Just re-watched the fight - Margo is perhaps my favourite Pacman performance!

...Margarito took a horrible beating...but he took it and never stopped trying to win. This is why Boxing is the most compelling sport in the world...

 

Great performance, probably my favorite since he went above lightweight.

People shouldn't get too carried away though. Margo's best days are well behind him and he was coming off two terrible performances plus a cheating controversy. It was what it was; great performance from an ATG against a much bigger foe.

 

I'd be surprised if Margarito could comeback from that, and I'm not to hot on the idea of him even trying. I thought he looked okay in the fight, obviously in amazing shape, but these talks of him being the best he's ever been are every bit as reaching as the re-hydration clause rumors. Baseless, really.

Only Floyd can hope to be competitive with Pacquiao at 147lbs, everybody else need not apply.

 

Good post mate. To think he beat Margo last night weighing approximately the same in the ring as he did against Marquez. He did it on skills alone.

 

I agree with your post to an extent. I actually like the Cotto performance. I thought his punches were faster, and I felt that he adjusted after the 1st round and broke Cotto done extremely well. I thought his combinations and punch choices were superb. Seeing him throw more uppercuts, a punch Cotto is known to being susceptible toward was brilliant and lead to him badly hurting and dropping him.

Margo was tough and relentless so it made for Pac to look great. I honestly felt watching it that Pac went to the ropes to cause more excitement. I didn't think it was necessary and I felt he could've avoided it more. He himself showed grit taking shots and then coming back. At the same time, we both predicted this fight almost the way it would happen. I didn't think Margo's face would be such a mess but Pac is a phenom. The questions I had was whether Pac would get the stoppage, and whether he would unload to go the for the KO. He mostly choice speed over power landing combinations. At times when he was backed to the ropes he decided to land powerful shots to wobble Margo. I would say he unloaded power shots more than in his fight against Cotto or Oscar, though. Because Margo is there to be hit, and he is slow.

I was impressed with his body-work, though. We saw it against Clottey for obvious reasons but he was diversifying his punches and hurting Margo to the body to really break him down. I still feel Margo skills never really that great. He's a tough guy but absolutely tailor made for Pac. Stunning stuff, Pac is something special. He showed grit which makes it an exciting and new kind of performance. But was he better here than he was in the Cotto or Oscar fight? I'm not sure... I actually feel Pac's speed has ever so slightly declined (Unfortunately). But the power is there, and he's carrying it great and it's improving. I also liked Pac's movement and he showed the angles. He did what I thought and what he was supposed to do. Doesn't mean it doesn't impress me every fight I keep watching him.

I have to ask, though. Did you see Margo's last fight? He was painfully slow of both hand and foot. I re-watched the Pac fight this morning and I watched the Cotto-Margo partly yesterday and Margo was definitely better and fresher in that Cotto fight I think.

Lastly, I love the move Pac does when he set his head open in the center line of attack only to slip to the right and throw that quick left hand. Such a great move he's completely mastered.

 

It's chilling to watch. Every time Manny unloads, I expect a reaction from the opponent...and even Margarito was hurt by a counter right to the temple last night.

 

Manny don't need Floyd...Floyd needs Manny.

 

Why were you worried? It was obvious Pac was going to beat Margarito, only a fool could think otherwise. So what if he was heavier? That just makes him slower and easier to hit. The slower he is, the less chance he has to close Pac off and impose himself upon him. That was the only chance Margo had of winning this fight, and he was too slow to do it. It was clear to me that Pac would give him a beating, I just thought Pac would be able to get him out of there.

 

Meh. Anyone who expected less is a fool.

I give Pacquiao full credit though.

 

Indeed. I love how he gets hit and comes back with explosive combinations. Always shaking Margo up.

I was thinking while watching though that Margo was so slow that he made Pac look like Willie Pep at some points. But Margo landed some of his own in some of those rounds as he persisted to get Manny near the ropes.

 

Sanity is starting to come back around. I have never seen a mass bunch of dudes glorify the expected like this. Margarito was going to get his ass whooped and only had a hail mary chance to get the win. Thats it. Pac runs his punches down the middle.. Margarito's guard is pathetic. Also, he winds up his wide looping slow ass punches. Leaving more of an opening.