Margarito turns down fight with Mosley

[Diane]

Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this yet.



Margarito to Mosley: I'll pass | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times


What do you guys think?

[hackey]

considering the grief he gave Mayweather for "ducking" him, it is amazing that the potential for Mosley to win as the reason not to take the fight. Hypocritical springs to mind

[Wayne]

That should shut up anyone who criticized Mayweather for not fighting Margarito. He just did the exact same thing (except he called Mosley out and then turned down the fight).

[JohnnyKickAss]

I thought this fight was a done deal...ahh what the hell Mosley vs Berto instead of Margarito sounds also very good...

[bcollins]

Gotta say I'm surprised - and a little disappointed.

[rjj tszyu]

I'm glad. Mosley didn't look good against Mayorga and I've already seen one of my favorite fighters beaten in the last couple of weeks because he went on way past his best years.

[DaxxKahn]

Last I knew it was a done deal....I hate when they send out pressers then things change...Just wait until all is inked instead of saying it is inked...

My best guess is money....Tony has been avoided that big money bout that the others have gotten for so long he is trying to make the best of it...He only has another 2 or so years left...

[JohnnyKickAss]

Last I knew it was a done deal....I hate when they send out pressers then things change...Just wait until all is inked instead of saying it is inked...

My best guess is money....Tony has been avoided that big money bout that the others have gotten for so long he is trying to make the best of it...He only has another 2 or so years left...

Thought so too...I mean the way Marg fights ain't healthy...nothing wrong with him going after the most money possible now...

[holmcall]

Lucky break for SSM---

[ICB]

Last I knew it was a done deal....I hate when they send out pressers then things change...Just wait until all is inked instead of saying it is inked...

My best guess is money....Tony has been avoided that big money bout that the others have gotten for so long he is trying to make the best of it...He only has another 2 or so years left...

I don't want to sound nasty here Daxx but it sounds like your just making excuses for Antonio Margarito. Where as if this was Floyd Mayweather people would be calling him a chicken ETC.

But Antonio Margarito gets praised for turning down a fight, which he really has no good reason to turn down ? i just sometimes don't get fans at all.

I like Antonio Margarito but i also like Floyd Mayweather, and we have to be fair here. Antonio Margarito accused Shane Mosley of ducking him in the past for supposedly 8 million dollars.

Which i don't believe for a second that a no namer at that time Antonio Margarito, would bring that kind of offer to big name opponents like Shane Mosley/Floyd Mayweather.

Then when Antonio Margarito gets the fight he has supposedly wanted, he avoids the fight ? that sounds like a hypocrite to me and thats all i'll say, until i hear more on the matter.

But i don't see how anyone else couldn't think that way at the moment.

[OumaFan]

I kind of get why they don't want the fight, if they had just not gone after the fight it would be one thing, the part that sucks is Tony talking about Shane hiding before.

[Formerly D@vid Leeder]

I heard Margarito wasn't happy with the $2 million offered. He wants to fight Cotto again? That seems rather pointless except from a financial point of view.

[Spicoli]

Really can only think of two explinations.One Tony does not think he can beat Mosley and 'fears' him.....cough... or secondly he has something more lucrative and ,with respect to a fine fighter in Mosley,meaningful in the works ??

The 2nd is very quite possible,the 1st is pretty imaganitive.Tony's style for Mosley at this stage will overwhelm Mosley.ending badly for him.

[Deanrw]

The only thing that would justify his backing out right now, would be because he is in negotiations with Mayweather. Who just happens to be training full time again.

Other than that, he is wasting a 2 million dollar payday while waiting for Cotto's return. During that time he could have earned 2 Million Dollars. That would have been his biggest payday and one he was very capable of winning.

[No Contest]

Pffft I guess we need to change his nickname to Tony "Money" Margarito. Shane is too scary I guess, I bet he realizes he will lose a decision to shane who won't wilt like Cotto did.....hypocrite.