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Antonio Margarito v. Kermit Cintron Picks, Predictions, & Odds
In a weekend full of great boxing matchups we head to Atlantic City, NJ on April 12 for a battle between Kermit “El Asesino” Cintron vs. Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito. This is a much-anticipated rematch between the two fighters. In the first bout Margarito dominated Cintron and won in 5 rounds due to the fight being stopped. Many people believed that this fight would never take place due to the beat down Cintron received in the first matchup. This is not the only big fight taking place at Boardwalk Hall as Miguel Cotto and Alfonso Gomez will also be doing battle. But for now lets just take a look at the fight between Margarito and Cintron. Here is a breakdown of each fighter and our prediction of who will come out on top.
Antonio Margarito -300 at BetUS
Margarito will come into the fight with a 35-5 record, with 25 of them coming by knock out. Margarito has gone 3-1 since the first fight against Cintron in April of 2005. His only loss came against a very tough Paul Williams by decision. The lost to Williams cost Margarito the WBO welterweight title after he had successfully defended the title 7 times after winning it back in 2003 against Andrew Lewis. Margarito is a very powerful fighter that has a proven chin and is feared by many boxers because of his power and ability to tire his opponents out before landing a big blow.
Cintron comes into the fight with a very impressive 29-1 record, and an outstanding 27 knockouts. Cintron has won 5 straight fights since the beating he received from Margarito. Cintron doesn’t have many people thinking he has a chance in a rematch, but you have to give the kid credit for wanting to prove the first fight was a fluke. Cintron will be most likely out matched by Margarito, and will have to rely on his power, and hope that he can land a big blow to Margarito and send him to the floor. When you look at Cintron you think he has to be better than his showing because of his great record, but he has fought a lot of cup cakes along the way. It will be one of the bigger upsets in boxing history if he is able to pull it off. Just don’t go getting crazy and betting the bank on this guy.
Winner: Antonio Margarito -300 at BetUS
While we really admire what Cintron is trying to do here, we just don’t see how he would be able to improve that much over a couple years. Margarito is one of the most feared welterweight fighters in the game, and you have to believe Cintron is a bit crazy for wanting to get back in the ring after what happened to him last go around. This fight might go a little longer than last time, but don’t expect a different outcome. We are predicting Margarito to win via knockout in round 7.
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