On This Day: Margarito scored tainted win over Cotto

[-MAKAVELLI-]

that was such a fun fight to watch...

it was a fight that didn't need hype or build up...the hardcore fans gave that fight a legit buzz


still one of my favorites to watch when im youtubing...the crowd was amazing

[b00g13man]

You get caught cheating, and the credibility of your entire career gets called into question. I've got no issues with it being deemed a tainted win.

We do the same for boxers that fail drug tests.

[Lords]

"Tainted" LMAO its hilarious how Cotto fans try to act like the handwrap controversy happened during the Margarito vs Cotto fight

Your right, he only cheated for one fight in his entire career, only one.

[Bardock]

Your right, he only cheated for one fight in his entire career, only one.

No, you're right. Cotto took a beating for 11 rounds with plaster gloves and had no permanent injuries. FOH

[Lords]

No, you're right. Cotto took a beating for 11 rounds with plaster gloves and had no permanent injuries. FOH

Great rebuttle.

[RINGG]

The controversy was not whether Margarito had plaster in his wraps preparing for the Mosley fight. That is a proven fact. The commission had no way of proving he used the plaster for previous wins and could not prove Margarito had knowledge that his trainer was putting it on his hands. That is why Margarito only got a year suspension. If he was caught after a fight with the plaster he would have been suspended for life.

[Don Pichardo]

The controversy was not whether Margarito had plaster in his wraps preparing for the Mosley fight. That is a proven fact. The commission had no way of proving he used the plaster for previous wins and could not prove Margarito had knowledge that his trainer was putting it on his hands. That is why Margarito only got a year suspension. If he was caught after a fight with the plaster he would have been suspended for life.

Excellent. Green't

[Weltschmerz]

[baya]

what's your take on it?

is he a cheater? was it blown out of proportion? was it cotto fighting the wrong fight?

[Death_Adder]

It was never proven that he cheated vs Cotto. But if he did cheat, we can chalk it up to payback for the times Trinidad was KOing people with his loaded gloves.