Monday, May 10th 2010

Margarito Unfiltered: Whom Does He Want Next?

(Editor’s Note: On May 8, Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado” Margarito returned to the ring for the first time in more than a year to fight Roberto Garcia. “Margarito Unfiltered” is a five-part interview series that presented Margarito’s thoughts on a range of subjects in the lead up to the former champ’sCOMEBACK BOUT IN AGUASCALIENTES. MEXICO. The other entries are available HERE.)

Antonio “The Tijuana Tornado” Margarito punctuated his return to the ring with an exclamation point – right in Roberto Garcia’s face. The former three-time world champ rocked the game but outclassed Garcia for 10 straight rounds, emerging with A UNANIMOUS WIN May 8 in front of thousands of adoring fans in his native Mexico. In this final entry of our five-part interview series, Margarito leaves us with one final, tantalizing thought:

“I am thinking about the future, right? The future. I have been thinking a lot about a big fight, and I think that [MANNY] PACQUIAO is who is invading these thoughts. He already invaded [the] welterweight [division]. How many other Mexicans are there that can fight him in this weight division?”

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