I'm not surprised. Margarito is not that strong of a puncher and could be one of the reasons he attempted to cheat. All of Margs ko's come from accumulation of punches and wearing down his opponent. Demarcus Corley has more raw power than Antonio Margarito imo.
I asked a prospect who had sparred both Pacquiao and Margarito who hit harder....
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Awful finisher.
I like those underrated ****ers. Chris Eubank was another one, he had geniune 1-punch KO power but he never used it - almost knowingly. Complex character.Comment
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And he said Pacquiao hit harder. The fighter is a welterweight prospect named Said El Harrak, 3-0 (1 KO) and trained by Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. He's fighting in a 4-rounder on the Nate Campbell-Ali Funeka card. Here is what he had to say.
"Pacquiao by far. Someone asked me at the Margarito camp and I said Pacquiao because speed develops power. Pacquiao is much faster. Margarito can punch but he's very slow. If he brought more speed with it, the impact would be harder than a Pacquiao punch.
"Pacquiao's punch comes so fast and so precise, it's amazing. He hit me the hardest I've ever been hit and I've been in the ring with cruiserweights."
Watch for my article on this fighter next week.Comment
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who said that?
It'd be a nice touch if it was Castillo.
I don't think Hatton is a big ****er apart from his left hook to the body and that leaping punch that is the most idiotic punch that any world-class fighter has ever thrown, and get's him hurt, more often than not. Damn near decapitated Carlos Maussa with it though. lol
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It wouldn't bode well for me to make these sorts of things up, especially since I'm hardly anonymous and a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. I've never fabricated a story about the sport of boxing and I don't intend to do so now.Comment
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I agree completely, Corley is a very underrated puncher. He just didn't know what to do when he had his man hurt. He also hurt Mayweather worse than any other fighter has in the pros.Comment
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I agree, it's a shame that Malignaggi's hands just can't withstand the force of punching somebody with 10 oz gloves on. Malignaggi is the classic case of a gun-shy fighter. If he had enough power to keep people off of him, he might still be undefeated.
Personally, I think Malignaggi has gotten as far as he could with his hands being as brittle as they are. I wouldn't want to see him get beat up in this sport. Maybe a few farewell fights should be in order, or if he'd be content keeping it on the local scene in NY, that'd be much sounder.Comment
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On the topic. Speed definitely kills. Manny throws those straights with such speed and snap that it has to be devastating. It always hurts more when you dont see the punch coming. It ****s with your phyche too because it keeps you guessing. Makes you hesitant to fire back as much.Comment
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