“The Tijuana Tornado” Antonio Margarito has officially stepped into the long line of boxers who think they can beat Manny Pacquiao. Margarito, who’s hoping to victoriously return from a 1 year suspension, recently, commented on how he thinks that he’s the only one who can beat Manny Pacquiao.
In an interview with “The Record”, Margarito made the following comments:
“I hope to earn that chance against Pacquiao to prove that I’m the only one that can beat him”.
Cheater
Should Margarito even be allowed back into boxing? Does he deserve another chance? Margarito tried to reinforce his hand wraps with plaster before his fight against Mosley. He was caught, defeated in the ring, and suspended for a year. Now, I’m not a fan of Shane “Cream and Clear” Mosley but I’m even less a fan of guys who cheat and could potentially kill another man as a result of their cheating. However, it would take more than just plastered hands for Margarito to defeat PacMan. Alan Richards, Sacramento, CA ‘I don’t even think that plastered hands could defeat the world’s top boxer”.
Cement Shoes
Pacquiao’s blazing speed would be too much for Margarito to handle. In addition to the plastered hands, Margarito would need to place cement shoes on Pacquiao in hopes of slowing the PacMan down long enough to hit him with the loaded gloves. Jimmy Gould, Folsom, CA “I’m sure Margarito has already thought about how he can cheat his way to victory over Pacquiao.”
Will the Fight Happen?
Bob Arum recently told Boxingscene.com that he can see Pacquiao fighting Margarito perhaps in the summer at the new stadium built for the New York Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Could this fight actually take place? Does Margarito even deserve a big fight so soon after his return from suspension? I personally don’t think that Margarito deserves a shot at Pacquiao so soon. Make him earn the shot. Give him a few tough fights and see if he’s even a contender.
Another train of thought here is that Arum is using this possible match as a contractual ploy against Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Jr. If this is true, then I love the strategy. Anything that humbles GBP and Mayweather I am down for.
If this fight happens, it would take plastered hands and cement shoes for Margarito to win.
Source: examiner.com
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