Pacquiao vs. Margarito: A fight two years too late
September 8th, 2010
By Chris Williams: The Antonio Margarito vs. Manny Pacquiao is Top Rank promoter Bob Arum’s brainchild, a fight that would have been a sensational fight two years ago back in 2008 when Margarito was looking great with wins over Miguel Cotto and Kermit Cintron. But things have changed dramatically since that time. Margarito, 32, was caught with loaded gloves before his fight against Shane Mosley last year in 2009, and subsequently was easily beaten in a 9th round TKO loss to Mosley. Margarito looked like a 2nd tier fighter in that bout, and wasn’t even competitive with the 38-year-old Mosley. Then in Margarito’s next fight against an obscure junior middleweight contender Roberto Garcia, Margarito again looked average, but was able to pick up a win despite getting really hammered by Garcia in that fight.
This is the second fight in a row where Pacquiao is being matched against an opponent that the majority of boxing fans aren’t keen on seeing in there with Pacquiao. In his last fight, Pacquiao was matched against Joshua Clottey in March. Pacquiao’s pay per view numbers dropped off, as you would expect, from over a million to 700,000. There likely wouldn’t have been any drop off if a better opponent had been selected for Pacquiao than Clottey. And now Arum had picked Margarito in another fight that will likely bring in less money that a fight against another opponent.
Arum is late on this fight, about two years too late. It’s really bad timing, both with Margarito’s seemingly decline in boxing ability and with his hand wrap scandal where he lost his boxing license for a year. He’s now got his license back courtesy of the Texas Athletic Commission.
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I meant Margarito would’ve never got this figth.
I don’t think so Chris ,because if Margarito weren’t in the spot he is rigth now we would’ve never got this figth.You realy think that if Margarito would’ve beat mosley and if he wouldn’t got suspended they would’ve risk Paquiao against him I don’t think so.This is what make’s historical figths when you least expect them.
Late is better than Maynever.
CHRIS WILLIAMS…….YOU ARE AN AMERICAN IDIOT…..
if you like somebody, he’s never wrong! whatever he does, he’s always right!
if you don’t like somebody, he’s never right! whatever he does, he’s always wrong!
Firstly, 2 years ago Pacman is not yet in this division. So there was no way they could have fought then. Second it was Mayweather who was challenged by Margarito…the good thing is, Floyd never took the bait…had he, he would have ended up like the rest of Margarito’s victims because of his loaded gloves…now that he is uncovered, he no longer has that killer instinct that he used to have..Maybe now, Floyd can fight him after the Pac,
As usual, Bro. Chris Williams is condescending on his article that has something to do with the Pacman. Hey, Chris, in case you don’t know the reason why Arum let Pac fight the Cheater, it is all about money, man. This guy Arum is a Harvardian graduate of law and business, and he had promoted the great fights of the century since Ali is Cassius Clay. He made a good amount of money with the Clottey fight, that is why he is duplicating it again in the same location – with the big Stadium owner in Texas. Do you think Arum is that damn to promote another fight of Pacman, if is not a money maker? As Arum said, he will not let Pac fight other good fighters who could not command a good PPV. Marquez turn will come. But next time around, Marquez will kiss the canvass for the fifth time for good. So, for now, keep on writing with a grain of salt. Here is a good article for you to write, Bro. “The racist Weeder is insecure, emotionally and psychologically, for his childish rants”.This would be beyond my wildest dreams, indeed!
Pacman is only 31 vs. Margarito 32. WTF are u saying, they are still on their prime.It’s never too late, they are still capable giving a good figth to the fans and beside,they are not on vacation,like the other bum guy.
CHRIS WILLIAMS AND MANUEL PEREZ…. GUYS THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON!!!! A RACIST…A DUMBNUT…AN IDIOT…TO SUMMARIZE IT THEY´RE FLOY DMAYWEATHER JR…JACKASS !!!
Why is Mr. Williams writing about Pacquiao?? First of all, he is not a fan of Pacquiao’s so everything that comes out of his mouth is going to be negative. Secondly, I have read several articles of his and he is completely bias against Pacquiao. Mr. Williams stick to reporting about your boy Mayweather and write about accusations of battery that have been brought against him by his girlfriend earlier today…..
IF I PICK ONE WRITER WHO CONTRADICTS SOO MUCH BUT SPECIALLY REPEATING YOUR SELF EVERY ARTICLE IF YOU NOTICE, YOU SAY THE SAME, IS BORING AN FALLS SHORT OF RESPECTING THE READERS,AND EVEN YOUR SELF. VARIETY MAN.
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY, 2 YEARS LATER 2 YEARS LATE. YOU MAY BE RIGHT YOU MIGHT NOT, UNTILL THE FIGHT OCURRES NOTHING CAN BE TELL ABOUT TOO LATE OR NOT,YOU JUDGEMNET ABOUT THYE ;LAST 2 FIGHTS, IS MISSLEADING YOU TO THINK MARGO IS NOTHING, OVER, BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT COUNTING MANY OTHER ASPECTS AS WELL, YOU ONLY SEE ONE SIDE AND FORGETS THE OTHER SIDE.
IF YOU THINK PAC BEATS MARGO WITH EASY, YOU WRONG,MARGO IS NOT FIGHTING MOSLEY OR GARCIA, IS FIGHTING PACQUIAO,DIFERENT STAKES, DIFERENT TIMES, DIFERENT MOTIVATIONS, DIFERENT STYLES, AND FOR YOU TOO KNOW GARCIA IS A VERY VERY TOUGH OPPONENT FOR ANYONE TO FIGHT HIM, HE IS VERY STRONG AND AGRESSIVE, IS NOT AN EASY OPPONENT,SPECIALLY IF YOU COME TO FIGHT HIM OVER A YEAR OF COMPLEAT INACTIVITY. ANY WAYS , WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY IS THIS, I HOPE THAT BOUTH FIGHTERS COME IN THE BEST SHAPE OF THEIR LIFES, AND THEY BRING TO THE RING THE BEST OF THE BEST, OF EACH CARRIERS. THAT IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE, THE BEST OF EACH OTHER. IF PAC WINS CONVINCEBLY EVEN IF MARGO DOES HIS BEST GOOD FOR PACQUIAO, IF MARGO WINS CLEAR AND LOUD EVEN IF PAQUIAO DID HIS BEST GOOD FOR MARGO.
Even if the Floyd/Mosley fight was a few years later than what many fans would’ve hoped for…at least Mosley was coming off a very good performance against Margarito..whereas 2 fights ago Margarito was destroyed…was then banned for a year and then came back looking less than stellar.
mp still greater than fm.
yea right floyed mayweather vs shane mosley 10 years too late.
a fight that is not happening is worse than late.
please tell maynever to change his name.
how can you say its two years two late….
when at that time Pacquiao was fighting as a super
featherweight…..
ows!! and mayweather vs paquiao too early? …. knock your head kris welyams!
your not fair and so bias willaims
At least it’s happening, Chris Williams! And there aint a damn thing you can do about it!