Madison Square Garden in New York will be the scene of the Boxing Super Welterweight WBA World Championship between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito on the 3rd of December 2011. In anticipation of this, let us have a look at boxers and cars.
Cotto is mainly known for having accidents in cars, and Margarito is generally associated with classical cars (his manager is a big fan) and driving, wait for it, a pickup truck. This is in stark contrast to some of the other boxers that are out there at the moment.
Ricky Hatton, for example, also known as The Hitman, drives a monster of a car in the form of a BMW X5, which is a real beast. However, as a true Brit, he is of course a fan of the series Only Fools and Horses and hence also owns a three wheeled Robin Reliant Regal, just like the one in the epic comedy show. Floyd Mayweather is someone who really likes his cars and doesn’t mind spending a considerable amount of money on them. He owns both a Rolls Royce Phantom and a Ferrari 360. Another example is Joe Calzaghe, from Wales, who has recently sold both of his cars, a Mercedes SL350 and a BMW M3.
Chris Eubank, one of the best known boxers ever, likes unique and different cars and is known to have owned a Hummer H2 as well as an American Peterbilt 379 – one of those truck cabs. Lennox Lewis, the biggest boxer to ever have come out of the United Kingdom, owned one of the most luxurious cars on the market: the Bentley Azure Mulliner as well as an exclusive version of the Austin Martin Virage.
As you can see, boxers like their cars but they all have very different tastes. Cotto and Margarito will have a chance to complete their garage after they get a payout for Saturday’s fight. Watch Cotto vs Margarito live and enjoy the show!
