the referee could have stopped it around the 9th round and it would be a perfect stoppage. pac ruined margarito's eye permanently. the fight against cotto should not have happened.
so this thread was made by Bladegunner to prove a point against puga_ni_nana? smh. btt: i agree with this guy.
The fight with Cotto happened because health doesn't come first. Margarito doesn't preserve health like a certain chicken.
to those who haven't seen the fight, at least check this highlight. pac toned-down the attack in the last two rounds. plenty of time for pac to do more damage. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfbbUhIH1a4[/ame]
No, but he could have stopped him later in the fight. However Pacquaio is a decent, honourable sportsman and he didn't want to inflict any further damage to Margarito's already badly injured eye. Not like that Floyd Mayweather who will hit you as hard as he possibly can, on the break when he knows you're not even looking.