A video surfaced on numerous Web sites Wednesday that showed Margarito and Brandon Rios, a training partner and a fighter on the undercard, mocking Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach. In the video, Margarito’s trainer, Robert Garcia, is shown laughing at their imitation....
>>>A video surfaced on numerous Web sites Wednesday that showed Margarito and Brandon Rios, a training partner and a fighter on the undercard, mocking Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach. In the video, Margarito’s trainer, Robert Garcia, is shown laughing at their imitation.
On Thursday, all three scrambled to apologize to varying degrees. Garcia said the fighters did not know that Roach has Parkinson’s disease when they mimicked him by shaking their hands and head. Roach found their defense inconceivable.
Margarito offered a lengthy explanation, then apologized for anything he might have done wrong. Rios took the most direct responsibility.
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