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Margarito is a scumbagComment
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The Luis Resto - Billy Collins Jr Incident
On June 16, 1983 Luis Resto unexpectedly beat undefeated prospect Billy Collins Jr at Madison Square Garden in New York City in a 10-round unanimous decision. The fight was the undercard for a bout between Roberto Duran and Davey Moore.
However, Collins' father and trainer, Billy, Sr., discovered that Resto's gloves were thinner than normal. When Billy, Sr. reached out to shake Resto's hand, he felt only leather over fist. Screaming that he thought the gloves had no padding, Collins, Sr. demanded that the New York State Boxing Commission impound the gloves. An investigation revealed that someone had removed an ounce of padding from each of his gloves. However, it was obvious even before then that the gloves had been altered. Collins' eyes were swollen shut by the end of the 10th round, and the rest of his face was so badly swollen that it was impossible to believe a light puncher could have inflicted such damage.
Collins suffered a torn iris and permanently blurred vision, ending his career. He died only months later when he drove his car into a culvert while intoxicated. Some commentators have speculated that the loss of his livelihood drove him into a downward spiral.
After a month's investigation, the New York State Boxing Commission determined that Resto's trainer, Panama Lewis, had removed the padding from Resto's gloves. It also determined that Resto should have known the gloves were illegal. The commission suspended Resto's boxing license for at least a year. Since most state boxing commissions honor sanctions from other states, this effectively banned Resto from boxing in the United States. Resto's win was subsequently changed to a no contest.
In 1986, Lewis and Resto were both put on trial and found guilty of assault, criminal possession of a weapon (Resto's hands) and conspiracy. Prosecutors charged that the bout amounted to an illegal assault on Collins and that Resto should have known that the padding had been removed from his gloves. Resto served 2.5 years in prison.
At last report, Resto was living rent-free in the basement of the Morris Park Boxing Gym in the Bronx. After 15 years of trying to regain his license, he was finally allowed to work as a cornerman by New York State.
In 2007, Resto apologized to Collins' widow, Andrea Collins-Nile, who is suing the state of New York for not protecting her late husband. Resto also told Collins-Nile that Lewis placed plaster underneath his hand wraps, greatly--and illegally--increasing his punching power. Combined with the removed padding, this meant that Resto had been hitting Collins with rocks for 10 rounds. The hand wraps had never been confiscated. Resto also visited Collins' gravesite and said, "I'm sorry for what I did to you." In 2008, he told the The Tennessean that he'd been burdened by guilt over his involvement in the scheme for almost a quarter century.
At a 2008 press conference, Resto said that he knew Lewis had taken the padding out of his gloves and had done so at least twice before. However, Resto said, he didn't protest at the time even though he knew it was wrong. "At the time, I was young," he said. "I went along."Comment
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I wanted to bring this back to the light since people are starting to talk abot the possibility of Freddie Roach taking this fighter on. The fact that he turned down the option to fight in Mexico and wait for the reinstatement hearing. The fact he is still being seen with the Capitello is ridiculous. If he really thought that there was wrong doing and it is admited by his trainer then why is he not distancing himself from him? There are lots of questions still here about what happened and what he really knew or didn't know. But honestly where do you stand in all this?....LeftyComment
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Hey Lefty. First I want to say that i'm a Cotto fan but more than that a boxing fan. I always thought there was good reason why Margarito was avoided by floyd, mosley, etc after seeing his fights. We need to remember that before the cotto fight cotto has never been knocked out or had his face look as bad as that fight. We also know that cotto was doing very well and probably winning 5 of first 6 rds. Correct? From the 7th rd on Margarito's punches were affecting cotto in more ways than ever. Cotto has received shots that were more precise from other fighters in past. Look at Cotto's face AFTER Mosley fight and look at Cotto's face after 9th rd in margarito fight.
Like you mentioned in post "A fighters whos punches seem to get harder as the later rounds approach. Imagine your hands inside a boxing glove about the 5th or 6th round how much moisture would be in there. What round does Tony usually come on on anyway??" Do we know if Margarito used plaster or anything illegal in Cotto fight? NO ! But we can "SUSPECT" that something was very wrong by how cotto looked after 9th round and knowing margarito was going to use plaster in mosley fight. Cotto took a massive beating and if he did not take a knee in 11th rd, we might've seen another RESTO vs Collins. Common Sense needs to be brought in this discussion no matter if you like or dislike cotto and margarito. Cotto beats Mosley and does not have 1 scratch and mosley destroys margarito AFTER the plaster is removed.
We might never know what happened but for Margarito to say he did not know and he is seen with the trainer who lead to Margarito being suspended, you need to question Margarito's WHOLE career, the same way we question baseball players caught on steroids. Andy Pettite from Yankees says he only used steroids once......DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT? David Ortiz/ Manny Ramirez say they don't know how steroids got into their system. Do you really believe that? Some fans say Margarito only used plaster once.....Do you really believe that?Comment
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Truth is you have an excellent point and we are on the same waive length. I for one think that Tony should be banned for the rest of his life. If in fact it was found to be plaster in his gloves. As a fighter you know when you hands are beng wrapped differently. You can feel whether or not you have some foreign substance inside your wraps. I mean I never had anything in my gloves but I could only imagine that it would feel different. As for the fact that did he or did he not use plaster in the fight with Cotto well we will never know for sure. We can only speculate that fact. Once a cheater always a cheater. If and when Cotto does get another crack at margarito i hope he demolishes him in much the same way Mosley did. It will put it to rest once and for all. the fact he has NOT distance himself from the low life that supposedly tricked him and cost him 1 year of pay and total embarassment to the boxing world and his fans amazes me.....LeftyComment
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