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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