Margarito-Pacquiao seems dangerous to me

[JonesJrMayweather]

I know that Shane looked amazing against Margarito, but I believe he has more power and is two and a half inches taller than Manny. Not only that, but Mosley was tieing up, and muscling Tony on the inside where Marg does his best work. I think this is a worrisome fight for Manny because he hasn't faced a guy in quite some time who will be able to take his punch and walk through it, and want to throw back at the same time. In a Mayweather-Margarito fight Floyd would have used similar tactics to Mosley with better defensive skills to cleanly outbox the big awkward Mexican, but Pacquiao is still there to be hit, and frustratingly he still just covers up on the inside and lets opponents hit him. He has been resilient so far, but guys like Cotto and Clottey throw an economical amount of punches which seemed fortuitous to me because they were clearly landing cleaner shots than were being landed on them against Manny, but Manny's angles', speed, and power forced them into a defensive shell. I can't see that being the case with Margarito, and give all the size advantages he has I think he could be a real problem for the small Pacquiao.

That being said I still favor Manny 7 times out of ten, and likely he will dominate the big slow oaf, but if Margarito keeps him on the ropes or Manny doesn't tie him up I think Pacman could be fucked.

While I don't agree with your reasoning for why he'd be tough for manny, We are 100% in agreement on anyone thinking MArgo would be a stepping stone for Manny before he faces floyd is sadly mistaken.

I believe Margo with those long arms, height advantage, and constant pressure will be a nightmare for manny the same as Paul Williams would be. Honestly I don't see Pac beating him unless Arum pays Margo off, to keep the PBF-PAC fight as the big money fight without blemish.

But Margarito's height is only effective defensively in that most opponents need to avoid his punches and punch somebody taller than themselves. Margarito doesn't really have an effective game on the outside, all of his power, accuracy, and his chin come to play on the inside because he can take perfectly landed shots and still throw his punches as if his opponent were covering up. He throws from as many angles on the inside as Manny does on the outside and thats where Margarito breaks down opponents. On the outside he doens't ahve that much power and there is no way even with his height that he will be able to compete with Manny at distance. The thing Mosley did was that he tied Margarito up on the inside and continued to counter him easily from the outside, thats how you effectively subdue this monster. That's why Cotto was fucked when he faced Tony, because he dominated in the middle of the ring, but he basically backed up into the ropes and allowed Tony to get inside and throw combinations.

Another problem for PAcquiao potentially is he doesn't really have a punch that can constantly dictate the range of a fight. It's difficult for a southpaw to control an opponent's advances unless they have an excellent jab like WHitaker or they throw an effective counter left. Pacquiao sort of does, but not like Judah or Rigondeaux do. He doesn't really have that planted left cross that he could throw everytime someone attempts to come in on him. That's also why I don't think Pacquiao would beat Floyd because he has no way to dictate the range of that fight besides throwing a million punches, but there are always holes when you are simply throwing volumes of punches.

The first statement I agree and disagree, because he doesnt have the speed to cover the distance, but he will steadily walk manny down and cut off the ring. That plus manny will have to punch while dodging to get away from him. And manny's defense is less than stellar. I'd pick MArgo in this fight, but wouldn't really care if he lost....

And the second statement...you just couldn't resist adding the pbf comment...

[milmascaras1]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

[ElTerribleMorales]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

[JonesJrMayweather]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

Man you know margo will get his license back, and be in a mega fight against pacman...for cotto's sake he better hope he doesn't move up to 154..

[ElTerribleMorales]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

Man you know margo will get his license back, and be in a mega fight against pacman...for cotto's sake he better hope he doesn't move up to 154..

i'll say it right now, if by chance there is a Cotto rematch with Margarito, Cotto stops him by round 10 or whitewash his ass to a shutout, especially now with Steward in his corner

Angulo, Williams (again), Martinez, Cotto, Mosley (again) even Foreman, Kirkland, and Spinks beat Margarito at 154, he's looked like crap when he's ventured up to Jr. Middle against Santos, and well everyone mentioned above is better than Santos, and by the looks of it he's already lost the first round in trying to get a license, only state willing is Texas so far, and well i doubt that any (aside from maybe Angulo) are gonna make the trip down there

[Violent Demise]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

He stopped a crippled fighter who couldn't punch. And your bragging about that?

[ElTerribleMorales]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

He stopped a crippled fighter who couldn't punch. And your bragging about that?

he was completely outboxing him and rocked him already numerous times before Foreman's knee went out so don't even act like it made a difference

[TitoFan]

First off, why Margarito should get a title shot soon after coming back from suspension for endangering the lives of other boxers is beyond me. Aside from that, if Pacquiao came in with the same speed and movement he showed against Cotto, he'd kick the plaster right out of Margacheato's ass. Mosley already touched that button... I'm sure Pacquiao would do the same.

