By Lem Satterfield
Trainer Robert Garcia is confident as he prepares ex-titlist Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 knockouts) for his Nov. 13 fight with WBO welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs). The vacant WBC junior middleweight crown will be on the line. Garcia has vowed to FanHouse that his fighter will stop Pacquiao in the eleventh round, which is the same round that Margarito stopped Miguel Cotto in 2008. Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach has predicted a knockout win in the eight round.
"[It will end with] an eleventh round knockout," Garcia said in a confident manner.
Garcia points out that neither he, or Roach, will be able to help their fighters in the ring. Once Pacquiao and Margarito get through the ropes and the first bell sounds, the hype will be over and the fight will be in the hands of the boxers.
"You know, inside the ring it's going to be Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. I'm not going to be able to help Margarito and Freddie Roach won't be able to do anything to help Pacquiao. We're going to give him instructions and come in with a gameplan but going against Freddie Roach is an honor because I'm going against someone who's the best and my fighter is also going against someone who's the best. It's just an honor to see how well we do. I hope we do well and pull it out," Garcia said.
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.
