Pacquiao to fight Margarito in 2010?
February 16th, 2010
By Eric Thomas: Whether World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. next after Manny dispatches his March 13th opponent Joshua Clottey, Pacquiao, 31, will likely be fighting former WBA welterweight champion later on in 2010. Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, is really interested in matching Pacquiao up with Margarito in 2010, provided that Margarito gets his boxing license back to fight in the United States.
However, it’s questionable whether Margarito will get his boxing license back from the California Athletic Commission, who revoked his license last year after a foreign plaster-like substance was found on Margarito’s hand wraps before his bout against Shane Mosley. This led to Margarito receiving a year suspension from the California Athletic Commission.
The year has since passed, and there’s no word as to when/if Margarito will finally get his boxing license back, if he ever does. It’s doubtful that Arum will take Pacquiao to Mexico for a fight between Manny and Margarito. So the chances of a Pacquiao-Margarito fight in the future will likely hinge on whether he can get his boxing license back or not. Many boxing fans and boxers are dead set against Margarito ever being able to box again, believing that he should be barred for life from boxing.
However, even if Margarito doesn’t get his license back, you can bet on him continuing his career in Mexico where he’ll still be able to fight. Margarito lost by a 9th round stoppage to Shane Mosley last year in their January 2009 bout. Before the loss to Mosley, Margarito was considered by many boxing fans to be the best fighter in the welterweight division. Margarito destroyed Miguel Cotto by an 11th round stoppage in July 2008.
It’s unclear how Pacquiao feels about the subject of fighting Margarito. There are likely other opponents that Pacquiao could fight besides Margarito that would give Pacquiao a better payday than him. Even if Pacquiao doesn’t end up fighting Mayweather, he could potentially make more money in a fight against a recently beaten Mosley rather than fighting Margarito you would think. Mosley, if puts in a good performance against Mayweather and yet still loses, would still remain a red hot fighter and an ideal one for Pacquiao to fight next.
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WHY IS IT THAT ITS BEEN A LONG TIME ALREADY THAT PACMAN WANTS TO FIGHT TO MAYWEATHER AND WHY HE DOESNT LIKE TO FIGHT . AND THEN HIS ALIBI WAS PACMAN USING DRUGS . IF PACMAN USING DRUGS HE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. MAYWEATHER IS ONLY SAYING THAT BECAUSE HE REALLY REALLY SCARE TO HAVE A UGLY FACE COZ ITS ADDS TO HIS UGLINESS. COZ HIS ALREADY UGLY AND THEN WHEN PACMAN PUNCH HIS FACE HE MORE BE MORE LOOK LIKE A MONSTER DARK GUY.
THOSE WHO WANT MAYWEATHER STILL A CHAMPS WHY HE DOESNT LIKE TO FIGHT PACMAN. ISNT IT HIS COWARD ENOUGH TO FIGHT TO PACMAN COZ HE GONNA LOSSER . LOSSER LOSSER MAYWEATHER WHY U DONT STRAIGHT SAYING THAT U SCARE TO PACMAN HA?????? SCARE LITTLE IDIOT MAYWEATHER…… SCARE SCARE AND THEN U SAY THAT U THE CHAMPS. TO SEE IS TO BELIEVE IF YOU FIGHT THEN THATS THE TIME U WILL PROVE UR SELF OK…… COWARD…. TO LITTLE GUY FROM FAR PHILIPPINES…
Come on, all we here from PacFanatics is how great, what a huge draw he is, P4P King, cash cow, blah, blah blah.
GO FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES. Pacquiao is so big, I’m sure the world would follow. All the hi-rollers, dignitaries, sport superstars. Come on, Pac can do a Thrilla in Manila, he’s that big, right PacFans????
Kevin says; LUIS RESTO ROSIE RUIZ ANTONIO MARGARITO RICHARD NIXON SAME BOAT.
U ALSO FORGOT… FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR, DIEGO CORRALES, TITO TRINIDAD, LUV SHANE MOSLEY BUT I GOT EM PUT HIM ON THE BOAT TOO LOL SHAME ON U GUYS
Pac – man would be a fool if he gave margarita the time of day. margarito had a good thing and he f@#$% that up. he’s lucky they didn’t throw him in jail for assult with a deadly weapon. screw that fool, let him go sale flowers on the side of the road. lmao :-]
Was Freddie Roach coaching or training James Toney when TONEY got caught using steriod . if that is true would Freddie Roach do the same to Pacquiao ??
Bob Arum needs to make this happen as soon as Tony has had a warm up fight and Manny has won his upcoming fight. I would pay $60…that’s my limit Bob.
@luvboxing
do you remember what do mosley did? he got punished and came back to be a good fighter or is just americans can do that?
