Margarito will be watching Pacquiao-Clottey, says he wants to fight Pacquiao
March 12th, 2010
By Jim Dower: Antonio Margarito (37-6, 27 KO’s) says in an article at the Los Angeles Times he plans on attending this Saturday’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium, because he wants to set up a fight with Pacquiao in the future. Margarito, 31, hasn’t fought since losing his World Boxing Association welterweight title to Shane Mosley in January 2009. Before the fight, a plaster-like substance was found on his hand wraps. Margarito later on lost his boxing license to the California Athletic Commission.
It’s unclear how Pacquiao would feel about fighting Margarito, especially if he had to travel to Margarito’s home country to make the fight. However, Margarito has one thing going for him in trying to land a fight with Pacquiao – he shares the same promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank. Arum likes Margarito and has stuck by his sides throughout the entire ordeal over the hand wraps. Arum wants to match Margarito up with Pacquiao and is hoping to make the fight happen in the near future.
If it does take place, it could wind up in one of the large Mexican stadiums that fit 100,000 people. Margarito is well liked in Mexico, and this is a fight that would really well in Mexico. Margarito plans on fighting for the first time in over a year on May 8th, when he faces Carson Jones in Mexico. Margarito was hoping to have gotten his boxing license back by now, but it’s looking like he’s going to have to wait longer to get it back.
But in the meantime, Margarito isn’t going to sit and wait any longer. He’s done his year and plans on continuing his boxing career. A fight against Pacquiao could be a real possibility, perhaps as early as 2011 if the Filipino star doesn’t go into politics and retire from the sport. Pacquiao will likely face the winner of the Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley bout coming up in May. If that fight can’t be put together for whatever reason, there may be a chance for Margarito.
Arum would like to make that fight happen, and aside from Mayweather-Pacquiao or Mosley-Pacquiao, it could be the next biggest bout that can be put together at this time. Margarito has a huge fan base in Mexico, so a fight against Pacquiao would be a big attraction over there and even in the United States. There are other options for Pacquiao besides Mayweather, Mosley and Margarito. He could face WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero, but the problem with that is Valero isn’t well known yet in the United States and isn’t a big star in Mexico either. Valero comes from Venezuela and has fought a good portion of his career in Japan.
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shut up u retard margarito u have no chance of fighting pac man coz ur a fn cheater and losser … GO HOME
Margarito vs Pacquiao naaahhh margarito needs to redeem himself so does cotto these two guys should fight again! If i was promoting the fight i will name it BAD BLOOD! lol yeah!
They better not EVER let that cheater fight in the states again. He does not deserve a fight against Pac or PBF, period. He is a cheater.
Nice match up. But I don’t think this will happen anymore.
Talk about falling from grace.
This is the guy that was mouthing off about Floyd Mayweather not too long ago, about some supposed $8 million offer that nobody except Bob Arum apparently laid eyes on.
Then he goes and nearly loses to Joshua Clottey, but catches a break when Josh breaks his hand early in the fight. He then loses the WBO to Paul Williams, starts loading his gloves, obliterates two Puerto Rican fighters, one of them being Cotto, who’d never been stopped before, but came out of the fight looking like he’d try to french kiss a blender.
He then gets caught with loaded gloves before his fight with Shane Mosley, because of Richardson’s sharp eyes, goes into the ring without his hands of stone, gets absolutely pummeled by Shane, loses the WBA, suspended by the CSAC, and then denied a license by the TSAC for a spot on the Pacquiao-Clottey undercard.
