By Dave Lahr: Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) is out for blood on November 13th, and he wants to take Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) apart piece by piece and leave what’s left of him strewn across the canvas at the Cowboys Stadium for boxing fans to gawk at.
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Roach says Pacquiao will beat Margarito to the punch
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach thinks Antonio Margarito will be too slow for Manny Pacquiao next Saturday night in their fight at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Margarito is the biggest and the best welterweight that Pacquiao has faced up to now.
Congressman Pacquiao performance enhancement drugs use accusations
By Gerardo Granados: Every day at any boxing forum you can read alleged accusations against Congressman Manny Pacquiao for use of performance enhancement drugs, once this rumor spread no one could stop it.
What will Pacquiao’s excuses be when he loses to Margarito?
By Dave Lahr: With all the constant complaining that Freddie Roach has made about Manny Pacquiao not looking good for his training for the Antonio Margarito fight, I have a feeling that Roach, Bob Arum and Pacquiao will use this as the excuse for when Pacquiao gets whipped by Margarito on November 13th.
Margarito to have only a 5 to 10 pound weight advantage over Pacquiao on fight night
By Chris Williams: Despite being the much taller fighter compared to the 5’6” Manny Pacquiao, the 5’11” Antonio Margarito will only have a mere 5 to 10 pound advantage over Pacquiao on fight night after re-hydrating on November 13th. That’s really not much of an advantage if you really think about it.
Pacquiao needs Margarito’s help to make this an interesting fight
By Sean McDaniel: Manny Pacquiao was involved in one of the most boring fights in memory in his last bout against Joshua Clottey. Although Freddie Roach and Bob Arum said over and over again how Clottey was a good choice for Pacquiao because he comes to fight, it didn’t turn out that way.
Should Pacquiao be given respect if he beats Margarito?
By Dan Ambrose: I’ve been looking at Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Antonio Margarito recently and not really understanding why Margarito was chosen to be put in with Pacquiao for the title instead of someone better. It looks funny to me for Pacquiao to be matched against a fighter that has fought only once at junior middleweight in six years.
Roach says Manny is back, promises a knockout over Margarito
By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach has suddenly changed his tune about his fighter Manny Pacquiao. Roach has been bellyaching for weeks about how awful Pacquiao has looked in training, but now suddenly Roach is barking a different number about his fighter, saying in an article at philstar.com “We [meaning Pacquiao] will knock this guy out, I promise you. I’m happy. Manny Pacquiao is back. Mentally, he is much more into the fight. He knows the game plan. He looks great in sparring.” This sounds really calculated on Roach’s part. I don’t know that I buy any of this.
Miguel Cotto to be at ringside for Pacquiao-Margarito bout
By Dan Ambrose: World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) will be at ringside for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Cotto, 30, would like nothing better than to get a rematch against one or both of the fighters involved, since both Pacquiao and Margarito already stopped Cotto and gave him a terrible beating. By being at the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in ringside seats, Cotto can help try and bring interest in a rematch with one or both of the fighters.
Roach: “This will not be a difficult fight for us [Pacquiao]”
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By Chris Williams: Freddie Roach doesn’t see the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout as being a difficult one for Pacquiao, and thinks that Pacquiao has got too much skills for the taller 5’11” Margarito. Speaking in their recent press conference, Roach said the usual lines that he’s been saying for weeks. “The bigger he is the better it is for us. Size doesn’t win fights, skill does and we outweigh them in that department. This will not be a difficult fight for us.” That sounds nice when you first read it, but then when you wonder why Pacquiao hasn’t fought Paul Williams or Sergio Martinez, both around the same height as Margarito, you’re left with the impression that Roach is blowing smoke up people’s backsides with his comments about size not mattering.