The Tijuana Tornado Retires
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A cheating, dirty fucker but one tough bastard. I still can't forgive him for cheating though, disgraceful.
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If it weren't for the handwraps scandal, I think he'd have a decent reception. As limited as he was, his heart was enormous and his ability to absorb punishment and keep marching on is something I will miss in the current era. I think the pressure fighting style has suffered a lot in recent years as skill levels have declined, and a lot of the subtleties of the art have been lost and what you end up with is swarming fighters who get knocked out when they have taken too much, instead of the classic "he'll get you in the end" style of pressure fighter who wore the boxer down. Although Margarito had none of the subtleties and defensive abilities of a Duran or even Chavez, he is in some ways the closest the current generation has because of his ability to soak it up, if not deflect it. His first fight with Cotto was a classic triumph of brutality over boxing ability.
But I should reiterate that is without the handwrap scandal. I don't know how much he knew about the wraps, or how many fights he had them on for, but it was one of the worst kinds of cheating. I'll always hope it was his corner and not him, but I think that's deliberate naivety, and wishful thinking. As it stands, he is the guy who lost to the top tier when it really mattered, when it was definitely on an even keel, and whose best win will forever be marked with an asterisk.
But I should reiterate that is without the handwrap scandal. I don't know how much he knew about the wraps, or how many fights he had them on for, but it was one of the worst kinds of cheating. I'll always hope it was his corner and not him, but I think that's deliberate naivety, and wishful thinking. As it stands, he is the guy who lost to the top tier when it really mattered, when it was definitely on an even keel, and whose best win will forever be marked with an asterisk.
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I still find the hand wrap situation really disappointing. It really shattered the warrior image.
Not gonna miss him.
Not gonna miss him.
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Dear Family, Friends, and Fans,
After twenty-two years of full dedication to the profession I love, I have made the decision to announce my retirement from boxing. After much thought and extended conversations with my family and team, we have all agreed that the time to hang up my gloves and begin a new chapter in life has arrived.
I always told my family and team that I would walk away from boxing when I felt I could no longer compete at the level I believed I needed to be, in order to be successful. Although the passion and drive are still there, I have to accept that my time to walk away has arrived.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Michelle and my family for their support, encouragement, and most of all, their love. Not only did they give me their unconditional love and support during the good times, their love and support grew larger during the times that I was at my lowest. I also want to thank my team, Sergio Diaz Jr and Francisco Espinosa. They are not only my management, they are my family. For sixteen years, they guided my career and did what was best for me. To my trainers, without your drive and motivation, I would not have had the success. You were an integral part of my career. I thank you for your dedication. I want to thank my promoters, Bob Arum, Todd duBoef, and everyone at Top Rank. I am proud to say that I began and ended my career with a great promotional company. As a non privileged child, I had dreams. I dreamt of giving my family a better life. I dreamt of owning a car, owning a home, traveling the world, and helping others in need. Bob, I thank you for helping me fulfill those dreams. Finally, I want to thank all of my fans for their love and loyal support. Without you, there would be no Antonio Margarito.
I leave the cuts, bruises, and sweat, but I’m not leaving the sport. I will continue in the sport that gave me so much, Now, however, it is time for me to give back to the sport.
After twenty-two years of full dedication to the profession I love, I have made the decision to announce my retirement from boxing. After much thought and extended conversations with my family and team, we have all agreed that the time to hang up my gloves and begin a new chapter in life has arrived.
I always told my family and team that I would walk away from boxing when I felt I could no longer compete at the level I believed I needed to be, in order to be successful. Although the passion and drive are still there, I have to accept that my time to walk away has arrived.
I want to take this opportunity to thank Michelle and my family for their support, encouragement, and most of all, their love. Not only did they give me their unconditional love and support during the good times, their love and support grew larger during the times that I was at my lowest. I also want to thank my team, Sergio Diaz Jr and Francisco Espinosa. They are not only my management, they are my family. For sixteen years, they guided my career and did what was best for me. To my trainers, without your drive and motivation, I would not have had the success. You were an integral part of my career. I thank you for your dedication. I want to thank my promoters, Bob Arum, Todd duBoef, and everyone at Top Rank. I am proud to say that I began and ended my career with a great promotional company. As a non privileged child, I had dreams. I dreamt of giving my family a better life. I dreamt of owning a car, owning a home, traveling the world, and helping others in need. Bob, I thank you for helping me fulfill those dreams. Finally, I want to thank all of my fans for their love and loyal support. Without you, there would be no Antonio Margarito.
