Roach Still Mulling Over Final Decision To Train Margarito

[pistol whip]

Why would everyone lose respect for Roach of he took the job????

[ShalafiV.2]

Why would everyone lose respect for Roach of he took the job????

Because people in here are demented fanatics.

[denix]

This is Margaritos ploy. He will show Freddie all the bad things he does and will intentionally show him that he is slow, vulnerable and soft and does not learn even. Freddie will then think Margarito is no match for Pacman and would declare "Margarito could no longer pull the trigger". Later, Pacman will agree to fight him at 147 on HBO PPV thinking about Golden Boy's failure and believeing about Margarito's "Famas Acting".

[6Bound]

Margarito is a proven liar and cheater and logic tells me this wasnt the first time either whether it can be proven or not. Given the new results of his handwraps he should be banned for good and charged with attempted murder/assault the same way a criminal on street would be.

And Roach is just paying lip-service here. Too many people would lose respect for him if he decided to train him. Plus with a year to go and Mosley's lawyers still coming after Marg this isnt over at all.

[Dave Rado]

So what was the point in Capetillo and him trying to use it? They said that it hardens when it is wet, wouldn't that be done when he sweats fighting in the ring? If it wasn't no point in them using the pads then why risk everything for them? All in all the damage is done and it is what it is.

It was already wet. They didn't know it was plaster when they suspended him. They suspended him because the knuckle pads were wet, which is illegal.

[Dave Rado]

This plaster like substance was supposedly stuffed on top of his Knuckles underneeth the wraps.

No it was in the middle of the wraps, not underneath them. There were wraps under the knuckle pads.

[Dave Rado]

Why would everyone lose respect for Roach of he took the job????

Because most people believe that Margarito must have known.

It's almost impossible to prove either way, but his actions so far have not helped his case, and in any case, most boxers don't believe it would have been possible for him not to notice that there was something wrong with his knuckle pads.

But if he really didn't know, why hasn't he condemned his trainer? Why hasn't he taken a lie detector test? Why hasn't he expressed outrage and shame over what he could have done to Mosley if he hadn't been caught?

All these things combined make most neutrals believe that the chances that he didn't know are negligible.

Having said that, I think Roach is an honest man, and that he is genuine when he says that he thinks it is possible, having spoken to the guy, that he didn't know. But given all the above, I think it would be wrong for him to get involved with Margarito.

[PRPOWERPUNCHES]

Margarito is a proven liar and cheater and logic tells me this wasnt the first time either whether it can be proven or not. Given the new results of his handwraps he should be banned for good and charged with attempted murder/assault the same way a criminal on street would be.

And Roach is just paying lip-service here. Too many people would lose respect for him if he decided to train him. Plus with a year to go and Mosley's lawyers still coming after Marg this isnt over at all.

I agree!!

It's all lip-service and he will lose the respect from the boxing community, for training a proven cheating rat bastard.

Mosely's lawyers coming after him?

Is there a link to back your claim up?

[MR.PLANAS]

Roach is a capitalist, he just cares about the $$$ it's a good PR move, remember this keeps him in the publics eye.

Makes people think everybody wants to train with Roach.

[Dave Rado]

Roach is a capitalist, he just cares about the $$$ it's a good PR move, remember this keeps him in the publics eye.

Makes people think everybody wants to train with Roach.

You're showing your ignorance. Roach is already one of the three most well known and respected trainers in the world. He can train whom he likes and has hundreds of people on his waiting list. If anything, this will harm him commercially because some people will lose respect for him because of it. I think he's being naive and is showing bad judgement, but he is not doing it for commercial reasons.