Editing Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito (section)

===Opinions===
Cotto and Margarito's aggressive boxing styles led to much speculation of a potential fight of the year candidate. Junior welterweight titleholder [[Paulie Malignaggi]] said that the fight would be "pure entertainment", and HBO commentator [[Jim Lampley]] said that "I'm asking for one of my top 10&nbsp;fights in my 22&nbsp;years of calling fights on television".<ref>{{cite web
  | last =Raskin
  | first =Eric
  | title =If you watch only one fight all year…
  | publisher =ESPN.com
  | date =2008-07-21
  | url =https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3493965&type=story
  | access-date =2008-10-27 }}</ref> Dave Larzelere of ''[[Sporting News]]'' wrote that the bout had "the potential to be one of those epic Irresistible Force vs. Immoveable Object kind of battles that we talk about forever afterwards, à la [[The War (boxing)|Hagler/Hearns]] or [[Diego Corrales|Corrales]]/[[Jose Luis Castillo|Castillo]]".<ref>{{cite magazine
  | last =Larzelere
  | first =Dave
  | title =Cotto-Margarito: Mutually Assured Destruction
  | magazine =[[Sporting News]]
  | date =2008-04-14
  | url =http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/7959/cotto-margarito_mutually_assured_destruction_/
  | access-date =2008-10-27 }}</ref> Jeff Haney of the ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]'' described the fight as "not only the sport’s most promising matchup of the year. It also conjures memories of past fights in which regional or national pride was at stake", noting the [[Puerto Rican-Mexican boxing rivalry|rivalry]] between Mexico and Puerto Rico.<ref>{{cite news
  | last =Haney
  | first =Jeff
  | title =Margarito-Cotto fight promises passion, action
  | newspaper =Las Vegas Sun
  | date =2008-04-14
  | url =http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/21/margarito-cotto-fight-promises-passion-action/
  | access-date =2008-10-27 }}</ref> The ''[[Arizona Republic]]'' wrote, "Cotto, an impassive and intimidating Puerto Rican, and Margarito, a patient and tough Mexican, are another chapter in a rivalry rich in legends and still productive".<ref>{{cite news
  | title =Cotto, Margarito stoke flames of rivalry
  | newspaper =[[Arizona Republic]]
  | date =2008-07-21
  | url =http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2008/07/21/20080721boxinginsider0721.html
  | access-date =2008-10-29 }}</ref> [[Yahoo! Sports]] writer Kevin Iole felt that the boxing match would provide a performance similar to that of the fight between Jose Luis Castillo and Diego Corrales, which was named [[Ring Magazine fights of the year|fight of the year]] by ''The Ring'' magazine.<ref>{{cite news
  | last =Iole
  | first =Kevin
  | title =Cotto-Margarito a fight worth making
  | work =[[Yahoo! Sports]]
  | date =2008-04-13
  | url =https://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-cottomarg041208&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
  | access-date =2008-10-29 }}</ref>