Kamehameha
08-27-2005, 01:56 AM
i know you'll like this, Lobo. Found at the doghouseboxing forum. he seems to be a really down to earth cool guy. Cool read
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The Dog Pound Chat?s with the WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito
Futurechamp: With such a devastating win over Cintron, do you think that has left you in a better or worse spot, in relation to future match ups?
Antonio Margarito: This is a good question, one that my management and I have been discussing since our victory over Cintron. Going into the Cintron fight we were constantly being reminded by our Promoter (Top Rank), and the media of how important a victory over Cintron was. This was the fight that would open doors. This was the fight that would put my name on the most wanted list. I remember watching my promoter (Todd duBoef) walking back and forth from my dressing room to wherever else he was going, constantly glancing at us and his watch, not knowing if he should stay or go. I'll tell you this, I've never seen this type of reaction from Todd since I've been with Top Rank, but when I saw this, I told myself there was no way I would let my promoter, family, fans, and team down. I told Todd "don't worry" and showed him my fist, and he smiled. He probably did not understand my English. We went into the fight well prepared with a well planned out game plan that was executed, but I believe it worked against me since it was easily executed. Zab Judah was yapping on how he would fight the winner between Cintron and myself, but when he was asked if he would fight me after his victory over Rivera I noticed there was uncertainty in his answer. As of this point, Mayweather, Judah, De La Hoya, Mayorga, Mosley, Vargas, or Cotto do not want to fight me. I really believe the outcome of my fight with Cintron plays a big part as to why these guys won't fight me. I have no control over this, I get in the ring and do my job. It's up to these guys if they want to continue making excuses for not fighting me, but sooner or later they'll have to run out excuses and face me.
Mauricio95: Margarito, where do you like to train and why do they call you 7 mares? Would you fight for little money in order to get the big fights?
Antonio Margarito: I train in Los Angeles. I really believe it's the best place for me to be training. Although I live in Mexico and love training in Mexico, I feel there are too many distractions. I love being with my family and friends, but this is my job and I really want to be successful, and to be successful sometimes you have to sacrifice. We set up training camp in Los Mochis, Sin. Mx (I live in Tijuana B.C.) for the Lujan bout due to the bad weather in Los Angeles. Although I was happy to be in my country, we had a lot of problems with getting sparring. No one from the U.S. wanted to travel into Mexico, and in Mexico I had problems finding sparring. In LA I'm near the mountains, the beach, and we don't have problems finding the sparring.
El 7 Mares is a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles who have been sponsoring me since I started fighting in the United States. It's a family owned business who are also involved in managing and promoting fighters. I've never had a ring name, my manager told my to use "The Silencer" he says I'm too nice and quiet outside the ring, but deadly and lethal inside. After the Lujan fight, my friends started calling me "El mocha orejas" "The ear chopper", but I didn't think that one was too good.
I'm a champion who gets paid to fight. Each fight has a budget, from that budget I get paid and my opponent gets paid, but you have to remember that the pie isn't only divided between myself and my opponent. That pie goes through the hands of other people before I finally get my piece. I have never denied a fight because of the the money. I definitely believe I should be making more money, but I'm doing what you are asking. I'm taking little money, hoping I'll finally land a big fight. I can sit out scream and cry about the money, but I'll only be hurting my own career. Don't get me wrong, I am very frustrated and I want to make more money, but I'd rather have a dollar than spend a dollar that I don't have.
Mad Lion: Kostya Tszyu said in a live forum chat that if he decides to fight again that it would likely be at 147 and he named Antonio, Shane and Zab as boxers he would like to fight at this weight. Would you be interested in fighting Tszyu, coming off a loss, if Kostya Tszyu does decide to return?
Antonio Margarito: Definitely, I still do not have the luxury to pick who I want or don't want to fight. I do speak and voice my opinion as to who I want and don't want in the ring with me. Although, my opinion is considered when it's time to make a decision, at the end I still to go with the recommendations of those who are guiding my career, that being by promoter or management. Tszyu is a warrior, one of the greats who will be in boxing's hall of fame. His loss would never affect my decision to fight him. But my recommendation would be for Tszyu to retire. Although he loss, he is still a great fighter, but he should hang up his gloves. I will never deny a fight against Tszyu, but I'm afraid to even think about what I would do to him the ring.
