So what could have Margarito done differently?

[Welter_Skelter]

He COULD have started to take the fight a little more seriously before the 6th round...

[amagnin]

I think he got caught off guard by Williams' high punch output and simply didn't adjust quickly enough. If he had started quicker like above poster mentioned he easily could have won the fight.

[-EX-]

He COULD have started to take the fight a little more seriously before the 6th round...

Yeah cuz he wasn't doing **** until late. And he should have fought harder in the 12th. He gave Paul the last round. He should have known Paul throws a crazy amount of punches. Once he found out Paul couldn't hurt him I would have been rushing in trying to throw haymakers. Paul did hold too much though.

[niceguy45]

well he should of came out throwing bombs from da start since opening bell,
when he stepped up the pace it was too late, but i don think margarito can beat williams in a re-match

[baya]

when he realized that he wasn't going to get past that jab and have to settle for the sporadic body shot, he should have turned mexican, got dirty and rough-housed paul, a lot. that would have disrupted pauls rhythm a lot and opened up more opportunities for margarito.

how you just gonna let him take the title away from you like that? i mean without you doing anything, marg?

[Double]

All he had to do differently was win the 12th round. Early in the fight the speed difference was too great, he waited until Williams slowed down. So starting earlier may not be an option.

[wolfgang]

People say that williams was throwing pity pat punchs, williams doesnt really throw punches for power, more for output and mixes hard shots with weaker ones, but in the first six rounds williams speed and punch output confused margarito, williams landed good shots early in the fight, but nothing that really hurt margarito, I was worried in the 11 round but williams chin held up, he needs to work on his defense though most the bruises, and that cut happened in the 11 round.