December 3, 2011 8:00 PM - 47 attended
Da Rematch: MIGUEL COTTO vs. ANTONIO MARGARITO
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THIS SATURDAY......Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito, Part II is a Boxing Super Welterweight title fight for the WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship. Both teams reached an agreement on the contract weight for their rematch: 153 pounds.....to take place in New York. When Cotto and Margarito met in 2008, they waged their memorable welterweight title bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Margarito came on strong in the fight's second half to stop the then undefeated Cotto in the 11th round of a bloody battle. The win was later tainted when Margarito was caught trying to enter the ring in his next fight, against Shane Mosley, wearing loaded hand wraps. Many believe he got away with wearing illegal gloves in the fight with Cotto.
New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) initially denied Margarito a boxing license on October 31, 2011. The rationale for the denial was not due the cheating allegations, but instead due to the damage to Margarito's eye in the Manny Pacquiao fight. An appeal was filed and a hearing took place to where several leading eye doctors testified that Margarito should be allowed to fight. Promoter Bob Arum revealed that Cotto will be paid $5 million plus a larger percentage of the pay-per-view sales for fighting Margarito, where Cotto is 6-0 and is anticipated to draw a heavy crowd of supporters from New York's huge Puerto Rican population. Margarito, said Arum, will be paid $2.5 million plus a smaller pay-per-view percentage than Cotto.
Event: Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
Location: Madison Square Garden in New York
Time/Date: 8pm(central), December 3rd, 2011
TV: PPV, $55
Super Welterweight Championship bout:
Miguel Cotto(c)(36-2; 29KOs) vs.
Antonio Margarito(38-7; 27KOs)
Lightweight Championship bout:
Brandon Rios (c)(28-0; 21KOs) vs. 
John Murray(31-1; 18KOs)
Welterweight bout:
Mike Jones(24-0; 18KOs) vs. 
Sebastian Andres Lujan(38-5; 24KOs)
Light Middleweight bout:
Pawel Wolak(29-1; 19KOs) vs. 
Delvin Rodriguez(25-5; 14KOs)
Talk About Intensity; This Video Will Have You Holding Your Breath
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Keri
NOTES, Part 1: Okay Fan'atics, the boxing fights are on, including the UFC(Michael Bisping vs. MTV's Bully Beatdown Jason "Mayhem" Miller). I'll make sure that they have one of the tv's on the UFC fights. I may not be able to make it, however. Get there on time to get seating; this is a cool/fun but very cozy bar. They know we are coming; the bartenders Maggie and Agnes, and the manager Louie, and owner, Scott are way cool. They welcome you to bring your own food if ya want. Long pours!
Posted December 3, 2011 at 1:59 AM -
Keri
NOTES, Park 2: Gentlemen, make sure all the ladies have seating. As fan'atic Gareth J. stated, the undercard of the boxing card will be explosive. Brandon Rios is regarded by many to be one of the best young boxing talents, and may supplant Pacquiao and Mayweather one day. Enjoy the fights!
Bisping/Mayhem trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ihq9zMghkk
Posted December 3, 2011 at 2:23 AM -
Gareth Jones
Following that, bam bam rios failed to make weight Friday and forfeited his belt but the fight is still going on and will be a hell of a scrap. Also, if you can, the Wolak / Rodriguez rematch is bound to be fun, first one was excellent, as Wolak's bizarre eye injury can attest http://www.google.com/search?hl=en
Posted December 3, 2011 at 2:38 AM -
Anne - The Bling Girl
How many screens does this place have, and will it be impossible to get a good viewing if i juss come for main event?
Posted December 3, 2011 at 4:12 PM -
Keri
This is a small bar, and like many places, if you're just coming for the main event, you probably won't get in.
Other bars probably having the fights are Lucky Strikes, Allstars, Club Transit, O'tooles, Joes, Wicker Well.... There may be covers at these spots.
Posted December 3, 2011 at 4:51 PM -
Keri
The bars I listed were told directly to me by the sellers. Always call beforehand as we always suggest with our list of bars. Thanks. See you there.
Posted December 3, 2011 at 5:33 PM -
Keri
Even though we love the bar for tonight, I would have picked a bigger venue if I knew we'd get this much interest. So bare with us for tonight. I'll be fun. I won't get to meet some of ya, but check out some of our upcoming meetups. :-) LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!
Posted December 3, 2011 at 6:34 PM
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KeriEvent HostMister Big Fan, Organizer+5 guestsEveryone was so friendly that it really didn't feel as crowded and packed as the bar was. Had a great time, and met some new folk.
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Ildifonso FuentesThe Conversationalist
for the first time in a long time, the main event wasn't dull. Cotto gets his redemption (assuming HE didn't fight with loaded gloves). I imagine the one guy who really wins is Bob Arum if he's already lobbying for a 3rd fight.
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