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November 12, 2010, Friday
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ANTONIO Margarito has repeatedly said he is sorry for a hand-wrapping scandal that almost ended his boxing career. Now his camp has had to apologize again, for something else only days before tomorrow night's fight against Manny Pacquiao.
A video interview posted by Elie Seckbach of FanHouse recently raced across the Internet, in which Margarito and Brandon Rios - both of whom are trained by Robert Garcia - appear to mock the Parkinson's disease of Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach.
Garcia apologized for the video on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
"This was nothing to do with the disease that Freddie Roach has. We know it's something that we don't wish nobody," Garcia said. "It's something personal, something between Team Pacquiao and Team Margarito."
While Garcia acknowledged they were making fun of Roach in the video, he insisted Rios didn't even know about the Parkinson's disease that affects Pacquiao's trainer. Garcia said the video was made about five weeks ago.
"He didn't even know Freddie had a disease," Garcia said. "He thought it was from 13 losses that Freddie Roach had when he was a professional boxer."
When Roach was at the podium a few minutes later, he didn't acknowledge what Garcia said or even refer to the video. After the formal program was completed, though, Roach said he wasn't buying Garcia's apology.
"They're so disrespectful to me... I think it shows his true character. I don't think they are a good group of people," Roach said. "I'm not going to bother Manny Pacquiao with that. Manny doesn't hate anybody and so forth, but I do hate those guys."
In the video, Margarito makes a twisted face and raises a shaking hand for the camera before it pans to Rios, who also makes faces and stutters while saying Pacquiao's name.
The video has since been edited to remove Rios and make it appear as though Margarito is doing a scared impression of Roach, who has routinely questioned Margarito's integrity following the hand-wrapping scandal.
Garcia also takes part in the mockery by holding up a piece of metal, telling Roach he'd better watch as Margarito's hands are wrapped so it doesn't end up under the tape.
A video interview posted by Elie Seckbach of FanHouse recently raced across the Internet, in which Margarito and Brandon Rios - both of whom are trained by Robert Garcia - appear to mock the Parkinson's disease of Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach.
Garcia apologized for the video on Wednesday in Arlington, Texas.
"This was nothing to do with the disease that Freddie Roach has. We know it's something that we don't wish nobody," Garcia said. "It's something personal, something between Team Pacquiao and Team Margarito."
While Garcia acknowledged they were making fun of Roach in the video, he insisted Rios didn't even know about the Parkinson's disease that affects Pacquiao's trainer. Garcia said the video was made about five weeks ago.
"He didn't even know Freddie had a disease," Garcia said. "He thought it was from 13 losses that Freddie Roach had when he was a professional boxer."
When Roach was at the podium a few minutes later, he didn't acknowledge what Garcia said or even refer to the video. After the formal program was completed, though, Roach said he wasn't buying Garcia's apology.
"They're so disrespectful to me... I think it shows his true character. I don't think they are a good group of people," Roach said. "I'm not going to bother Manny Pacquiao with that. Manny doesn't hate anybody and so forth, but I do hate those guys."
In the video, Margarito makes a twisted face and raises a shaking hand for the camera before it pans to Rios, who also makes faces and stutters while saying Pacquiao's name.
The video has since been edited to remove Rios and make it appear as though Margarito is doing a scared impression of Roach, who has routinely questioned Margarito's integrity following the hand-wrapping scandal.
Garcia also takes part in the mockery by holding up a piece of metal, telling Roach he'd better watch as Margarito's hands are wrapped so it doesn't end up under the tape.
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