Margarito excuses are eerily similar to Luis Resto excuses.

excellent post champbox

Margarito look very weird in the beginning of the Mosley fight cause he knew his career was over after being caught like that.

There's no place in boxing for cheaters!! Marg shouldn't be allowed to fight again! Or at least in the US

This is obviously not official but with half a brain and common sense youll see the thruth. http://www.hbo.com/boxing/events/200...m_profile.html I just read this I know its long but check it out it has more details Nazim Richardson's account of the evening, however, contradicts that assertion and also calls into question that of Espinoza. As Richardson tells the story, when he entered Margarito's dressing room, the "pads" had been prepared (the thick gauze wrapping that goes over the knuckles), but the wrapping process had not yet begun. They were just beginning to work on Margarito's right hand when Richardson arrived. "They started putting tape on the wrist and the thumb on the right hand," Richardson said, "and they were putting too much tape directly onto the skin. No gauze, just putting tape directly onto the skin on the wrist of the right hand." Taping directly to the skin is against the rules, so Richardson protested. When the Commission representative who was present said that he was fine with what they were doing, Richardson asked that Dean Lohuis, the Commission's chief athletic inspector, be brought into the room. He says Lohuis agreed that there was too much tape being applied directly to Margarito's skin and had them rewrap it. It took them two more tries to appease both Richardson and Lohuis. The real shocker, however, occurred when they moved on to the fighter's left hand. "When he started on the left hand," Richardson says, "I asked to feel the cushion (the pad) before he put it on the knuckle. I asked the deputy from the Commission, 'Did you squeeze the cushion on the right hand?' And he said no. So Margarito put the right hand up and said, 'Go ahead you can feel it,' and I said, 'No, let me squeeze this cushion before he puts it on the left hand.'" "So when I squeezed the cushion, it was brick hard. I said, 'This is not right.' I asked the deputy to feel it, so he felt it, and he said, 'It feels all right to me.' I said, 'No, that thing is too hard.' So I asked the commissioner (Lohuis) to feel it, and he said, 'Yeah, that does feel hard.' So he peeled it back, and when he peeled it back, a square block of old wet gauze fell out that was covered with plaster. And it had an old dried-up blood stain on it." At this point, Richardson says, it was almost time for Margarito to make his walk to the ring, and the trainer met with resistance from Margarito's people and also from the Commission's representatives about unwrapping and inspecting the pad on the already wrapped right hand. "I asked them to unwrap the right hand," Richardson told me, "because I thought they had checked the pad on the right hand. But they were arguing about that. So I said, 'Listen, if he fights the fight and we find something in it, what would happen then?' And the commissioner said, 'You're right - unwrap the right hand.'" When they did, a block of gauze was discovered in the right-hand pad similar to the one that had fallen out of the left. Initially, Richardson seized the evidence himself. "I took the two pieces, and I told the commissioner that I wasn't giving them back to . I said, 'I'm only giving these to Shane's lawyer.' So I took the two pieces when we went to Shane's room to wrap Shane's hands. The lawyer came over, and the commissioner came with us, and Shane's doctor was there. The doctor scratched one of the pieces, and it chalked up. He said, 'This is the same plaster we use to make casts in the hospital.'" At that point, Richardson says he took the pieces back from Olvera and then surrendered the evidence to Lohuis for investigation by the Commission. The pieces were placed in a box, which was sealed with tape and signed by Mosley's lawyer, Judd Burstein - but not before Richardson ordered several people with camera-phones to snap photos of the two blocks of gauze. When I asked Richardson if he thought that Margarito would have gained an edge against Mosley if the pads had been allowed to stand as they were, he laughed. "With the kind of condition we had Shane in," he said, "I figure if Margarito had a stick in his hand he wouldn't have beaten Shane that night." "But it definitely would have given him an advantage, an advantage to the point of danger. And, look, I don't know for sure that Margarito knew what was in the pads. But I know for a fact that the trainer had to know. Cause he prepared the pads, so I know he knew what was in them." It's damning account of the incident, and one wonders if and when Margarito or his handlers are going to counter it with a detailed one of their own. They are of course innocent until proven guilty by the Commission, and it's likely that they are saying as little as possible to protect themselves in the investigation. But in the absence of a thorough account from Margarito, the court of public opinion has run rampant with speculation on countless websites and blogs. Meanwhile, the explanations offered by Margarito's camp thus far have been less than satisfying. Both Richardson and Mosley's doctor are on record as saying that the gauze blocks that came out of Margarito's pads were hard and "plaster-like," and the CSAC has deemed them "foreign substances" worthy of a temporary suspension, all calling into doubt the fighter's recent claim that this is only a matter of excess tape. As for the claim by Margarito's co-manager, Francisco Espinoza, that it was gauze that had grown humid and started to harden of its own accord, I ran that explanation past HBO commentator and Hall-of-Fame trainer, Emanuel Steward. He didn't find it plausible in the least. As proof of his point, he mentioned that he was about to auction off the hand-wraps that Lennox Lewis used in his fights with Mike Tyson and Hasim Rahman. For more than six years, Steward has kept them in a Ziploc bag. If damp gauze ever were inclined to harden over time, one would expect that those wraps would be stiff as boards by now. "But that material," Steward told me, "is still soft." Naz Interview with Pedro Fernandez. Margaritos interview on ESPN. Listen how he quickly sounds nervous as hell and he tries to throw capetillo under the bus. This one is of Margaritos corner in the Cotto fight. Listen how his corner man ask Margarito how is the punch, and quickly Capetillo gives him the Deer on headlights look, and told the oother corner man, What punch? What are you talking about? Then Margaritos other corner man gives him water and Capetillo tells him dont get overconfident and Margarito says and will not get overconfident I know. This was at the end of round 4. This 1 is at the end of round 9 and listen how Capetillo tells him "at this point your punches should be solid punches, but dont get overconfident" Look at this pictures. This first 1 is after the Torres fighthttp://sports.espn.go.com/photo/2008/0627/box_cotto_arum_300.jpg This one is of Cotto after Margarito http://espndeportes-assets.espn.go.com/2003/photos2008/0726/box_g_cotto_blod_200.jpg Look at the damage Margarito did from rounds 9-11. I mean Torres is a harder puncher at the weight than Margarito, he landed way more on Cotto, he landed way more harder punches during more rounds than Magarito, and he didnt came close to half damage Margarito did to Cotto. Now look at Billy Colins JR. after his fight with Restohttp://www.theycametofight.com/Photos/BillyCollinsJr.jpgLooks familiar? you could post margaritos confession and his groupies would still deny that he is a cheater. the funniest part is when they say with such conviction that he definitely didnt use it against cotto and that he is really not a cheater because he actually didnt use it against mosley. he didnt use it against mosley because he got caught retards not because he didnt want to

