[RingTV Doug Fischer] Marg looks good in sparring, not shot

[TintaBoricua]

Yeah I didn't understand that comment either. If you're sparring and you're shot, you're going to show it. Just like Oscar did getting a black eye by Edwin Valero, etc.

Even Mike Tyson looked bad in sparring before Buster Douglas, if I remember correctly the word was he got dropped pretty hard.

Exactly. We all thought it was just hyping up the fight, but that was real. It even showed up on 24/7.

[PainKiller]

Very interesting.

So Marg may be hungry like how he showed up VS Cotto.

I can see why he stayed training for so long because he had to cut so much weight off for Mosely after enjoying himself after the Cotto fight.

That's what Duran did after Ray Leonard.

[Haglerwins]

When you think about it, this is a dangerous fight for Manny if the right circumstances come along.

Since he doesn't clinch, he has to deal with Margarito's pressure AND his damn good ability at parrying punches. Tony does hit hard period... plaster just put his power in the stratosphere late in fights (remember how fast he knotted and cut Williams in the championship rounds?)

That Margarito pressure can screw up your focus too. Williams and Cotto lost their strategy in their fights after awhile when that pressure started shrinking the ring.

[Check]

Margarito has never been shot. The reason why he looked awful against Mosley and his comeback fight is he is without his illegal weapons. Without the special gloves he has used in his recent big fights he really isn't an elite fighter.

[Haglerwins]

Margarito has never been shot. The reason why he looked awful against Mosley and his comeback fight is he is without his illegal weapons. Without the special gloves he has used in his recent big fights he really isn't an elite fighter.

You should read the article. Last two bouts might not be a complete product of no plaster. Some big preparation mistakes got made supposedly.