Serious Question: Can Antonio Margarito beat Manny Pacquiao?

[flexxx145]

Well you didn't watch his last fight.

Should I? He's no boxer type he beat a worse bum in Garcia. So what yawn.....

[Hi-Dro]

Can someone convince me that this isnt a mismatch. Everytime I play this fight in my head I just see Pac going nuts on Tony and leaving him a bloody mess.

thats the same pic that comes to my head

[one-Punch]

Can someone convince me that this isnt a mismatch. Everytime I play this fight in my head I just see Pac going nuts on Tony and leaving him a bloody mess.

This is also what I see.

[Smooth Criminal]

Can someone convince me that this isnt a mismatch. Everytime I play this fight in my head I just see Pac going nuts on Tony and leaving him a bloody mess.

Margarito can beat Pacman, but not Pacroid.

[keepthemhandsup]

Can someone convince me that this isnt a mismatch. Everytime I play this fight in my head I just see Pac going nuts on Tony and leaving him a bloody mess.

well can pac handle pressure?

regardless of marg skills he can make his man stay on the ropes/corner better then most of the top boxers known imo. it might cause pac problems. and i dont like saying this but marg is a big WW...bigger then cotto

[Khalid X]

I see what you mean. I would actually give Marg more of a chance if I thoight Pac would go to war with him. I think Pac will box him, use his hand and foot speed and make him look silly. Pac can get away with it because Marg is so slow.

But he is tough and he wont stop coming and he does have a nice uppercut. Maybe he can catch Pac in the exchanges like he did Garcia. I know Marg hits harder then Clottey and Pac's face showed Clotteys power.

I don't think Marg will Struggle with movement as bad as people think. While Martinez boxing skills were somewhat raw, his foot speed was just as fast (possible faster) than it is now. If you watch that fight, Margarito had no issues cutting the ring off on him, tying him up and going to work on him. While Tony has slow hand speed, he knows how to cut the ring off like no other, and I have never seen him struggle with anyones footwork/footspeed. Not saying he wins, but this is something to think about.

I still think Pac will beat him, but this wont be a wipe out or lopsided like most believe

[jrosales13]

Should I? He's no boxer type he beat a worse bum in Garcia. So what yawn.....

I think you should before you try to analyze a fight. I don't know that just my take.

And, what makes a fighter a bum?

[S.G.]

I don't think he can to be honest. I think we'll see a similar Pacquiao to what we did against De La Hoya. Pacquiao's too well conditioned to be fazed by Margarito's intensity, plus there are question marks over Marg's chin + power since the Mosley loss.

Pacman stops him late-ish.

[them_apples]

Can someone convince me that this isnt a mismatch. Everytime I play this fight in my head I just see Pac going nuts on Tony and leaving him a bloody mess.

Tony has the easiest style for Pacquiao to deal with. I'd see a stoppage.

Margarito isn't quick enough to counter punch, he's not a 1 punch ko artist, and his defense is terrible. He's got a good chin but that can and has already been cracked.


His main strength is his overwhelming offense.

I'd see Pacquiao using angles and hitting him so much in the face, eventually Koing him.

[flexxx145]

I think you should before you try to analyze a fight. I don't know that just my take.

And, what makes a fighter a bum?

I don't see anything special in Cheatto he's slow, clumsy, flat footed, head movement and defense is garbage. Without his plaster I doubt he really has any punching power. His next opponent should be gatekeeper Clottey. It will give Cheatto a chance to prove he has KO power without he bricks and give Clottey a chance to redeem himself.