Mosley didn't set out to MAIM anybody. Also, comparing Mosley to Margarito is ludicrous. One is a humble, likable, classy individual. The other is a class-A scumbag.
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I could be totally wrong, but I believe Margarito used plaster even before his fight with Cotto, his fights with Cintron come to mind as well.
Not that Tony deserves another big payday but I'd really be interested in seeing Cotto vs. Margarito II, just to see if Miguel can get some payback. :punchangry:
Have a gander at Lujan. How do you rip a mans ear off?
Interesting.
I came to it from the angle that people kept asking why he would do it for the first time against Mosley. I'll say that I don't believe it was the first time he or his team attempted it. However, the only occasion previously that I strongly believe he may have done it was the Lujan fight, as on that occasion there was horrific damage done by punches which he seemingly wasn't putting all his force into & at the end he was in no rush to take off those gloves & when he did was heavily surrounded at all times by his team.
Anyway back to the Mosley question. If that was the first time there were a number of reasons why that might be. Margarito had apparently been partying plenty after beating Cotto & had had real trouble with the weight & was reportedly really struggling in sparring. Add to that, Mosley still had his iron chin (which I can almost pinpoint the moment it cracked but that's another thread). Capetillo is a boxing man & would've looked at all that & thought 'shit, there could be real problems here'. He would've looked at Mosley's reach & foreseen real issues getting him to break in the way they did Cotto. Cotto let's bear in mind had chin issues long before Margarito & as high as everyone was on him, the second half of the Mosley fight showed he had issues with stamina & output. Those would be exactly the kind of issues that Margarito with his chin, workrate & stamina would be able to test. I think there would be in fact far more reason to load for Mosley given the surrounding factors than otherwise.
As I said, I believe he maybe did do it before that, but only on occasions where he could get away with it and/or really needed to. A smaller venue show like the Lujan one coming off the back of the Santos loss or on 'home' turf in Cali would seem to fit that more than in Las Vegas against the guy who at that point seemed to be groomed as Top Rank's new poster boy & was being lined up to fight De La Hoya with a win. We'll never know, but let's face it Cotto looked much the same after Pacquiao landed a similar number of punches on it. Although don't go thinking I'm an apologist. I believe Margarito & Capetillo should've been banned for life just like Resto & Lewis were.
Margo gets his gloves cut off, but would you really be able to see anything? His hands could be loaded with plaster and you wouldn't be able to see it unless the wraps were being cut off, just saying.
In my humble opinion Margo beat Cotto with loaded wraps, and Cotto will fuck him up in the rematch. (if there is one)
I wont argue something thats impossible to prove but repeated uppercuts and cuffing shots comes to mind? There was a fight two months ago on FNF that was stopped in the 10th round. Exact same time guys ear became grotesquely swollen at base and protruded outward. Think Slaw from the Goonies. I think a few more shots after that human hematoma and it would have shredded & looked exact same way.
Anythings possible, absolutley. Just dont think he was dirty throughout. He gets no pass on Mosley and proven. Frankly he acted like a mute donkey afterwards, should have been pounding chest in defiance if the case. Do think on bigger picture sport missed oppurtunity to reform commisions and propel off this...there cant be a Naz in every dressing room.