The Public Opinion of Antonio Margarito...

[Hero Complex]

You'll never hear another word from me about it...

I kind of look at it like this...

If you were EVERRRRRRRRRR going to cheat...

it would be against undefeated and top of the division MIGUEL COTTO... the bigeest fight of your life...

not Shane Mosley who MOST thought was past it, even Margarito himself....

or, both... obviously...

What say you? What would he have to do? IMO only the BIGGEST nuthugger would still follow his career...

"Cotto confirmed what has been reported in Spanish-speaking media and said that nobody from his camp went to the other dressing room at Las Vegas' MGM Grand to watch trainer Javier Capitello tape Margarito's hands. Both lost their California licenses, Margarito for a year."

Larry Merchant: Margarito had loaded gloves so I give Cotto a pass for that loss

Don't forget, 75-80% on boxingscene do also, including myself. Now, can we move on.

After watching Cotto's greatest hits on HBO on demand I do come to the conclusion he was beaten up by loaded gloves. But even still, we have to assume that Margarito cheated even before that fight. So to me, when people keep using that as an excuse for Cotto's loss, they need to give someone like Paul Williams credit for outboxing and outlasting him. There is a possibility that the plaster started to harden and the result being that fight becoming competitive in the late rounds.

There's proof that he used it in the Mosley fight. That is enough to make it a strong possibility he used it in the Cotto fight . Either way it will always be a question mark and a legitimate excuse. I'm not a big Cotto fan.

Loaded gloves played a very important part in Cotto's loss.

Adding loaded gloves to the mix amplified his chin problems and gave Margarito one hell of an advantage.

Cotto was outboxing Margarito, but everytime Margarito would land a shot it seemed to dent his body and damage his skin in a bizarre way. I'll agree with the experts, that his L shouldn't count.

Innocent until proven guilty but it's hard to imagine that after 15 years of 42 professional boxing, Margo only began using loaded gloves on his 43rd fight.

Cotto says he felt Margarito cheated, I think I seen interviews where he said it felt like someone hitting him with bricks each time Margarito hit him. So, why not trust the word of the honorable fighter Cotto who has never cheated? I trust Cottos word before I'd trust that mullet redneck looking ***** Margarito.

The used wrap with dried blood stains on it, is proof enough for me... I think he cheated...

LOL this will never go away...but hey, it's Boxing.

Do I think Margarito cheated? Of course he did. Has it been proven? Nope, but they didn't prove OJ killed his wife either...

At this point, just look at both guys' careers as of right now. Cotto is in the biggest fight of 2009 while Margarito's best years are falling behind him by the day without a guarantee that he'll actually return to the big stage. Who really caught that bad end of the stick on that one?

Thats pretty much been my point from the beginning. Granted, it doesnt mean its true but its the most likely scenario. If one could be compelled to use illegal wraps against an aging mosley then you'd think that same person would be compelled to use illegal wraps against a prime (and at the time) undefeated fighter.

cotto is a bigger threat than mosley so i came up with the idea that if he thought he needed them against mosley chances are he would have needed them against cotto too...and who knows against how many other fighters.

we will never know for sure.

it could have been just against mosley or he could have been using them his whole career; etc. you never know.

I think he most likely did cheat against Cotto... if he felt the need to cheat against Mosley who was supposed to be a walkover then why wouldn't he feel the need to do it against Cotto who was supposed to be the hardest test of his career? With that said, there is still no proof he cheated against Cotto, and that is that...

LMAO!!! AT THE ******S thinking and still defending Margarito.

lol.these plaster stans are in denial. this dude would be a poor man's baldo with out the plaster.

The odds are pretty good that he cheated in the Cotto fight. He was busted cheating in a fight he was supposed to win. It's logical to think that he would have done the same in the biggest fight of his career if he cheated in a fight he was supposed to win.

i dont think there's any doubt that Margo loaded up for cotto. Not a doubt.

It's pretty clear to me margarito used plaster that night.. if u watch the fight the 1st 4 or 5 rounds Margarito never really landed too many power punches because cotto was boxing the **** out of him.. but when he eventually tagged cotto a couple of times in the mid rounds cotto was getting busted up very quickly, su****iosuly quick.. The plaster obviously hardened by mid rounds.. Cotto is a warrior and he has shown that in previous fights so when i saw him kneel to margo's onslaught i was shocked definitely there was something in marga's hands..

I don't think he can...

The plaster thing was a REAL ***** move. Even though he got caught and never used it, the attempt was there. Although it was never proved that he used it in any other fight people will always wonder "What if"

In my opinion he should be banned for life. We've seen the consequences of plaster use in the ring... There's NO excuse for it.

margarito without plster,he is just a B-level fighter.

As far as iam concerned Margariton can never redem himself. He is a cheater without the balls to admit it and he should be banned for life.

There is nothing he can do now.

His whole career has a big question mark above it.

I'm a bit gutted really, I really liked his toughness and heart in the ring. He's a **** for trying to cheat/ or for cheating.

Nah, not with me anyway. I use to like Margs and gave him the benifit of the doubt right up until the CSAC released their findings. I don't care what anybody says, he's as guilty as his trainer.

Restore is credibility??? I really doubt it, He would be looked upon like a outcast who shouldnt be touch by the top guys.

There is nothing he could ever do to make me be a fan or take him serious ever again. Honest talk.

i think you have to feel differently since the wrap issue. i mean, the fella cheated, and had plaster type **** in his gloves. they should make it a no contest imo. what's right is right.

On July 26th, it appeared to be such a great fight and such a great victory for Margarito. A classic. But now, it's just a big question mark.

NAIL IN THE COFFIN

[Hero Complex]

Now lets wait for the ******s to come in here and say everyone who was quoted is a nuthugger or a Puerto Rican...

[KittenFlaps]

Margs was a great fighter who now has an asterisk next to his entire career.

[MANGLER]

Man I wish everybody would quit cryin and STFU bout this **** already. Marg is history. Cotto is gettin ready for a big $ fight.

[Hero Complex]

This thread is me officially shutting the f_ck up about this topic. When fans of his want to act up and act as if he is still relevant or not a cheater this is what I will bump. The first person to come in here talking about "proof" needs to be banned from this forum then hunted down and killed.

[COACH WEBB]

Sito I thought you were already done with all this BEFORE you made this thread??

[Hero Complex]

Sito I thought you were already done with all this BEFORE you made this thread??

Well I came back to this cause I'm the best (broke) and I want to fight the best (the easiest opponents since I'm broke).

[Stoppage]

Anyone who still cries and debates over this is a loser.

Margarito's history and Cotto's champion again with a super fight just around the corner.

Get over it.

[MANGLER]

Anyone who still cries and debates over this is a loser.

Margarito's history and Cotto's champion again with a super fight just around the corner.

Get over it.

I'd sig that if I had room homey.

[Hero Complex]

You can't think back to the moment the news broke about this and tell me you didn't think this would be an eternal topic of discussion on here. Just be glad I'm retiring from it. Because I can go forever.