this is a boxing forum, but ignorance regarding margarito's hand wraps is infuriating

[JoeKidd]

Is somebody now going to start a threat excusing Duran for the no mas?

[gaz26]

for those who have never seen the 'the wrap' that was allegedly tampered.... it's gauze, and it looks like gauze... it's not a 'brick' like ****m richardson described.....

it had 'residue' of a 'plaster-like' substance.... that could have come off anything.... now, that was enough to validate the claim.... but truth is it wasn't a substantial amount.... an officer @ the nevada state athletic commission said the amount found on the gauze was comparable to a 'pinch of salt'....

and also bare in mind it was only found in one hand-wrap....

cotto lost against margarito.... because margarito was better, stronger, bigger....

now stfu.

you are a complete clown, get of the tiujana fart dusts d1ck

[El Angel]

for those who have never seen the 'the wrap' that was allegedly tampered.... it's gauze, and it looks like gauze... it's not a 'brick' like ****m richardson described.....

it had 'residue' of a 'plaster-like' substance.... that could have come off anything.... now, that was enough to validate the claim.... but truth is it wasn't a substantial amount.... an officer @ the nevada state athletic commission said the amount found on the gauze was comparable to a 'pinch of salt'....

and also bare in mind it was only found in one hand-wrap....

cotto lost against margarito.... because margarito was better, stronger, bigger....

now stfu.

It was only found in one because they didn't get to finish wrapping his other hand before Naazim noticed. He had 2.

[New England]

to be honest, i cannot tell much from the picture. do i think it looks more solid than your standard folded gause used to cover the knuckles in a boxing match? yes. can i say for sure that it is? not at all.


chalk is a pretty ambiguous term, young alt.

you can't put chalk on your wraps either. gauze and tape. you can't even let tony nut on them.

the commission found these elements [calcium and sulfer] and deemed it worthy of a suspension. at the request of richardson they inspected and confiscated a set of wraps which they deemed illegal.


chalk is actually a type of rock. it's used to make bricks and mortar.

rofl.

good one, NE.

[Body_Snatcher]

for those who have never seen the 'the wrap' that was allegedly tampered.... it's gauze, and it looks like gauze... it's not a 'brick' like ****m richardson described.....

it had 'residue' of a 'plaster-like' substance.... that could have come off anything.... now, that was enough to validate the claim.... but truth is it wasn't a substantial amount.... an officer @ the nevada state athletic commission said the amount found on the gauze was comparable to a 'pinch of salt'....

and also bare in mind it was only found in one hand-wrap....

cotto lost against margarito.... because margarito was better, stronger, bigger....

now stfu.

Oh so you can partially cheat? just a small amount and only one hand and that's fine?

you STFU

[marvelousmatt]

because the gauze isn't allowed to be wet or have anything on them....

the gauze, was damp....

the nevada state athletic commission said the amount of the substance was comparable to a 'pinch of salt'.....

I call BS on this one and I love Margarito. He used a well-know substance known as Plaster of Paris, which is a crystalized salt that hardens like thin plaster. I have seen a dude wrap his hands in a boxing gym and an old timer apply it to his wraps to show what it looks and feels like about 18-20 years ago myself.

[AP♠]

How ****in hilarious would it be if Michelle snitched all of Margs cheating ways and tactics? Marg fans and trolls would evaporate in a heart beat. I'm waiting for the day Michelle gets frustrated with her child support and alimony amounts and let's loose.

[Frank Ducketts]

you are a complete clown, get of the tiujana fart dusts d1ck

Wow, Lmao!

[Bushbaby]

So Margarito's handwraps were fine now?? Funny cause they said it contained the ingredients for plaster of paris.

[Humean]

Thomas Hauser's piece is still the best article written on this.

http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/antonio-margarito-and-the-handwrap-issue

some keys quotations:

'CSAC inspector David Pereda, who was in the room, later testified, “Naazim opened the gauze and pulled something out of it. He showed us what appeared to be an old gauze which had been used before and hardened from perhaps being sweaty and wet many times.”

Inspector Guevara testified, “It [the knuckle pad] was a clean new bandage. But within it, in the inner layers of it, was another bandage wrap. It was not as white as a new bandage wrap would be. It was used and it looked almost like it was sweat soaked and that’s what caused it to have the discoloration. It was harder in certain areas than it should be for pure gauze. It was definitely firm and hard. I believe there was a little bit of, it looked like old blood, on it.”

Mike Bray (an inspector who entered the dressing room during the dispute) recalled, “I observed what appeared to be a blood stain on the corner of the pad. I also noticed that it was moist and dirty-looking. The pad had the appearance that it had been used before. After looking at the pad closer, I could see a white substance smeared across the face of the pad and into the gauze. I touched the white substance, and it was hard to touch. It looked like a cast plaster or maybe a thicker type of white out that you would put on paper.”'