there is no doubt that what he did is not as bad as people thought it was. there is a doubt that he was doing this to add power to his punches rather than protect hands. there is a doubt wether he has done it before. there is no doubt that other fighters have used illegal handwraps before and gotten off with a slap on the wrist.
Illegal handwraps IE tito is one thing and loaded gloves IE Margo is another...Its like comparing stealing to murder
Margo has been punished. I will not specualte on whether he should have received more punishment, and I personally will NOT entertain discussion on double standard. There is no double standard. He was caught loading his gloves, and he must pay the penalty. By the way, I can totally understand someone standing behind him, hoping he comes back clean and whips ass again. I don't agree but I can completely understand someone doing this.
You guys don't remember the story of Luis Resto and Billy Collins? Illegal wraps can do serious permanent damage to a fighter. It took Collins' career and life. I have no remorse for Margarito. That scumbag can rot, just like the rest of the cheaters in sports.
I've never heard of anyone being killed due to loaded wraps. The most likely thing that would occur is that an opponent hit with loaded wraps would bruise up a lot more, the bricks comparison is prety far out there. It's not like the guy was lining his gloves with solid steel or anything. As far as the highlighted portion goes I think you've made my argument for me.. it's obvious through common sense that the stronger you are, the more damage you can inflict on an opponent. Fortuntaley Mosley was in there with a fully capable fighter in De La Hoya, but suppose he had been in there with a completely overmatched opponent, and switching it up suppose he himself had killed an opponent in the ring. Are you telling me that the roids would have had nothing to do with it?.. and if tha occurred what would YOU think about about MOSLEY now?
some of the hardcore margosexuals, ala "the fox", are akin to the crew of a sinking ship desperately trying to drag down others to share the same fate.
Oh and Mosley, even though not as bad in the sense that it's not as dangerous as what margo did. HE'S JUST AS MUCH A CHEATER AS MARGO IS (if he was aware of the handwraps). I was more of a Mosley fan than I was ever a fan of Margarito but he disappointed me with the steroid crap. Had he not been caught, you can bet he would have continued taking them. Well, really, thinking about it, if you have something like plaster in your hands, you know there's something there. I was reading Cotto's statements and he's obviously right. So yeah... another cheater.