So now all of a sudden fighting Clottey is "cherry picking" and "playing it safe"?

[Bhopreign]

The Ring Rankings at Welterweight

1. ANTONIO MARGARITO 37-5 (27)
2. PAUL WILLIAMS 34-1 (25)
3. MIGUEL COTTO 32-1 (26)
4. SHANE MOSLEY 44-5 (37)
5. JOSHUA CLOTTEY 35-2 (20)
6. CARLOS QUINTANA 25-2 (19)
7. ZAB JUDAH 36-6 (25)
8. LUIS COLLAZO 28-3 (13)
9. JACKSON BONSU 28-1 (23)
10. ANDRE BERTO

He just fought #3 , fought #2 recently and now he's fighting #5 again.

doesn't look like cherry picking for a #1 guy.

If you dont know history your post looks legit, but since I do it is irrelevant because Margarito wasnt the #1 guy when he fought either of those guys so its customary when youre trying to be the #1 guy to fight other contenders to work your way up, nice try, and I heard your boy has nightmares of Arreola on the regular, holla.

[Ryn0]

I'd would have prefered him to fight Williams but Clottey is fine AS LONG as he fight Williams afterwards.

[Boofdatruth]

marg should fight baldomir and judah then.

No, he should fight Hatton and Holt, he is used to fighting 140 lb ex champs and champs.

[adrsan84]

Another thing that makes me laugh is when Williams fanboys say "Why does he want to fight someone he has already beat? He should fight Williams".

It's OK for Williams to push for a fight with someone that he's already beat, but Margarito can't do the same thing? It's hardly as if Clottey is a bum, he's one of the best in the division.

Spot on. As long as these guys are fighting amongst that select group of welters and when it's said and done the top two meet within 2 to 3 fights how can people complain?

[Bhopreign]

marg should fight baldomir and judah then.

Yeah he should fight the last two linear champs.

[Boofdatruth]

Margs is going to fight Clottey, and if he does this, does he and Arum think he can make more money fighting Clottey instead of Williams? lol...

[Ryn0]

Yeah he should fight the last two linear champs.

The last two linear champs were Mayweather and Baldomir and considering Mayweather is retired and Baldomir is rubbish....

[jdubb863]

After all the **** these same people said about how if it wasn't for the hand injury, Clottey would have "whooped his ass"? do you guys not read your own tripe? First it was, "Clottey was DESTROYING Margarito untill he hurt his hand, Margarito was lucky". Then it was, "Margarito is scared because he wont give Clottey the rematch". Now its, "Margarito is playing it safe by fighting Clottey"

Margarito hasn't even had ONE payday fight yet fans of a certain fighter who's had 2 which were paths of less resistance (and was on the way to be 3) are crying foul? hahahahahahahahah *pause*

Yeah some of these peaple want margarito to fight Clottey,Santos, and Willimas all at the same time in the same ring LOL.

The haters are more annoying than the fans!

I personally wanna see Margarito-Mosley!

[adrsan84]

Williams-Margarito in 09, it'll happen, try and keep your panties dry until then.

[The Gambler1981]

Margarito fighting Clottey is fine, people talk **** about that fight so why not clean that up and it is a unification fight. With all that it is not the best or most important fight out there for him but it is not a bad fight at all.