Insider Notebook: Cotto-Margarito Revisited;

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By Robert Morales - Since Antonio Margarito was busted with illegal hand wraps before his January fight with "Sugar" Shane Mosley in Los Angeles, there has been no shortage of insinuation that perhaps Margarito and his hand-wrapping trainer, Javier Capetillo, had previously cheated.

Miguel Cotto initially said he thought Margarito must have just had a good night when Margarito stopped him in the 11th round on July 26, 2008 in Las Vegas. He since has wondered if Margarito might have had loaded gloves in their fight because he did not have anyone from his camp monitoring Margarito's wraps as they were being applied that night at MGM Grand.

Well, there is a dispute in that regard. Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said that to his knowledge Evangelista Cotto was indeed in the room when Margarito was having his hands wrapped. Cotto - who will take on Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 14 at MGM Grand - was then trained by his uncle, Evangelista.

"The inspector is there watching the hands get wrapped, and there is also a member of the other team," Kizer said, explaining what typically happens during this time. "Evangelista Cotto was there. And he is not a guy who is very passive. He is a guy who will say, 'What's that?' Very similar to Brother Naazim (Richardson, Mosley's trainer who helped nail Margarito). [details]

[ny123]

lol at the las vegas commisioner putting out statements to prevent his commision from looking bad and not having the facts straight

[MANGLER]

Just make a rematch within Cotto's next 3 fights somewhere.

[savorduhflavor]

Everything revolving around that situation is nothing but hearsay. I wish it would just get dropped.

[jrosales13]

lol at the las vegas commisioner putting out statements to prevent his commision from looking bad and not having the facts straight

How did he not have the facts straight?

[..WaRSpencE..]

Evangelista himself said he wasn't back there..or if anything I think he said he got back there late if I remember correctly...

Like Arum said..If Margarito was loaded for Mosley, why wouldn't he load up for Cotto?..it's not proof..but it's not far-fetched..that's common sense..you load up as the 4-1 favorite but go in clean and cheat-free as the 2-1 underdog in a headlining PPV, and the BIGGEST stage of your career?..all you basically need is for Capetillo or Margarito to man up and admit it..I'm sure there would be nobody surprised if they did up and say it..but the fact that they can be charged for assault is what's keeping their mouths shut!..

[peyk-peyk]

Only morons believe that Margarito cheated when he fought Cotto. Margarito won fair and square and with the alleged hand wraps it's really nothing but plain bull****.

Cotto nuthuggers needs to stop dwelling on fiction.

[Freddy Krueger]

The inspector obviously doesn't know how to do their ****ing jobs since Mosley's trainer did their job for them.

[jrosales13]

The inspector obviously doesn't know how to do their ****ing jobs since Mosley's trainer did their job for them.

The Mosley fight was in California not Nevada. So it was different commission and different inspector...

[superchile]

well well

its not hard to solve once margarito returns next year cotto can fight him again if hes that certain that margo had loaded gloves im sure he will walk right trough margo