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Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Watch Wladimir Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora Live Stream
The two boxers hopes to prove to the world who is the better fighter in front of a mostly pro-Klitschko crowd. Indeed, it is expected that most fans will cheer for the more popular Klitschko but Chisora will surely prove that he is also a worthy opponent. Watch Wladimir Klitschko vs Dereck Chisora Live Stream.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Watch 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Replay Video Stream
Watch the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2010 on December 11, 2010 live from Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway. Watch 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Concert Replay Video Stream.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Pacquiao vs Margarito Live Stream
Pacquiao vs Margarito Live Stream. This coming November 13, 2010, watch out for the fight of Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao. This is going to be exciting so don't miss to watch this live.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Is Roach intentionally talking Pacquiao down to increase ticket and PPV sales?
By Dan Ambrose: In case you haven’t noticed, trainer Freddie Roach has been talking in the media recently about how poor his fighter Manny Pacquiao has been looking during training sessions. This has been an off and on thing with Roach, as he’s either predicting a knockout win for Pacquiao over Antonio Margarito or pointing out how poor Pacquiao is looking in sparring sessions and in the general training for the November 13th fight.
It looks to me that Roach is trying to ride both sides of the fence to try and pump up the pay per view and ticket sales for the fight, which will be taking place at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. This kind of thing wouldn’t be needed had Bob Arum picked a popular opponent for Pacquiao to fight on November 13th.
There was a lot of different options out there for Pacquiao to take on, such as Andre Berto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Sergio Martinez, Paul Williams, Timothy Bradley, Amir Khan and Devon Alexander, to name just a small amount of potential opponents for the Filipino star.
I don’t know about you, but I’d rather watch Pacquiao face any one of those fighters rather than seeing him take on a fighter like Margarito. Those guys are at least still fighting well, which is more than I can say for Margarito. He hasn’t looked good in the ring for two years since beating Miguel Cotto.
Roach seems to be talking Pacquiao and it makes me wonder why he’s doing it. I can’t stand being manipulated, and with Roach saying how bad Pacquiao is looking, it feels like he’s trying to get more people to believe that Pacquiao is having problems in order to increase revenue for the fight.
That’s all well and good, but I prefer to see the fight for what it is – a mismatch between Pacquiao and a fighter on a steep decline. We don’t even know if Margarito’s great punching ability in the past was all of him or a product of loaded hand wraps. That’s why the choice of Margarito for this fight seemed to come at the wrong time.
If he had proven that he could still fight by beating some other top fighters, then I could see the point in Pacquiao being matched up against him. But with Margarito looking terrible in a loss to Shane Mosley, and mediocre in a win over Roberto Garcia earlier this year, he would seem to be a really bad choice of an opponent right now.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Will Pacquiao be seen as a legitimate champion if he beats Margarito at the 151 pound catchweight?
By Chris Williams: Maybe I’m the only one that is less than impressed with the catchweight fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title on November 13th, but I think Pacquiao’s catchweight fight makes the win less credible as far as I’m concerned. This is for the World Boxing Council junior middleweight title, and not some exhibition bout. I know Pacquiao is into collecting titles, but can’t the guy do it at the full weight without a catchweight? I can’t see Pacquiao as any kind of champion if he beats Margarito at a catchweight, can you? Pacquiao already won the WBO welterweight title using a catchweight in his fight with Miguel Cotto last year, and now he’s about to do it again.
I personally couldn’t live with myself if I was given an advantage like that. I would feel guilty about it and wouldn’t do it in the first place. I would be alright with fighting Margarito, but I wouldn’t fight him at a catchweight. I take that back. I wouldn’t fight Margarito. Instead, I’d go after Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams, both of whom are considered to be better fighters than Margarito. By picking Margarrito, that would be like choosing an easy mark and I wouldn’t want that kind of win. But the whole catchweight thing is kind of off putting to me.
Yeah, I know Pacquiao’s loving fans are all for this catchweight fight and are interested in any advantages Pacquiao can get in the fight, but how do they see this being fair? If a fighter needs a handicap just to fight for a title, then they have no business fighting for that title. Can you imagine the opponents of Wladimir Klitschko being given a catch weight handicap to make it easier for them? This is silly. I know a title will be on the line on November 13th for the Pacquiao-Margarito fight, but I won’t see it as a real one, not with the catch weight being involved. Why isn’t Pacquiao challenging Sergeii Dzinziruk for his WBO junior middleweight title? I think he’s a lot better fighter than Margarito. Why isn’t Pacquiao being put in with him? It just seems like Pacquiao is title shopping and by picking Margarito, who is clearly struggling at this point in his career, Pacquiao has the deck stacked in his favor. The catchweight is just more thing that makes it easier for him.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Khan gets rocked by Pacquiao in sparring session
By William Mackay: In the final bit of sparring in the Philippines before leaving to the United States to train at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, CA, Manny Pacquiao reportedly gave WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan some problems in their sparring session. Khan had been talking about doing well with Pacquiao in their previous sparring sessions, describing them as 50-50 with both fighters going well. But it looks like Pacquiao took things a little more serious in this final bit of sparring before leaving to the U.S., as writer Ronnie Nathanielsz from the www.inquirer.net said this about the Pacquiao-Khan sparring session: “Pacquiao showed what he’s capable of doing in a final 30-second burst at the end of the third round when he rocked Khan.” It looks like Pacquiao stopped playing around and taking it easy on Khan and showed him a little taste of what Khan would be experiencing if he were to really be fighting Pacquiao and not just sparring.
Khan said “With Manny, you can’t be too confident. You see what he did? I had to get my defense up. Manny hits hard but I didn’t get hurt. But he’s been training hard all week and when he spars, it’s just 50 or 60 percent.” Khan is saying he didn’t get hurt, but had Pacquiao not been wearing big 16 ounce gloves and if there wasn’t head gear being worn, I’m not so certain that Khan would be saying the same thing. My guess is Khan would have been knocked out by Pacquiao in that round. It only took 30 seconds of serious fighting from Pacquiao do big time damage, and that was with huge gloves and head gear.
I don’t like Khan’s chances against Pacquiao with 10 ounce gloves and no hear protection. This shows you that Khan needs to start moving more when he faces fighters with power like Pacquiao and Marcos Maidana. Khan will be facing Maidana, a fighter that arguably hits harder than Pacquiao, on December 11th. If Khan is getting rocked by Pacquiao, what are his chances against the hard hitting Maidana?
