Miguel Cotto’s Fans
On the 3rd of December 2011 Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto will meet in Madison Square Garden in New York for the Boxing Super Welterweight WBA World Championship. This is set to be an epic fight between two very famous boxers, who each have a very specific fan base. Margarito has a group of hard core fans, who have stuck by him through controversies over allegations that he had rigged his match against Mosley by lacing his hand bandages with plaster. Cotto, however, is a real superstar, who attracts many new – and young – fans on a daily basis.
Cotto’s fan club is very big, as well as being internationally acclaimed, and is the only official stocker or Cotto novelty items, such as t-shirts, boxing trunks, autographed boxing gloves and pictures, robes and so on. He really is a true superstar, who will gladly spend ages kissing babies and shaking hands with prominent figures for a great photo opportunity. However, even Cotto’s fans admit that he can be a bit of drama queen, and it is felt by those who follow him that a rest of at least 16 months will be well deserved, to rebuild his strength and his mental abilities.
This really does mark the difference between the two fighters: one is the underdog, favoured by those who like to stick up for those who get picked on, the other being Mister Popular, favoured by all those who go for looks and exterior composure. Which one you prefer is, of course, up to you. Miguel Cotto is very likeable, has a good record (both in boxing and in personal life) and is generally a safe bet and likeable figure. Margarito, on the other hand, can be conceived as a cheater but then doesn’t everybody deserve a second chance?
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Why Men Like Boxing!
The 12th of November 2011, marks the day of the WBO Boxing Welterweight World Championship between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez that will be taking place in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the wake of this much anticipated fight, you may wonder why men enjoy boxing particularly since many people see it as nothing else than a brutal fight of blood and gore.
Men, however, will tell you that boxing is a sport of discipline and mental strength as well as physical strength, and they do have a point. Training for boxing is incredibly rigorous and you do need an incredible amount of discipline in order to prepare yourself for a boxing match, particularly one of such proportions as the Welterweight World Championship.
Also, the ability to withstand the punches that will be thrown about in that ring without giving up after the first punch to the face requires almost subhuman mental strength.
Of course, the amount of physical strength a boxer needs is phenomenal, and this sort of strength is not born overnight. It takes years of training and grueling hours in the ring, boxing against small bags and little bags, sparring, jumping rope, running and much, much more. Of course, being able to box means you need to have incredibly fast reflexes, which is another thing you will need hours and hours of training for.
In essence, if you ask a man why they enjoy boxing, they will tell you that it is because it is a display of human strength and courage; they will not focus on the underlying barbarity in pummeling your opponent down to the ground, as that is not what drives the sport. Of course, the excitement of this part adds to the overall enjoyment of the sport, but what most men see is the hard work that has gone into preparing for a match.
We suggest that you watch Pacquiao and Marquez live online and you will see why men love boxing!