Sunday, October 31, 2010
Antonio Margarito's Manager Lashes Out at Manny Pacquiao's Trainer
Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.
Francisco Espinosa is the co-manager of Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 knockouts), who is training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif.,for a Nov. 13, HBO pay-per-view televised, Top Rank Promotions battle opposite WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs).
Pacquiao takes a 12-fight winning streak that includes eight KOs into his bout in pursuit of the WBC's junior middleweight (154 pounds) title.
Pacquiao is in pursuit of an eighth title in as many different weight divisions, and is trained by Freddie Roach, a man who has accused Margarito of knowingly competing in several fights with an illegal, plaster-like substance in the hand wraps beneath his gloves.
In this video, Espinosa says, "Should we start talking about anti-doping," among other things, in regard to Pacquiao during his angry response to Roach's most recent assertions.
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com