Margarito never used them. We can assume he used them but he NEVER has. Why? No proof. Amazing. Just amazing. You actually seem to believe that if something isn't witnessed by others, it literally never occurred at all. How do you even function in everyday life? Basic, basic logic would tell you that the lack of evidence cuts both ways...we can obviously not be certain whether he cheated or not prior to Mosley.

The difference is that Margarito never used them in a fight like Resto. ok:haha: you know that how. and even if he didnt he would have if he wasnt caught . its not like he had a change of heart and decided not to use it.

Can we stop posting this? You would expect Margarito fans to continue this but it's just his haters/Cotto stans. Margarito never used them. We can assume he used them but he NEVER has. Why? No proof. Has he attempted to cheat? Yes. That's not the act of cheating, that is the act of trying to commit a foul. Put an end to this please. Your ignorance is bliss as it is.

Marg wouldn't use plaster while sparring, so actually the words in bold might lead one to believe that marg wouldn't need plaster to bust quitto up the way he did Too bad I cannot give red k twice. Must suck to rally behind an acknowledged and proven cheater, eh?

I dont care what people say, marg looked messed up before the 1st round started. Look at the marg/cotto fight and look at marg/mosley fight. looks like marg was dilussional or drunk. Yeah I agree. I think he was really ****ed up mentally, because he knew they got caught.

Delusional post. Can anyone prove he has used the plaster in other fights?

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Forget about the Cotto connection for a minute. Just look at the fact that he uses the same co-op outs for The Mosley incident that Resto used in the Collins one. They framed me.......the evidence wasn't properly handled and I was framed or ignorant. Shit is disgraceful. I hope they ban his ass for life. If Resto did that much damage to a young fighter imagine what Margarito could've done to a 36 year old fighter. With Mosley's heart and excellent chin (just like Collins) the outcome could've been horrendous. Boxing is dangerous enough when done legit.

what the fuck is everybody going on about, that cotto is now wasted property, and is no longer on the verge of superstardom. Correct me if i'm wrong or anything, but is he not about to fight P4P#1 in November? In his biggest fight in his career to date? Winning this fight would make him an instant recognizble superstar WORLDWIDE. Wasted property??? Not to fast.. It's hard to say what the Clottey fight would've looked like if Cotto didn't get cut directly over his eye lid. I still think Cotto has what it takes to beat the sh!t out of Pacboy and bring it back to Puerto Rico!

I hate Margarito for this. Cotto was damaged in that fight and he was on the verge of superstardom. cosign, fukk that cheating bum.

Patiently awaiting the return of the Tijuana Tornado!

I have No proof... BUT I have Brain.. Logically.. If you use plaster against the man who lost to the man you just beat.. Then you most likely used it against the man you beat as well... Therefore If you use it in what is perhaps the 2nd most important of your life.. Then I gather you would also use it in the MOST important fight of your life.. I am sorry... but if you want to live in denial.. that is YOUR choice..and I wont try to change your mind.. But please don't call me crazy or a hater .. I know what I know.. I was a big fan of Margarito..since the Kyvelos fight..I loathe to think he had cheated in all those fights I cheered him on..

Margarito is a coward whos officially done anyway..So who cares what can be proven and what cannot be proven at this point...Cant be mad at his minions for holding on because theres always gonna be ppl on the fringe...

We cant get proof that he cheated against cotto, but there is a strong chance that he did imo. Whether he did or not, he is still a scumbag and should be banned for life. Its unlikely that mosley was the first time he loaded his gloves. :trink26:

Margarito cheated in the Cotto fight. No doubt at all. Cotto took everything Mosely had and that was a vicious fight and Mosely hits harder than Margarito. Margarito was EXPOSED in the Mosely fight as someone who was a cheater. Margarito with pads = Cotto fight Margarito without pads = Mosely fight were he got KTFO. not saying Marg didnt use any illegal pads in the Cotto fight, but your post makes zero sense.. it was more like this.. Margarito was exposed in the Mosley fight as someone who can be KTFO if you have the right game plan and a great trainer. Margarito without pads STILL would havent been KTFO by Cotto..pads didnt help his chin. and Cotto's game plan was wack, no body shots..

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