Hellsangel: Since both you and Mayweather are with Showtime-that fight might happen-however nobody has been able to figure out Mayweather and he is undefeated, so how would he beat him? What strategy would you use and what are the weaknesses you see in Mayweather if any?
Antonio Margarito: As of right now I don't have a deal with any t.v. networks. This is something I'm still working towards. I've fought on Showtime, HBO, and ESPN, but I hope to one day land a deal with any of the networks. Mayweather is an HBO fighter who I feel is very unappreciative and unprofessional with HBO. He's always complaining and crying about the money he gets paid by HBO. I once heard of him saying he would reconsider his options when his contract with HBO was over. He wanted to see what Showtime would offer if he shifted sides.
Unfortunately, Mayweather does not want to fight me. Bob Arum has already went public and said it's not about the money, he also stated Mayweather would be making more money fighting me than with Winky or Judah. What does that tell me? He's afraid to fight me. He's afraid to loose. He's afraid of the pain I would impose on him. I know how to beat Mayweather, that's why he doesn't want to fight me.
Mayweather will not know how to react to my pressure. There is no way he can slip all my punches, yes he'll slip a couple, but he won't slip them all. And when he gets hit, he'll be getting hit by a natural welterweight who throws devastating punches from all angles. Mayweather is a fighter whose plan is to dictate the rhythm of the fight. He makes his opponents fight his fight. I would never let this happen, and this would be his downfall.
Antonious123: Antonio, who would be the most difficult of these three? Judah, Mayweather or Mosley.
Antonio Margarito: I have to say Judah, only because he is a southpaw. I really do not like to fight southpaws. But at the same time, he is the easiest of the three, Zab has no chin. I'll knock Zab out within the first half of the fight. When it comes to Mayweather and Judah, I have no respect for them as fighters. These two have been talking too long about how great they are and how no one can beat them, but they both continue to avoid me. Mosley was man enough to say he still needed a couple of fights before he would face me.
Mikey0357: Who is a tougher fight.... a hard hitter like Ricardo Mayorga,Kostya Tszyu, etc. or a slick fast boxer like Zab Judah, PBF, and Shane Mosley?
Antonio Margarito: I really don't believe any of these fights would be as tough as people believe they can be. Mayorga is just a puncher. He lacks defense and gets hit with everything you throw at him. I will give him that he has a good chin, but he won't be able to withstand my power. It's time for Tszyu to retire. He does not have the skills he once had. Judah would be difficult only because he is a southpaw, but he has no chin. I would definitely take advantage of this. Mayweather is a small fighter fighting in my division. This would be a terrible mistake for him. He has great skills, but this time he would be fighting someone who throws a high volume of punches with great force behind them. This would be something new for him, I really don't believe he could adapt to this. Mosely is an experienced fighter whose career is near its end. I really believe Mosely is aware of this and is being careful as to who he fights. Mosley is not as quick or as skilled like he once was, age always catches up to you.
Mikey0357: How do you feel about Oscar Delahoya saying he would never fight you? Does he say that because he respects you from his sparring partner days or do you think Delahoya is past his prime and doesn't need this type of fight?
Antonio Margarito: Oscar is a spoiled old man. He's no longer a fighter, he's a business man. And if you ask me, he's a smart business man. Oscar will not fight me because he knows I'll retire him and he's not ready to stop deceiving the public. I always made Oscar bleed when we sparred. I would hurt Oscar so much that he would have his trainer dismiss me from his training camp. Oscar wanted to hit, but he would get upset when I would hit back. I loved sparring with Oscar, I always wanted to show I could last with him. I always went in with the mentality that Oscar was helping me and not I helping him. Oscar says he has about three more fights in him, but he wants to make sure those three fights are against opponents he will beat and he knows he can't beat me. This is to tell you I'm definitely not being considered.
DreadedFist: Antonio, you turned professional two months before your 16th birthday (!):
Antonio Margarito: I did turn pro at a young age. My father would take my brother and I to fights in Tijuana when we were both young children. I remember how my brother and I would pretend to fight my father. Then the day came when I told my father I wanted to begin training in a boxing gym. I started training and fell in love with the sport. We were very poor and I would listen to the older fighters speak about how much money they made by fighting. I knew I had to stop attending school and dedicate myself to boxing and become a professional as soon as possible. I fought a couple of amateur bouts and decided I was ready to fight professionally. I was a teenage boy fighting a man who was in his twenties. I remembered being scared because I was about to fight someone who was about ten years older than I was. Thanks to God I won the fight. If I could have done it differently I would, I would have turned professional at eighteen, but we were very poor, I had to make money.
