Margaritos Camp Offers An Explanation

[Trainer Monkey]

There are accounts of Bonds testing positive for steroids.. Unfortunately it was before the steroid tests were implemented. Therefore, when you have money, and some big names working for you, you will find those loopholes (See: OJ Simpson)..

It's not a secret, and they have proof.

This is still a chemical test versus a human witnessing a physical object being illegal..

This is a BIG deal, and in sports, ESPECIALLY as testosterone driven as boxing, I don't think there needs to be a quiet voice.. If someone travels in a basketball game, everyone yells "THATS A TRAVEL!!" to the ref.. I don't think that if someones life was on the line, anyone would be quiet about worrying about loaded gloves.

You're used to boxing, financially, on a much much much much lesser level.. and i don't mean that in a bad way at all.. i'm just saying that these boxers are making millions upon millions.. the promoters are very wealthy, and these are professionals.. If there is not someone monitoring the wrapping of gloves in every fight, then there are issues far beyond this one incident.

They really arent,the cuts are the same levels,its just the size of the pie. Those cuts are more or less industry standards,in some cases they're mandated by law,in some cases we just agree to do it like that.
So we've had this discussion before about boxer pay.
And Im a little higher on the food chain then you think,Ive booked a little higher then that.
By the time it reaches fight night,the promoter is only there to wave and wear a nice suit. At that point its down to the event coordinators,you can almost watch them develop grey hairs,boxers are like herding cats. The commision guy is overworked as hell too, he gives the wraps a perfunctory little squeeze at best,even for a prize fight.
Now in this case,the commision is saying they saw dust come off his wraps,very well could be true.
But I have a suspicion somebody knew something

Can you not be defensive for a second? I don't know if that's possible man.. All i'm saying is that your fights are on a whole different level than these fights.. Don't even entertain the thought that the funds involved with what you do are similar to an HBO, Showtime or PPV fight. Don't get me wrong, I don't think there is anything wrong with you not being on that level, but clearly if you're defending yourself in such a way, maybe you do. Believe me, I was not taking a shot at you.

Regardless of how overworked ANYONE is. These are PROFESSIONALS. Does my boss give a shitt what my reason was that i didn't get something done on time? Unless it was health related, HELL NO. Point being that this is something VERY important if your god damn name is on the belt at stake, and/or if your promotion company is promoting the fight.

You sometimes tend to get a little too involved with intricacies because you feel you know a lot about the sport. We're talking big picture here. Big money. Hundreds of thousands - Millions of viewers. PROFESSIONALS. This is a business.

No,you misread me,there are governing bodies,that mandate how much you can take from the purse.
And big fights or small,its allways the same level of panic to make sure it all goes off without a hitch. Its rife with an opportunity for something to slip under the wire. Matter of fact the bigger fights a better chance then the smaller ones. Because its just more hectic. If Im putting on a fight in say Blacksburg,well its only so many fighters to deal with,and the commisioner is probably there,because their isnt alot of pro fights in Virginia anyway. If I tried to slide something under the wire there,Id bet Id get get caught trying it. California has high profile cards all the time,and nobody can be everywhere at the same time. Hell Id hate to be commisioner there.
Give me a slot on a commission where maybe one pro fight happens a month.
Ive done big and Ive done small,and while I havent done GREAT BIG,Im sure they are just as chaotic as the others,and Im betting even moreso