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By Robert Morales - Antonio Margarito stood in one corner of the Rodeo Room at the famed Beverly Hills Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, holding court with scores of reporters following a news conference to formally announce his super welterweight title fight with Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium.
Only minutes earlier, Pacquiao had told a large group of reporters that Margarito must have known his hand wraps contained illegal substances prior to his January 2009 knockout loss at the hands of "Sugar" Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
When Margarito's interpreter, Ricardo Jimenez of Top Rank Inc., was asked to get a reaction from Margarito, Jimenez had to make sure he heard right.
"He (Pacquiao) said what?" Jimenez asked. Keep in mind both fighters are promoted by Top Rank.
Once Jimenez was clear, he informed Margarito, who looked toward the ceiling as if to say, "Is this ever going to end?"
Then, Margarito quickly replied.
"I don't care what anybody says," he said. "This is the present now. Let's get ready to fight."
It's a fight, Margarito said, that could put him back among the elite.
"I like the fact that I'm getting Manny Pacquiao - the best fighter in the world - to prove once again the kind of fighter I am," said Margarito, a former welterweight world champion. " [Click Here To Read More]
Only minutes earlier, Pacquiao had told a large group of reporters that Margarito must have known his hand wraps contained illegal substances prior to his January 2009 knockout loss at the hands of "Sugar" Shane Mosley at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
When Margarito's interpreter, Ricardo Jimenez of Top Rank Inc., was asked to get a reaction from Margarito, Jimenez had to make sure he heard right.
"He (Pacquiao) said what?" Jimenez asked. Keep in mind both fighters are promoted by Top Rank.
Once Jimenez was clear, he informed Margarito, who looked toward the ceiling as if to say, "Is this ever going to end?"
Then, Margarito quickly replied.
"I don't care what anybody says," he said. "This is the present now. Let's get ready to fight."
It's a fight, Margarito said, that could put him back among the elite.
"I like the fact that I'm getting Manny Pacquiao - the best fighter in the world - to prove once again the kind of fighter I am," said Margarito, a former welterweight world champion. " [Click Here To Read More]
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