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Tim Mousel · 11-19-2008, 05:40 PM

Margarito passes on title defense against Mosley

11-19-2008 05:29 PM

Welterweight titleholder Antonio Margarito has passed on a proposed Jan. 24 HBO fight against former champ Shane Mosley, Top Rank's Todd duBoef told ESPN.com Wednesday. -

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Uke · 11-20-2008, 09:03 AM

Smart move.

Margarito has everything to lose with little to gain by beating up on a smaller man.

Plus the fight wouldn't sell well. Few if any believe in Shane's ability to rise to dominance anymore. He was awesome at lightweight, but he's peaked out ever since his fights with DelaHoya.

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Uke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NY Posts: 1,567 Groans: 0 Groaned at 1 Time in 1 Post	Smart move. Margarito has everything to lose with little to gain by beating up on a smaller man. Plus the fight wouldn't sell well. Few if any believe in Shane's ability to rise to dominance anymore. He was awesome at lightweight, but he's peaked out ever since his fights with DelaHoya. __________________ A solar panel 100 miles by 100 miles (161x161km) in the Mojave Desert (USA) could replace all the coal now burned to generate electricity in the entire U.S.

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