Watching it live I thought a piece of his brain was coming out his ear. Dude is tough as ****, he pinched his ear back together with his glove and tried to fight on.
to be honest I just typed pacqiuao blood on google images looking for the Marquez II one, but that one looked worse.
Cotto was at his pinnacle when Margarito beat him, and was a bigger attraction than Margarito. Cotto also had more lucrative deals coming his way had he beaten Margarito. Why would Bob short change Cotto, who was his money maker?
Of course he CAN do it because anyone can beat anyone on any given day in boxing but I for one won`t be holding my breath, Pacquiao is a strong favourite & rightly so.
I say he CAN, if Pacman sits there and gets hit like an idiot. But he wont do that... So without plaster fists NO.
In a pre-fight inteview a couple fights later Lujan voiced his displeasure by saying, "They stopped it just because I had a little cut on my ear."
You know, i want to think that this fight will result in the best man winning but your point makes sense. I mean it's a business and Arum owns both fighters and if Pacman loses, Arum could possibly end up losing tens of millions. I mean people have to realize the danger that Margarito poses to Pacman. There were easier fights for Pacman than this guy. Why take such a big risk?
Yes it is hard to just dismiss the conspiracy notions. But i don't think the Clottey fight was fixed. Clottey fought his fight. He landed flush shots when he let his hands go but we all know he just doesn't do enough. To me, Clottey was just a guy who was thrilled with the pay day and just showed up for the fight. But he fought his fight. But this fight, i will have to watch to see how it plays out.