Miguel Cotto slays his white whale

And then there is Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito. There was a time when Miguel Cotto did not know Antonio Margarito, did not even know his name. Had their lives taken different paths, it likely would have remained that way.

Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico battered Antonio Margarito of Mexico over nine lopsided rounds and stopped him amid confusion before they came out for the 10th on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Miguel Cotto, left, ducks under a punch

NEW YORK — Miguel Cotto battered a one-eyed Antonio Margarito over nine lopsided rounds then won a TKO decision amid confusion in the corner before they came out for the 10th on Saturday night at Madison Square

By Rich Mancuso Miguel Cotto sought redemption. It came with a dominating win over Antonio Margarito at Madison Square Garden in their second fight late.

Miguel Cotto has been less courteous to Antonio Margarito following their 2008 bout, one that the junior middleweight champion from Puerto Rico believes was tainted by the same illegal hand wraps confiscated from Margarito's dressing room before a