The Manny who beat Cotto vs the Margo who beat Cotto

Another one that would've struck most of us as insane a couple years ago. Now, I'm thinking though it'd be a grueling night for Pac, that he has the movement and athleticism not to be walked down and the ability to outpoint Margo. It'd be extra tough, because he wouldn't back Margo up at all and he couldn't really take any breathers because he'd either have to be punching or bicycling. No matter your opinions on Margo, a volume punching, iron chinned guy with superior stamina is always going to be a rough night, even if you can completely outclass him.

 

Its a different fight...Margarito gets better as the fight goes on and is a huge welterweight, as opposed to just an average sized one who gasses like Miguel.

But I still think Pac is probably just the right combination of fast, slick and conditioned to outland Tony by a fair margin on the way to a clear decision.

 

Can Margarito use loaded gloves? Or is he going to make it a table ladders and chairs match? I can't look at his record without thinking he may have cheated so many times before.

 

Pacquiao wins for sure over here. He would do the necessary clinching and spoiling, not to mention he has the footspeed, agility, overall class, and durability to negotiate and withstand the task swimmingly. The Margarito who fought Cotto isn't much different from the De La Hoya who fought Pacquiao, although Margarito would let his hands go alot more. Margarito would connect here and there, but it wouldn't be enough. Pacquiao might even have a ****ing festival. It wouldn't be good for Margarito's health to walk in on a fighter as fast and explosive as Pacquiao all night. No how.

 

Are you being sarcastic about Margo being about the same as the ODLH who fought Pac? Because I honestly can't tell.

 

Not whatsoever. Use your eyes. There's a good goddamn reason De La Hoya couldn't let his hands go. Pacquiao either wasn't there, or was driving hard stiff punches from all angles into De La Hoya's head and body. At every point. Pacquiao is still part of the equation. Cotto is still part of the equation. Don't you worry yourself too much over De La Hoya and Margarito. They still need counterparts. This isn't basic addition, son. This is sacred geometry.

 

It was a ****ing cakewalk for Mosley. And Mosley did it on old legs.

 

I think Pacquiao would win pretty comfortably, think he moves in and out far too quickly for the ponderous Margarito and won't tire down the stretch like Cotto did. Pacquiao by wide decision or a late accumulation stoppage.

 

Pure hogwash. Margarito was at his peak 8 YEARS ago the night he fought Antonio Diaz. The Margarito who fought Cotto was a mummified relic of Margarito at his prime. Don't let the result of that fight fool you. This is the problem with some of you cats. You think there has to be this linear generic chart to fights and fighters. IT DOESN'T WORK LIKE THAT. Now go ahead and tell me George Foreman was at his peak when he beat Michael Moorer. :rofl

 

handwraps just joking i think that was margo's best performance and it was not Pac's best.

 

loaded or unloaded....margo would not hit pac flush...unless pac fights dumb like he did with cotto....

 

:deal

Been saying this for a while, only to be laughed at.


Margarito was a beast, and lost a lot of his prime trying to land big fights against a lot of people (not just Floyd), only to be sent to the back of the line.