Margarito All Hype No Action?

[raymon123]

Sal needs more then 3 baby bottles lol.

[thewall]

he was young but i wont use that as an excuse. since then he hasnt lost except to d.s. and if uve seen the fight u'll know it was a bs stoppage. he was on the way to stopping santos. had the fight gone on he wouldve had a W. im done talking about this cuz im feeling like no one gets it through their head.

the fact still remains that floyd would have a harder time if they switched opponents. i wouldnt say this if he didnt call himself the best p4p EVER. the difference is tony says hes the best in the welterweight division which, quite frankly, he is.

margarito will have a harder time cuz he'll have to move down to 130 to fight chavez, famoso, diego.... no way he can make that weight

[SalvaDominicano]

margarito will have a harder time cuz he'll have to move down to 130 to fight chavez, famoso, diego.... no way he can make that weight

notice why i said p4p. tony doesnt say hes p4p the best its floyd who thinks that.

[raymon123]

notice why i said p4p. tony doesnt say hes p4p the best its floyd who thinks that.

Tony said he's the most fear man in boxing which means he thinks nobody wants to fight him. Notice when he said the word nobody and then all of a sudden 12 fighters called him out. And out of all of the 12 he pick the weakest in clottey lol yea so much of a big fight he and his manager promise for 2006.

[thewall]

Tony said he's the most fear man in boxing which means he thinks nobody wants to fight him. Notice when he said the word nobody and then all of a sudden 12 fighters called him out. And out of all of the 12 he pick the weakest in clottey lol yea so much of a big fight he and his manager promise for 2006.

so true heres more for the margarito fans

[ferocity]

The Limitation of Hype
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antonio margarito22.10.06 - By Jeffrey Cabauatan: Any publicity is good publicity. This applies even more to the sport of boxing which shown tremendous decreased in fans and media exposure. Hype is what’s keeping the interest in boxing. In an era where key match ups failed to materialize and champions avoid one another, it seems that hype over a certain fighter keeps the fans salivating for a the next Mike Tyson, Oscar De la Hoya, and Manny Pacquiao.

It worked wonders before. A good example is Prince Naseem Hamed who brutally knocked out every fighter that was put in front of him in stunning fashion. He was essential into bringing the spotlight into the little guys. His aura of invincibility came to a sudden halt when he faced brawler turned boxer Marco Antonio Barrera. Some may argue that Hamed was nothing but a product of hype who carefully chose his opponent. However, those same people can’t deny that his popularity propelled Barrera’s status into p4p elite.

Like it or not, hype create more superstar than talent and skills.

Right now, nobody is cashing in more to the hype machine than Antonio Margarito. Prior to the Arum Hype propaganda, Margarito was just a mere foot note at the illustrious Welterweight division who had seen astronomical superstars in Sugar Shane Mosley, De la Hoya and Trinidad.

When Floyd Mayweather stepped up to the Welterweight division, Arum immediately brought the Margarito name along. Coming off a demolition job over Kermit Cintron, Margarito was portrayed as a threat to Mayweather’s undefeated record.

Margarito is strong, big, powerful, and will throw volume punches. He is perceived as a larger version of Jose Luis Castillo who gave Mayweather problems in their first encounter. The carnage that Margarito left inside the ring to those who were put in front of him leave many to believe that he can blemish Mayweather’s record.

But Hype can only take you so far in the sport. While Mayweather was busy making millions of dollars with the names like Mitchell, Judah, and now Baldomir, Margarito is satisfied in facing Manuel Gomez.

But who can Margarito face if everyone is avoiding him? If everyone in boxing is named Floyd Mayweather jr. then YES. Others have offered their willingness to face the Tijuana Tornado. Coming off his close decision loss to Hatton, Collazo made it clear that he wants to fight Margarito. It truly puzzles me how Arum cannot see that Collazo had made a name of himself by dropping a debatable close decision to Hatton.

Then there is Paul “The Punisher” Williams. His resume does not look impressive but his name is familiar to boxing fans thanks to the hype and to HBO for broadcasting his previous two bouts. Margarito’s name is attached to Mayweather’s solely because he is a threat to him. Paul Williams’ name is attached to Margarito’s in the same note. Williams is tall, long, and likes to brawl. In addition, there are rumors flying around that he dropped Margarito in one of their sparring session. As a result Margarito kicked him out of his camp. Thus, the bitterness began.

