By Mark Hepplestall: November 13th marks two huge fights in the world of boxing, the WBC light middleweight clash between Antonio Margarito and Manny Pacquiao, and the WBA Heavyweight title matchup between David Haye and Audley Harrison.
Pacquiao vs. Margarito
Pacquiao-Margarito: Will The Fight Of The Year Kill The Fight Of The Century?
By Joseph “The Mad Boxing Genius” Torres: When the Manny Pacquiao/Antonio Margarito fight was first announced, not many people were pleased with it. As a matter of fact, people seemed quite bitter about it.
Pacquiao-Margarito: Look for Antonio to give Manny a brutal beating on Saturday night
By Dave Lahr: I’ve been looking forward to seeing Manny Pacquiao take his beating from Antonio Margarito for a long time, and finally we’re about to see what I’ve already known for a long time. Pacquiao is going to get torn apart by the Tijuana Tornado on Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. I don’t see that as a simple beating. This is going to be one of those epic beat downs that you’ll remember years from now.
Arum and Roach disagree about whether Pacquiao should retire after Margarito
By Eric Thomas: According to Sportsillustrated.cnn.com, trainer Freddie Roach believes that Manny Pacquiao should consider retirement after the Antonio Margarito bout on Saturday due to a lack of interesting opponents for Pacquiao. Roach has previously been open about wanting Pacquiao to get out of the sport at the top after a big money fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. But now that the Mayweather fight looks as if it may never happen, Roach thinks Pacquiao might be better off getting out sooner rather than later. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum believes just the opposite about Pacquiao, and wants him to continue fighting beyond the Margarito fight.
Will Pacquiao rise or fall?
By Daniel Tagg: If Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) wins on Saturday night in good fashion against Antonio Margarito then what will Pacquiao do next? It’s believed that he will have three more fights at welterweight and/or light welterweight, but I think that he could go another way. If Manny wins on Saturday night in a way that’s not damaging to him, then he could go up another weight class and fight for an amazing 9th weight world title. A lot of people think this will be a huge mistake but I don’t think so. Margarito is 5′ 11″. If Manny doesn’t struggle with the height then why shouldn’t he be able to fight others who are the same height. Fighters like Sergio Martinez (5′ 10″), Felix Sturm (5′ 11½″), Sebastian Sylvester (5′ 7½″) and Dmitry Pirog (6’1″). All of these fighters are basically the same height as Margarito, so that shouldn’t be a problem.
Margarito not bigger than Pacquiao
By Will Cruz: Read columns stating that Antonio Margarito is the bigger fighter Manny Pacquiao. This statement is not totally correct. There is a false impression that if the other person is vertically taller that he is bigger. When both fighters fight at the same weight, not one would be bigger than the other. The taller fighter gives up body mass, which makes him more easily feel the opponents punches. The fighter with the less vertical height would have additional body mass, which allow stronger punches and gets less affected when hit by the opponent.
Pacquiao faces Margarito for an 8th world title: Forget about a 9th title for Manny because he won’t take that risk
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao will be facing Antonio Margarito for the WBC junior middleweight paper title on Saturday night. Why this fight needs a title, I have no idea. Apparently, Pacquiao wants to collect another title for some reason, as if it registers with boxing fans. I don’t know that too many of them particularly care that Pacquiao is fighting for the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title, because it’s not a popular division and Margarito isn’t a popular fighter. He also has almost prior experience at that weight, having fought only once at that weight in the past six years.
Prediction: Margarito to get desperate and go dirty on Saturday
By Bruce Smith: Antonio Margarito is fighting for the pride of his people against the man they call The Mexicutioner, Manny Pacquiao. He doesn’t have the speed or the versatility to compete with Pacquiao and will probably get a thorough beat down as if he were a pinata on Saturday. Margarito has been working his tail off and looking strong physically but I doubt he has the style that would match up well against the P4P King.
Margarito says “There will be a new Mexican champion on November 13th”
By Jason Kim: Antonio Margarito doesn’t intend on going out and being another one of Manny Pacquiao’s punching dummies when he steps into the ring with the Filipino star this Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium. Margarito has worked himself to the bone to get into perhaps the best shape of his life for this fight, and he’s as ready as he’ll ever be to capture the vacant World Boxing Council junior middleweight title with a win over the favored Pacquiao.
Speed Kills: Why Pacquiao Beats Margarito
By Ryan Dunn: The soap opera is in full swing as the boys from Oxnard lock horns with the Hollywood kids. As Team Margarito and Team Pacquiao turn up the heat on what is said to be a potential fight of the year showdown, I wanted to throw some levity into the fire and take an earnest look at what we might expect when these two fighters square off this Saturday, November 13.