UNFORGIVEABLE?

UNFORGIVEABLE?

BY STEPHEN S.JOHNSON Photo: Eric VanDyke/Insideboxing.com

(IB-February 15, 2010) The word came down just a few days ago that former World Welterweight Champion 31 years old Antonio Margarito (37-6-0-1, 27 KO's) would not be allowed to fight on the March 13, 2010 undercard of the featured Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey mega-match.

For most, arriving at the decision to exclude Margarito from being allowed to fight on this card went much further than him returning from a 1 year suspension. In the vocal "court of public opinion", Antonio Margarito has committed the crime of cheating in one of the most reprehensible ways possible in the sport.

Boxing is considered by outsiders as animalistic in that the main objective is for one man to beat the other either senseless or unable to continue fighting. Having anything foreign that could enhance the power delivered by a punch is not only unfair, but dangerous. (more)