Dogpound: What have you learned over the past 11 years that has enabled you to become one of the best fighters in the world? Are there any areas in your game that you've been trying to improve upon in recently, or plan to address in the near future? Thanks.
Antonio Margarito: I have learned that with hard work and dedication, everything is possible. I am very family oriented, I don't drink or smoke, and I'm always in the gym training even if I'm not training for a fight. I really believe fighters make a tremendous mistake by loosing focus of their career because they do not have a fight scheduled. I've always believed it's not only what you do inside the ring, but what you did outside the ring. I have also learned that it is very important to be humble. Because I'm a champion, it does not make me any different from when I was a fighter coming up in the rankings. I speak to everyone, I give everyone their place and respect. The fans have put me where I'm and they will help me get to where I want to be. Without the fans I can't get paid, this is why I fight for them. When I get in the ring I'm thinking of two things, one being my opponent and two, the people. I will never forget where I came from. Who knows, I might have to go back.
Defense, defense, defense. My team as well as my wife continue to stress about the fact I take too many unnecessary right hands. I'm a Mexican warrior who likes to go forward and exchange punches. I am confident of my chin and power, but I definitely need to avoid getting hit. I can box, but I don't want to bore the crowd. People scream and cheer when fighters are exchanging punches. It's always a great feeling to hear them cheer.
Napoleon336: Can he tell us if anyone realistically wants to fight you, and are you in any serious talks regarding an opponent right now?
Antonio Margarito: I really do not believe any of the top named fighters want to fight me. The excuse they use is that the risk is greater than the reward. I agree with them about the risk, but I have to disagree about the reward. Mayweather was going to make more money fighting me than Wright or Judah and he still turned me down. Oscar says he would not benefit from fighting me, but he still fought a washed up Luis Campas aka Yori Boy Campas. What benefit did he get from fighting Campas? The networks and promoters put the fights on, but the people make the fights happen. I will never price myself out of a fight, I want these fights to happen, but there needs to be a demand form the fight fans to make these fights happen. As of now, there isn't any serious talks about fighting any of the top names. I need you, the people to demand these fights to happen.
Uripeleg: How are you going to deal with Zab's speed and who would be
your toughest fight? Thanks
Antonio Margarito: I'm not worried about Zab's speed. He needs to worry about my power and pressure. I believe my toughest fight would have to be a third fight with Daniel Santos. I'm not looking to fight Santos anytime soon, but I'm not counting him out for the future. I still have unfinished business with him. Santos is a strong southpaw who is difficult to catch once he's on his bike.
Aroz: Are you still interested in fighting Ricardo Mayorga?
Antonio Margarito: I'll fight Mayorga. Remember, I'll fight anyone, the unfortunate thing is no one wants to fight me. I wanted to fight Mayorga before and after he lost he's belts and now that he's a champion again, there's more of an incentive. A fight between us is a fight fans dream. We would be two trains heading towards each other on the same tracks.
Abrahamg: Why didn't you get your shot at Mayorga after beating Hercules Kyvelos? Do you think the only way for you to get a shot at Judah is by dropping the WBO title and getting yourself ranked as the number one contender by the other organizations?
Antonio Margarito: We gave Kyvelos the opportunity to fight for the title when we did not have to. I believe he was ranked 5 or 6 by the WBO, but my promoter mentioned he had an agreement with his promoter (Don King) that the winner would fight the winner between Mayorga and Spinks. I knocked Kyvelos out, but I never got the opportunity to fight Spinks after he beat Mayorga. I worked very hard to become a champion and it would difficult to relinquish my title, but I've considered it. My team and I have spoken about this, but nothing is guaranteed. if I relinquish my title, what guarantees me I'll be in the mandatory slot? How long will I have to wait to get the opportunity? How many fights will I have to take before I get an opportunity? These are just some questions we ask ourselves which in turn keep us from vacating the WBO title.
I want to thank all of you for taking the time to ask me questions. It's an honor to know my fans are interested in my career. I also want thank Abraham and Dog House Boxing for their continual support. Remember, you the fans make fights happen. Demand the fights.
