Pacquiao vs. Margarito

Have you ever seen an actual boxing match, VIP?

Some of the stuff you come out with makes me seriously doubt it.

 

Margarito has never been proved or even been accused legally of using hand wraps against Cotto so that theorys ****ed.

 

Trust Mr VIP to think Margarito has a chance. Almost as good as his Malignaggi to beat Khan is a cert.

 

It's hope rather than expectation. He doesn't want Pacquiao to win so his hero can keep fighting sub-par opposition whilst taking 90% of the purse - which is all that matters to Mayweather obsessives.

 

While I don't think he cheated against Cotto, there's an awful lot of doubt about it. The fact that the CSAC wanted to introduce evidence and testimony from that fight says that there was some suspicion.

And why is a legal accusation necessary to have a suspicion?

 

There's a reason why they've taken this fight - this is something I can't eliminate from my thinking.

They definitely aren't going to take any undue risks with him, eyeing a potentially huge payday against Floyd in the near future.

It's definitely a good point you make, whenever the pace dropped against Marquez in the rematch the fight was relatively one-sided, Pacquiao just didn't look comfortable at all.

Against the likes of Hatton who likes to fight at a red hot pace, or Cotto who can't to save his life - he looks much better.

Margarito won't fall over, and he won't fight like a journeyman as Clottey did, but Pac still belts him to a wide decision.

 

It's difficult to see past the speed advantage. Manny's superior footwork should be enough to ensure he dances round Margarito all night long, ala Cotto V Tony, in the first 6 rounds and I can see a lot of straight shots piercing Tony's guard through the later rounds.

I'm debating whether i think Margarito has enough fight left in him to last the distance or not. If his heart is really in this I think he could last the distance but that remains to be seen.

To add some balance . . . I don't like to consider the Margarito Shane fight at all. Margarito must have suffered some serious mental damage before the fight even started with the discovery of the plaster and there's no way he could then have been in the right frame of mind to fight. If he knew about the plaster then he knows he's just lost his biggest advantage. If he didn't know then he's just lost all faith in his trainer. Take this fight out of the equation and we're almost back to the Margarito that beat Cotto (I realise that's not quite the case but let's run with it for arguments sake).

Cotto back then had many of the solid assets that Manny now has. Great footwork, Good hooks to the body and an ability to turn figthers through their punches. If Margo can withstand the pressure as well as he did in the first 6 there and stilll come back to land some shots he has a chance. As pointed out manny was hurt against Cotto but Cotto gave Manny the opportunity to work out of it.

Margarito is more of a one speed fighter. He won't get out of his game plan and let Manny out of trouble as easily if he ever gets him there.

I seem to remember Freddie being very cautious of a tall rangy fighter in the shape of Foreman recently. Margarito may not be as compact or sharp as Foreman but there must be something worrying Freddie slightly still. Will that affect the mentality during the build up?

Anyway . . .Pac for me but undecided on the outcome.

 

I'd prefer Manny to wait till Mayweather finds his testicles.

Dont want to see Manny involved in a war as it could hinder him in what is the biggest fight in a long time. I think he'll win but not in the shut out everyone else is predicting.

Mosley killed Margarito...doesn't necessarily mean Pac will do the same.

 

Those dreams always make you uncomfortable in calling a fight the other way. Somehow they make you feel like you have insider knowledge. :yep

Like I said I can't see past the speed advantages Manny has, particularly in his footwork, but if Margarito comes in on fight night at anywhere near the 165 he has been rumoured to be capable of then it could be interesting. Size catches up with everyone at somepoint. The question is, is this a big enough size difference to make it happen?

 

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