Should margarito's boxing license be reinstated? Poll!

[Nuurzhaelan]

As soon as he's eligible? He's continued to act as though he was never guilty of anything. He blames his trainer Capetillo yet has never reacted as though Capetillo has committed any act against him.. On the flip side, I'm sure a lot of fans will say Margarito has served his time. I'm sure in light of "Assault in the Ring," there is less tolerance for cheating as it really illustrated the health risks of cheating. So, when Margarito license is eligible for review, should he be reinstated? Poll to follow, Please discuss.

Of course he's done that. He's skeered of losing his livlihood.

He should NEVER be reinstated.

[monkeyboy]

I always liked Margarito.
No more. He tried to cheat in a dangerous game.
Career over!

[nouseforaname]

I'm having a tough time with this one, Margs is one of my favorite fighters, but his actions were repulsive to say the least. I don't think he can recover from this mess he created, so what's the point in allowing him back. No one will want to fight him and he's always gonna have to carry with the burden of being a cheater.

Only way for him to regain some sort of credibility would be to come back (if allowed) and win vs Clottey/Williams/Cotto, etc while getting thoroughly examined and accepting 10% or less cuts form those fights. Harsh enough? I Think so, deserved? you bet your ass.

[MANGLER]

Yea, I want a Cotto rematch to settle ****.

[WetSexyLlamaPR]

No. Margarito and his trainer should never be allowed to engage in the sport of boxing in the US ever again.

[DIB42]

I say yes, only because other cheaters don't get perma-banned, and there is no ACTUAL proof that he used plaster, there is proof he intended on using it, and that could be argued as well, one could say that he would have noticed on his way to the ring that his hands were hardening and said "OMG somethings in my gloves, we need new wraps" (that wouldnt have happened obv, but i'm playing lawyer/devil's advocate here)

Breakdown
1) No proof that he's ever in fact used plaster (proof being the key word, not just circumstantial evidence, or obvious conclusions, but actual proof he's used plaster in a fight)
2) People who use steriods have an unfair advantage and are also dangerous to their opponents, and they don't get banned permanently

So I think as it stands now, he should be reinstated, but there should be rules made in the athletic commissions that any fighter who knowingly cheats is permanently banned from the sport of boxing, but this decision needs to be made when there are no cases pending.

[DrewWoodside]

I say yes, only because other cheaters don't get perma-banned, and there is no ACTUAL proof that he used plaster, there is proof he intended on using it, and that could be argued as well, one could say that he would have noticed on his way to the ring that his hands were hardening and said "OMG somethings in my gloves, we need new wraps" (that wouldnt have happened obv, but i'm playing lawyer/devil's advocate here)

Breakdown
1) No proof that he's ever in fact used plaster (proof being the key word, not just circumstantial evidence, or obvious conclusions, but actual proof he's used plaster in a fight)
2) People who use steriods have an unfair advantage and are also dangerous to their opponents, and they don't get banned permanently

So I think as it stands now, he should be reinstated, but there should be rules made in the athletic commissions that any fighter who knowingly cheats is permanently banned from the sport of boxing, but this decision needs to be made when there are no cases pending.

I don't think steroids give the same sort of dangerous edge that concrete handwraps give. Mosley beat De La Hoya but didn't cause him serious injury. Resto beat Collins and Collins lost his career.. I agree it's an edge and a relatively dangerous one, but I don't think it is the same level of danger.

[DIB42]

I don't think steroids give the same sort of dangerous edge that concrete handwraps give. Mosley beat De La Hoya but didn't cause him serious injury. Resto beat Collins and Collins lost his career.. I agree it's an edge and a relatively dangerous one, but I don't think it is the same level of danger.

I'll agree that its not as dangerous as hitting a man with plaster, (worst case scenerio would be steroids and plaster i guess) but I think both should result in permanent bans, i think harsher penalties would either result in less steroid use, or better ways to hide it, also all those boxers that cry "its my livelyhood don't take it away" would think twice about cheating. I do believe that its best to do this when there aren't cases pending though, rather than taking one boxer or the other and making an example out of him.

[dabombreda]

He's a cheating scumbag and goes against everything the spirit of competition stands for, namely fairness.