On Saturday July 26th 9pm at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, Miguel Angel Cotto will square off in defense of his Welterweight title against Antonio Margarito to determine the who owns the top spot in the division as well as give the media the chance to tout one of them as boxings best pound for pound fighters.  Current betting odds are as follows:

Miguel Angel Cotto -245 (risk $245 to win $100)
Antonio Margarito +185 (risk $100 to win $185)
Fight goes over 9.5 rounds -170 (risk $170 to win $100)
Fight goes under 9.5 rounds +135 (risk $100 to win $135) 

My Pick:  Cotto being the current champ is obviously the favorite, but at -245 its waaay too steep to jump on.  Cotto is a good fighter who got where he is today by grinding it out and protecting his suspect glass jaw(that when hit hard enough has been more wobbly than me after a half bottle of scotch), but he is going to have to be aggressive with Margarito if he wants to avoid losing the belt.  Margarito at +185 is a more enticing bet for the contentious bettor who believe that the hard hitting mexican is underrated and that his more in-your-face fighting style can find the open shots neccessary for working on Cotto’s jaw.  I like Cotto and want to see him win, but the line is too high and in this case I would take the over 9.5 rounds which is still a pricey bet at -170.  Regardless of who wins it should be a great fight!

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