Now the dust has settled, was Margarito Vs Cotto the fight of the year or even the decade ?

Question

I kind of noticed that not many were giving this fight any kind of recognition the day after the fight, ive even noticed that Bert Sugar has written a piece saying how great a fight it was and that it will be a few years before we see another one like that which was pretty much what i was saying the day after, i am just wondering what peoples views are on this fight now that the dust has settled.

Answer 1

I'd also have to go with Marquez vs Vasquez III

Also in a close 2nd would be Marquez vs PacII

As for fight of the decade... I don't think there's any competition.  Castillo vs Corrales I is still the best fight that I have ever seen and I've seen many.

Answer 2

Frank, I still think Vazquez/Marquez III is the fight of the year. Cotto/ Margarito was an excellent fight though.

Answer 3

Year, maybe.  The fight was good, but you honestly see fights like this quite often between clubfighters:  2 guys wear each other down until 1 gives up.  

I call the excitement over this fight the "Fargo Effect".  Fargo is a movie that benefits from "buzz".  Everyone says how great a movie is, so people watch it and say they like it because everyone else says the same.  Well I thought the movie sucked, and at best was a decent movie.

Margarito-Cotto was a good fight, but it doesn't belong in the pantheon of great fights.  Perhaps I've been prejudiced against this fight because some "expert" compare it to Leonard-Hearns 1.

The fight was 2 guys wailing on each other in a very physical fight and people enjoyed it.  But it wasn't on the skill level it needed to be best of the decade.  

Answer 4

yeah it was good

Answer 5

It's tough to pick between Vasquez-Marquez 3 and this fight for fight of the year. I'd say it's a toss-up because Cotto-Margarito was an excellent fight and everything we thought it would be. I wouldn't be surprised to see them share co-fights of the year because it's hard to pick one over the other.  But as far as fight of the decade goes, you gutta go with Corrales-Castillo 1.  

Answer 6

Fight of the decade? NO, fight of the Year Possibly... Don't recall a fight this year I was more excited about that lived up to the hype like this one did. Both fighters deserve to praise for what they gave Boxing.

Answer 7

It was a great fight, but I thought Vasquez vs Marquez 3 is still reigning fight of the year.  I'm really just happy to have multiple contenders in boxing for fight of the year, tells me boxing is still alive.