Source: boxingnews24.com
Berto wants Mosley, Cotto and Pacquiao in 2011
By Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) will be making his 5th defense of his World Boxing Council belt on November 27th against Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KO’s) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Berto, 27, feels confident that he’ll win that fight, and few boxing fans would disagree with Berto. He’s a lot faster than Hernandez and a bigger puncher as well. Berto is already looking beyond the Hernandez fight and has three big named fighters that he wants to take on next year in 2011: Shane Mosley, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao. Those are fights that have a decent chance of being put together. One of the reasons why is because Berto’s fights are regularly shown on HBO, and he’s got a lot of fans in the United States to pool from to come and see him fight or at least purchase his fights on pay-per-view, as long as it’s against a popular fighter.
Berto, in an article by Chris Robinson at examiner.com, says “If all goes well [with his fight against Hernandez next month], like I said, me and Mosley have unfinished business. I would love to take care of early next year. The Cotto fight is another fight people have been talking about for the past two years. And hopefully we can finish the year off by getting Manny Pacquiao.” That would be a huge year for Berto if he was able to get those three fights. The only fighters that Berto would have missed is Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Amir Khan. However, the chances of Berto beating Mosley, Cotto and Pacquiao probably aren’t very good. I can see him beating one, possibly two of them, but not all three. Berto has looked too vulnerable in fights against Steve Forbes, Juan Urango and Luis Collazo.
If Berto is struggling against those fighters, then I really don’t like his changes against even better fighters. As bad as Berto has looked in fights against Forbes and Collazo, I can see Hernandez beating Berto and maybe by knockout. Berto can dish it out but he doesn’t look good in taking shots to the head. He seems to get flustered easily and come apart.
I think Berto would have a good chance of beating Mosley, if Shane looks the same way he did against Sergio Mora recently. Mosley has looked shot in his last two fights against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Mora. Facing a guy like Berto, who would be fighting at home, would make it very tough on Shane to beat.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Berto thinks Pacquiao could be in trouble if Margarito brings the heavy pressure on 11/13
By Chris Williams: In the latest boxing news, WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (26-0, 20 KO’s) describes the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito fight as a “Toss up” fight, according to an article from writer Chris Robinson at Examiner.com. Berto, 27, says “If Margarito brings that pressure, it could be too much for Manny.” I totally agree with Berto. This fight boils down to Margarito, and what he does in the ring. If he fights like his old self from two years ago, throwing 100 punches per round, then he’ll simply steam roll over the little Filipino without too many problems. But if Margarito looks tired and lets Pacquiao get off first all night long, he’ll end up losing and probably get stopped. The good thing that Margarito has going for him in this fight is that Pacquiao doesn’t tend to clinch a lot.
That’s what really seemed to throw Margarito off his game against Shane Mosley last year in his 9th round TKO loss in January. Mosley was using the old punch and grab technique to perfection and Margarito didn’t know how to adjust to it. What he needed to do was jab and move to keep Shane from landing and immediately grabbing him. But instead, Margarito stood in one place and made it very easy for Mosley to attack and grab. Against Pacquiao, Margarito probably won’t have to worry about those kinds of things.
He just needs to be the one that’s coming forward and throwing his punches nonstop. He can’t give Pacquiao an opportunity to throw his own punches, because that will lead to Margarito taking too much punishment. Instead, Margarito needs to just keep throwing shots to Pacquiao’s midsection, head and wherever he can land.
Pacquiao tends to go on shut down when facing guys that throw a lot of punches. Pacquiao keeps waiting for them to stop to begin his own shots, but if they keep throwing for extended periods of time, Pacquiao just looks to cover up and ride out the wave of shots. If Margarito doesn’t stop throwing punches, he very well could turn Pacquiao into another Kermit Cintron-like victim. Pacquiao can take a lot of head shots, but he looks very uncomfortable when you tag him in the bread basket. I think that’s where Margarito needs to aim his shots. He’s wasting his time if he goes after Pacquiao’s head. It doesn’t work, because his head is like granite and just stops the shots without him getting hurt.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles to begin training at the Wild Card Gym
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.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Pacquaio vs. Margarito: Is this the last time we will see Manny, Win lose or draw?
By Dallan o’ Donnell: Pound for pound superstar Manny Pacquaio has fallen out of love with boxing. This is according to his trainer Freddie Roach, who has admitted that Manny wants to quit boxing for politics. Roach added “We are going to lose Pacquaio to politics for sure”. During Pacquaio’s training camp in the Philippines Roach told the BBC that Pacquaio came up to him and said “I miss my job” to which roach replied “Your at your job”, “No, i miss congress” Pacquaio answered. Are we about to see the end of Manny Pacquaio’s legendary career or is this the beginning of Roach’s mind games?
We here and read the reports that Manny is looking sluggish in training but we hear somewhere else that he is looking good in sparring. Who do we believe? Maybe Manny was disinterested with boxing at the beginning of training but this is Manny Pacquaio, I expect nothing but professionalism from him and I believe he has his head screwed on and is concentrating on Antonio Margarito but if he does over look Margarito he will be punished for doing so. I’m sure Margarito is gaining confidence in reading Roach’s claims but is that the whole point to his claims? Saying Pacquaio is out of love with boxing, that he is over looking Margarito in an attempt to have Margarito come forward and open up to subsequently be hit by a blindingly fast Manny Pacquaio?
We cannot keep speculating, the bout itself is not too far way and the HBO series 24/7 returns Saturday so we can finally have a glimpse into both camps and see how both fighters are training. I have already stated in a previous article that the bout will only last 8 rounds and a Pacquaio victory is most likely, I will not change my view, despite Roach’s claims.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Roach says he’s worried about the Pacquiao-Margarito fight: Manny just isn’t his normal self
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach is finally starting to worry about his fighter Manny Pacquiao as the big fight with Antonio Margarito is fast approaching. Roach is concerned with the size of Margarito and the way that Pacquiao hasn’t been impressing against the young series of sparring partners that he’s being put in with during the training camp in the Philippines. Speaking with the BBC, Roach says “I’m worried the fight a little bit. We’re fighting against a big, strong guy who’s going to be in great shape and we’re a little behind schedule which is very unusual. I’m not sure if it’s the size of the sparring partners that’s giving him trouble or he’s just not himself yet. He’s getting better and better every day but it’s coming a lot slower than usual.”
