By Mark Vester
Last week, Antonio Margarito presented his master plan - a road to beating all of the Puerto Rican champions in the welterweight division. Margarito takes on IBF welterweight champion Kermit Cintron on April 12 in Atlantic City. The winner will face WBA champion Miguel Cotto in either June or July. If Margarito gets past both opponents, he will target the last man standing, WBO champion Carlos Quintana.
Quintana is not convinced that Margarito will get to him, but if he does - Quintana is ready to prevent the possibility of a sweep.
"Margarito said that he's going to beat Kermit Cintron in order to fight Miguel Cotto, win that fight and then go after me," Quintana told El Nuevo Dia. "I think it's going to be very difficult. I think Cintron will provide a very hard test for Margarito. Most believe that because Margarito beat him once, the same thing will happen again. But, I understand that Cintron is very motivated for this fight and he's got a big opportunity if he wins. If Margarito does win, a fight with Cotto will be even harder."
"Margarito had the opportunity to fight me, but he took another route. Why is he talking about me now? He is my mandatory, but he passed on the title shot to position himself for Cotto because he knows that he can't beat me. Margarito does not want to fight me. He's always had problems with left-handed fighters. If he comes, he'll get it, but I don't think he wants it."
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