This writer was granted exclusive access to the Antonio Margarito training camp in Oxnard, California. The former world champion arrived at approximately 1PM and quickly got to work. Margarito looked sharp, sparring, speed bag, and stretches were on the agenda for the day.
Margarito trainer Roberto Garcia spoke with the Examiner this afternoon and shared his thoughts on the progress of training camp thus far, "He is right where I want him at this point in camp. We are close to finishing up sparring. The fight is only a few more weeks away, and I could not be happier with Tony's progress."
Examiner.com also spoke with Antonio Margarito. The former world champion was willing and eager to talk about his upcoming November 13th showdown Vs. Manny Pacquiao, slated for Dallas, Tx. Tony pulled no punches, but also praised his opponent, "Manny Pacquiao is a great fighter and he deserves a lot of praise for his accomplishments." The former world champion praised Pacquiao, but is confident that he will come out on top, "Manny is a great fighter, but I will win this fight." Margarito trainer, Garcia even had a prediction, " I believe that we will knockout Manny Pacquiao by the 11th round."
This writer was up close and personal with the entire team, and can say first hand that Margarito looks very sharp. Pacquiao will be coming full speed ahead, so Margarito better be ready for him.
Back home in Mississippi I had the opportunity to ask several boxing fans if they thought that Margarito should even be allowed to fight again. Most of them said that they did not think he should be allowed. There are always two sides to a story, and after listening to team Margarito I myself question whether or not the hand wrap situation was blown out of whack. Margarito trainer Garcia is not happy with comments made by Naseem Richardson. Garcia alleged that Richardson compared Margarito' wrap to a brick, "This guy tells people that the hand -wraps were like a brick. This is BS, total garbage. It was nothing like that at all, it just got blown way out of proportion."
November 13th is quickly arriving, and one thing is for sure, Antonio Margarito had a monster training camp. Will it be enough to win? We will all find out on November 13th
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