Pacquiao-Mosley done deal

[KananKrus]

I was the same, but Manny Pac beat the hell out of any opponent I favoured. You just have to accept he is a remarkable fighter. The Marg fight was amazing to watch and I really think he is beyond JMM.

I have that fight recorded and have watched it a few times now. Most people don't realize how competitive Margarito was in the fight all the way up to round 10. Every time Margarito started getting somewhere against Pacquiao, Pacquiao would turn on the punch wheel and just wipe out what ever Margarito did scoring wise.

Just to add...(IMHO)

The Margarito that showed up to face Pacquiao is a much better prepared fighter than the version that have faced Sugar Shane Mosley. Tony's stamina on that November 13th fight was superb, his jabs and uppercuts were effective, and his counters against a side to side Pac and the cutting of the ring was next to none. It would not be a surprise if this version would have performed better in the fight with Mosley.

His trainer Robert Garcia deserve credit on that note but certainly likewise deserve stiff admonishment for allowing his fighter to foolishly continue on despite being fully aware of the futility in outcome and an endangerment in health involved for Tony in having done so.

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The terrible thing mostly gone unnoticed was the remarkable skill level needed to defeat a determined version of Margarito that gave no quarters and fought tooth and nail. That one had no quit and certainly no surrender. It’s a shame how the referee, Lawrence Cole, allowed that kind of a beating to progress.

How valiant those two protagonists fought! Pac showed a well above in rudimentary skill to overcome this tough one, and in Tony, an unbelievable spunk and will to win, to keep on trying despite the evident futility.

I believe some fans have gotten a bit spoiled, a bit numb in under appreciating this fight. They thought they saw just an OK fight, nothing out of the ordinary... Wrong! Pac and Tony were both in a life and death situation just to bring that fight on.

Jerry Jones who owns among others, the "Dallas Cowboys" and the billion dollar plus stadium where this football franchise play and where on this night, the fight took place, got it right on the dot... he had fully appreciated what had transpired... the fierce battle that took place, the significance it entailed, the fighters gracing and honoring his venue with their blood, sweat, and tears. It had moved him well enough to whisper in Tony Margarito's ears... that in him, Tony had a friend for life!

[Master]

You are right Marg was one or two shots away from victory.