By Lem Satterfield
On Nov. 13, at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) took a vicious beating from WBO welterweight king Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs). Pacquiao dominated for a unanimous twelve round decision to win the vacant WBC 154-pound title. In January 2009, "Sugar" Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39KOs) dominated Margarito on route to knocking him out inside of nine rounds.
Pacquiao and Mosley are now scheduled to face each other on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of the selling points is how Mosley's achieved a more impressive victory over Margarito. The co-manager of Margarito, Francisco Espinoza, expressed his thoughts on Pacquiao-Mosley. Espinoza thinks the fight will be a lot close than most people think.
"I give 50-50 chances for both. I mean, we're talking about Mosley...one of the greatest fighters in one of the last 20 [years]. A five time champion. He has the speed, he has the power and he throws a lot of punches. I respect Pacquiao and he's a great champion too, but I see it 50-50 for both of them," Espinoza told FanHouse.
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