Has Roach ever thought for a second that Pacquiao might be starting to show the effects of aging? For fighters, it hits them quick sometimes. One second their on top of the world, the next second their struggling through training camp against inexperienced fighters and fringe contenders and getting royally whipped in their fights. It just happens. You just get old sometimes and I think that’s a big part of what’s happening with Pacquiao. The other part obviously is the size of the sparring partners Pacquiao is in with. He’s eating six times a day, putting on even more weight and fighting bigger guys. He can’t just move these guys or take them out with one punch like the little Ricky Hatton. You got to hit the bigger fighters for a longer period of time to get them out of there.
And with the extra weight that Pacquiao is carrying, it’s obviously slowing him down. Never fear, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum has already said that he’s going to move him back down to welterweight after this fight so that Pacquiao doesn’t have to keep taking on bigger and bigger fighters. It’s just too bad that Pacquiao wasn’t matched up with a real junior middleweight instead of Margarito, who basically is a welterweight who is moving up in weight to be an opponent for Pacquiao as he goes after another paper title to add to his collection. I would have liked to have seen Pacquiao matched against an authentic junior middleweight contender or champion in order to go after an 8th world title. Pacquiao will likely move back down to welterweight and fight Miguel Cotto again or possibly Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Roach wants Pacquiao to spar with Khan, Quillin and Martirosyan in Los Angeles
By Eric Thomas: In an effort to ramp up Manny Pacquiao’s training camp, trainer Freddie Roach is about to put Pacquiao through the hardest part of the camp when they move their training camp from the Philippines to Roach’s Wild Card Gym, in Los Angeles, California. Roach will then put Pacquiao through 30 rounds of sparring against Vanes Martirosyan, Peter Quillin and Amir Khan, according to Gmannews.tv. Roach says “It would be a big week for sparring. This week and next week…I have more sparring there [Los Angeles], better sparring. No, not better, but more of the style I’ve been looking for.”
Currently, Pacquiao has been sparring with Michael Medina and Glen Tapia, two decent fighters but probably neither of them are on the same level as Martirosyan or Quillin. Those guys are big and can punch a little. However, Antonio Margarito is a step up from both of those guys, so the sparring will be helpful but it won’t be quite as good as what Pacquiao will be facing on November 13th. Quillin and Martirosyan are nothing like Margarito. Quillin is more of a short combination power puncher, who has good hand speed.
And Martirosyan is a hit and run puncher, who is more of a boxer than a slugger. His style of fighting is nothing like Margarito. Maybe Roach can have Martirosyan mimic Margarito, but I doubt he’ll do a very job of getting Margarito’s style down. Martirosyan will likely have a hard time fighting the opposite of his own style of fighting and I can’t see him doing an about face and getting away from his hit and run fighting style. Pacquiao needs to work his hand speed more than sparring against those guys. He’s been looking slow as of late and sparring won’t fix the problem. Pacquiao needs to trim off some weight so that he’ll be able to handle Margarito’s high punch volume attacks every rounds.
Source: boxingnews24.com
“The old Pacquiao” could beat Margarito, Arum says
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum wasn’t impressed with what he saw of the Filipino fighter in his visit to Pacquiao’s training camp in the Philippines. Arum saw what the reporters have been observing, seeing an unimpressive Pacquiao struggling during training. Arum is now worried whether Pacquiao can get by his next opponent Antonio Margarito on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Speaking to Philboxing.com, Arum said “The old Pacquiao would have no problem beating Antonio Margarito. He still has time to bring the old Pacquiao back when he is in Los Angeles.” I don’t think the old Pacquiao exists anymore. He’s getting older, has gained weight and become a politician.
I don’t know about that. Pacquiao has put on extra weight so that he can compete against the bigger 5’11″ Margarito for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title, and that extra weight appears to be slowing Pacquiao down. He already looked slow in his last fight against Joshua Clottey, and that was 147. The problem is Pacquiao isn’t fast like he used to be now that he’s nearing 150. His trainer Freddie Roach and his conditioning expert Alex Ariza are probably going to work on trimming Pacquiao down to a weight where he can have a tad bit more speed, but I think for Pacquiao to really get his speed back, he’s going to need to drop down to 140 and below.
He’s just not fast at anything over 140 and we’re now starting to see the same problems that effected Juan Manuel Marquez when he bulked up to 143 for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year. Pacquiao has already started to look slow, but he’s gotten away with it because he was matched against Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey, both of which are badly flawed and don’t appear to be the same fighters they once were.
Cotto ran from Pacquiao the entire fight rather than taking the fight to him. Margarito will be going right at Pacquiao and taking advantage of his speed abandoning him. Arum says “He better step up his training because this guy [speaking about Margarito] poses very, very unique dangers. [Margarito] is in the best shape I have ever seen. He would be a big danger for any welterweight in the world.”
Yes, Margarito is in the best shape he’s been in years, and that’s bad news for Pacquiao if he can’t taking him out in the first couple of rounds like he did against Ricky Hatton. If Margarito is allowed to fight round after round, he’s going to beat Pacquiao up by landing a lot of punches. Pacquiao won’t be able to compete with Margarito punch for punch.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Monday, October 18, 2010
Bob Arum warned Pacquiao
By Juan dela Cruz, Baguio City, Philippines – Bob Arum, Top Rank Big Boss warned Manny Pacquiao not to underestimate Margarito’s determination to win this fight. Arum himself gave this warning to Pacquiao at his training camp here in the Summer Capital of the Philippines, Baguio City.
Bob Arum arrived yesterday in Manila and went directly to Baguio to witness the preparation being made by the Pacman for his November 13 WBC junior middleweight fight at Cowboy’s Stadium in Dallas, Texas against the Tijuana Tornado. On Monday, October 18 will be media day where Pacman will show the people that he is serious in his training and let them know in what level he is now as far as preparation is concerned.
According to Arum, Margarito poses very unique danger and that the Tijuana Tornado is in tremendous shape with a little over a month left. Margarito already stated that he will defeat Manny and resurrect his damaged reputation as a boxer when he figured in a hand wrap controversy in his fight against Shane Mosley on January 24, 2009 where he was meted one year suspension from the sport.
Arum further warned Pacman that this what makes Margarito too dangerous because he has a mission and anyone who has it will do everything to accomplish his task even if he needs to punish himself with rigorous training. He would be dangerous for any welterweight in the world. And while Margarito is fully concentrated in his training, meanwhile, Pacquiao’s preparation was clouded with controversies because of some activities not needed in his training, which include going down to Manila every weekend, playing basketball and other activities he attended in his capacity as Congressman of lone district of Saranggani Province which put doubt in the minds of many if Pacman will be able to win this fight.