Regarding Cotto, he was totally dominating Foreman when Foreman's knee gave out. The outcome was going to be the same, albeit maybe later. Cotto with Steward in his corner is a different entity than with Joe (WTF?) Santiago in his corner. Hopefully, he still has a couple more great fights left in him. Bottom line: History will be much kinder to the warrior champion Cotto than to the despicable cheater Margarito and his criminal cornerman, who should be a cellmate for someone nicknamed "Donkey Dong".

[Violent Demise]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

He stopped a crippled fighter who couldn't punch. And your bragging about that?

he was completely outboxing him and rocked him already numerous times before Foreman's knee went out so don't even act like it made a difference

It was still Yuri Foreman he was facing. The same Foreman who really lost to Andrey Tsurkan and Anthony Thompson. He was never a threat.

I'll agree and say Cotto looked good under Emmanuel. But he looked good beating a B fighter. A B fighter who couldn't hurt him.

[ElTerribleMorales]

el terrible,

lol...what's the matter, can't get margarito's destruction of cottito out of your head? poor thing!

like i said on the other post hahaha live it up cause it's the only win you can clutch on to, ohhh and who still has a license to fight in the US and holds a world title right now? ohhhh right that'd be Miguel Cotto lol not like Margarito who has to now make a living fighting tomato cans in little chinchorros in Tijuana hahahaha

He stopped a crippled fighter who couldn't punch. And your bragging about that?

he was completely outboxing him and rocked him already numerous times before Foreman's knee went out so don't even act like it made a difference

It was still Yuri Foreman he was facing. The same Foreman who really lost to Andrey Tsurkan and Anthony Thompson. He was never a threat.

I'll agree and say Cotto looked good under Emmanuel. But he looked good beating a B fighter. A B fighter who couldn't hurt him.

Santos wasn't rated as a B fighter and although he basically gave a half ass effort, Foreman put on the fight of his life, and IMO has the tools to beat most of the other guys at 154 aside from Williams, Martinez, Cotto, and maybe Angulo

[Mar]

Margarito is dangerous for anyone. That prick loaded his gloves so who knows what else he'd do. Like don king would say only in america can you load your gloves get caught, get the shit kicked out of you, fight some chump in garcia and to reward all your hard work get a title shot abroad cause you can't even legally fight in the U.S........and people cry about what floyd's doing or not doing. Amazing. If they do fight, i hope pac beats the dog shit out of him. Hell if marg fights layla ali i hope she'd beat the crap out of him......and that's what sucks most about the whole thing. He doesn't deserve even the opportunity to get beat up. Can't complain about boxing and all the politics and wrong doing when you have people supporting crap like this guy, If he can load his gloves and get a title shot then why shouldn't promoters, oraganazations, just about everyone in the sport be shady as well.

[Rantcatrat]

Margarito doesn't deserve this fight after being blasted out by Shane Mosley and then beating a bum. Sorry, he just doesn't. And the fight with Cotto isn't intriguing either just because it is at 154. Cotto is a weak champ at 154. Bottom line. Pacquiao needs to fight someone outside of the Top Rank stable for once.

[JonesJrMayweather]

Margarito is dangerous for anyone. That prick loaded his gloves so who knows what else he'd do. Like don king would say only in america can you load your gloves get caught, get the shit kicked out of you, fight some chump in garcia and to reward all your hard work get a title shot abroad cause you can't even legally fight in the U.S........and people cry about what floyd's doing or not doing. Amazing. If they do fight, i hope pac beats the dog shit out of him. Hell if marg fights layla ali i hope she'd beat the crap out of him......and that's what sucks most about the whole thing. He doesn't deserve even the opportunity to get beat up. Can't complain about boxing and all the politics and wrong doing when you have people supporting crap like this guy, If he can load his gloves and get a title shot then why shouldn't promoters, oraganazations, just about everyone in the sport be shady as well.

Lot of hate for a guy who didnt actually cheat, because he was caught before hand. Odd that no one on here ever says these thing about Shane who was given PEDs added to his already natural punching power. Its also odd that Margarito served the time given to him by California and everyone is still bitching about it. What I dont get is Margarito got his ass whooped in the fight he "tried" to cheat in. But it seems that people are more upset about the ass whooping he handed to Cotto and cant accept that he didnt beat cotto because of loaded gloves but rather having a better style and cotto fighting the wrong fight. Instead they just bootstrap the attempt to cheat in Mosley fight to that's the only way he could have beaten cotto. When long before that fight was even discussed, Margarito on this forum was seen as a world beater that Floyd was ducking...Now if he was given a shot to beat floyd, then surely he didnt need bricks to whoop Cotto's ass.

[Puerto Rican Punch]

Wish I don't see Margarito fighting again, but if he does I think he will be eating that straight left of Pacman all time. Actually.... it will be fun seeing Margarito being KO a second time.

[CutMeMick]

It'll be similar to Pac-Clottey...