Filed under: Boxing Rumors, Top Rank Promotions
Boxing and respectability have never been close friends. So you'd think a fine, upstanding NFL owner wouldn't want to mess with a fight that will be dipped in sleaze.
Unless the owner is Jerry Jones, of course.
The Cowboys' boss never met a bum he wouldn't sign or a dollar he wouldn't chase. So in the tradition of Pacman Jones, Tank Johnson and Terrell Owens, we bring you Antonio Margarito vs. Manny Pacquiao.
It's not official yet. But don't be surprised if the shady planets align and Cowboys Stadium plays host to the fight on Nov. 13.
As to why the image-conscious NFL should care, Margarito (above) is a combination of Pacman, Spygate and an intentional crackback block. Society doesn't expect much out of boxing, but Margarito pulled a stunt in January 2009 that would have embarrassed Mike Tyson.
His fists were taped with plaster of Paris before fighting Shane Mosley, essentially turning them into loaded weapons. Mosley's camp discovered the ploy before the bell, which was lucky for both fighters.
Mosley could have been maimed, and Margarito could have been sent to jail. As it was, he merely had his boxing license suspended for a year.
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