Manny and Margarito will be fighting for the vacant WBC junior middleweight belt and Arum is still confident that the 7-time world division champion will take home the belt. Arum was also optimistic that more than 51,000 boxing fans will watch the fight which, for the second time, will be staged at Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium in Texas. His first fight against Joshua Clottey had a record of 50,000 watchers. “Because of Margarito, we’re reaching out more to the Hispanic community than we did last time because we didn’t have Hispanic in the main event. We’re very, very bullish about the buzz that’s taking place over in Texas. We know we’re going to do more than 51,000 we did before. How much more? We’ll see”, according to Arum.
Roach doesn’t care if Margarito weighs more than Pacquiao
By Dave Lahr: Trainer Freddie Roach says he doesn’t care if former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito re-hydrates up to 160 after the weigh-in for his fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 13th. “Again, he’s [Margarito] bigger but size don’t win fights. Skill does,” Roach told the Philstar.com. If that’s the case, then why does Pacquiao need to fight Margarito at a catch weight of 151 pounds? Why not fight at the full weight of 154? If size doesn’t win fights, then how come Roach wants the handicapping catch weight? Why was the catch weight needed for Pacquiao’s bout against Miguel Cotto? Roach doesn’t make sense at all. Obviously, if a catch weight is needed for Pacquiao to fight guys like Cotto and Margarito, then size must matter.
Roach says “That’s what we’re going to do – weigh in and climb the ring at almost the same weight. Manny’s not going in there heavier than 150 because it might slow him down a bit.” If size doesn’t matter, why is Pacquiao being fed six times a day to bulk up, eh? Why is he eating so much? Roach is using double talk. Maybe he really believes what he says but he needs to think about it. He knows size matters because he’s bulking Pacquiao up while at the same time having Margarito melt down to a 151 pound catch weight, which is designed to give Pacquiao a handicap because it makes it harder on Margarito to get to the weight and it also makes him slightly smaller for Pacquiao. Size does matter, and Roach knows it does otherwise the catch weight would never be used.
Source: boxingnews24.com
What does Pacquiao do if he gets stomped by Margarito?
By Chris Williams: It’s looking already like Manny Pacquiao is on his way to a big upset loss to Antonio Margarito next month in their mega fight on November 13th in Texas. Pacquiao, 31, is having a bad training camp, looking tired, playing basketball, wasting time singing and missing out on runs. Margarito is training like he used to when he was wiping everybody out. Pacquiao will have a big size disadvantage in this bout and it’s not too far-fetched that he’s going to lose and lose badly to Margarito.
So what happens if Pacquiao gets really beaten bad by Margarito? I know Pacquiao would personally like to fight a rematch, but he’s not the one that calls the shots. It’s his promoter Bob Arum who would be directing his next move. I’d like to think that Arum would put Pacquiao back in with Margarito for a rematch so that Manny could avenge the defeat and put his loss behind him. However, I don’t know that Arum would want to risk getting Pacquiao beaten up again.
My guess is Arum would then have Pacquiao avoid Margarito, much in the same way that Pacquiao has been kept away from Juan Manuel Marquez after their 2nd fight where Pacquiao won a controversial 12 round decision. Instead of putting Pacquiao back in with Margarito, I think Arum have Pacquiao bypass Margarito and go for an ultra soft target like Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. for Pacquiao to beat up and get his confidence back. Miguel Cotto is another option.
However, I think Arum won’t want to put Pacquiao in with Cotto next if Pacquiao gets beaten badly by Margarito. Cotto is fighting a lot better and using his jab more than he ever did. I don’t think Arum would want to risk having Pacquiao jabbed silly and beaten once again. Another loss and that would be the end of the Pacquia gravy train.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Margarito needs to slow Pacquiao down with body punching
ByChris Williams: The best thing to do against a fighter that jumps around like a jumping flea like Manny Pacquiao is to hit them to the body with hard shots to make it harder for Pacquiao to move. This is what Antonio Margarito will likely be doing against Pacquiao on November 13th. Margarito isn’t going to be able to slow Pacquiao down with head shots, because Pacquiao has a good chin and seems have no problems taking the hardest of punches without flinching. His head is like granite. It’s a waste of time for Margarito to even focus too many punches upstairs if it all he can accomplish is maybe a cut or two around Pacquiao’s always vulnerable scarred up eyes.
But the real key to victory for Margarito is to take away Pacquiao’s legs and make him more stationary. As it is, the weight that Manny’s been putting on has made hm a much more stationary fighter than he used to be. If you look at Pacquiao’s fight against Joshua Clottey in March, Pacquiao moved around very little after sixth round when he started showing signs of fatigue. It may be that Margarito might not even need to focus on body shots to get Pacquiao to stand and trade. However, it will clearly help him the more he throws to the body because the sooner he gets Pacquiao to stop jumping around, the easier fight will get for Margarito.
Pacquiao is basically nothing when he’s not able to jump around. He’s too small to beat Margarito in a head to head battle, and will never be able to beat the Mexican in a war which involves volume punching. I know Pacquiao threw over 1000 punches against Clottey, but he also only had to worry about 10 punches coming back from Clottey each round.