2 cheats winner gets a 2 year free trial ov steroids an a bucket ov plaster ov paris
Margarito should NEVER be able to box in America again, period. He is a cheater and a disgrace to the sport. Just goes to show what kind of person Arum is that he is trying to get him back in boxing. Arum is the biggest problem that boxing has and it will be a great day when he is out of boxing all together.
Family guy.
Your comments are spot on, I think.
Thank you.
Eddie H
South Africa
@ wowzabean on who he should fight.
You put all those things that pacman did. lets be real with it, Mayweather was the first to be champion in 5 weightclass. Pacman became fighter of the year only after Floyd retired, Floyd held that spot for quit some time. Just like he was p4p champion for about 3-4 years straight. The only reason he got Boxer of the Decade was because Floyd sat out to years and Pacman fought 4-5 fights in between that.So, let put it all out there and be real. If Floyd didn’t retire he would still be champion. He came back out of retirment and his still #2. That should tell you how the boxing associatons really think of Floyd.
@ paul….. what kind of fool are you? or are you just a retard. where were all of these 5 billion asian people when pac roid fought hatton, odl, or jj marquez twice or coto ?????? look at the ppv numbers they dont lie. he pac roid fought jj marquez twice and still didnt do the numbers the pbf put up aganist marquez in one fight. oh i get out of the 5 billion people you are talking about i guess only 100,000 have cable
Arum is complete idiot, an ambulance chasing used car salesman, and margarito should never be allowed to fight again. None of the top guys should give this guy an opportunity to make 1 dime from fighting them.
All of morons who still claim pacman is on the juice, prove it! Don’t forget that mayweather made the same jumps in weight over the same period of time. Is mayweather on the juice too? Ask yourself. The only difference between the two is pacman has fought better fighters and been impressive doing so!
Mayweather pot shots won’t work on Mosley , thye usually work on fighters with shorter reach. Mosley has Gorrilla arms also so I pick mosley by late round ko
LUIS RESTO ROSIE RUIZ ANTONIO MARGARITO RICHARD NIXON SAME BOAT.
I dont think mayweather vs. pacaiuo will ever happen.. after floyd gets by mosley, no easy chore, floyd will want to dictate some of the terms of the fight with pac. nobody gets any concesions from top rank at all , never have..they want to call most if not all the shots.. lately floyd has taken on better fighters than pac and had more ppv buyers.. he isnt gonna let bob arum control every single aspect of the “big fight”.. people dont talk much about this part of it, they just bring up roids or whatever..floyd let bob arum dictate gloves, size of ring, weight penalties on and on.. mayweather didnt shed a tear over it !!yet bob said the fights off or mayweather dont want to fight..negotiations are a TWO way steet.. bob can easily keep manny fighting nice safe fights within the boundries of top rank.. in other words more money if TWO of his fighters fighting each other !! thats why i dont think mayvs. pac will ever happen..
Nope don’t think so. Ain’t gonna happen. Pacman wants mayweather for his last bouts. I doubt it if it’ll happen though coz now mayweather got bigger! Ego I mean.
PLASTER VS ROIDS……
Mayweather had to fight Mosley. Not doing so would be significant cherry picking — people would know he would have been a fraud. Note how long he took to sign on the dotted lines.
Ppul,
dnt chat bou ali bein a poke and run fyta coz he was da greatest hate or nt. He fougt da best where mayweather fails 2do. Ali was a unique fyta.
A GOOD MATCH BETWEEN THE WORLDS 2 BEST CHEATERS.
pacquiao vs valero would be alot better. winner of that fights mayweather, or vice versa. margarito even if he has a chance, i wont take seriously.
Manny Pacquiao vs XFighters is always a MEGA FIGHT. If Mannny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito will happen….expect boxing fans around the WORLD will tune in: Asia(3billion), Latin America(569million), United Kingdom and more AROUND THE WORLD specially here in USA.
lex,
Well it’s a good thing Mosley won’t get destroyed then. I think Mayweather will take the fight UD, but points doesn’t dictate “destroying” an opponent. He’ll pot shot all night, try not to get hit, and win by points, but there’s no way in hell Mosley gets KOed. Mosley will probably get frustrated, let’s hope Nazim has a good game plan. Even if Pacquiao faces Mosley if he loses, it’s still a fight worth seeing. Based on all the press lately, PBF is telling Manny to go f*ck himself, so chances are that fight won’t be made. Especially if/when Floyd wins.
Bob Arum really is messing things up…why would we (BOXING FANS) want to see Margarito fight pacqauio. This will be really bad for boxing if it ever happens! Bob Arum should STOP looking for the big money fights that won’t do anything for boxing and look for fights that will improve boxing….the better Boxing is as a sport and the better it will be as a business…Margarito pacquaio should not even be considered… there are better fights then this!…
Hey! Pacman is no. 1, No matter what!
