Asked if he believes Margarito beat Cotto with loaded gloves, Cotto’s trainer Joe Santiago said, “There’s no doubt. Imagine putting that on your wrap, letting it set hard & then hitting anything. It may not display this or other websites correctly. "But in the ring, it's been a blessing." Mi Vida Loca is not just a nickname for Johnny, but a legendary tale of a life lived over the edge and back. Boxer Miguel Cotto glanced at the photo. We’ve got some more people jumping into the news about Antonio Margarito’s allegedly illegal hand wraps from this weekend’s welterweight (147 lbs.) Tony Marg dgaf and the intention has definitely been there,so it wouldlnt suprise me. Conversely, for Margarito, one fact is indisputable—that his astonishing, even inhuman toughness is as responsible for his victory as whatever illegal means he may have used. After Mosley’s trainer, Naazim Richardson found him with a pasty white substance. Cotto was the unbeaten (32-0) World Boxing Assn. honestly don't know. Most importantly, this new collection contains Hauser’s groundbreaking two-part investigative report on the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and boxing, a report that shook the industry and raised fundamental ... " Also featured in the book is an insider's look at Holmes relationship with Muhammad Ali, his views on the state of boxing in the 1990s-including the Mike Tyson situation, his fights with Don King, and his ratings of the top boxers today. Found inside – Page 118Should he steamroll past Cotto, those of us still a bit unwilling to allow ... When it was revealed that Margarito had loaded his gloves prior to his bout ... All Margo's trainer did was use old pads instead of fresh ones. Respected for his fine talent and snappy power punching, his early success allowed Miguel Cotto to supplant Felix Trinidad as Puerto Rico’s top boxer. Cotto, Margarito will face off Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. But when an illegal knuckle pad was found in Margarito's hand wraps prior to a Jan. 24, 2009, bout in Los Angeles with Shane Mosley, Cotto began … What was reported was that Margarito's hand wrap material was clean, new, and white. A reissue of bestselling, award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates' classic collection of essays on boxing. So, now we're saying Margarito was fighting with plaster soaked wraps? Montreal is The Fight City. Tito was a Hall of Famer before the Hopkins fight and the wraps scandal didn't seem to tarnish him too much. That's a bit of a stretch from what was reported. The vintage Cotto that was seen in previous fights was on display using a jab and body punches that gave Cotto another championship. By the third round the fight had come to resemble the narrative that many had foreseen, as Margarito became stronger and it was increasingly difficult for Cotto to overcome his swarm simply by out-boxing him. He didn't start in the 8th, it was the 1st. Even though Cotto eventually avenged this loss, this remarkable fight remains shrouded by a black cloud that will never lift. One photo showed a red-stained section that would’ve lined up in the same discolored hand-wrap area as in the post-fight Margarito-Cotto photo. Found inside – Page 99And he knows in his heart that Margarito's gloves were loaded. ... The handwraps allow Cotto to explain the beating to himself and also give him confidence ... Cotto boxed effectively in the eighth and ninth, retrieving some of the momentum, but though he may still have been ahead on points, his doom seemed inexorable. Cotto has come to believe that Margarito wore hand wraps filled with plaster when they fought the first time. Margarito's Hands From Cotto Fight...Loaded Wraps? I’m similar to Tom, I just don’t see it as feasible you can get away with it at top level boxing if you have a proper team around you. "When you put plaster on your hands and you go into a boxing ring, you're a criminal," Cotto says, adamant that Margarito's hand wraps were loaded when they fought in Las Vegas on July 26, 2008. >> is probably the reception that cotto was illegally violated in las vegas three years ago. >> it was career -- after the fact, when you found out that margarito had hand wraps that were dipped in something, suddenly the cotto fight made so much sense. After the Mosley incident, Cotto began to change his mind as to whether Margarito had actually used loaded hand wraps in their match in 2008. The most recent episode of HBO’s “24/7: Cotto/Margarito” provided