Margarito-Pacquiao

By Ronald Peter: This Saturday I will be doing something out the ordinary by not purchasing the Margarito vs. Pacquiao fight. The reasons for this are many. Morals and ethics are two words that just don’t go along with the sport of boxing or at least not usually. Only in this great sport can a [...]

By Dave Lahr: Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) is out for blood on November 13th, and he wants to take Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) apart piece by piece and leave what’s left of him strewn across the canvas at the Cowboys Stadium for boxing fans to gawk at.

By Gary Todd: I remember I was at the weigh in for Lennox Lewis’s fight with David Tua, and i had travelled from Australia , with big hopes for “The Tuaman” to do some serious damage with his left hook to the Englishman’s jaw. With high hopes beaming, i followed team Tua into the negotiations [...]

By Chris Williams: Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach for Manny Pacquiao, reportedly likes what he sees of Antonio Margarito’s fitness level for his fight against Pacquiao a month from now on November 13th. In an article at 411mania.com, Ariza says “Size doesn’t really mean anything. It’s about speed and being in shape. We [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter put a nice spin on why Manny Pacquiao has been looking so ragged in his sparring sessions lately as he trains for his up and coming November 13th fight against Antonio Margarito, saying in an article at abs-cbnnews.com “At this point you don’t want to turn it on, because [...]

By Keith Darren: Antonio Margarito is one hell of a fighter and being regarded as one of the best welterweight boxer until his hand wraps controversy which resulted to his suspension from boxing for one year. But before that, he was one of the most fearsome slugger avoided by other fighters. On November 13 at [...]

By Chris Williams: Antonio Margarito can really help himself in a big way if he takes Manny Pacquiao apart and stops him on November 13th at the Cowboys stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Margarito’s reputation has suffered greatly because of the hand wrap issue and his loss to Shane Mosley. Right now, it’s probably the major [...]

By Marquise Bullock: Tijuana’s “Tornado” Antonio Margarito (38-6 27KOs) really messed up a good almost great career. He had the chance to become one of Mexico’s greats. He almost had it all. Great chin, good power, amazing pressure, smarts, and a great heart. Those are qualities that fight fans appreciate. Sad to say, but the [...]

By Chris Williams: WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez is no stranger to Manny Pacquiao, having fought him twice in the past, and many people, this writer included, feel that Marquez should have been given the decision in both of those fights with Pacquiao. Marquez really knows how to beat Pacquiao and seems to have [...]

By Chris Williams: With all the possible opponents out there for Manny Pacquiao to fight on November 13th, he and his promoter Bob Arum have picked fellow Top Rank fighter Antonio Margarito. It could have been someone interesting like Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto, Shane Mosley, or Timothy Bradley. But instead we have Pacquiao [...]

By Jason Kim: One of the biggest reasons why I see the Antonio Margarito vs. Manny Pacquiao fight as a complete waste of time is because Margarito looked so bad in getting beaten up and stopped by the 38-year-old Shane Mosley last year in a 9th round TKO defeat in January. Mosley didn’t do anything [...]

By Jim Dower: Former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) opted to reapply for his lost boxing license on Wednesday with the California Athletic Commission rather than taking a second attempt with the Nevada Athletic Commission, who already rejected Margarito’ licensing try earlier this month by a 4-1 vote. Margarito is attempting to get [...]

By Dave Lahr: A lot of the fans for Manny Pacquiao are saying that Antonio Margarito doesn’t have to agree to fight Pacquiao at the 150 pound catch weight for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title in their fight on November 13th, saying that Margarito can always say no. Yeah, Margarito can say [...]

By Matt Stein: It seems like boxing fans will never forgive Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) for the hand wrap incident before his fight against Shane Mosley last year in January. At that time, a plaster-like substance was found on Margarito’s hand wraps immediately before his fight against Mosley. After the hand wraps were removed [...]

By Dan Ambrose: According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, former two-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito might end up re-applying with the Nevada Athletic Commission to try and get his boxing license back rather than applying to the California Athletic Commission, who are the ones that revoked Margarito’s boxing license last year after a plaster-like [...]

By Jim Dower: Former IBF/WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito was denied licensing by the Nevada Athletic Commission on Friday, turning away Margarito’s efforts and renewing his boxing license by a 4-1 vote. Keith Kizer, and executive for the Nevada Athletic Commission, said “He [Margarito] has to go to California to apply.”

By Christian Ramos: Around 2:30 this afternoon, The Nevada State Athletic Commission decided not to renew Antonio Margarito’s boxing license. After voting, the outcome was 4-1 in not taking action on renewing Margarito’s license until he reapplies in California.

By Jim Dower: In the latest boxing news, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is positioning former IBF welterweight champion Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) to replace undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. for a fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) if the mega fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather doesn’t take place. Pacquiao, Arum [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s not surprising that Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) now wants a fight with Manny Pacquiao after beating Roberto Garcia (28-3, 21 KO’s) by a 10 round unanimous decision last Saturday night at the Plaza Monumental, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Due to his hand wrap scandal, you would think it’s impossible for Margarito [...]

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants to put together a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. That’s Arum’s number #1 choice, since it’s a fight that will make huge amounts of money for both fighters. However, there’s a good chance that the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight won’t [...]

By Eric Thomas: In an article from Ron Borges at Thesweetscience site, Freddie Roach, the trainer for WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs), said that Manny wants a bout with Margarito, whom he thinks he can outbox. Roach further said that Pacquiao won’t ever be defending his WBC lightweight title and that if [...]