DALLAS - It's just my opinion: The big day is upon us. Today or tomorrow Texas is going to announce Antonio Margarito won't be licensed in the state, at least not in time for the March 13 Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight.
It's the worst kept secret in all of boxing.
But typical for Texas.
I have news for Texas: Nobody even cares anymore.
That they took so long to render this verdict that it almost made Margarito, who should get a lifetime ban, a sympathetic figure.
Texas took so long because it waited for anyone who wanted to give an opinion to do so. In essence Texas just ran the clock out. Hoping the situation would just go away.
Maybe when Arum was shopping Pacquiao vs. Clottey, he just asked if the Lone Star State would just help Top Rank out with this little problem and get Margarito licensed so Mexican fans would buy tickets.
Someone so happy to get comp tickets must have said "Yes." When public and media opinion turned nasty, Texas makes the problem worse by stalling with its verdict.
The last time Texas had to make a decision, it guessed wrong and is still paying for it.
I speak of the Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson fight of 2002. Texas had it. It would be at the cavernous Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth. The place is an outdoor facility that could host a nifty 150,000 or so.
But some bureaucrat said Texas shouldn't grant Tyson a license because the state of Indiana once convicted him of rape several years previous.
He did his time and still contests the conviction.
Memphis, Tennessee ended up with the the fight and promoters are still counting the money all these years later, same as the state's tax office.
I think Texas guesses wrong again.
Source: examiner.com
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