us with another stirring landscape of emotions. But Keith Kizer, executive officer of that commission, said Margarito never turned over his hand wraps to Nevada authorities, and wasn’t asked to.” In the rematch Cotto fought his ass off against a shot Marg and still struggled early on. Found inside – Page 386As an amateur fighter, Camacho won the New York Golden Gloves ... Félix Trinidad (1999), and Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto (2008 and 2011). Boxing news and inside coverage of boxing including interviews, international boxing news, previews of upcoming fights, post-fight boxing results and analyses, predictions and boxing history The pummelling Miguel Cotto took from Antonio Margarito in 2008 and the subsequent controversy over the latter's hand wraps against Shane Mosley make for a charged confrontation In the seventh Margarito used his bigger body to push Cotto back against the ropes, where he used a bevy of uppercuts to hammer the Puerto Rican’s face, leaving him visibly dazed. Discussion in 'Boxing Discussion' started by JerseyRob, Jan 24, 2009. Miguel Cotto once said he'd never let Antonio Margarito earn another penny off him. That request was denied, but the state did present photos of the plaster-covered inserts taken from Margarito before the Mosley bout. Feared and avoided for his aggressive style, Margarito fought—but never boxed—as though impervious or indifferent to pain. Traces the development of modern collegiate and professional sports, explains how they reflect American culture, and looks at the role sports have played in Americanizing immigrants In Killed in Brazil?, Jimmy Tobin recounts the dramatic events surrounding Gatti's tragic demise and shines a light on what may have happened on that fateful night. Killed in Brazil is the fourth in the Hamilcar Noir series. Look at Miguel’s face after that fight.”. Found inside – Page 92I further suspect that Miguel Cotto is a boxing promoter's dream as he is ... by the discovery that Margarito's corner may have tried to load his gloves ... He just wore his man down as far as I could tell. For Fight Night Round 4 on the Xbox 360, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Antonio Margarito's hand wrap test results in today". The underlying story of this rematch is the question of whether or not Antonio Margarito used illegal hand wraps when he fought Miguel Cotto the … NEW YORK – That was the real Miguel Cotto in the ring at Madison Square Garden Saturday evening against Michael Jennings an untested Englishman. it was more likely than not.”, Margarito is working out lightly in Mexico, and Diaz said, “We’re taking steps to getting our license back.”, Bob Arum, who promotes both Cotto and Margarito, said, “The fight everyone would want to see is a Cotto-Margarito rematch.”. “The only people who can tell you for sure if those [inserts] were in there is Margarito and his trainer, but you have the picture now, so people know,” Cotto said. He’d already seen it and had drawn a conclusion about what it indicates. Cotto and his advisors say that a photograph recently obtained by The Times represents what his father, Miguel Cotto Sr., calls “overwhelming” evidence that his son’s 2008 opponent Antonio Margarito used illegally hardened hand wraps to help him score a technical knockout over the previously unbeaten Cotto. ... the cotto fight, mosley fight, williams fight,cintron fight its just that he never goes down or looks staggered that we think he slipped those shots if he had an average chin he would be all over the place with that much hits to the chin. There is enough smoke to suspect fire in regards to Margarito's hand wraps, but loaded wraps or not, Margarito took a remarkable beating of his own before he … Margarito has since fired Capetillo. “No matter what, I’m preparing myself to beat Margarito’s ass. