Antonio Margarito, the former WBA welterweight champ, is suing the California State Athletic Commission, claiming he was unjustly suspended for allegedly hiding plaster in the knuckle pad under his gloves in his fight against "Sugar" Shane Mosley. On January 24, 2009, Margarito was preparing to fight Mosley -- his trainer was wrapping his hands when a rep from the Athletic Commission decided to inspect his hands, allegedly finding an "illegal material inside the knuckle pad." The knuckle pads were confiscated and his hands were re-wrapped. Margarito then fought Mosely and got his ass kicked. But the unkindest cut of all -- after the fight, his boxing license was suspended for one year. He feels he's been denied due process and wants his license back. He's suing to get a court order forcing the Commission to reinstate him, stat.<!-- POST CONTENTS END --><!-- POST OPTIONS START -->
I thought a year was very easy. If I were the Czar of Boxing, it would be a life ban and I would remove all of his victories, all of them. They'd be no contests. This prick has some balls. I would call him and say, I will give you your hearing and if you lose, you get another year.
Its so funny, guys Margarito is going to easily win this. Thing is guys there is no evidence what so ever that he has ever used loaded gloves, he got caught TRYING to use them...never has he been caught doing so, we can assume all we want that he has used them every fighter(even if he has used em very doubtful he has used them every fight...very doubtful) he will walk... No evidence...no proof...he is free. We can think what we want, but I doubt all of his victories and even important ones have been cuz he illegally wrapped his gloves.
I can't beleive people aren't more outraged about this. Shane Mosley is a proven cheater with steroids and it is not on the same level. We all could take every steroid and unless you have talent, you aren't going to be a good fighter. Sure, it makes you better and it is cheating. What MaRGARITO ATTEMPTED TO DO IS UNFORGIVEABLE . He went into the ring with a weapon well attempted to.
Unforgivable definately. But funnily enough if he comes back to boxing and beats the top guys again...this would be mildly forgotten.
Should have been banned for life. Hope this gets squashed and then he gets the lifetime ban for being a cunt on top of everything else.
What a cunt he is. He gets a Sammy the Bull type of sentence. A year for trying to sneak in a lethal weapon against a shot, aging overrated light weight.He won't even take his gift like a man.
If he beat Mosley in a rematch and Cotto...it would be forgotten, fans don't care about that he was harmful they care that he was cheating...stupid...but true.
Most as in the people who missed the first fight? I really don't think you understand this situation.
The mexicans who believe him when he says he didn't know about the wraps and the mexicans who believe he had an off night and was sick and all of that. And the fans that just want to see him get his ass kicked again.
Sorry stevedave I think I do actually. Too well, and I understand that the public and the casual fans are fiuckle and gullible as fuck...
No, man. You think the fact that he was "only" TRYING to load his gloves means he'll get off free here, or at least that's what you typed earlier in this thread. I honestly don't think you comprehend the gravity of the situation, unless you're coming off wrong.
No no no.... I am tellin you he will get off free cuz he will, doesn't mean I agree with it. And I am also sayin thats what the vast public will think as well, not everyone is like us hardcore fans, the casual fan is retarded, the public is retarded as a group we know fuck all... And by 70% of the casual fans...if he became chamipion again...it would be erased in their eyes.
You just don't get it do you. I am not talkin about us, sorry steve dave but we are the minority here people on this site r the minority, the rest of the people around the world don;t know boxing like us, and americans mostly are too forgiving and forgetful, gullible and fickle. I mean shit, if we can forgive Michael Jackson for suckin off 50 fuckin kids, and still like his music, I think its not a mild statement at all to think that Margarito would be forgiven. Not to say I ever would.
They found plaster in his wraps. Why do you believe he will get off for that? :: What do you base that on?
He will never gain back the momentum he had. Lost in all this is a faded Shane Mosley beat him like Gay Ray beat Juanita.It looks really bad that he looked so lifeless and resigned as soon as his "trick" got exposed. He should just go down to Mexico or other Third World places and fight. I would never allow him to fight legally in the US ever again. What he did is one of the worst things in the history of sport, not just boxing. I never thought Margarito was all that even after he beat Cotto, but I rooted for him a lot and now I will always root against him, always.
Im exaggerating...but again yeah where has it been proven? And yeah they found plaster in his wraps, but he has been proven to have ever have used them...so he will get a 1 year ban for attemptiong, but will be no proof that he used them before so he will get off scott free, cuz he never used em...
Yep...well think how I feel he was one of my 3 favorite fighters fightin right now... Fuckin sucked. But yep what he did is unexcusable, he could have killed someone.
The Plaster Inserts that Margarito was Caught TRYING to Use Against Sugar Shane had OLD, DRIED Blood on them...So CLEARLY, they'd Been USED @ Some OTHER Point... REED:mj:
Believe me I'm outraged, the guy is clearly a shameless scumsucking cunt for even attempting to get it revoked. He should just quietly retire in shame. If it was down to me, Marge would receive a lifetime ban, to discourage any other scumsucking, cheating cunt from trying something so low and disgusting.
The beating Mosley gave him must not be making him think clearly because he has no shot at winning this case.