With Margarito 10 X that amount each round, Pacquiao is going to take a terrible beating if he’s unable to move around a lot to keep from taking so many punches to the head and body. This is why it’s important for Margarito to work Pacquiao over with hard body shots and never let up until he’s got Pacquiao unable to move and forced to fight him in a small box.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Monday, October 11, 2010
Margarito is going to overwhelm Pacquiao with shots
By Dave Lahr: If you’ve seen how good Antonio Margarito has looked in training recently, you’ve got idea what Manny Pacquiao is up against in their fight on November 13th. Margarito looks to be in the best shape since his fight with Miguel Cotto two years ago, when Margarito was at his physical peak. Margarito has always been known for his ability to throw massive quantities of punches with a lot of power. On average, Margarito would throw 100 punches per round, and basically overwhelm his opponents when they would try to engage with him.Shane Mosley wasn’t interested in fighting Margarito, and instead he punched and clinched all night long. But Pacquiao has got a big enough ego that he’s going to actually try to stand and trade with Margarito. That’s going to be Pacquiao’s downfall in this fight. He’s been reading his own press reports, and he’s got so many people kissing his backside 24/7, telling him how great he is, and that’s why he’s going to try and match Margarito punch for punch.That will be the little Filipino’s biggest mistake. He doesn’t have the size, the chin or the ability to stand and trade with a big fighter like Margarito. Forget about all that nonsense about Margarito no longer having power; he can still punch like an ox, and when you get hit 100 times from him in a round, it’s going to have disastrous effects on Pacquiao’s face.When you got a little guy like Pacquiao, who used to be hitting by other little fighters, it’s going to be a shock for him to be getting pounded on by the bigger Margarito. If Miguel Cotto, a small welterweight, had been able to stand and trade with Pacquiao for 12 rounds, instead of running, he would have beaten Pacquiao to a pulp. The same thing for Oscar De La Hoya.He would have turned Pacquiao into mincemeat if he didn’t starve himself on deer meat and come into his fight looking emaciated. But if he had fought Pacquiao and been able to throw down for 12 rounds, he would have messed Pacquiao up bad.Pacquiao has had things really easy lately because all these guys are either running, starved or getting beaten up early in the fight without throwing any punches. Margarito will be throwing punches, and he’s not starved, weight drained and he won’t quickly fold without throwing his shots. He’s going to be there dropping bombs on Pacquiao and giving him pure hell until he blasts Pacquiao out.Source: boxingnews24.com
Mayweather needs to fight at least one to two excellent opponents before Pacquiao
By Jason Kim: With all the issues going on in Floyd Mayweather’s life in the past few months, I think it would be strongly advisable for him to take not just one but at least two fights before he even considers getting in the ring with Manny Pacquiao.
The reason is I think that a lot of boxing fans are fed up with Mayweather and his inability to line up a fight with Pacquiao. It’s not all Mayweather’s fault, of course, but a lot of it is because of his insistence on Pacquiao taking random blood tests before he’d agree to fight him.
Sure, Mayweather can go ahead and fight Pacquiao in his next fight whenever that is, but I no longer think the fight will be anything like it would have been because of Mayweather’s reluctance to get in the ring and take on Pacquiao. I think a lot of fans were willing to give Mayweather the benefit of the doubt that he wasn’t afraid to fight Pacquiao, but I think the way Mayweather has seemed a little off late that it appears he is afraid of Pacquiao.
Even many Mayweather’s supporters are now seeing him as afraid of Pacquiao. And because of this, I think needs to redeem himself by taking on the best fighters he can, guys like Andre Berto, Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez. Unfortunately, those are guys that Mayweather probably won’t be fighting.
If I was to predict a fighter that he could end up fighting next, I’d say Amir Khan. That would be a safe choice for him, because Khan hasn’t even proven he’s the best light welterweight and would be a near suicidal fight for him to agree to take on a guy like Mayweather at this point in his career.
But I bet that’s who Mayweather will fight next. I don’t see that fight being enough to make up for him not fighting Pacquiao. It’s too bad because I don’t think their fight will be anywhere near as popular as it would have been had Mayweather fought Pacquiao at the beginning of this year. Now, I think it’s almost too late. It’s still the best fight out there for either of these guys, but not the fight it would been.
I won’t respect Pacquiao until he fights Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez
By Chris Williams: As much as I’d like to get on board with all the Manny Pacquiao fans and drink the kool aid to become one of them, I just can’t because Pacquiao hasn’t fought the type of opposition that I think he should have had to get all the adoration from his lovesick fans. I’m not impressed with Pacquiao’s wins over Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, or Joshua Clottey. I see all those fighters as either shot at the time that Pacquiao fought them are not the same fighters they once were due to recent defeats that they had suffered.
For me to really respect Pacquiao, I have to see him step it up and fight welterweight Paul Williams and WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. I don’t care if Pacquiao has to drag them into some energy draining catch weight in order to fight them, I won’t look down on Pacquiao is he feels he needs a handicap to fight them, even though he walks around at 145. Martinez may be a middleweight now, but he was a junior until recently when he defeated former WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik in April to take his titles.
Martinez is really a junior middleweight fighting at middleweight. So, if Pacquiao fights both Williams and Martinez, I’ll have massive amounts of respect for the guy. But until then, I see Pacquiao as a fighter that has benefited due to careful match-making rather than because he was a great fighter. I don’t see Pacquiao ever fighting Martinez or Williams, because his trainer Freddie Roach will put a stop to those bouts happening if he thinks that Pacquiao will lose, and it appears that’s what the case is because Roach isn’t interested in having Pacquiao fight Williams. I’m not impressed with Pacquiao fighting Antonio Margarito, because I see that guy as a badly faded fighter who is on the career downward slide. Fighting that guy instead of Williams or Martienz seems like a cherry picking move to me.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Mayweather to Pacquiao: “Let us both take the test!”
By Keith Darren: In a radio interview at SIRIUS Satellite Radio yesterday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. insisted that both of them (Pac and Money) undergo blood test before the mega fight could happen.
“I’m not saying Pacquiao is on nothing, I never said Pacquiao was on something. The only thing I’m saying is this, If I’m cheating or he’s cheating, then we’re cheating the fans, so let’s show the fans that the sport of boxing is clean. Let us both take the test!”, said Mayweather Jr.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao was in Manila yesterday for a fun run in the morning then meet with the Philippine President in the evening together with other Congressmen from Central Philippines. He has yet to make comment on Mayweather’s insistence regarding the blood test.
Ariza said Pac will be making some oval works this morning in Manila then back to Baguio City in Northern Philippines where Team Pac is holding camp for another sparring session tomorrow in preparation for his November 13 fight with the Tijuana Tornado Antonio Margarito of Mexico at Cowboy’s Stadium at Texas for the vacant junior middleweight title. Accordingly, Pac had only four sparring sessions until now and will add more sparring rounds starting this week.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Friday, October 8, 2010
Roach offering $1000 if Chavez Jr., Martirosyan and Khan can knock Pacquiao down in sparring
By Chris Williams:
Trainer Freddie Roach is offering $1000 if his fighters Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Vanes Martirosyan and Amir Khan can knock Manny Pacquiao down in sparring in the Philippines. This has got to be the best sparring partners that a fighter could ever hope to get to help get ready for the Antonio Margarito bout on November 13th. But why so cheap? $1000 is nothing for Khan and Chavez. I think Roach needs to up that to $20,000, because those guys are used to making big bucks int their fights and waving $1000 under their noses may not get the desired effect that Roach wants.
