Antonio Margarito, a Disgraced Clown-Pocket, Wins His Comeback Fight

Disgraced and despicable cheater Antonio “Tijuana Tornado” Margarito defeated fellow-Mexican Robert Garcia by unanimous decision Saturday night in Aguascalientes, Mexico.

Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs), who fought his first match since he was pinched attempting to barbarically scrap with loaded gloves in February 2009, utterly dominated and outclassed the overmatched Garcia (28-3, 21 KOs).

Garcia is simply an inferior pugilist to Margarito and the “Tijuana Tornado” made that immediately evident when he knocked him to the canvas with a right-left-right combination in the first two minutes of their 10-round bout.

The California State Athletic Commission justifiably revoked Margarito’s boxing license in February 2009 after the devious Mexican was snagged preparing to battle former WBA welterweight super champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KOs) with a plaster-like substance inside his hand wraps.

Fortunately, Margarito was caught when officials at the Los Angeles Staples Center proved he was a cowardly charlatan before the match began and he had the opportunity to seriously injure Mosley with his cement fists.

Once Margarito had his illegal hand wraps removed, the “Tijuana Tornado” was promptly brutalized by Mosley and defeated by a ninth round TKO.

“All these people that say things about me don’t know me, don’t know my history,” claimed Margarito, 32, like the clown-pocket he absolutely is. “The way I box has always been clean. Nobody has a clear idea what happened that night.”

Margarito is still not eligible to box in the United States because of his repugnant actions 15 months ago.

Margarito is the quintessential tough and rugged pugilist in the ring.

Nevertheless, his thwarted actions versus Mosley are a cardinal sin in boxing and they should never be forgiven under any circumstances.

The “Tijuana Tornado” has sworn that he had no clue that his terminated trainer, Javier Capetillo, used forbidden substances in his wraps.

Margarito’s assertions are pathetic and he does not deserve to be exonerated strictly because he is an ignoramus.

“Boxing is considered a crazy and animalistic sport,” said Mike Cappiello, a native of Brockton who once battled for the IBO super featherweight title and retired with an impressive mark of 33-6. “Margarito’s actions further hurt the outlook of boxing.”

Cappiello, the owner of Cappiello Brothers Boxing gym in “The City of Champions,” continued.

“You need to keep boxing as safe as possible and make sure nothing serious happens to boxers. Margarito should have been suspended for more than a year to make a statement.”

Margarito is beloved by Mexican fight fans primarily for his brawling style and he is a popular attraction throughout much of the United States.

Still, Margarito does not deserve a chance at redemption and he should be permanently banned from again being a professional prizefighter.

For boxing and the sport itself, losing Margarito would be a classic case of addition by subtraction.

Sadly though, since boxing and Mexico are both rogue, Margarito managed to weasel his way back into the squared circle.

For justice to be properly served, a fighter is badly needed to viciously bludgeon Margarito in a clean and succinct fashion.

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