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > The duo has instead nurtured the most bitter feud in boxing, sparring from afar with invectives and accusations over whether Margarito used plaster-enforced hand wraps in his 2008 knockout of Cotto. Diaz believes representatives of the Nevada State Athletic Commission took custody of Margarito’s hand wraps after the Cotto fight. The bans stem from Capetillo putting a plaster-like substance under Margarito's hand wraps before his bout against Shane Mosley on 24 January. The book also offers an intriguing new perspective on the work of such diverse figures as Henry Fielding, Spike Lee, Charlie Chaplin, Philip Roth, James Joyce, Mae West, Bertolt Brecht, and Charles Dickens. Almost everyone in the boxing world is convinced that Margarito used “loaded gloves” to defeat Miguel Cotto on July 26, 2008. Margarito wisely didn’t try to outbox Cotto early. Found inside – Page 6Inside Another Year in Boxing Thomas Hauser ... others believe that Antonio Margarito was when Margarito fought Cotto with allegedly loaded gloves. .EXCEPT the knuckle inserts. MANILA, Philippines – The animosity between Puerto Rican boxing champion Miguel Cotto and Mexican toughie Antonio Margarito continues to heat up as … Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs Margarito I.A spectacular bout won by Antonio Margarito via eleventh round TKO, the debate that raged in its aftermath was not about incomprehensible judging or an ill-conceived stoppage, but whether Margarito had cheated by using plaster-fortified hand wraps. Surprisingly, the challenger didn’t begin as assertively as many had forecasted, keeping distance between himself and Cotto as he tried to establish his jab. If you didn't break your hand the plaster would just crumble & turn to dust with repetitive use, The whole thing was a nonsense witch-hunt. That's a bit of a stretch from what was reported. The California State Athletic Commission took the hand wraps and a […] BORGES ON: Margarito's Hand Wrap Flap | Boxing News, articles, videos, rankings and results BORGES ON: Margarito's Hand Wrap Flap | Get the Latest Boxing News, Articles, Videos, Boxeo, Results, Rankings Recounts the life and accomplishments of the only boxer to hold nine title belts in seven divisions, from his childhood in a cardboard shack in the Philippines to his partnership with trainer Freddie Roach and his rise as the best pound-for ... On Saturday, Cotto will be in the same ring against Manny Pacquiao, amid questions about any lingering effects from his loss to Margarito. Discussion in ' General Boxing Discussion ' started by Father of Muzse , Jan 25, 2009 . He apparently sees no reason to start now, even when it might benefit his tarnished career. The 40 best California experiences: Fall edition, ‘I never talk about “Nevermind”!’: Courtney Love on the Nirvana album that changed everything, A 7.1 earthquake couldn’t kill this Mojave Desert town. Margarito beat Cotto in July 2008, only to later have his career and reputation tarnished when he used illegal hand wraps before a loss to Shane … Plaster of Paris would have shattered upon landing the first punch anyway. Inspecting Margarito’s hand wraps before the bout, Mosley’s trainer, Nazim Richardson, noticed something strange and called attention to them; it was determined they contained a tampered knuckle pad. Capetillo has kept a low profile since their hand-wrap scandal rocked the boxing world in early 2009, but the controversial trainer broke his silence to criticize Margarito's co-manager Sergio Diaz (far left), the media and Freddie Roach, but also to apologize for the incident. The ingredients that make up Plaster of Paris were found in Margarito’s hand wraps following his fight with Shane Mosley. So, now we're saying Margarito was fighting with plaster soaked wraps? Somebody on here had a very strong stance that he didn't. ... All materials to be used in the wrapping of Cotto's and Margarito's hands would be locked into suitcases at … Cotto (37-2, now 30 knockouts) retained his World Boxing Association super welterweight title. In recent co-interview with Margarito, Cotto pulled out an iPad to show HBO's Max Kellerman a picture of Margarito's hand-wraps after the fight. He got caught against Mosley though. Diaz said Margarito denies any wrongdoing in the Cotto fight or the Mosley pre-fight incident. The gunman instead shot his father in the leg, curtailing his own ring career. This is the only biography of the planet’s wealthiest sports star – and one of the world’s most controversial. Prior to facing Margarito, the WBA welterweight champion Cotto had not lost in his first 32 professional fights. Gasping for breath, down and out, it was then that something extraordinary happened: 20,000 fans began to sing his name. Ricky Hatton: War and Peace is the story of one of British boxing’s true icons. In 2009, just before his fight with Shane Mosley, Margarito was involved in an incident where he was caught with illegal hand wraps containing gypsum (calcium sulfate) which, when combined with moisture, forms plaster of Paris. His signature stoppage