Only way Manny fights Mosley is if he gets destroyed and looks just plain terrible against Mayweather. No way will Pacquiao ever face Mayweather. Right now, Manny is really hoping Cotto can take Yuri’s title. Then Manny can fight Cotto at another catchweight, possibly 145 again, this time for the Junior middleweight title.
I cannot believe that people can accuse Pacman as a cheater when there is no significant proof of him taking some sort of steroids of PEDs. He passed all of his drug test. Just because he did not want to take the random blood test? The misconception of people specially the Mayweather fans is that he did not want to take a random blood test. But the truth is he was willing to take it but not too close to the fight and he also agreed to take it immediately right after the fight. What more accurate test do you need. So people who arejumping to the bandwagon that Pacman, doesnt want to take the test is Bull#@%$. Get your stories correct. Besides that, the Nevada Sports Athletic Commision does not require random blood testing. If Mayweather demands a random blood test he should go NSAC and request for it, they are the governing body.
Im sure if that is what is required, Manny will abide by the rules. So dont accuse a person who has no proof of any drug
history that he is on something. Why dont you look at the Mayweathers who come from a drug background and question their credibility. Another point Id like to make is a true warrior would not be scared of a smaller man that proclaims he is the true p4p even if they were using something illegal.
Mayweather already has a height advantage and like he said Manny has been knocked down before so why should it matter
if Manny has something or not. Even his father said he can beat Pac with or without steroids. So who is really afraid
Tb,Floyds opponents as a welter weight in the last 5 years Judah king of the 4 rounders and beat Floyd in his 4 round game,Oscar a full time promoter and weekend warrior,has been Boxer, Hatton an over Hype Jr Welter Wieght who got his ass handed at Welter by Luis Collazo but saved by bought off judges to make a Mayweather fight. Marquez an over the hill out of Prime Lightweight. Yea that’s a resume at Welter only a mother can be proud of.
Opponents to show PBF is no longer cherry picking:
1/ Mosley, WBA super champion. I am happy this fight is going ahead. It is a test for PBF. If he beats Mosley (it could go either way) he will be ready to take on Pacman.
2/ Pacman, of course
3/ Kermit Cintron, on his way up, i see a stronger fighter than he used to be & a good record.
4/ Soulaymane Mbaye
5/ Antonio Decarie
Would do it for me.
But, Sergio Martinez (super welterweight WBC holder)
Sergio Dzindziruk (super welterweight WBO holder).
All of these match-ups would be tests of boxing skill, not for the money.
I am not implying PBF is a slouch in the ring. On the contrary, he is possibly the best current welterweight. But no-one can say that until he’s been tested.
Either way his feats don’t stack up to Pacman. No other boxer’s feats do. Maybe one day.
I don’t think Margarito should be permitted to box in the USA. I think Arum may be making a mistake trying to promote a Margarito fight in the USA.
Just my opinion
TB,
Easy.
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Manny Pacquiao
3. 7 division champ in 7 different weight classes
4. 3x Fighter of the Year
5. Fighter of the Decade
let me ask who could floyd fight now so that his haters would give him credit. give me a list of 5 guys for him to fight that would show that hes not cherry picking
Yeah, you guessed it, I was joking by a long shot. Pacman No.2 is so far off.
My point, people will say anything.
When I hear people say PBF doesn’t need the Pacman fight to get any credibility back amongst fight fans, it makes me laugh. They say PBF still the best. That makes me laugh too.
You’ve got to take out the best to be the best.
For instance: When Leonard vs Marvelous Marvin Hagler, very close, what a fight. Leonard given victory. You think how can you split that.
When Leonard vs Thomas Hitman Hearns, what a fight again. Leonard given victory, you think how do you split that.
My point, Leonard pits himself against great fighters & wins. PBF hasn’t done that for alot longer than just his retirement, it is his game, cherry-picking.
When PBF starts using his very good abilities against the best & beats them, then & only then we can say he a the P4P best.
The best fight for Pacquiao would still be against Mayweather. Nothing would replace it. They should resolve among them who is the better fighter. Mayweather cannot resolve that by his dirty mouth. Neither could Pacquiao resolve that by fighting Margarito or any other boxer and that includes Mosley.
Mosley will be Pacman’s next fight if Mosley wins against Floyd.
correction doesnt feel the need to go out…
Its not going to happen, period!
i agree that floyds style has gotten a lot more boring in the last few year but he’s still winning his fights by ud. can you really blame a fighter that can go out and get a ud using his supperior speed, and defence, without taking a beating. i mean look at some of those fighters from the 80 some can hardley talk. i think floyd sees he needs to go out and risk his health to give some drunk fans a blood bath, if he can win the way he does all the power to him. and if someone can figure him out and drop him good for them too but i dont see it happeneing any time soon.