Was it all worth it Tony?
it would be a legendary fight if ever put together in mexico, the mexican redeemer vs the mexican killa from manila
it would be historic for both men, and symbolic…
for pac, it would be another historic fight in his storied career
for marg, it would be like a crucified redeemer who was crucified unjustly for substances that was placed there by his trainer, whom he had fired, that never added any hardness to his wraps as tested out by material scientist at caltech…
win loose or draw, the drama would fill a monthly long 24/7
@Kray you are 100% correct… Thing is I DO see this fight happening before he fights Mayweather or Mosley… He will not accept the drug testing from Mayweather, and he will say Shane lost his last fight so he doesnt wanna fight him… Either that or he will fight Shane saying he gave Floyd a good enough fight to give him a shot… But I honestly see him fighting Margarito before Shane or Floyd… Just my opinion..
margarito should never been allowed to box again cheat should be in jail
MARGARITO = PANAMA LEWIS,,,,WRAPPING HIS GLOVES IS OVER THE TOP CHEATING,,,PLUS PAC WILL DESTROY HIM TOO,
If Pac can’t fight Mayweather or Mosely this year, looks like Margarito is the next biggest name, on that list @ WW. Why shouldn’t he fight Margarito, unless there’s a schedule conflict? It would be very easy to make that fight. The money would be there. He has 1/2 a chance of winning. I mean, he his facing Clottey, after all, who was on the way to beating Margarito (wraps or not), before he broke his hand. So,that does make some type of statement, right?
Oddly, I don’t see this article flooded with comments about why he should face Margarito. After all, Pac fights all comers, right? Margarito is CLEARLY expressing interest in a fight with Pac, isn’t he? He’s calling him out, basically.
What I see are comments about why he should not face him, such as “He doesn’t have enough status to face Pacman”, “Why should Pacman give him a shot?, etc.
However, once again, you set this double standard for Pac. Cotto faced Margarito, Clottey faced him. So, what’s the problem, with Pac stepping in there, against him? The plaster in the gloves trick, will not be an issue. They’re under the same promoter, and he’s all for it, and since Pac (by his own admissions) lets the promoter make the fights, this should be a slam dunk–provided no other viable options are on the table.
It’s ridiculous, because, if Pacman expresses disinterest in facing Margarito (like he did Yuri Foreman), because, he’s “too tall” or whatever, that will be excusable.
But, when Floyd was given the choice to face the lineal, Ring Magazine, and WBC Champion, Baldomir, for more money, status, etc. or face a relative unknown in Margarito (who at the time had his biggest win over Kermit Cintron and lost to Daniel Sotos, just 2 fights before that), you say he is ducking, or he’s scared, etc.
If that is not hypocrisy, in it’s clearest form, I don’t know what it.
margarito FTW
Arron, Mosley was paying Balco $800 to $1200 checks for the Clear, now what kind of Baffon would give that kind of money for Amino Acids?
I may be wrong but Shane Mosley was given a lie detector test that proved he truly was not aware what he was using was steriods, while what Margarito did was clear to him and his trainer as being illegal, and that is the difference between these 2 situations. This man knowingly stepped in the ring with a substance in his gloves that he knew could potentially harm are even kill his opponent. Bob Arum should be ashamed to even still be promoting this man.
Paul Williams once threw over a 1,000 punches in a fight.
I’d love to see Pacquiao fight this guy at welter weight, but it will never happen. The days of Leonard and Hearns are over.
Al Asesino most Blacks recieve free Passes. But People like Toney who curses out promoters will get suspended. Basically you still got to be Yes Sirrr, Uncle Tom type black to recieve passes.
Im a fan of margarito, if mosley still fighting i dont see why margarito cant. and id love too see pacquiao take over 100 punches per round . Go Margarito!
How low can Arum go?
Margarito gotta work his way bac up but him AND Pacman would b a good fight 2cheating f*ckers!!!
Why should pacman give u an opportunity to fight him?? U lost against mosley, u cheated to beat cotto, and u want to fight manny??? Ur a bum antonio u dont deserve paydays anytime soon. U need to gain respect again cause ur rep is below zero.
that would be a good fight plaster vs roidz hel yeah set it up
Gee, I’d rather see Margarito rematch with Miguel Cotto and Kermit Cintron before he goes on to new business.
You don’t deserve to fight Pacquiao and that’s it.
Go back to mexico margarito. You dont deserve a payday
ef effin margacheeto
PACMAN, the Mexecutioner, fighting Margarito in Mexico is like fighting in a lion’s den. I don’t think this is going to happen. PACMAN will only have two fights at most. Hopefully one of them would be against PBF or Mosley.