Quote Originally Posted by generalbulldog View Post
I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. Jeff Mayweather Expects Weight-Drained Margarito To Fall - Boxing News

Margarito will be weight drain. Jeff Mayweather and other people have speculated on this ever since Margarito last week look pretty much shredded at 154 and people were wondering how can he make 150 without any negative lingering effects. In fact at today's weigh in he looks really gaunt and not really strong.
Margarito claimed he was weight drained when he fought Mosley at 147. Two weeks before the fight his weight is down to 154/155. His plan was not to be drained for this fight. His plan was to be lighter and not drained. This is just a BS excuse by people that don't want to see Pacquiao win. Margarito already stated he has no excuses.

I'm expecting the 1st round to be a little slow from both fighters. The second round I'd expect Pacquiao to pick it up. If Pacquiao's punch is effective and Margarito's not, then I can see Margarito confidence level dropping. If Margarito's punch is effective and it slows Pacquiao pace, even though Pacquiao gets his combination's off, I expect Margarito's confidence to build. By the fifth round, I expect we'll be able to see who is going to pull it off. If we don't see Pacquiao getting off effectively by the fifth round, He'll struggle to take control. Margarito being in top shape, I can't see him being taken out by the 11th round. He's just too big unless he get's caught with a KO shot. I think it is more difficult for Margarito to catch Pacquiao but it can happen. A lot of People think Pacquiao is week to the body, because he was taken out early on in his career by a body shot. He's not, I've seen him take big shots to the body and he's always recovered.