Floyd’s style from Lightweight to Welter is completely different. I actually enjoyed watching his LW fights- he took on bigger, better challenges and fought his heart out, he was a lot more active in the ring than he is now, wouldn’t you agree. I think that’s why he prefers smaller fighters, he stays in his shell and potshots every once in a while… not the dynamic fighter he used to be. And Floyd didn’t do anything resembling brawling against Oscar until the final round, other than that it was customary Floyd at higher weights- overly cautious, constantly backing up, throwing a few punches a round, one word- boring.
And this isn’t coming from a casual fan, I’ve been watching boxing for as long as I can remember and I’ve seen all styles, abilities, etc. I even watch older fights routinely from Jack Johnson, to Robinson, to the Golden 80s, etc… and I find Floyd in the last 4+ years to be completely and utterly unengaging and downright sleep-inducing in the ring. I think he crafted the whole villain persona and loud mouth bravado to draw in fans because he knows his style can’t do it for him.
manny should fight marga-cheater..both cheaters in the ring at once..
manny #2 all time ?? never laughed so hard in my life !!
Pacquiao the second best boxer of all time?!
GTFO of here.
@ soph
I agree he they weren’t as defensive minded as floyd but the still ran gaining advantages with agles and use of the entire ring. ali started it lenard took from ali and made it better becausae the game was changing now floyd took the style and adapted his own abilities with an always changing game floyd ko percentage is still over 60 percent. if you watch the fight lenard vs hagler lenard was running the entire night. i think you need to go back and look at some of floyds other fights like corrales and oscar when he was forced to brawl out he brawled out very well.
I’m a HUGE Pacquiao fan, but let’s put things in perspective- Manny’s not the second best fighter all time… at this point he’s top 15-20, and when all is said and done he COULD be in the top 10, but top 2-5 RIGHT NOW is ridiculous.
Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pepp, Roberto Duran, Joe Louis, Ali, Harry Grebb, Henry Armstrong, Benny Leonard, and a few others I’m sure I’m forgetting are all ahead of Pacquiao on the all time list.
No way Mayweather will fight Pacman, he is to scared of him! He just has no escape in this Mosley fight. If you saw the old interview of Brian Kenny about Mosley he said that he is not a paperview attraction and he said that Mosley is a cheater. Now that everybody is saying he is running again he accepts the fight. The truth will always come out dude! Kentucky Floyd Chicken!
All-time-greats
No.1 Sugar R Robinson
No.2 Manny Pacquiao
No.3 Ali
No.4 ? possibly lots of boxers, Tyson somewhere on the list.
As far as power vs weight Koztya Tzu & Tyson
Pacman could retire now, he’s already on the list.
@TB- Neither Ali nor Sugar Ray were as cautious and defensive oriented in the ring as Mayweather. Watch their fights- guys loved to mix it up and actually make their fights watchable and entertaining. The upcoming Shane Mosley match will be an absolute snooze fest, look for Money to hide in his Philly shell, back up and throw 20 punches per round. Can’t wait…
I’m a real boxing fan, and I do think the sport of boxing should be cleaned by these parasites: Floyd Mayweather Jr and Antonio Margacheato. Learn from the Pros you bunch of cheat noobs.
Hey sean the “woman”
Poke and run? that’s the name of the game, genius: hit and not get hit back. thats whys its called boxing. not “toe to toe.” if you like toe to toe, why dont you go watch some backyard bogus boxing. You must considere Ali a chicken then too cuz he did the same thing. You probably think willie pep was a chicken cause he “poke and ran” too. But my guess is you probably dont know who willie pep is, but yet you think you know boxing. haha.
Margacheater is a disgrace for boxing.
He shoudn´t be allawed to get in the ring again. MARGACHEATER, BOXING´S WORST DISGRACE.
@sean
i have to ask you was ray lenard a “poke and run” fighter? and if he was were do you put him with all time greats. and same question with regards to ali.
more like a good cheater and a bad cheater.
If Mayweather wins against Shane and comes with a host of stumbling blocks to prevent a fight with Manny, then he can fight Margarito or Edwin Valero for a nice pay day and great action match up that fans would be excited about (even though Margarito getting a big pay day might chide some). If Shane wins, which is a very distinct possibility, that instantly sets up a superfight w/ Manny and afterwards, if he doesn’t retire, Manny can take on either/both Margs and Edwin. BIG fights in the horizon for him, he doesn’t need Mayweather.
I just want to see a good fight. Margo vs. PacMan will be a good fight. Mosley vs. PacMan will be a good fight. Mosley vs. Margo was a good fight. KFC vs any fighter will be a boring fight. I love to watch a real fight, not poke and run.
A fight between two of boxing worst cheaters.