Should Texas test Antonio Margarito for ‘Steroids’ before Pacquiao bout?
By Freddy Fresco
The Texas state athletic commission doesn’t consider prefight drug testing a requirement so they usually don’t test the fighters for performance enhancing drugs. But for this particular fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito I think they should make an exception to the rule.
Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao were not testing for steroids in their March 13 fight at the Dallas Cowboys stadium. I for one believe both those guys were clean and drug free. I also believe Pacquiao has never used a steroid in his life and was just a victim of the jealous Mayweather family smear campaign to ruin the Pacman’s image.
Pacquiao never put on 15 to 20 pounds of muscle in one year like the Pacquiao detractors claim. In all of Manny’s fights at featherweight he has always been ripped and muscular. At featherweight Manny would weigh in on fight day at around 142-145 pounds, which is his natural walk around weight. Pacquiao in his fights with De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto and Clottey never weighed more than 148 pounds on fight night — the man never put on 15-20 pounds of muscle — he just never cut weight and fights at his natural size of 148 pounds against bigger men.
The only reason the Mayweathers are accusing him of steroid use is because they are envious of his impressive accomplishments and the adulation he is receiving from fans.
Manny’s opponent on November 13 is Antonio Margarito a known cheat in boxing who got caught with plastered handwraps before his TKO loss to Shane Mosley in 2009, but claims he had no idea what his former trainer Javier Capetillo was doing.
I think we should be more concerned about Antonio Margarito taking something extra than we should with Manny Pacquiao.
On HBO 24/7 “FACE-OFF” with Max Kellerman, Manny said he believes Margarito knew about the handwraps and Margarito replied with his own questions about Pacquiao and him using steroids.
That comment seemed as if Margarito believes Manny is taking steroids and that if Texas the state that licensed Margarito doesn’t test for performance enhancement drugs he might think it’s ok to take them because he thinks Manny is on them so why can’t I?
Margarito’s body is going through a Fernando Vargas type transformation, remember when Fernando Vargas’ body looked more hard and chiseled when he fought Oscar De La Hoya and later it was found out that Fernando was taking steroids for that fight. Margarito at age 32 all of a sudden is becoming more muscular with red skin (a common side effect of steroid use), vascular and has a bigger chest?
I am not accusing Margarito of taking any type of steroids but just speculating the possibility. Look at the photos provided below and look at the difference in physique of Antonio Margarito compared to when he fought Miguel Cotto. In the majority of Margarito’s fights his body has always been soft and lean but for the Pacquiao fight his body is harder and more muscular.
Here is a photo of Margarito’s soft body during weigh-ins for his fight with Miguel Cotto
Below are recent photos taken by Fight News photographer Ricardo Conde of Antonio Margarito looking more muscular and ripped
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This has got to be the dumbest boxing site in existence! The writing is horrible. You guys SUCK and this is the last time I'll read this POS!!
Why is it dumb? cause you don't agree with it? Its an OPINION SITE moron! lol I like it, cause people share how they REALLY feel.
F**K THAT TEST. PACQUIAO WILL FIGHT ANYBODY ROIDED OR NOT. P#55Y BOY FLOYD, MAN UP 8!TCH...
Lets be clear about Margarito and the hand wrap incident. Margarito didn't get caught doing anything it was his trainer Capetillo that got caught inserting used tainted knuckle pads, which in of themselves are legal and used by most fighters. There was no plaster found in the inserts or on the inserts only traces of ingredients known to be found in plaster, white out, and common skin cream amongst and a host of other common items . The only thing that was done by the CSAC is they invoked a loosely worded bylaw that inevitably hangs the ultimate responsibility around the boxers neck and could not find any direct evidence that Margarito knew or could have known. This incident doesn't even compare to the Rusto incident because as fighter Rusto could tell and knew some of the padding was removed from his gloves. Richardson himself stated that if he wanted to he could slip in tainted knuckle pads without his fighter knowing. So please stop with the inflammatory language, and state the facts as such.
PacMan is not scared to fight Margacheato even he's taking steroids. PacMan will only abide Texas Boxing Commission pro-boxing drug testing protocol and not to insist on that stupid ridiculous OSDT random blood testings. Asking for OSDT in pro-boxing was a coward move of Coward Floyd Jr. See how Coward Floyd Jr denied and lied about that recent negotiation that it didn't take place coz PacMan agreed to all his bluffs, he's not thinking about boxing right now, he's on vacation, and taking a time off.
Both fighters are ripped .Its going to come down to speed and skill two warriors in ring.Paqman has the edge in both departments.think about it foo.Go back to sleep.
Freddy Fresco another hurt Puerto Ricano PUTO! stupid ass bitch, stop hating on Margarito. Just cause he fucked up your boy Cotto you jeallous pendejo! Margarito aint on no steroids the guy is just lifting more weight now and not starving himself stupid hater.
the first picture is from the cotto vs margarito weigh in, which margarito weighed in at 145, the second picture is when he weighs in 150 probably because thats the official weigh he needs to be for the fight.
its ok that pac man did it but not any other fighter? pac man went from 106 to 154 and got better as he did it. now test who?
Haha! Pacquiao has never walked around or fought at 154lb dummy! And Lars I guess that makes you a Froidster...LOL!
both of them should be tested to be fair.. unlike mayweather he demanded testing to his opponent to cover-up his doing. did he tested before and right after the fight? never been heard. I think margarito was a victim of dishonest trainer CAPELITO, this trainer is the one to banned for life...
omg that picture is from when margarito was 147. the other one is a 154 pound or more margarito of course he will look stronger when he doesn't have to drain himself. what a dumb article this just proves how dumb it is to let anybody write articles on a sport.
You must be a Margarito fan
no its common sense when a man that walks around at 160 has to kill himself to make 147 he will look weaker. however if he started trainnig in September as he did and has been in the gym eating what he wants because he doesn't have to worry about losing weight fast he will look better feel better and most of all perform better YOUR A MORON not because you look like a retard in your picture but because you know nothing about boxing or working out fade away bandwagon fan fade away
bandwagon fan of who? I don't like manny pacquiao or margarito. and it's You're as in you are not your. I can stand you prejudice nuthuggers, so if someone isn't a fan of your fighter or says something negative they automatically are a pacquiao fan? hahaaha I can't stand pac roids. and I can't stand margacheatos
Freddy Fresco I agree with you Margaritos body does look roided up red skin and all. The guy has big pectoral muscles and his muscles are firm he is probably on Winstrol which helps you have low body fat but maintain firm hard muscle. He is probably tapering off the steroids as we speak. They both need to be tested, I noticed the same thing when I seen Margaritos body now compared to before. The guy is on juice he thinks manny is on it so now he thinks its only fair that he juices. Margarito is a cheat and once a cheat always a cheat.
test both of them!
what is it about this site and it's writers always glorifying manny pacquiao and trying to find a way to belittle his opponents? Fact is Margarito is training harder than he ever has and the extra three pounds are showing in his physique. Furthermore, have you ever had a hard workout? If so, you will realize that anybody's body will be red due to more blood flow. Lastly a darker complexion also makes muscle stand out a lot more.
They should be both tested just to be fair. Yup! I see a big difference in the body form. I think clottey is much more mascular than of cotto and margarito--
you cant compare, weigh in pictures against training pictures. that is dumb