Martirosyan has yet to make the big money, so he may go whole hog trying to put Pacquiao down but I can’t see Chavez or Khan wanting to stick their necks out for that small sum of money. Martirosyan used to be able to punch a little at the start of his pro career, but he’s become more of a punch and move fighter in the last couple of years and rarely sits down on his shots. I wonder if he can even load up on his shots anymore. He seems really wired towards moving and I never see that guy throw power shots anymore. He seems to have turned into a stiff-looking rabbit fighter.
What Roach really needs for this camp if he wants Pacquiao to be getting knocked around is to hire James Kirkland, Matt Korobov, Daniel Jacobs and David Lemieux to come to Pacquiao’s training camp and unload on him. I have a pretty good idea that Roach would stop paying out after giving away four or five thousand, because those guys would likely have Pacquiao hitting the deck on a regular basis. But then again, I couldn’t see them staying in camp because they might end up hurting Pacquiao. Chavez and Martirosyan can punch a little, but Korobov, Lemieux, Kirkland and Jacobs can punch a lot harder. It would obviously be closed door sparring sessions with those guys, but I’d love to be a fly on the wall to see Pacquiao getting hammered by them. That would be first class sparring.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Pacquiao-Margarito will be a long fight
MANILA, Philippines – The trainer of Antonio Margarito is confident that his Mexican ward will go the distance against Manny Pacquiao when they face off for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title in November.
“Manny has proven he’s best in the world pound-for-pound,” Garcia told Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole.
“I know that. You have to give him credit for what he’s accomplished, because he’s done so much. But he’s going against a fighter who is so much bigger and who is going to be on him every single second for all 12 rounds,” he stated.
Pacquiao and Margarito will fight in the $1.2-billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on November 13 (November 14 in Manila).
“A guy who is that much bigger is going to be on him the entire night. Manny has fast, powerful combinations, but once Margarito takes those and keeps coming, it’s going to be a long night for Manny,” said Garcia.
The Filipino boxer-turned-congressman is currently training in Baguio City while the Mexican fighter is holding his training camp in Oxnard, California.
According to Garcia, Margarito’s preparation for the Pacquiao clash has been good.
“Camp is going great; Margarito is looking really good, really strong," Garcia told Ricardo Conde of FightNews.com.
"His conditioning is great, very impressive. It’s a real pleasure working with Margarito, we’re very happy to have him here with us and I’m confident we’ll win November 13th,” he added.
Pacquiao, on the other hand, skipped training on Wednesday after suffering from sinusitis.
Source: abs-cbn.com
Is Pacquiao showing signs of aging?
By Dave Lahr: First it was a bad foot and now it’s a virus that has Manny Pacquiao out of action. While it might not a big deal to some, the fact both of the maladies have come in such a short period of time makes me wonder whether Pacquiao is getting old on us. At 31, a sometimes a fighter starts to show signs of breaking down physically. It can be nothing for some and an old age home for other fighters practically. You just get old sometimes. Is that what’s happening with Pacquiao? Has carrying all that weight trying to beat the big boys caused Pacquiao age all of sudden or is this just something happens to a fighter when he turns 31 and becomes a politician?
This probably wouldn’t make any difference at all if Pacquiao were fighting Ricky Hatton, a weight drained Oscar De La Hoya or a just happy to be there Joshua Clottey. But Pacquiao is facing Antonio Margarito, a Mexican punching machine with a five inch height and reach advantage over Pacquiao. You can bulk up to higher weight classes the way Pacquiao is doing, but that doesn’t make you as strong as the fighter that you’re up against. Margarito is naturally bigger and stronger than Pacquiao. It doesn’t take much effort for Margarito to hurt Pacquiao with his heavy shots. Pacquiao has to reach back for everything he has to equal Margarito’s power, because he’s so little.
And now that Pacquiao is getting either sick or his his body is giving him problems with injuries, I think it’s a sign that Pacquiao is old and maybe needs to back off in his training. When you get old you got to slow down a couple of notches. You can’t keep fighting like you’re young. Unfortunately, I think Margarito isn’t showing any signs of aging and is going to beat the tar out of Pacquiao. It’s going to be one of those savage beatings where the fight needed to be stopped many rounds before it eventually does get stopped.
Freddie Roach will keep giving Pacquiao advice in between rounds to try and come up with some of scheme to get back in the fight, but Margarito will just stay on Pacquiao and beat him down with his unrelenting punches to the head and body. I see Pacquiao whimpering from the pain of the body shots and looking at the clock to see how much time is left in the round, wishing it would be over. But the rounds will seem endless, as Margarito drives one fist into Pacquiao’s body and face after another.
Pacquiao’s features will become distorted, with blood everywhere, his nose completely flattened across his face and his lips both busted and bleeding red blood. Roach, despite all of his years of training and knowledge, won’t have a clue what to do. When someone is getting beaten like that, it’s beyond advice and training. It just comes down to one fighter being bigger and stronger or faster than the other guy.
So Roach will continue to bark at Pacquiao in between rounds, but it won’t make any difference. Pacquiao will continue to take his beating every round until the referee finally will step in and halt the massacre rather than risking the potential of Pacquiao bleeding completely in front of the Cowboy Stadium crowd and the millions watching at home in the Philippines and the United States.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Preview and Prediction
-Saturday, November 13, 2010, Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title: Pacquiao vs. Margarito-
Boxing megastar Manny Pacquiao goes for a title in his 8th weight class when he takes on former Welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium for the vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title. Once again, Pacquiao faces a bigger man as he continues his assault in yet another division. Antonio Margarito, the once-celebrated warrior, looks for redemption after a loaded-gloves controversy and knockout loss to Shane Mosley wreaked havoc on his reputation.
Pacquiao vs. Margarito Preview: Fighting Styles and Equipment
Pacquiao: A shifty assassin with dynamite in both fists, the Filipino southpaw is a sharpshooter of the highest order. His straight left is a concussive weapon, while his right hand wallops do a lot of damage as well. Pacman has improved his feet, control of distance and overall command of ring geometry and geography. At 5’6” with a 67 inch reach, he is extremely small for a welterweight, but especially for a junior middleweight—even if the bout is at a catchweight of 150. Amazingly he's still just 31 years old, despite a championship resume dating back to 1998.
