Margarito takes cheap shots at Freddie Roach's disease, predicts KO of Manny -- Examiner

By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com

For a man who was supposedly all about second chances, redemption, and vindication his latest act has shown his true colors. In a video that has gone viral, Antonio Margarito can be seen mocking Freddie Roach and his suffering from Parkinson's disease. This comes on the heels of Margarito and his trainer Garcia mocking the "hand wrap" scandal.

I thought Margarito deserved a second chance because he served his suspension and was saying all the right things about why he's fighting and what he's trying to accomplish. All of that has been thrown out the window. Margarito's classless act destroys the small amount of integrity that I and others wanted to believe he had. This act was additionally disturbing because Margarito did it in front of an audience and his training partner joined in.

Since when is it humorous to make fun of a serious disease? To me, this is a sign of who Margarito truly is and the fact that he's cracking under the pressure of facing Pacquiao.

If Margarito was truly innocent, and dedicated to redeeming himself, then he wouldn't need to resort to the juvenile and disgusting antics of mocking someone with a terrible disease. Margarito and his team went too far with this. In fact, it "cements" his true nature and leads me to believe that he wasn't innocent at all in the "hand wrap" incident. He's lost all credibility with me.


Do you think Margarito and his team went too far?

In related news, when Margarito isn't mocking Freddie Roach, he and his trainer are predicting KO of Manny Pacquiao. In a media workout, Antonio Margarito and his trainer Robert Garcia made the following comments:

“Knockout. Knockout. No other way. I like the 11th round,” Robert Garcia

"I have the power to take Manny out." Antonio Margarito

I think Margarito's comments and mocking have added fuel to the fire. I don't see this fight going into the later rounds anymore.

Source: examiner.com