Antonio Margarito
www.antoniomargarito.com
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The Dog Pound Chat?s with the WBO Welterweight Champion Antonio Margarito
Futurechamp: With such a devastating win over Cintron, do you think that has left you in a better or worse spot, in relation to future match ups?
Antonio Margarito: This is a good question, one that my management and I have been discussing since our victory over Cintron. Going into the Cintron fight we were constantly being reminded by our Promoter (Top Rank), and the media of how important a victory over Cintron was. This was the fight that would open doors. This was the fight that would put my name on the most wanted list. I remember watching my promoter (Todd duBoef) walking back and forth from my dressing room to wherever else he was going, constantly glancing at us and his watch, not knowing if he should stay or go. I'll tell you this, I've never seen this type of reaction from Todd since I've been with Top Rank, but when I saw this, I told myself there was no way I would let my promoter, family, fans, and team down. I told Todd "don't worry" and showed him my fist, and he smiled. He probably did not understand my English. We went into the fight well prepared with a well planned out game plan that was executed, but I believe it worked against me since it was easily executed. Zab Judah was yapping on how he would fight the winner between Cintron and myself, but when he was asked if he would fight me after his victory over Rivera I noticed there was uncertainty in his answer. As of this point, Mayweather, Judah, De La Hoya, Mayorga, Mosley, Vargas, or Cotto do not want to fight me. I really believe the outcome of my fight with Cintron plays a big part as to why these guys won't fight me. I have no control over this, I get in the ring and do my job. It's up to these guys if they want to continue making excuses for not fighting me, but sooner or later they'll have to run out excuses and face me.
Mauricio95: Margarito, where do you like to train and why do they call you 7 mares? Would you fight for little money in order to get the big fights?
Antonio Margarito: I train in Los Angeles. I really believe it's the best place for me to be training. Although I live in Mexico and love training in Mexico, I feel there are too many distractions. I love being with my family and friends, but this is my job and I really want to be successful, and to be successful sometimes you have to sacrifice. We set up training camp in Los Mochis, Sin. Mx (I live in Tijuana B.C.) for the Lujan bout due to the bad weather in Los Angeles. Although I was happy to be in my country, we had a lot of problems with getting sparring. No one from the U.S. wanted to travel into Mexico, and in Mexico I had problems finding sparring. In LA I'm near the mountains, the beach, and we don't have problems finding the sparring.
El 7 Mares is a chain of restaurants in Los Angeles who have been sponsoring me since I started fighting in the United States. It's a family owned business who are also involved in managing and promoting fighters. I've never had a ring name, my manager told my to use "The Silencer" he says I'm too nice and quiet outside the ring, but deadly and lethal inside. After the Lujan fight, my friends started calling me "El mocha orejas" "The ear chopper", but I didn't think that one was too good.
I'm a champion who gets paid to fight. Each fight has a budget, from that budget I get paid and my opponent gets paid, but you have to remember that the pie isn't only divided between myself and my opponent. That pie goes through the hands of other people before I finally get my piece. I have never denied a fight because of the the money. I definitely believe I should be making more money, but I'm doing what you are asking. I'm taking little money, hoping I'll finally land a big fight. I can sit out scream and cry about the money, but I'll only be hurting my own career. Don't get me wrong, I am very frustrated and I want to make more money, but I'd rather have a dollar than spend a dollar that I don't have.
Mad Lion: Kostya Tszyu said in a live forum chat that if he decides to fight again that it would likely be at 147 and he named Antonio, Shane and Zab as boxers he would like to fight at this weight. Would you be interested in fighting Tszyu, coming off a loss, if Kostya Tszyu does decide to return?
Antonio Margarito: Definitely, I still do not have the luxury to pick who I want or don't want to fight. I do speak and voice my opinion as to who I want and don't want in the ring with me. Although, my opinion is considered when it's time to make a decision, at the end I still to go with the recommendations of those who are guiding my career, that being by promoter or management. Tszyu is a warrior, one of the greats who will be in boxing's hall of fame. His loss would never affect my decision to fight him. But my recommendation would be for Tszyu to retire. Although he loss, he is still a great fighter, but he should hang up his gloves. I will never deny a fight against Tszyu, but I'm afraid to even think about what I would do to him the ring.
