By Jim Dower: Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s), the winner of seven division World titles, arrived in Los Angeles, California tonight to begin the last part of his training for his bout with Antonio Margarito on November 13th. Pacquiao, 31, will now undertake what will likely be the hardest period of training at the Wild Card Gym, in Los Angeles, California. Pacquiao will be training with better sparring partners and will have a lot of hard training ahead of him to get him in top shape to take on the Mexican tornado Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.
The fight will be available on pay per view for $55 and there will be a HBO 24/7 Pacquiao/Margarito 4-part series to get casual boxing fans interested in this fight. Pacquiao has been steadily moving up against bigger and bigger opponents with every fight. This will be his biggest opponent yet, and the one with the best stamina and punch output compared to the other fighters Pacquiao has faced. This is why Pacquiao needs to be in the best shape he can possibly be, because Margarito has a very real chance of winning the fight if he can avoid getting knocked out and stick around long enough to wear the smaller 5’6″ Pacquiao down with his size and work rate.
Pacquiao has been fortunate in his past few fights with his opponents either getting crushed or throwing few punches. Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey attempted very little on offense, whereas Ricky Hatton was knocked out almost immediately without landing much. Oscar De La Hoya was weight drained and threw very little in the fight. This could be a real test for Pacquiao if Margarito doesn’t fold up or run like Pacquiao’s other opponents.
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