Boxer Antonio Margarito struggling to recover from eye injury

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  1. cuco10701

    cuco10701 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The former world welterweight champion sustained the injury in a loss to Manny Pacquiao in November and will undergo an examination next week that could determine whether his career can resume.

    Antonio Margarito, the former world welterweight
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    champion beaten by Manny Pacquiao in November, is struggling to recover from a right eye injury suffered in that bout and will undergo an extensive examination next week that probably will determine whether his career can resume.

    Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) was struck in the eye by a left uppercut from Pacquiao in the fourth round of his unanimous-decision loss to the Filipino star Nov. 13 at
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    in Arlington, Texas.

    Margarito's promoter, Bob Arum, earlier this year sought to schedule a summer date for Margarito to have a rematch against world super-welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, then pushed it back to September.

    Word came Thursday that Margarito will now visit the University of Utah's prestigious John A. Moran Eye Center next week.

    "The eye is still giving him trouble; it has not completely healed," Arum said.

    Margarito's trainer, Robert Garcia, said he is "worried" about his fighter, who was ensnared in scandal in 2009 after plaster-coated inserts were pulled from inside his hand wraps before his loss to Shane Mosley at Staples Center. The California State Athletic Commission revoked Margarito's license.

    "It's hard to think that he'll have to maybe quit like this when there's still million-dollar paydays out there for him," Garcia said. "I always tell these guys to invest their money when they get it, because that next big fight might never come. This is a big hit. He's a close friend." :-(
     
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  3. eko718

    eko718 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I'm just trying to figure out how the guy's orbital bone was broken with boxing gloves.
     
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  4. shimmy

    shimmy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think the man should retire either way, he's old in ring years, turning pro at 15, he's had two straight ass whoopings, one by an older fighter than him, and his eye is damaged for good, he could get injured worse the next go and he hasn't been the same in my opinion defensively since he beat Cintron last, in that fight he was picking off a good amount of punches with his gloves, since then he has been picking them off with his head. Time to retire, hopefully he put away some money, he has a life, a beautiful wife and get out while you can still see. He has nothing more to prove, he may not be the most talented WW ever, but he sure is one of the toughest.
     
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  5. freddy-wak

    freddy-wak M O D E R A T O R Full Member

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    garcia complained about manny's wraps for a reason :shock:
     
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  6. Kid Cubano

    Kid Cubano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Garcia is the one to blame... he was the one who allowed the carnage to the end.
    He knew Margarito would never ask to stop the fight,it was the corner responsability to do it.
     
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  7. compukiller

    compukiller Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Garcia should have been complaining about Margo being a human punching bag.
     
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  8. fighter86

    fighter86 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    illegal hand wrap , I've said it before and saying again these MF are crooks and fans want to think its ok that pac and camp can do what they want.
     
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  9. Antwuan Maxx

    Antwuan Maxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not that uncommon of an injury in Boxing. Paulie Malignaggi and Herman Ngoudjo both sustained similar injuries in their fights with Miguel Cotto and Julio Diaz.
     
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  10. cuco10701

    cuco10701 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i agreed! the corner should have trown in the towel!!! when margarito was hammering Cotto,his trainer (uncle) trew in the towel........thats what garcia should have done..............now margocheater career,possible has ended!!!!
     
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  11. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    S Garcia telling us that Margarita is close to broke and he didn't invest wisely !!!
     
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  12. Capitan

    Capitan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Let's see How Naziim handles the wrap situation!!!
     
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  13. Kid Cubano

    Kid Cubano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    do u mean a conspirancy allowing Pac to get whatever he wants on his hands? do u think it works that way?...:verysad
     
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  14. Real_Truth

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    Shhhhh!!! You are ruining the *****s' attempts to accuse Manny of cheating. :bart
     
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  15. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :boohoo

    Karma is a mother****er.
     
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