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AMATO'S DIGEST

IF I WAS ANTONIO MARGARITO...
WHAT WOULD I DO ?

by Jim Amato

Well Antonio Margarito is on top of the boxing world. He has earned it. Let him take a little time off to savor the flavor. Eventually though he is going to climb through those ropes again. Who should his opponent be ? Who should Margarito go after and who should he avoid ?

Well first of all I doubt that Margarito would avoid anyone. Still there are fights that make sense and it's all about dollars and cents. For the " cash cow ", I guess a fight with De La Hoya would be the ticket. This would be an interesting fight but a very dangerous one for the Big " O ". If Oscar wants to make a lot of moolah and go out a winner he should opt to fight Manny Pacquaio. If he wants to go out on his shield...Well then give the fans De La Hoya - Margarito.

Next choice would be a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. That is if Pretty Boy dares to come back to face this monster named Margarito. I think Floyd will come back but not against Antonio. A rematch for Margarito with Paul Williams makes sense for several reasons. Money, revenge and a title unification. Then there is always Sugar Shane Mosley. The Sugarman is still a viable contender and would draw good PPV numbers but he would probably suffer the same fate as Mr. Cotto. Then there is also Zab Judah if he gets by Jerome Clottey. Again a name opponent who it is doubtful to stand up to Antonio's assault.

Some guys that make less sense in meeting at this time...Clottey if he beats Zab Judah. Clottey is a very dangerous opponent who it is doubtful to make the PPV cash register ring. Daniel Santos...Yes I know there is a revenge factor there but again it is a simple case of too big of a challenge for less then top dollar. If Antonio is interested in testing the waters over 147 pounds he should stay far away from Winky Wright. It is not so much a matter of win or lose. It comes down to making Margarito look bad. Wright can make anyone look bad. I like and respect Winky but as a fan he makes for horrible fights. Good God I hope no one mentions a bout with Kelly Pavlik. Margarito is big but he is not " that " big. Kelly has the size to beat Margarito at his own game but I must admit this bout would draw a lot of interest and money but it would be fistic suicide at this time for Margarito.

So there you have it. Go for the gusto Antonio. You've earned it !

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