I leave the cuts, bruises, and sweat, but I’m not leaving the sport. I will continue in the sport that gave me so much, Now, however, it is time for me to give back to the sport.
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He will be missed, Antonio Margarito was a warrior. His display of defiance against Manny PAC was something unprecedented in my opinion. I still feel there was controversy over his hand wraps, people where trying to make out his wraps where cast in stone. Illegal hand wraps can mean many things, his toughness and heart and share will to compete, is something you cannot cheat, you cannot cheat what made Antonio Margarito the man the fighter he was, a Miexican Scar face, laughing and smiling in the eyes of defeat, born out of poverty where you get very few favours, and that is the way he fought inside of the ring. In all his defeats.......he was a bad ass, nobody here can say otherwise.
When Antonio Margartito came back from his ban, he was feed to the lions. Seriously, look at the punishment he took off Manny PAC..? Most fights would of been stopped, there was something very sadistic about that fight. But people forget that Manny PAC has NEVER been the same since that fight, he went straight to hospital after the fight and canceled hisnmusicn concert.
Right up until the end, with one eye. Nobody nobody broke Antonio Margarito, even when he was smiling at Shane Mosley from the canvas, when he was calling Cotto on and walking through his punches, taking bullets, like the Mexicsn scar face.....
People in boxing and in life in general are small minded.
Antonio Margarito was and is a warrior.
He will be missed, Antonio Margarito was a warrior. His display of defiance against Manny PAC was something unprecedented in my opinion. I still feel there was controversy over his hand wraps, people where trying to make out his wraps where cast in stone. Illegal hand wraps can mean many things, his toughness and heart and share will to compete, is something you cannot cheat, you cannot cheat what made Antonio Margarito the man the fighter he was, a Miexican Scar face, laughing and smiling in the eyes of defeat, born out of poverty where you get very few favours, and that is the way he fought inside of the ring. In all his defeats.......he was a bad ass, nobody here can say otherwise.
When Antonio Margartito came back from his ban, he was feed to the lions. Seriously, look at the punishment he took off Manny PAC..? Most fights would of been stopped, there was something very sadistic about that fight. But people forget that Manny PAC has NEVER been the same since that fight, he went straight to hospital after the fight and canceled hisnmusicn concert.
Right up until the end, with one eye. Nobody nobody broke Antonio Margarito, even when he was smiling at Shane Mosley from the canvas, when he was calling Cotto on and walking through his punches, taking bullets, like the Mexicsn scar face.....
People in boxing and in life in general are small minded.
Antonio Margarito was and is a warrior.
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You know what, he was my favourite fighter, back in the day, my fucking favourite, I loved him, it didn't matter that he didn't have the skill and the technical ability of Hopkins or the attributes of Roy Jones, he struck something in me, he was so vicious, I used to be in awe of how he could be so vicious in the ring. Then he fucking broke my heart, I swear, I couldn't believe what he did, so bad it's hard to even put into words, it made me hate him. Terrible thing to do.
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I like PK but he can talk some complete and utter bollocks at times. :lol:
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This is why I would dread PK coming on here. It's just weird ramblings and ass-backward logic.
Incidentally, Margarito was and is a scumbag. His complete lack of remorse shows that.
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Good riddance to him. I know it's unlikely he used loaded wraps for all his fights but even if it was just that one time he was caught prior to the Mosley fight it's pretty despicable. I don't but into him being unaware - nobody is that oblivious.
I hope he's never allowed to train fighters or work a corner.
I hope he's never allowed to train fighters or work a corner.
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Was he fuck smiling at Mosley from the canvas. If so, he was in fucking delerium from getting his cranium caved in from Mosley right hands.
Margarito was a beast though, when he was wiping out Cotto, Cintron and Golden Johnson and looking devastating in the process. I've always disliked him but had a sort of respect for him because he was a pretty vicious and scary fighter with a big mean streak. Great chin too.
Margarito was a beast though, when he was wiping out Cotto, Cintron and Golden Johnson and looking devastating in the process. I've always disliked him but had a sort of respect for him because he was a pretty vicious and scary fighter with a big mean streak. Great chin too.
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Glad to see the back of the scumbag.
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