Antonio Margito vs Miguel Cotto was a dark fight☠️
Miguel Cotto started strong against Margarito, but gradually wore down in an unusual way — his face showed severe damage despite clean defense and minimal flush shots. Many fans and analysts later pointed to the unnatural swelling and Cotto’s sudden collapse in the later rounds as possible signs Margarito’s gloves had been tampered with.
In 2009, just minutes before facing Shane Mosley, officials discovered a hardened substance inside Margarito’s hand wraps — similar to plaster. He was forced to re-wrap, then brutally stopped in the 9th round. After the fight, he was suspended for a year, and his legacy never recovered.
Was Margarito cheating in this fight?
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