victory over Miguel Cotto in 2008 was subsequently called into question. Repeated heavy blows pounded Cotto into submission. Cotto reluctant to answer the question for many years finally admitted that yes, he thought Margarito used the loaded wraps. Boxing. Margarito was suspended for a year, and Cotto now believes Margarito had loaded wraps in their fight. A metropolis where hundreds of young warriors train and battle each day in its many gyms, it is where Archie Moore, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran and Bernard Hopkins all found greatness. Few championship fights in recent history have been marred by a controversy as serious as that which attended Cotto vs Margarito I. . No official consensus has been reached as to whether illegal wraps were ever used, but revisiting the bout is an eerie experience in which one suspects the loser of fighting at a very dangerous disadvantage. You must log in or register to reply here. Miguel Cotto: Of Anger and Atonement. Miguel Cotto and his untarnished record was inexplicably upset by a 2-1 underdog Antonio Margarito. Six months after Margarito battered Cotto, a California State Athletic Commission inspector confiscated hardened inserts caked with plaster of Paris in Margarito’s hand wraps before a welterweight title fight against Shane Mosley. His face bloodied and misshapen, Cotto went down again shortly afterwards, beaten and broken. Reckon they started after the Williams fight where he landed about a zillion shots and didn't even sting Williams. Discussion in ' General Boxing Discussion ' started by Father of Muzse , Jan 25, 2009 . Montreal is The Fight City. Latin Fury 14 [] Main article: Antonio Margarito vs. Roberto Garcia This did little to settle the question of whether Margarito (38-8) cheated in their first meeting. Next on 24-7 Cotto-Margarito we see highlights of their bloody, brutal first encounter. This is a new release of the original 1942 edition. While there is much moral grandstanding whenever performance enhancers are discussed in other sports, their use in boxing, given its highly dangerous, even mortal, stakes, borders on the abjectly sinister. This laboured approach would prove effective when, in an exhilarating second round, Margarito dramatically increased his work rate, landing 33 of 90 punches and doing more to pressure and corner Miguel. The evidence for whether he did—while circumstantial—is highly persuasive, and obscures eleven eventful rounds that saw Miguel Cotto turn from matador into bull, as his face degenerated into a bloody, swollen pancake. Now a three-time champion, second as […] Unsure but I lean towards yes. In this adventure mystery, an English Lord secretly enters the ancient tomb of Emperor Qin Shih Haung Ti in Xian the legendry terminus of the Silk Road. Maybe the hand wrap fiasco surrounding the Mosley – Margarito fight has taken up some of Cotto’s serious concentration time, messed around with his head a little. Found inside – Page 92The way Margarito defeated Cotto might have had a thing or two to do with his ... trying to insert plaster of paris in his hand wraps before the fight. But a water war just might, Appeals court strikes down sweeping order to house L.A.’s skid row homeless population, These are L.A.’s new million-dollar neighborhoods. The “Boricua” continued to box smartly, but Margarito’s stern chin and unflappable determination prevented his victimization. Now a three-time champion, second as […] 10y. From manager Charles Farrell’s unsentimental defense of fixing fights to former Golden Glover Sarah Deming’s complex profile of young Olympian Claressa Shields, this collection takes us right into the ring and makes us feel the stories ... Day Bang is a 201-page book that teaches you how to pick up women during the day, primarily in a coffee shop, clothing store, bookstore, grocery store, subway, or on the street. Found inside – Page 184... Margarito defeated Cotto in July 2008 via eleventh-round TKO. In Margarito's next bout against Shane Mosley, plaster was found in his handwraps before ... Times staff writer Kevin Baxter contributed to this report. The difference in talent was plain, and it is to Margarito’s strategic credit that he didn’t try out-boxing a more skillful opponent early. Doesn't make sense for them to do it going into a fight where he was a fairly heavy favourite on the back of his biggest win of his career and not use them for that fight as well. Both Sam and I were hoping Miguel Cotto would win