Margarito getting a raw deal?

From an ESPN article;

"Margarito (37-6, 27 KOs) will return to the ring against Roberto Garcia in Aguascalientes, Mexico, on May 8 in his first fight since two suspect knuckle pads were confiscated moments before the former welterweight champ's knockout loss to Sugar Shane Mosley early last year.
A later test determined the wraps contained elements of plaster, but Petrocelli insists the pads weren't the hardened weapons many have suggested. He also says the ingredients detected by the test -- including sulfur and calcium -- can be found in many substances."

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=5058821

First off, let me just say that Margo broke the rules. Whether or not he knew what was in his wraps or not is irrelevant. He's ultimately responible and had to face some sort of punishment. However, is he getting a raw deal here? One could make the argument that HBO, as well as other media outlets, ran with information that wasn't conclusive and had Margo painted as a glove loading villian before his case could be thoroughly investigated. At this point, one could argue that the CSAC had already ****ed up when inspecting his gloves and had to react harshly against Margo in order to deflect blame from themselves.

However, were the inserts hardened, or were they merely padding used with the intent to protect Margos hands? Richardson claims they were hard as bricks, but also claims Margo didn't know what was being put in his gloves(Now how could he not know bricks were being put in his gloves?) One can't dissmiss the idea that Richardson may have exaggerated. Other sources have claimed that the padding was indeed soft and would not have improved Margo's punching power. Now there were trace elements of sulfur and calcium found on the inserts. The keyword is trace. These elements are found in plaster of paris, but wouldn't there be more than trace amounts found if it was indeed plaster of paris? These elements are found in many substances including hand cream. If the wraps were indeed soft, it would make more sense that trace elements of calcium and sulfur would be on them as a result of some sort of cream rather than plaster of paris.

At the end of the day, it looks like all the facts haven't been clearly laid out to the public. The CSAC has clearly ****ed up this whole situation. They don't want anymore heat and may be using Margo as a scapegoat. Other commissions don't want to touch this as it would be a P.R nightmare for them.

His liscense was revoked without solid facts or good reason being given. It's been over a year since his liscense has been revoked and no one seems to even be entertaining the idea of re liscensing Margo. There have been no conditions that Margo has been asked to follow in order to possibly get his liscense back.

Given that HBO and even writers such as Respected Columnist Dan Rafael have done their best to convince everyone that Margo is a sadistic cheater, the public will never look at this case from an objective viewpoint. In my book, fair is fair. It looks like Margo has not gotten a fair shake from the American State Athletic Commissions or the American media. The real crime in this situation may hve been committed against Margo; the villian may actually be the victim.:think

 

But what if he's simply guilting of putting extra padding in his gloves designed to protect his hands? That's cheating, but that wouldn't put other fighters at any additional risk. If that's the case, is that the type of action that warrants basically a lifetime ban? Now if the wraps were hardened and designed to increase his ability to inflict damage, that's another story. We really don't know though. No one from the CSAC has come out and said, to my knowledge, that the wraps were hard and were being used for the purpose of inflicting more damange on the opponent.

 

Some sources are saying the wraps weren't hardened.

 

This is what I'm talking about. Plaster was not found in the wraps. There were trace elements of sulfur and calcium found on the wraps. These elements are found in plaster, but they are found in many other substances as well including many lotions and hand creams. Do you know how much sulfur and calcium are in plaster? What if the amounts found on the wraps were much less than is found in plaster? No one has come out and answered these questions. My whole point is that it seems due diligence was not done in this case and that has been punished mainly on public perception rather facts. It also looks like he's been possibly used as a scapegoat to cover the incompetance of the CSAC.