Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito for WBA Welterweight Title

This is going to be a good one.

And in case you've been living under a rock lately, it's on this Saturday when Miguel Cotto will defend his WBA welterweight championship belt against two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito in what many are already calling as ''the fight of the year''.

Antonio Margarito knows he'll be the underdog when he steps into the ring with Miguel Cotto. Despite that, he will still have a whole lot of confidence coming into this fight. He has nothing to lose after all, and he is, a Mexican fighter.

In boxing, to say someone competes like a Mexican fighter is probably the highest compliment one can receive. Mexican fighters have become synonymous to fighting with heart and guts without a hint of fear. And Antonio Margarito, who is of Mexican descent, hopes to bring all that to the ring with him.

''All of the Mexicans, when they get up into the ring, are going to give it their all,'' Margarito said. ''They are going to do whatever it takes to win, even if they have to die in the ring.''

On the other hand, Puerto Rico, home to the WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, is a country as passionate about boxing than any other part of the world. Cotto knows he's bringing the pride of his country with him this Saturday, as well as a champion's, and you can't expect a champion like him to give in to Mexican pride on Saturday easily.

With the kind of hype this WBA welterweight championship fight is already generating, boxing fans are already winners. But who could be an even bigger winner than the fans? That's easy. Bob Arum, the guy who promotes both welterweight fighters. (And the sick fuck who introduced to the world an even sicker one, Manny Pacquiao...)

''When you have that many passionate fans as those in Mexico and Puerto Rico, and when you have two great fighters, you are going to get that type of a reaction,'' Bob Arum said. ''It's the same as when we had Italians and Irish and the Jews fighting each other in New York. It went on for years.''

''When (Ray) Leonard and (Thomas) Hearns fought it was Washington, D.C., against Detroit, and when (Marvin) Hagler fought it was New England against Detroit. There were fierce rivalries, and fans loved to watch those fights.''

Will we see another epic match this Saturday? There's only one way to find out.

Can Miguel Cotto beat Antonio Margarito to win the WBA welterweight title? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.

Miguel Cotto 1.38

Antonio Margarito 3.05

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