Margarito continues complaints about Oscar as reason for turning down Mosley
by Scott Christ on Nov 21, 2008 1:36 PM EST
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Source: Deporte1 via BoxingScene.com
Antonio Margarito says he turned down a fight with Shane Mosley for a 50-50 split with both fighters getting $2 million because Oscar de la Hoya didn't fight him in December, instead choosing Manny Pacquiao.
Look, I'm all about Tony Margarito starching Oscar in the press for fighting Pacquiao. Margarito has been brash, unforgiving, and tough about that fight, which he hates, regardless of whether or not it does smack of some jealousy that it's Pacquiao getting the payday.
But Margarito using this as an excuse to leave Shane Mosley hanging on a fight that appeared agreed-to is hilarious and makes him seem like a catty teenage girl. The main sticking point, for me, is Oscar never said that he was going to fight the Cotto-Margarito winner. He said they'd be in strong consideration. Margarito took it as more than was said.
You can't be the tough guy and the wounded child striking back with a well-timed shove from behind at the same time. You can't be an "anyone, anywhere" talker and then turn down a good opponent because someone else turned you down for something that was never even close to concrete.
Margarito also says he may take a fight in Mexico before going into a rematch with Miguel Cotto, which it seems is the lone fight he actually desires.
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molasses
This kind of thing makes me angry at boxing’s organization. There is really no group or committee that can make Margarito fight Mosley. Margo can hew and haw about DLH for months and months, and not fight anyone.
It would be nice if there were a true, unified boxing agency, a group that just make a fight mandatory. Not mandatory for the US middle-america inter-state I-45 East title, but actually mandatory. “The next time you’ll fight, it will be against (name)”.
Margo v. Mosley could be a great fight.
The sad thing is
If I am not mistaken, not too long ago he was given the decision or awarded with something in the Dominican Republic recently, which made him pick and choose any fight he desired until 2010. Meaning [according to his organization] Margarito does not have to have a mandatory challenger until 2010. Something like that, I vaguely remember.
"I beat him so bad, he ended up in the Hospital. And I am still pretty." -Cassius Clay
by CRAZEDANG1280 on Nov 21, 2008 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Boo to Margarito to be the very thing he’s been trying to hunt down all his career: a picky pound for pound champion. What happened to that hunger and that “I would love to take on Mosley”. What a crock. I was iffy about him all this time, even after the Cotto fight simply b/c he had not won me over yet as a fighter, and the Mosley fight could have been one that would have stuck in my memory. instead this child disappeared from the scene like a b#*(@ and not only turned down the offer, but unprofessionally disappeared from the scene for like 2 weeks. That is not how a professional of any craft should behave at any time. Maybe he needs to lose a title or two in order to humble him. He should switch sports to dodgeball.
by cylee1180 on Nov 21, 2008 4:28 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
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The last line slayed me. Outstanding.
"Yesterday I was lying, today I am telling the truth." -- Bob Arum
by Scott Christ on Nov 21, 2008 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
tony
needs to suck it up and take a fight. fighting oscar was a pipe dream and he knew it. h as much as he proved in the coto fight hes taking it all away with the way hes handled himself since the fight. no lomger is he the most feared/avoided man in boxing. now, it seems, hes the most scared and hes doing the most avoiding. its weird. he did so much to become the hunted and now that he’s in a place to make millions each time he fights and he’s passing on good fights. a year ago he would have gave anything to fight a name fighter like mosley and make that money and get that chance. now he feels he’s too good? strange man that margirito
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