Margorito Disappears...

By Robert Morales
Richard Schaefer was in attendance at Abel Sanchez's state-of-the-art boxing gym in Big Bear Lake, Calif., on Wednesday for Oscar De La Hoya's media day. De La Hoya, of course, is there training for his Dec. 6 fight with Manny Pacquiao on Las Vegas.
No sooner did Schaefer walk in than he was asked about the status of the proposed title bout between his fighter, "Sugar" Shane Mosley, and welterweight champion Antonio Margarito, who is promoted by Bob Arum.
Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, told us a week ago that Mosley and Golden Boy had agreed to terms. Arum said the money was good for both sides and that he expected Margarito in his Top Rank Inc. offices in Las Vegas the latter part of the week. But there was no Margarito.
Margarito then was scheduled to come in either Monday or Tuesday of this week. Again, he was a no-show. And Schaefer said Wednesday that even Arum can't get in touch with Margarito.
"I just got off the phone with Bob," Schaefer said about 1 p.m. Wednesday, as about 75 members of the media waited to speak with De La Hoya. "He said he left six messages for Margarito and (Top Rank president) Todd duBoef left him two text messages."
Schaefer said he found it amusing that Margarito had been popping off about Mosley, and now he is nowhere to be found.
"He was saying, 'He (Mosley) is probably pissing his pants now that I have accepted the fight because he is afraid of me,' "
Schaefer said, quoting from a story he said he read on the Internet weeks ago. "Well, I just talked to Bob Arum about it and everybody is looking for Margarito.
"So I'm asking everyone if you can please put Margarito's picture with your stories, 'Where is Margarito?' I'm talking to people in charge of the milk cartons. They are going to put his picture on the milk carton."

Eric Gomez, Golden Boy matchmaker, has talked with Mosley in recent days.
"He's ready to get his camp going," Gomez said. "He's excited. He says, 'This is what I want.' And he says, 'This is the style I'm used to fighting. I've been fighting Mexicans all my life.' "
If Margarito is playing a game to get more money, he should consider the current state of the economy. If he doesn't, he could end up like Winky Wright, who has not fought in nearly 16 months.
Wright is finally scheduled for a fight Dec. 4 against the dreaded Michi Munoz.
If and when Margarito-Mosley gets done, it would be held Jan. 24 in Las Vegas.

 

haha i know, mexico is a dangerous country..

 

won't avenge that loss to Paul Williams that would probaly get him a fight with Mayweather. He is ducking Floyd...

 

why wont AM avenge that loss to Paul Williams?? That would make him a top WW and make him a big money fight for Floyd...

Margo is definately scared of Floyd thats why hes avoiding Paul Williams

 

oh really, he won that fight?