Hellsangel: Since both you and Mayweather are with Showtime-that fight might happen-however nobody has been able to figure out Mayweather and he is undefeated, so how would he beat him? What strategy would you use and what are the weaknesses you see in Mayweather if any?
Antonio Margarito: As of right now I don't have a deal with any t.v. networks. This is something I'm still working towards. I've fought on Showtime, HBO, and ESPN, but I hope to one day land a deal with any of the networks. Mayweather is an HBO fighter who I feel is very unappreciative and unprofessional with HBO. He's always complaining and crying about the money he gets paid by HBO. I once heard of him saying he would reconsider his options when his contract with HBO was over. He wanted to see what Showtime would offer if he shifted sides.
Unfortunately, Mayweather does not want to fight me. Bob Arum has already went public and said it's not about the money, he also stated Mayweather would be making more money fighting me than with Winky or Judah. What does that tell me? He's afraid to fight me. He's afraid to loose. He's afraid of the pain I would impose on him. I know how to beat Mayweather, that's why he doesn't want to fight me.
Mayweather will not know how to react to my pressure. There is no way he can slip all my punches, yes he'll slip a couple, but he won't slip them all. And when he gets hit, he'll be getting hit by a natural welterweight who throws devastating punches from all angles. Mayweather is a fighter whose plan is to dictate the rhythm of the fight. He makes his opponents fight his fight. I would never let this happen, and this would be his downfall.
Antonious123: Antonio, who would be the most difficult of these three? Judah, Mayweather or Mosley.
Antonio Margarito: I have to say Judah, only because he is a southpaw. I really do not like to fight southpaws. But at the same time, he is the easiest of the three, Zab has no chin. I'll knock Zab out within the first half of the fight. When it comes to Mayweather and Judah, I have no respect for them as fighters. These two have been talking too long about how great they are and how no one can beat them, but they both continue to avoid me. Mosley was man enough to say he still needed a couple of fights before he would face me.
Mikey0357: Who is a tougher fight.... a hard hitter like Ricardo Mayorga,Kostya Tszyu, etc. or a slick fast boxer like Zab Judah, PBF, and Shane Mosley?
Antonio Margarito: I really don't believe any of these fights would be as tough as people believe they can be. Mayorga is just a puncher. He lacks defense and gets hit with everything you throw at him. I will give him that he has a good chin, but he won't be able to withstand my power. It's time for Tszyu to retire. He does not have the skills he once had. Judah would be difficult only because he is a southpaw, but he has no chin. I would definitely take advantage of this. Mayweather is a small fighter fighting in my division. This would be a terrible mistake for him. He has great skills, but this time he would be fighting someone who throws a high volume of punches with great force behind them. This would be something new for him, I really don't believe he could adapt to this. Mosely is an experienced fighter whose career is near its end. I really believe Mosely is aware of this and is being careful as to who he fights. Mosley is not as quick or as skilled like he once was, age always catches up to you.
Mikey0357: How do you feel about Oscar Delahoya saying he would never fight you? Does he say that because he respects you from his sparring partner days or do you think Delahoya is past his prime and doesn't need this type of fight?
Antonio Margarito: Oscar is a spoiled old man. He's no longer a fighter, he's a business man. And if you ask me, he's a smart business man. Oscar will not fight me because he knows I'll retire him and he's not ready to stop deceiving the public. I always made Oscar bleed when we sparred. I would hurt Oscar so much that he would have his trainer dismiss me from his training camp. Oscar wanted to hit, but he would get upset when I would hit back. I loved sparring with Oscar, I always wanted to show I could last with him. I always went in with the mentality that Oscar was helping me and not I helping him. Oscar says he has about three more fights in him, but he wants to make sure those three fights are against opponents he will beat and he knows he can't beat me. This is to tell you I'm definitely not being considered.
DreadedFist: Antonio, you turned professional two months before your 16th birthday (!):
Antonio Margarito: I did turn pro at a young age. My father would take my brother and I to fights in Tijuana when we were both young children. I remember how my brother and I would pretend to fight my father. Then the day came when I told my father I wanted to begin training in a boxing gym. I started training and fell in love with the sport. We were very poor and I would listen to the older fighters speak about how much money they made by fighting. I knew I had to stop attending school and dedicate myself to boxing and become a professional as soon as possible. I fought a couple of amateur bouts and decided I was ready to fight professionally. I was a teenage boy fighting a man who was in his twenties. I remembered being scared because I was about to fight someone who was about ten years older than I was. Thanks to God I won the fight. If I could have done it differently I would, I would have turned professional at eighteen, but we were very poor, I had to make money.
