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I think the fight was more Roach's doing. He kept pressuring Manny to take it even after talks broke off due to money issues initially. It's quite clear now that Roach really saw something in ODLH that he thought he could exploit fairly easily. My first thought was that Roach was selling out Pac to cash in on a big fight. This upset still ranks quite high up there with the Quintana schooling of Williams earlier in the year.
Had Oscar been KOed by Margarito less people would have been shocked and it would have been a legacy fight. Right now his partner Mosley is trying to beat the odds and add to his own legacy by toppling the recognized best welter in Margarito which is something to applaud whether he succeeds or not.
It's obvious that Oscar thought he would beat up on a smaller Pacquiao and get big money for little risk but that strategy soundly backfired and I in all honestly can't feel too much sympathy for him because of it. Had the man been beaten to a bloody pulp by Margarito people everywhere would have praised him for the attempt at greatness. However, I do feel quite embarrassed for Oscar getting schooled by a former 106lb fighter. It was poetic justice in many respects whether you like Oscar or not.
Had Oscar been KOed by Margarito less people would have been shocked and it would have been a legacy fight. Right now his partner Mosley is trying to beat the odds and add to his own legacy by toppling the recognized best welter in Margarito which is something to applaud whether he succeeds or not.
It's obvious that Oscar thought he would beat up on a smaller Pacquiao and get big money for little risk but that strategy soundly backfired and I in all honestly can't feel too much sympathy for him because of it. Had the man been beaten to a bloody pulp by Margarito people everywhere would have praised him for the attempt at greatness. However, I do feel quite embarrassed for Oscar getting schooled by a former 106lb fighter. It was poetic justice in many respects whether you like Oscar or not.
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