Tony Margarito can flat out fight. Some guys have flashy handspeed. Others dazzle with fancy footwork. There are the punchers who can end a match in the blink of an eye. But some guys can just flat out fight. Mexican Tony Margarito is one of those guys. He doesn’t do anything particularly special. He just comes forward and throws hard straight shots tucked behind a great chin until the other guy just mentally crumbles under his savage pressure.
Ironically Margarito really doesn’t look like a fighter. When I met him at Thump Boxing gym in Miami for a promotional photo shoot for Gatorade, nobody really knew who he was or even had a clue that he was the former W.B.O Welterweight Champion. With a modest build and clean cut features Margarito is your everyman. But when it was time to do some light pad-work at the request of a local trainer, Margarito’s easy smile quickly disappeared and the killer within him emerged in a nanosecond.
When it’s time to fight Margarito is game. He likes the dog fight and it has earned him the respect of many contenders and champs (Floyd Mayweather) alike. Margarito came up the old fashion Mexican way in the sport of boxing turning pro at the frail age of 15. Margarito trained hard and persevered against all odds. When Margarito meets Golden Johnson, 25-7-3, 18 KO's, on the Cotto vs Mosley undercard he will be a -1150 Boxing Betting favorite at BodogLife.com .
BM: How many rounds do usually spar total in training camp for a fight?
I spar 3 days per week. For six weeks. Usually anywhere from 4-10 rounds each session.
BM: What is your walk around weight?
About 171, 172.
BM: What is your favorite training exercise?
I like the hand pads. Most fun.
BM: You have come a long way financially since your first fight at age 15. What was the amount of your first professional purse?
Well since I wasn’t allowed to fight in the US I was payed in pesos. The pesos amounted to $40 US dollars.
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