• Devon Alexander (junior welterweight titlist): Pacquiao will win by decision by out-boxing Margarito. Margarito is going to be big and have a size advantage. He is going to come to fight and apply pressure early, but I think Pacquiao will make the adjustment and out-box him by using lateral movement and hand speed.
• Andre Berto (welterweight titlist): Pacquiao definitely has the advantage in speed, but Margarito is going to apply tremendous pressure so it's going to be a great fight. I think Pacquiao's speed is eventually going to win out, and he will come out with the victory.
• Timothy Bradley Jr. (junior welterweight titlist): Pacman wins by TKO in 3 rounds.
• Joshua Clottey (former welterweight titlist, who has losses to Pacquiao and Margarito): Pacquiao is going to win by hitting him with too many punches. I can tell by the interviews that Margarito thinks Pacquiao doesn't have the power because he is so small, but he does have the power. Because of this, Margarito will eventually turn the fight into a street fight, a do or die fight. This would not be good for Margarito because Pacquiao will then hit him with so many punches; Margarito will go down and Pacquiao will knock him out. To have a chance in the fight, Margarito needs to respect him in the ring by throwing jabs and fighting a smart fight. If he does this, he will have a slight chance of winning. A slight chance, but I don't think so.
• Miguel Cotto (junior middleweight titlist whose two losses are to Pacquiao and Margarito): I don't have a prediction for this fight. I will only say that will be a tough fight for both fighters.
• Yuri Foreman (former junior middleweight titlist): I pick Pacman, because he is more versatile; he has the advantage of speed and lateral movement. He is just overall a better boxer
• Roy Jones Jr. (former four-division champ): I love Pacquiao. He's a gifted talent in and out of the ring. If he's still as smart as usual, he should pull it out.
• Zab Judah (former undisputed welterweight champ): I will fight whoever the winner is.
• Peter Manfredo Jr. (middleweight contender): Having Freddy Roach in your corner is like having an army on your side. Having been trained by Freddy in the past, I know that no one gets his fighters more prepared. Pacman wins by majority decision.
• Paul Spadafora (former lightweight titlist): Pacquiao is too fast up the middle. Margarito is tailor-made for Pacquiao's style because he's too wide with his punches. Pacquiao will stop him in the later rounds.
• Dan Birmingham (two-time trainer of the year): I believe Pac will be too fast; his constant movement and work rate will be too much for Margarito. Margarito is strong and well conditioned, good chin, but he has problems with movers and quickness. My pick is Pac by stoppage by the ninth round.
• Kevin Cunningham (trains Alexander): Pacquiao will win by decision because of the hand speed. He is going to be too quick. He is going to be in-and-out, and he is going to use angles.
• Angelo Dundee (legendary cornerman and Hall of Famer): The style of Margarito is the style that gives a southpaw trouble. He comes forward, and the only way to fight a southpaw is to come forward. That is my interpretation. I trained a half dozen southpaws. I had a boxer named Andy Durell fight the greatest boxer of all time, Willie Pep, and he took it as a warm-up in Miami Beach. The southpaw gave him all the trouble he wanted, busted him up and everything and it was supposed to be an easy fight. Margarito has the style to give him ulcers. Margarito will be the biggest guy he has fought, and he will fight aggressively and throw punches from every angle. … It is a tough fight, and it wouldn't amaze me to see Margarito come away with a win.
• Paul Spadafora (former lightweight titlist): Pacquiao is too fast up the middle. Margarito is tailor-made for Pacquiao's style because he's too wide with his punches. Pacquiao will stop him in the later rounds.
cosigning on this one 100% save the stoppage
i dont know if pacquiao can hurt tony badly enough unless he really turns it up, and even then i see margarito staying on his feet
too often people forget to think about what it's going to look like when they are actually in the ring and fighting
margarito throws bombs from left and right field
pacquiao throws straight short punches at angles with lightning speed
the only thing tony's got going for him is consistency (and obviously up to 20 lbs on fight night and at least 30 lbs naturally)
manny backs up to the ropes (and fights poorly backing up and off of the ropes once he gets there) and takes breaks if he's fighting hard
i'm not getting where tim bradley gets a tko 3 for pacquiao
maybe wishful thinking that smaller guys can compete?
Clotteys prediction is on point..
especially the part where he says based on interviews Marg thinks Pac doesnt have the power cause of his size, but he does.
i think manny's last 3 opponents thought the same thing,these fighters need to stop underestimatin manny
i agree with bradley and clottey, im not surprised bradley knows his stuff but i was impressed by clottey. i always said hes got no boxing IQ but he showed some insight here, margarito not having any respect for pacs power is a huge mistake. i mean he couldnt beat pac even if he did respect his power, but this way hes getting stopped quickly. cant see it going past 5 rounds.
Margarito makes Zab go full retard.
I'm talking coma here, people.
Your giving Zab way to much credit, I think he would quit before it got to that point. I think Pacquiao wins this by late TKO, but if his power doesn't have an effect like Cotto's didn't Manny could be in some trouble.
i can imagine Miguel moonwalking out of the interview when they asked him for his prediction :D
he pulled a dark night when he talks to commisoner gordon just vanish lol
Why do Cotto's answers to every question ever always seems like manufactured, politically correct, jargon? Have some personality or at least speak a little bit of your mind for once ffs
What????!!!!! Non of them said Pac will win because Margarito is weight drained and the fight is fixed... This is why the Flomos say everyone but them is stupid.
Pac is just TOOO FAST I TELL YOU!!!
He also got shorter arms and will not hold like Mosley, Marg will have the opportunity to get punches off inevitably.
That's the problem. Once Margarito gets a rally going he won't stop coming forward. He won't stop. He'll take a punch to throw a punch, and if Manny doesn't stop that rally he's gonna have major problems. If Manny hits him on the chin and it doesn't hurt Margarito, then well I guess we'll find out how well Pacquiao fights going back.
Point being, If Pacquiao doesn't stop Margarito in the first 3-4 rounds, he's gonna have problems. Alot of problems.
lol a zabs answer, but i thought he is staying at 140 now?
for the money zab would go up. he knows hes just a name and really not beating anyone but he gladly take a ass whopping and shot at the title for some change
Yeah really
Zab has gotten so fast you literally cant even tell hes punching..almost looks like hes just standing there.
hes boxing with his mind now. telekinesishadowboxing
I could just see Zab fighting Margarito.
Slaughter.
Absolute and utter annhilation.
Yeah really
Zab has gotten so fast you literally cant even tell hes punching..almost looks like hes just standing there.
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