Margarito: A slugger who takes punishment, only to unleash it back on his opponent with greater menace. A rangy puncher, Margarito goes to the body well and throws a lot of punches. His left hook, both upstairs and to the body, is a great weapon. When at his best, he’s a passionate brawler who hurls himself at the task at hand with total passion. Despite the Mosley knockout, he has shown himself to be a durable campaigner. At 5’11” with a 73 inch reach, he will have a big size advantage over Pacquiao. At 32 years old, Margarito is 9 months older than Manny.
Pacquiao: Even his critics struggle to find fault in his recent run. His loss to Morales (a setback he twice avenged) is his only since 1999. Since moving up and beating lightweight titlist David Diaz in 2008, Pacquiao has shown improved form while beating the best at 140 and 147 pounds. His right hand has become better and he’s now more difficult to hit. For a 4-division champion to have a mid-career renaissance is highly unusual and has put Pacquiao in rarefied air. He actually stepped up his game significantly during a time when most top fighters flatten out in their careers.
Margarito: Antonio was moving along quite well before the Mosley fight. His stirring win over Miguel Cotto had Margarito at the top of the sport. No one could have predicted the disaster that became the Shane Mosley encounter, however. Has a fighter ever had more fallout from one fight? Not only did he get shellacked by the 4-1 underdog, but the loaded gloves controversy that followed served to put his entire career under scrutiny. He didn’t look great in his comeback fight in Mexico either—his only win in the past 2+ years.
Pacquiao vs. Margarito Preview: Comparing Resumes
Pacquiao: Has a pro record of 51-3-2 (38 KOs). One of the best records of the modern era. Beat Chatchai Sasakul for his first title. Sasakul was linear Flyweight Champion who had dethroned flyweight-of-the-nineties Yuri Arbachakov. Beat “the man” at 122 in classy Lehlo Ledwaba. Holds two wins each over Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales—two of the signature lower-weight fighters of the past quarter-century. Holds a draw and decision win over future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez. Effectively ended the careers of Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton. Welterweight credentials bolstered by wins over top guys Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey. Has beaten 16 fighters with world title resumes.
Margarito: Has a pro record of 38-6 (27 KOs). A pro since he was 15, Margarito has almost 17 years of experience under his belt. Like Pacquiao, took a few knocks early, losing 3 fights before he was out of his teens. Began making strides in 1999, beating fellow prospect Danny Perez. Scored a 2000 TKO win over current Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez. Strangely, was winless in 2 bouts with Daniel Santos, a one-round No Contest and a technical decision loss, both ended by cuts. Holds two impressive knockouts over Kermit Cintron, a decision win over Clottey, and a passionately fought TKO over Miguel Cotto. Losses to Paul Williams and Shane Mosley hurt his momentum. The loaded gloves controversy threatened to end his career.
Pacquiao vs. Margarito: Pre-fight Questions
Is Margarito a worthy opponent for the Filipino juggernaut?
Yes and no. Based on his recent body of work, combined with the shame of using sheet-rock accessories in his gloves, it is a stretch to justify him as an opponent. Good thing for Margarito that Bob Arum has a soft spot for him, in addition to an optimistic view in the area of personal redemption. On the basis of sheer merit and ability, Margarito could prove to be one of Manny’s toughest foes as of late.
What does Margarito have left?
It wouldn’t take a tremendous leap of faith to write off Margarito’s recent failures. Against Paul Williams, he overlooked his foe and looked to be the superior fighting force in the second half of the fight, losing a close decision. Against Mosley, his mental state was heavily compromised by the pre-fight drama, which probably contributed to his flat performance. Assuming his success wasn’t based on wearing loaded gloves all these years, Margarito was a heck of a fighter. What if the guy from the Cotto fight shows up at Cowboys Stadium? If you throw the Mosley fight and his comeback fight in May out, what reason do we have to believe that Margarito is a spent force? Facing a one-shot opportunity to not only become a top fighter once again, but to lend validity to his considerable prior work, Margarito should be in a highly motivated state of mind.
Is Manny pushing the limit?
Pacquiao might be able to beat all welterweights, but is he really equipped to handle punishment from big bangers like Cotto, Clottey, and now Margarito without ill affects? At some point, will his small frame betray him? When you see how battered he was following the Cotto fight, when he took only a modest amount of punishment, it was a little troubling. He’s a small guy and perhaps we’re overlooking the ring-wear that can result from him fighting big welterweights time and again during one of the division’s golden eras. Aren’t we expecting too much for him to emerge from this recent run unscathed?
Pacquiao vs. Margarito Prediction
It’s funny how boxing works. Everyone has predicted that Manny would run into problems following his fight with David Diaz at lightweight. However, he cruised through against De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, and Clottey. During his entire ascent through different weight classes, his demise has been anticipated and he barely had a hiccup. Now we’re at a point when everyone is expecting sheer dominance—the sure sign that a massive struggle is imminent.
I suspect the size, grit, and sometimes-animalistic style of Margarito will trouble Pacquiao. If Margarito is capable of duplicating his rabid dog performance against Cotto, this could be a classic, with a possible sequel to follow. I don’t think he can do it. The loaded gloves scandal, coupled with a long layoff have deprived Margarito of that small edge he depends on to thrive.
The difference in speed and overall sharpness will be telling, as Pacquiao is able to dictate the starting point of most exchanges. I expect Manny to depend on his improved niftiness and footwork to prevent Margarito from establishing momentum. A naturally hard hitter, Pacquiao will depend on his hand speed to dominate the early going.
When Margarito picks up steam, he will achieve some success. There will be some anxious moments for Pacquiao, as Margarito reaches him with some shots. Manny has always answered his gut-checks and he will do the same in this fight. Pacman will grit his teeth and dig in, rattling Margarito with some power shots. An 11th-round knockdown will punctuate his late-rounds dominance, as he cruises to a wide unanimous decision, somewhere in the 117-110 area.
Source: proboxing-fans.com
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The Three Things Wrong with Pacquiao vs. Margarito
Photo credit: Sumio Yamada – By Ryan Dunn:
Make no mistake about it, I am a Manny Pacquiao fan. I was also a big Antonio Margarito fan before his hand-wrap controversy. But after the last few Pacquiao fights (Clottey excepted) where he proven over and over his ability to fight and win a smart puncher’s fight, the fans are looking for something more, something else.
