Best Shots from Margarito-Cotto I

SI Staff | Nov 30, 2011

Best Shots from Margarito-Cotto I /

Best Shots from Margarito-Cotto I

The bad blood between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, who fight on Dec. 3 at Madison Square Garden (9 p.m. ET, HBO PPV), stems back to when they first met at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on July 26, 2008. Then, Cotto suffered his first career loss by 11th-round TKO, losing his WBA welterweight title. But the legitimacy of the result was thrown into question six months later, when Margarito was caught with loaded gloves before his subsequent fight with Shane Mosley. Here are some of the most memorable images from their first rumble, which was SI.com's Fight of the Year pick for 2008.

Published Nov 30, 2011

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