Daily Media Weigh-in

Punishing Antonio Margarito: A Year or A Career? » 
Does the crime dictate the punishment? Or do the consequences of the crime dictate the consequences for the criminal? • Those are the questions that those in boxing must ultimately contemplate when it comes time to decide whether Antonio Margarito should be allowed to fight again… David P. Greisman, boxingscene.com
 

MONDAY’S BOXING ROUNDUP: Dirrell Tkos Findley, Yorgey Upsets Hearns » Andre Dirrell (18-0, 13 KOs) scored an impressive sixth-round TKO over Derrick Findley (13-3, 8 KOs) in the main event of another spectacular edition of “ShoBox: The New Generation” from the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma on Saturday. • Dirrell, ranked No.1 by the WBO in the super middleweight division, nearly knocked Findley out in the very first round. A left hook, followed by a barrage of hooks and uppercuts staggered Findley against the ropes… Francis Walker, blackathlete.net

Cocky Hatton Fires Warning Shot » MANILA, Philippines—Manny Pacquiao will be in “for a shock” in his May 2 showdown with Ricky Hatton as the British “Hitman” claims he’s “in the best shape of his life.” • “I’ve got a little bit more finesse and I’m thinking about what I’m doing instead of steaming in there and making it easy for my opponents, so I’m better in every department now,” Hatton told The Daily Telegraph… Philippine Daily Inquirer, www.inquirer.net

(Margarito Photo by Juan Alicea Mercado/El Nuevo Dia)