Despite my disdain, however, I still think it will be an exciting fight. It is a bit of a contradiction, I know, but as a boxing fan down to my heart, I have no intentions of missing the action. I do, however, have concerns and disappointments which I hope the promoters of one of the oldest professional sports in the world may take note of. The fans have a voice, and we’re speaking out. We feel as though we’ve been left by the wayside in favor of greed, ego and bureaucracy. It’s a shame, but it’s our reality.
From what I can see, there are three central reasons why Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito on November 13th, 2010, is all wrong for boxing…
1. It’s Not Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Unfortunately, there isn’t a whole lot that can be done about this problem, since Floyd has expressed he is not thinking about boxing, and does not seem interested nor prepared for a fight this November. Much has been said about who said what, what went down, what did not and so forth, but the bottom line is that Floyd is on break, and we as fight fans have to respect that, even if we’d rather see him get it on with Manny.
While this fight — and this article — is not about Floyd, in a way it is ALL about Floyd. More specifically, it is about the second failed negotiations to put together one of the biggest fights in the history of the sport. A fight that would heal the scarlet letter branded into boxing’s chest. A fight that would lift the sport from its funk, and get people who never cared about the game before to pay attention. A fight that would prove to the world that boxing can be a noble sport, despite the fanfare, and that the younger upstarts like MMA and UFC are just toddlers by comparison.
A fight that we all hope will still one day take place, while both fighters are fighting at their best.
2. Margarito Shouldn’t Be Licensed
I am definitely on the side of Chris Mannix in believing whole-heartedly that Margarito should not be allowed to fight in any state, nor any country, until the athletic commission who suspended him lifts that suspension. In this case, California imposed his ban from the sport, and denied him reinstatement only a few weeks ago. All of the other commissions would have done well to respect that ruling. Respect to Nevada for following suit.
The fact that Texas gave him a license to fight with little struggle is a black eye to the sport, and shows that there may be more palm greasing going on in the game than some would like to believe. Top Rank Promotions, Jerry Jones, and the athletic commission of Texas all have incentive to make this fight happen, as it will likely draw more than 70,000 fans to Cowboys Stadium, and bless (curse?) Texas with another big night of boxing.
We can all discuss the moral high-ground, forgiveness, lifetime bans, and so forth, but as of right now, Margarito still denies he knew anything about what he did, and has not apologized to Shane Mosley nor any possible previous victims of this atrocity such as Miguel Cotto. Even if Margarito claims ignorance to knowing what was wrapped around his hands, he still has every obligation to apologize to those unsuspecting opponents he stepped into the ring against. That much we can all agree on.
3. Pacquiao Had Better Options
Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, knew full well that there were dozens of fighters for Manny to take on, and at least five serious contenders primed to enhance Pacquiao’s legacy further. Instead, he has chosen Margarito, whose new nickname should be The Pugilistic Pariah. I can only imagine Arum is banking on the controversy surrounding Antonio as a means of promoting the fight. A story of second chances and more accolade for Pacquiao. The problem is that neither fighter is a true Light Middleweight, so the accolade will have an asterisks even more than the previous seven titles Manny has accumulated on his way to superstardom.
What about Timothy Bradley, perhaps the most promising undefeated up-and-comer, and a genuine boxer like Floyd? It would be a great test, and good preparation for a Mayweather showdown. Bradley ran a clinic on Lamont Peterson and showed great heart in his win over Abregu last month. This, to me, would have had the makings of a great test for the pound-for-pound king Pacquiao, and would quiet many critics who feel Manny has avoided clever fighters, opting instead for warrior battles against come-ahead punchers. Oh, by the way, Bradley’s available, too!
What about Shane Mosley, who would gladly pay the feather-fisted Sergio Mora some step-aside money in order to meet Manny in the ring? Mosley went twelve rounds and lost clearly to Floyd, true, but he’s still a good style match-up for Manny. Perhaps Arum was not interested in Pacquiao being Floyd’s clean-up man for the third time, who knows?
There’s also Angulo, who has looked more than impressive against Alcine and Julio, and who is available this Fall? He holds the WBC Light Middleweight belt, so there’s the chance for the eighth title in a legitimate match-up. There’s also the Mexican fan-base and — for those who might not now — Alfredo is an interesting character with an interesting story that would play well on a venue like HBO’s 24/7. We all would like some insight as to why he turned down $750,000 to fight Martinez, also.
How about Andre Berto, who is available and won an impressive TKO over Quintana this past April? Martinez may be a little too large of frame for Pacquiao, but why not? Manny hasn’t showed any weakness at the heavier weights thus far. Heck, I’d even pay to see Paul Williams in with Manny, a completely different type of challenge for him. There are more than this, of course. And Margarito wouldn’t even show up as a top ten choice on many fans’ lists.
At the end of the day, however, this is the fight we boxing fans were given, whether we like it or not; the problem is that most of us do not. We can only outcry for the best fights, and little more. While other sports are designed so that the best compete against the best, but boxing is not other sports, though sometimes we may wish it were. A National Boxing Association could remedy many of the inherent problems where the wrong people have all of the control.
You may and likely do find more things wrong with this fight, but they are secondary to the above three. We are still waiting for a bold move in this sport, a chance for boxing to get it right, as they say. And we’ve got our eyes fixed on May 2011 already.
Source: boxingnews24.com
Pacquiao Knocks Roach Down Three Times in Camp
This past Monday, Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum was keen on talking up his Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout at Cowboys Stadium on November 13. Last Friday Pacquiao went to a hospital to address a possible injury to his left foot. Arum says Pacquiao's left foot is nothing to worry about. Training camp reports are being sent to Arum on a daily basis from the Philippines. Arum was informed that Pacquiao is punching so hard that he dropped his hall of fame trainer, Freddie Roach, three times during their recent training session.
"Manny's left foot is fine. (Agent) Mike Koncz told me Manny knocked (trainer) Freddie Roach down three times in the gym today, he's hitting that hard. [Trainer] Robert Garcia, meanwhile reports to us that Margarito is working very hard also."
Arum theorized that Pacman is pushing himself physically for a special reason.
"Now that he is a Congressman, Manny doesn't want anyone saying he can't do both. That's why he is so focused. That and because he knows this is no walk in the park. Margarito is so freaking big".
Source:boxingscene.com
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Margarito vs Pacquiao Live Stream
Margarito vs Pacquiao Live Stream. This November 13, 2010 the boxing fight of the year is here, Antonio Margarito vs Manny Pacquiao. This is going to happen at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States. Don't miss this exciting boxing event.