Dogpound: What have you learned over the past 11 years that has enabled you to become one of the best fighters in the world? Are there any areas in your game that you've been trying to improve upon in recently, or plan to address in the near future? Thanks.
Antonio Margarito: I have learned that with hard work and dedication, everything is possible. I am very family oriented, I don't drink or smoke, and I'm always in the gym training even if I'm not training for a fight. I really believe fighters make a tremendous mistake by loosing focus of their career because they do not have a fight scheduled. I've always believed it's not only what you do inside the ring, but what you did outside the ring. I have also learned that it is very important to be humble. Because I'm a champion, it does not make me any different from when I was a fighter coming up in the rankings. I speak to everyone, I give everyone their place and respect. The fans have put me where I'm and they will help me get to where I want to be. Without the fans I can't get paid, this is why I fight for them. When I get in the ring I'm thinking of two things, one being my opponent and two, the people. I will never forget where I came from. Who knows, I might have to go back.
Defense, defense, defense. My team as well as my wife continue to stress about the fact I take too many unnecessary right hands. I'm a Mexican warrior who likes to go forward and exchange punches. I am confident of my chin and power, but I definitely need to avoid getting hit. I can box, but I don't want to bore the crowd. People scream and cheer when fighters are exchanging punches. It's always a great feeling to hear them cheer.
Napoleon336: Can he tell us if anyone realistically wants to fight you, and are you in any serious talks regarding an opponent right now?
Antonio Margarito: I really do not believe any of the top named fighters want to fight me. The excuse they use is that the risk is greater than the reward. I agree with them about the risk, but I have to disagree about the reward. Mayweather was going to make more money fighting me than Wright or Judah and he still turned me down. Oscar says he would not benefit from fighting me, but he still fought a washed up Luis Campas aka Yori Boy Campas. What benefit did he get from fighting Campas? The networks and promoters put the fights on, but the people make the fights happen. I will never price myself out of a fight, I want these fights to happen, but there needs to be a demand form the fight fans to make these fights happen. As of now, there isn't any serious talks about fighting any of the top names. I need you, the people to demand these fights to happen.
Uripeleg: How are you going to deal with Zab's speed and who would be
your toughest fight? Thanks
Antonio Margarito: I'm not worried about Zab's speed. He needs to worry about my power and pressure. I believe my toughest fight would have to be a third fight with Daniel Santos. I'm not looking to fight Santos anytime soon, but I'm not counting him out for the future. I still have unfinished business with him. Santos is a strong southpaw who is difficult to catch once he's on his bike.
Aroz: Are you still interested in fighting Ricardo Mayorga?
Antonio Margarito: I'll fight Mayorga. Remember, I'll fight anyone, the unfortunate thing is no one wants to fight me. I wanted to fight Mayorga before and after he lost he's belts and now that he's a champion again, there's more of an incentive. A fight between us is a fight fans dream. We would be two trains heading towards each other on the same tracks.
Abrahamg: Why didn't you get your shot at Mayorga after beating Hercules Kyvelos? Do you think the only way for you to get a shot at Judah is by dropping the WBO title and getting yourself ranked as the number one contender by the other organizations?
Antonio Margarito: We gave Kyvelos the opportunity to fight for the title when we did not have to. I believe he was ranked 5 or 6 by the WBO, but my promoter mentioned he had an agreement with his promoter (Don King) that the winner would fight the winner between Mayorga and Spinks. I knocked Kyvelos out, but I never got the opportunity to fight Spinks after he beat Mayorga. I worked very hard to become a champion and it would difficult to relinquish my title, but I've considered it. My team and I have spoken about this, but nothing is guaranteed. if I relinquish my title, what guarantees me I'll be in the mandatory slot? How long will I have to wait to get the opportunity? How many fights will I have to take before I get an opportunity? These are just some questions we ask ourselves which in turn keep us from vacating the WBO title.
I want to thank all of you for taking the time to ask me questions. It's an honor to know my fans are interested in my career. I also want thank Abraham and Dog House Boxing for their continual support. Remember, you the fans make fights happen. Demand the fights.
Antonio Margarito
www.antoniomargarito.com