carlos Quintana for the vacant WBA Welterweight title, Miguel Cotto has successfully defended his championship against Oktay Urkal, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley, and Alfonso Gomez. Gomez was the last to fall in pursuit of Cotto's belt, going down after the fifth round when the official stopped the fight following three Cotto knockdowns of Gomez.
On April 12, 2008, Antonio Margarito defeated Kermit Cintron with a 6th round knockout to capture the IBF Welterweight title. His powerful body punches proved to wear down Cintron much sooner than many experts anticipated.
These wins have set up a fight with plenty of hype in the loaded welterweight division, but when it's all said and done, I have Miguel Cotto remaining on top. While the 32-0 Cotto, must go down sometime, this is not it. His challengers, especially Mosley, have been no walk in the park and he has mowed them down one after another. While Margarito's win over Cintron was impressive, he had already beaten him once before and appears to have his number the way Mosley has had Oscar De La Hoya's.
Miguel Cotto is ranked seventh in the world as the best pound for pound fighter by Ring magazine for a reason. The 27-year-old Cotto is still showing his youthful exuberance while the 30-year-old Margarito's has come and gone over the last few years. He showed it against Cintron, but fell flat on his face against Paul Williams to lose his WBO belt in 2007.
I'm not going to be on upset alert here. Margarito will try to wear down Cotto with the body punches, but in the end, Cotto's powerful combinations, which usually cause knockdowns, will be the difference. Take Cotto to win this summer blockbuster bout by unanimous decision.
As far as the rounds go, I see this one going the distance and SportsBetting.com is giving us a reasonable total at a generous price in my opinion. While both boxers are powerful punchers, I expect lots of tip-toeing around out there as neither fighter will want to make the first mistake. Both of these guys are warriors and the two best in the stacked welterweight division in my opinion. I anticipate them giving the Madison Square Garden crowd there money's worth with a full-length fight. We'll take the over 9.5 rounds.
SportsBetting.com has posted betting odds on the WBA/IBF Welterweight Title Fight between Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito at Madison Square Garden, New York on Saturday the 26th of July:
Miguel Angel Cotto -175
Antonio Margarito +145
Total Rounds Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
Over Rounds 9.5 (-130)
Under Rounds 9.5(-110)
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 May 2008 )
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