A high-stakes political game was being played in New York on Friday with a man?s eyesight at stake.
The New York State Athletic Commission held a hearing in Manhattan on Friday to vote on whether to license Antonio Margarito to fight Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 3 in a rematch of their epic 2008 bout in Las Vegas.
At issue is Margarito?s fitness, or lack thereof, to fight.
Margarito suffered severe eye injuries during his Nov. 13, 2010, loss to Manny Pacquiao, a bout in which referee Laurence Cole and Margarito?s corner were derelict in their duties for failing to stop the match. Pacquiao was pummeling Margarito repeatedly about the head and Margarito had no chance to win after about the seventh round.