his rematch against Antonio Margarito because of the controversy surrounding improper additions to Margarito’s hand wraps. The vintage Cotto that was seen in previous fights was on display using a jab and body punches that gave Cotto another championship. welterweight champion when he fought Margarito. Dean Lohuis, the former California inspector who pulled the hardened inserts from Margarito’s wraps before the Mosley bout, said: “Those pads were used in more than one fight. At the filming of a promotional piece for HBO, Cotto pulled out his iPad to show Margarito and host Max Kellerman a close-up of Margarito's ungloved hand, which he said was proof that Margarito's wraps were loaded. Found inside – Page 62... on pulled off a good save high up by the left - hand the 79th minute . post . ... Corinthians president Andres Margarito on November 13 for a the wraps ... Yeah I think so. As the hand wrap dried it would become as hard as a cast. Not a beautiful fighter—even awkward looking in his hunched fighting stance—the iron-jawed Mexican carried a deserved reputation for toughness, never having been truly stopped in any of his four defeats. This did little to settle the question of whether Margarito (38-8) cheated in their first meeting. Miguel Cotto thinks something was amiss with Antonio Margarito's hand wraps when they first fought. Margarito’s camp says that somebody was there. A former WBO welterweight champion, Antonio Margarito’s 37 wins were offset by five losses, including one a year earlier in which he’d submitted his title to Paul Williams on points. Walked through fire to do it, too. The furious action predictably overwhelmed Jim Lampley, driving him to remark, “We promised violence…you’re getting violence.”. Cotto returns to the ring against Michael Jennings on … The Mexican stopped a bloodied Miguel Cotto in 11 brutal rounds in Las Vegas #OTD in 2008. Later that year a picture surfaced of Margarito’s hand wraps after the Cotto win—seemingly broken on the knuckle (which would presumably only happen if they were made of plaster, and not gauze), the wraps had an identical red stain in the same location as the confiscated wraps from the Mosley fight, suggesting that they were, in fact, the same type. Musty hand wraps will leave a smell on your hands that soap can't wash off. The news sparked rumors of cheating. Margarito's Hands From Cotto Fight...Loaded Wraps? . Known in years past as "Sin City" and "Babylon on the St. Lawrence", it saw more than its share of ring legends over the decades. Just want folks here to know that Margarito was caught with plaster wraps 6 months after his fight with Cotto, aka the very next fight. Found inside – Page 264... his handwraps for other fights, including his brutal beatdown of Miguel Cotto. Do you remember what Cotto's face looked like after he fought Margarito? One cannot say conclusively that Margarito cheated in his victory over Miguel Cotto, but the highly suspicious photograph, the illogical explanations, and the sheer, heavy-handed damage to Cotto’s face are all alarmingly pointed evidence. – George Foreman. Renowned sportswriter Bernard Fernández covers 35 years of boxing with a foreword by boxing legend George Foreman. second loss of cotto's career. Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo, had their licenses revoked in February by the California commission for using illegal hand wraps, and both can apply for reinstatement early next year. WINNER OF THE 1996 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. In the early 1990s, Donald McRae set out to discover the truth about the intense and forbidding world of professional boxing. At the end of the tenth Cotto was hurt again, and then in the eleventh, sustained pressure forced him to take a knee, giving Margarito the fight’s first knockdown. His title, won after five rounds of work against Carlos Quintana, was followed by high profile victories against Zab Judah and Shane Mosley, whom he knocked out and outpointed, respectively. For Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito, the most glaring emotion we’veseen is anger. Margarito’s career-defining win over the previously unbeaten Cotto has come into question after two plaster-like pieces were found in Margarito’s … Margarito’s co-manager, Sergio Diaz, reviewed the photo obtained by The Times and said the discolored portion probably came from red dye in Margarito’s gloves bleeding onto the wraps.

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