Ranking the 10 Bloodiest Boxing Fights in the Past Decade | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

It's hard to include this fight in any lists given the, at best, spurious circumstances under which it was fought. 

In his very next fight, against Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito was found loading his gloves with a plaster-type substance, and while no proof exists he did the same against Cotto, we can and must remain skeptical.

In the early rounds of the fight, Cotto was able to outbox his relentless foe. But all the while you got the sense that Margarito's pressure and activity were going to wear down the Puerto Rican legend.

By the middle of the fight, Margarito began to seize control, landing hard and thudding punches to his opponents face and body. As Cotto began to slow down, his face began to bloody and bruise in disturbing fashion. 

Finally in the 11th round Cotto had taken enough punishment and after rising to his feet after a knockdown, his face a bloody mess, the fight was stopped. But since then, it has received an asterisk, with many believing Margarito cheated his way to victory.