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MOST FEARED FIGHTER IN BOXING?
NOT QUITE
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS OFFERS UP THREE OPPONENTS FOR MARGARITO LOS
ANGELES, July 28 – In recent weeks, there has been a hearty dose of
bluster from the camp of WBO welterweight champion Antonio Margarito,
claiming that he is the ‘most feared fighter in boxing’, and that no one
is willing to fight him.
Golden Boy Promotions has the solution to Mr. Margarito’s problem in
securing an opponent for a fight this year – in fact, it has three
solutions in pound for pound superstar Winky Wright, former junior
middleweight champion Kassim Ouma, and rising star Ishe Smith, all of
whom are willing to battle Margarito at a moment’s notice.
'I respect Antonio Margarito as a fighter, but his claims that no one
wants to fight him are baseless,' said Golden Boy Promotions President
Oscar De La Hoya. 'We already offered Margarito’s promoter, Top Rank, a
fight against Winky Wright, but they declined, saying that Margarito was
not a middleweight. Well, we never discussed this fight as being at
middleweight. Winky is more than willing to come down to 154 pounds for
this fight, and given the fact that Margarito has fought at junior
middleweight before and has called out other junior middleweights like
Shane Mosley, Cory Spinks, and myself, I don’t see why this fight can’t
be made.'
'And just in case Margarito doesn’t want to challenge himself against
Winky Wright,' continues De La Hoya, 'we have two more warriors who are
eager to test themselves against him – Kassim Ouma and Ishe Smith, both
of whom can fight at 147 pounds.'
The ball is in your court, Antonio.
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