By Chris Williams: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is going to get a chance to win his 8th world title when he faces two-time world champion Antonio Margarito on November 13th at a still to be determined venue. According to boxing news from the Inquirer.net, the 31-year-old Pacquiao will be fighting Margarito at a “catch weight not exceeding 150 pounds.” Well, let’s do the math. If the junior middleweight upper limit for the division is 154, then Pacquiao will be fighting at four pounds under the limit, and only three pounds above the 147 pound welterweight limit. I suppose that is a catch weight that meets around the midpoint between the welterweight and junior middleweight division.
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Arum remains upbeat about putting together Mayweather-Pacquiao bout for 2011
By Jim Dower: Despite having no luck in trying to put together a mega fight between unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao recently, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum remains optimistic about his chances of putting together a fight in the future in early 2011. Above all, Arum refuses to take it personal that Mayweather wasn’t interested in fighting Pacquiao at this time and is going to continue work on trying to set up the fight in early 2011 starting in May. In article at Sbsun.com, Arum says “Take a deep breath, we’ll fight somebody else and renew this thing next year without causing any bad feelings. That’s what adults do. That is what normal people do, not desperados who feel that they have to stand on their heads so that their boss is happy.”
Will fighting Margarito enhance Pacquiao’s legacy?
By Eric Thomas: I don’t know if Manny Pacquiao really cares about his legacy once he’s gone from the sport of boxing, but I wonder whether his upcoming November 13th fight against Antonio Margarito will enhance his legacy or hurt it.
Pacquiao-Margarito: The WBC junior middleweight title will be on the line for the fight
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito won’t be just fighting for big bucks when they step in the ring on November 13th, they’ll also be fighting for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title. This will give Pacquiao a chance to fight for an 8th world title.
Of course, there will also likely be a catch weight involved for the fight. How much weight is anyone’s guess, but I’m thinking it will be at least three to four pounds.
Pacquiao vs. Margarito will do at least 1 million PPV buys
By William Mackay: As much as the hardcore boxing fans are angry and upset about Bob Arum saying that Manny Pacquiao will be fighting Antonio Margarito on November 13th, I think the fight will still end up doing incredibly well on pay per view, and possibly almost as good as the Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto PPV numbers.
Arum says Pacquiao to fight Margarito on November 13th
By Chris Williams: Well, it looks as if Bob Arum has made his decision. He’s picked Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) as the next opponent for Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) to fight on November 13th, in either Las Vegas, Nevada or Monterrey, Mexico, according to Kevin Iole from Yahoo News. For boxing fans that were hoping to see Pacquiao matched a little tougher than this against the likes of Sergio Martinez, Andre Berto and Paul Williams, this will be sad news. Margarito is painfully slow in terms of hand speed, has zero defense and is utterly hittable. In other words, he’s the perfect opponent for Pacquiao.
Koncz expects the Pacquiao-Margarito fight to take place in Abu Dhabi
By Jason Kim: Michael Koncz, the personal adviser for World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, thinks the Pacquiao’s next fight against former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito will be taking place in Abu Dhabi rather than Monterrey, Mexico. Abu Dhabi is the second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, and is a very wealthy city. It’s understandable why Bob Arum of Top Rank would want to have the fight take place there. The taxes would be nonexistent and Pacquiao would do well financially. In an article at Philboxing.com, Koncz pointed out that he had been contacted by the Abu Dhabi group and he’s pretty sure that the Margarito-Pacquiao fight can be made and take place in Abu Dhabi.
Pacquiao says he’ll fight Margarito between 147-150
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao appears to be happy that he could be facing Antonio Margarito in his next fight. Pacquiao said “That’s good,” about a possible fight against Margarito by an interviewer from Aba-cbnnews.com. Pacquiao, 31, would be facing Margarito for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title. But here is where it gets weird. Pacquiao says “I’ll probably fight him [Margarito] at 150-147 pounds. Around that weight.” Excuse me but if Pacquiao fights Margarito at 147-150, that would be a huge catch weight for Pacquiao to be fighting at, since the junior middleweight division goes up to 154. 147 is the welterweight limit. There has been talk of a catch weight for this fight and you have to wonder whether it will fall into the range of 147-150. How in the heck is Pacquiao going to be fighting for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title when he’s weighing only 147?
Pacquiao vs. Margarito fight should be signed within a week
By Jason Kim: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao should have a contract signed for a fight against two-time former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito by the end of the week. Right now, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is trying to work out the venue for the fight and is looking at whether to put the bout in the middle East or in Monterrey, Mexico.
Mayweather Sr. thinks the main reason Hatton lost to Pacquiao was because he was scared
By William Mackay: A lot of people wonder why Ricky Hatton was so easily destroyed by Manny Pacquiao last year in his two round blowout to the Filipino star. Hatton’s trainer at the time, Floyd Mayweather Sr., gives a number of reasons why he feels that Hatton was beaten by Pacquiao in an article by Chris Robinson at the Examiner.com, Mayweather Sr. says “I think Ricky Hatton was scared more than anything.”