What made this more interesting is Paul William is the mandatory to Margarito’s WBO belt. However, Margarito chose to face Joshua Clottey instead of fulfilling his obligation to his mandatory. Paul Williams’ camp claimed that Margarito wants no part of him. On the other hand, Margarito’s camp attribute it to Williams’ pricing himself out.

Two promising fighters from the Welterweight division with their share of hype but lacks the defining fight failed to reach an agreement. Now, they are relegated to face an opponent that will not improve their stature in the division. Joshua Clottey would be another so what in Margarito’s resume. Meanwhile, Paul Williams’ opponent will be another sacrificial lamb.

Fighters can’t just make a living with their hype. They need a defining fight that would prove the doubters that they are the real deal. In the case of Williams and Margarito, one can give the other that defining fight. Hype can only take you so far. It’s still the fighter’s job to go out there and to prove to the world that he deserves it all.

I just read this article. Who are you targeting newbies the writer for this article is very ignorant, if he's going to bash Margarito he should at least know what the hell he's talking about. Clottey and Williams opponet are nowhere near the same level. Williams is fighting a fighter that he knows he'll win, Margarito is fighting a fighter that will be tough and is coming to win.

Fighting Williams is a step back for Margarito, but he'll have to take that step since Williams is his mandatory. Williams didn't knock Margarito down, he just took his air out, supposedly, Margarito is the one who knocked down Williams.

Once again, let me just say this was a ****y, ignorant article.

[ferocity]

Tony said he's the most fear man in boxing which means he thinks nobody wants to fight him. Notice when he said the word nobody and then all of a sudden 12 fighters called him out. And out of all of the 12 he pick the weakest in clottey lol yea so much of a big fight he and his manager promise for 2006.

Did any of those 12 want a piece of Margarito when he wasn't throwing money around? Did any of the 12 throw money at Margarito? You're too ignorant.

[Bozo_no no]

Is it just me or are any threads mentioning Margarito the most posted in this year?

[Guest]

Did any of those 12 want a piece of Margarito when he wasn't throwing money around? Did any of the 12 throw money at Margarito? You're too ignorant.

The point is Margarito claims to be feared, but now there are people stepping up to fight him and he still picks the weakest opponent available...

[jai mari078]

This is the usual hypocrisy of Margarito fans...

You say Floyd Mayweather should fight the best. It shouldn't be about the money. Well, the only reason to fight Margarito that you guys ever come up with is the 8 million that was offered to Mayweather. Aside from the money, Mayweather has no other reason to fight Margarito because his career to this point is a failure. He is a failure because he hasn't done either of the two things that make people want to fight you: he's not a big name in the sport and he's not considered the best in the division he's in...

Up until recently, no one really cared about Margarito. He was just some random title holder at welterweight. He is just now trying to create some buzz for himself by calling out Mayweather and throwing bags of money his way, but he's still an unknown and 30,000 PPV buys for his last fight is proof of that.

Also, Margarito has failed to fight any legitimate top 5 welterweights during his 10 years at welterweight. There is just no viable argument you could make saying Margarito is the best 147 has to offer. He has fought lower top 10 welterweights at best and he lost to the best opponent he has faced (Daneil Santos).

Saying Mayweather shouldn't fight just for money is a joke when that is all Margarito brings to the table. And don't forget it's about the money for Margarito too. Mayweather would bring him his biggest payday...

This is the problem with Mayweather fans. You are so busy defending Mayweather with all this Margarito talk. If you read back I 'm pretty sure that I didn't mention Margarito once in my post. Yet here you come with S on your chest like "Captain Save A Hoe". I was replying to another Mayweather fans post admitting that there was nothing wrong with Floyd making as much money as possible fighting lesser opposition. That came from a Floyd nuthugger not me. Maybe if you read back instead of worrying about defending Floyd you would know that. I was comparing Floyd to past fighters admitting that they all made money in there time but at least they never backed down from a challenge and fought all the best competition in there respective weight classes and even moving up in weight always fighting the toughest opposition and making the fights the fans wanted to see. maybe you should read back before you get so defensive becauuse I wasn't even talking about Margarito in that whole post.