Margarito, Illegal Wraps Caught Before Mosley Loss

[5punchcombo]

Before Shane Mosley (46-5, 39KOs) stopped Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27KOs) in the ninth round of their action-packed bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, HBO announced to the televised audience that Margarito's hands were found to be illegally wrapped and had to be re-wrapped three times to make them legal. [details]

I got blasted by a lot of people especially marga******s on how I thought margarito had cheated on cotto,

My my isnt this coinkidink

[Zocalo]

It is unacceptable for fighters to cheat like this. You can not only cut short a fighters career but also their lives by using plaster of paris.

[Tata Moran]

Marg is just pure hype... and its now sweetly ended by Sugar Shane Mosleyyy.

Cheater sucks, bye Marg. The so called most feared man in Welterweight. LOL!

[eazy_mas]

It is unacceptable for fighters to cheat like this. You can not only cut short a fighters career but also their lives by using plaster of paris.

but also you could take away lives with the normal gloves and wrap even though it takes longer time but it still have it effect on boxers.

[!! Shawn]

Officials found what one doctor described as plaster of Paris hidden in the wrapped hands of Antonio Margarito (above left at the weigh-in Friday) shortly before the welterweight champion's title defense against Shane Mosley (above right) on Saturday at the Staples Center, leading to accusations that Margarito may have been trying to cheat.

According to Judd Burstein, the attorney for Mosley, Margarito had wet pads in the wrapping. Mosley's doctor, Robert Olvera, likened the material to the type of plaster used to make casts.

"It gets hard and mobile," said Olvera, who said he scratched the pad and "flakes of plaster of Paris" came off.

Burstein said he seized the pad removed from the wrapping and another pad found in Margarito's dressing room. Both were placed in a sealed box that was given to Dean Lohuis of the California Boxing Commission for further study.

Burstein said representatives of both boxers "discussed this exact issue" at Friday's rules meeting "and they went ahead and violated it."

After the su****ious pads were removed from Margarito's dressing room, the boxer's hands were rewrapped and the fight went off on time. Because the violation was caught before Margarito stepped into the ring, Margarito's camp will likely be subject to little more than a disciplinary action if the substance is found to be illegal.

Nazzim Richardson, the trainer for Mosley, was the first to notice something unusual about Margarito's wrap job and asked officials to take the tape off. That's when the foreign substance was discovered, seized and placed in a box for investigation after the bout.

"That's a serious offense," an official with Golden Boy, Mosley's promoter, said. "That's cheating."

Mosley was informed of the discovery before the fight, Burstein said. According to the lawyer, Mosley said he took that as evidence that Margarito "was scared" going into the bout.

This is absolutely disgraceful. Fu ck Margarito and any people who have the balls to defend this de****able cheater. Every single one of his wins now come under su****ion. I want to see a Cotto rematch now that he won't get away with loading his wraps. Fu ck Antonio Margarito he should be fined and suspended from the sport. He should hang with Panama Lewis. They deserve each other.

Man is a coward straight up.

[Zocalo]

but also you could take away lives with the normal gloves and wrap even though it takes longer time but it still have it effect on boxers.

The rules are in place for the safety of the boxers. We don't want to see someone life cut short because of someone knowingly violating the rules.

It is unacceptable for anyone to defend Margarito here.

[Feint]

yeah how embarrassing for Margarito

if Marg used Illegal wraps for this fight vs Mosley

who's to say that he didn't vs Cotto?

Exactly. Beyond the fact he disrespected the sport, everything he accomplished now falls under question.

[archermac X]

Whether or not he had cheated before can never be established beyond doubt, but certainly, this brings up the possibility that he had cheated on all his previous fights.

[MikeBrew328]

He should be severely punished. I don't want to hear Larry ask him about his next fight. I want him sued and suspended.

[ME123]

This is so sad.