He had 40 fights before the fight with Hopkins and nobody questioned his handwraps. Explain that to me. Was it a conspiracy?
One thing is to wrap his hands more than it's supposed to INFRONT of the opponent's corner and officials, and another thing is to secretly put on something that makes your hands like a stone, and hope no one ever finds out.
A very good question indeed. But in the coming days you will see that Margo will get a pass as well. They will not want to tarnish the name of someone who can bring in the money...Arum and The boxing commision will not allow it.
Tito never INSERTED any thing or substance into his gloves. Nazim didnt like they way that they used the allotted amount of gauze and tape. Margarito's camp was caught INSERTING a substance. MUCH DIFFERENT.
that is something that plagues me too. The suspision came around the Vargas fight. Rahman noticed it when he went in to both locker rooms to shake both fighters hands. Keep in mind this was around the time Rahman was still considered a dagerous fighter on the come up, kinda like the way everyone was on the nuts of Sam Peter before he was schooled by wladimir in 2005. But none the less, he noticed that Felix's dad used a strange technique. Hopkins's trainer checked it out, and when they took it off they saw that it wass illegal. The bottom line is, they made him rewrap it legally. No one knows for sure if tito or margo cheated in there previous fights. No one does. But them both being caught and ordered to rewrap raises suspicion... Do not get me wrong i am a fan of both men, and i was dissapointed when i found out.
This is true. Margarito's hands were made to be like A caste. Margo is the worst offender of the two:deal
I think it was mental thing too. Margo must have lost his confidence becasue he was..well naked.. The same effect it had on Tito when he was ordered to rewrap...he was naked..
Both Tito and Tony would have been beaten on those two respective nights with or without "loaded" gloves.