By Mark Vester
A few weeks ago, WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito said that he would gladly accept a bout with Manny Pacquiao if the fight was offered to him. Both Margarito and Pacquiao are promoted by Top Rank.
"Pacquiao looked very good [against Oscar De La Hoya] and showed that he can fight against the better welterweights. If he and the promoters agree, and want to do it [a fight with me] - I will gladly do it," Margarito told El Nuevo Dia .
Margarito is bigger and stronger welterweight than Oscar De La Hoya, who Pacquiao demolished in eight rounds on December 6. Margarito has the body and the power of a middleweight and is currently considered the best welterweight in the sport.
Many fans, and experts, found the idea of Margarito vs. Pacquiao absurd. Manny is not one of those people. According to Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, not only does Manny want to fight Margarito in the future - he believes that he can outbox the Mexican warrior. Speaking with boxing scribe Ron Borges, Roach says Pacquiao would not be worried about Margarito's physical advantages.
“Manny wants to fight Margarito,’’ Roach said. “Manny thinks he can outbox him. Margarito is a big welterweight. He’d have a lot of advantages physically but Manny doesn’t really worry about that. I don’t know but he believes he can beat him."
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