Men Sickness – Mens Health Blog

On the 3^rd of December 2011, Madison Square Garden in New York will host the fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto for the Super Welterweight WBA World Championship.  Last time these two fighters met, Miguel Cotto sustained some serious injuries.

The first match between Cotto and Margarito was the first loss in Cotto’s career as a Welterweight fighter.  Although he fought very well, Margarito was incredibly defensive and managed to wear Cotto down.  In the seventh round, Margarito managed to get Cotto pinned up against the ropes and caused quite a serious nose bleed.  Cotto kept going and sustained even more injuries in the tenth round.  In the eleventh round, Margarito threw a series of heavy punches and Cotto was against the ropes, bleeding quite heavily.  Finally, Evangelista Cotto threw in the towel to stop the fight.  To this day, Cotto claims that the only reason Margarito was able to defeat him was because he cheated by using plaster on his gloves, something he has previously been convicted of, causing a one year ban.  In Cotto’s case, however, this was never proven, but you can see why Cotto is desperate to win the fight on the 3^rd of December, to take back his place as champion.

Cotto is actually quite well known for bleeding profusely during boxing matches.  In 2009, for example, he fought Joshua Clottey and sustained a laceration over his eye following an accidental head clash.  This injury caused him to be unable to see certain blows coming. 

Boxing is, of course, a brutal sport and injuries to the face, head and bones are very likely.  This is why many medical federations are calling for a ban on boxing, because injuries that appear insignificant on the surface – even though they can bleed quite badly – can be life threatening on the inside.

Watch Cotto vs Margarito and see if the rematch will finish in a similar bloodbath as the first battle!

Most people get up each day and go to their job.  It is part of life and we work at the job that we have chosen and if we are lucky we won’t get hurt at the job we do. Most of us do not have a job that is dangerous.  It is usually the jobs of men that involve heavy lifting, electrical work or driving big trucks and machinery.

These jobs require concentration to stay safe and out of harms way.  But life has its way of letting an accident slip by and when it does, people get injured. Injuries that happen on the job, at home or on the road need medical attention and even at the hospital things can go wrong.

If you have experienced an accident at work and feel you should speak to a lawyer about a claim, there are many law firms who can help you.  For more on work accident click here.  We all have the right to get compensation for the wrongful injury that has effected us.  These injuries happen all the time and an experienced work accident lawyer can let you know if you have a valid case.