By Miguel Rivera

Antonio Margarito has lashed out at WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto.

Margarito, who plans to return to the sport in the coming months, was angered by Cotto's recent statements where the Puerto Rican star rejected the idea of a trilogy fight with Margarito.

In their first fight in 2008, Margarito stopped Cotto in the eleventh round. Cotto got revenge when he stopped Margarito in the ninth round of their rematch.

Between those two fights, illegal inserts were discovered in Margarito's hand wraps prior to a fight with Shane Mosley in January of 2010.

Since that incident, Cotto has been vocal that he believes Margarito loaded his gloves for their first meeting.

Margarito says Cotto contradicted himself after the second fight.

"I failed in the second fight because I chose the wrong strategy, not because of whatever he thinks or says. He only contradicts himself, because after the second fight he was asked about to compare my punching power between the two fights and he said there was no difference, it felt the same," Margarito told ESPN Deportes.

"So I bought in something illegal [to the first fight], as he says, then he would not have felt the same effect of the punches in the second fight. I think Cotto is a girl. He has fear, because everyone wants to see a third bout. Right now we each won one fight. I think he's afraid to face Antonio Margarito in a third fight to see who is the best."

Cotto will first defend his title against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez on November 21 from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.

"He doen't have the punching power to knock out Canelo Alvarez. I'm serious when I say that Cotto has no punching power and therefore I have to say it again that he hits like a girl," Margarita said.

"It's a very even fight. There is a lot of talk about youth and experience, but I think that experience is important. And, honestly, I don't think Canelo will have it easy - but if he did his job well and has a good strategy I think he can win the fight."