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I had Williams winning on the cards with his 12th rd performance sealing the deal, though it was obvious to me that he lost the "fight" unofficially. Margarito hurt him more than he hurt Margarito. If there were no round breaks, refs, and judges, I think we all know who would have finished who.
Also, if Margarito had another 3 rds, like back in the old days, I think he would have stopped Williams. Williams 2nd wind that valiantly gained him the last rd would not have lasted for the full 15. I also would predict Margarito to win in a rematch since he is starting faster and would come back even more prepared, but Arum is gonna let it simmer for the sake of business, no matter what excuses he makes about Haymon or anything else to get fools riled up with anticipation. This fight will happen, but they are gonna do some business first and make some money against mosley and another bigger name before capitalizing on the fans and media's call to fight Williams..
Journalists who had Margarito winning:
dougie fisher: seven rounds to five
Steve Kim: 7 rds to 5
L.A. Times’ Bill Dwyre: 7 rds to 5
Yahoo’s Kevin Iole: 8 rds to 4
Journalists who scored it a draw:
LA Times Steve Springer
New York Daily News’ Tim Smith
TheSweetScience.com’s David Avila
*********.com’s Francisco Salazar
So... enough with the talk about how Margarito was whooped, and all that. I like both guys, but neither one dominated this fight. It was close no matter who you scored it for!
Also, if Margarito had another 3 rds, like back in the old days, I think he would have stopped Williams. Williams 2nd wind that valiantly gained him the last rd would not have lasted for the full 15. I also would predict Margarito to win in a rematch since he is starting faster and would come back even more prepared, but Arum is gonna let it simmer for the sake of business, no matter what excuses he makes about Haymon or anything else to get fools riled up with anticipation. This fight will happen, but they are gonna do some business first and make some money against mosley and another bigger name before capitalizing on the fans and media's call to fight Williams..
Journalists who had Margarito winning:
dougie fisher: seven rounds to five
Steve Kim: 7 rds to 5
L.A. Times’ Bill Dwyre: 7 rds to 5
Yahoo’s Kevin Iole: 8 rds to 4
Journalists who scored it a draw:
LA Times Steve Springer
New York Daily News’ Tim Smith
TheSweetScience.com’s David Avila
*********.com’s Francisco Salazar
So... enough with the talk about how Margarito was whooped, and all that. I like both guys, but neither one dominated this fight. It was close no matter who you scored it for!
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