Comments Thread For: A Big Push For Pacquiao vs. Margarito in Abu Dhabi

[GloriousG]

anyone who buys this ppv is a disgrace to boxing

[Illdil]

after all this in house garbage clears up. all roads (STILL) lead to floyd mayweather.

yeah maybe when hes back from the vacation in the congo wit the other gorrila dogs so until then........SHUT THE **** UP!!!!!

[Bushidō]

I don't want to see this.

[Russian Crushin]

anyone who buys this ppv is a disgrace to boxing

Coming from a person that most likely NEVER brought a PPV. If your a real BOXING fan you will buy this fight

[Bushidō]

PAcquiao will stop him by the 4th round

[Vito Corleone]

Soooo, Pacquiao is really going halfway around the world to fight the guy that Mayweather's last victim destroyed?

Mosley absolutely demolished Margarito.

LMAO...you couldn't make this stuff up.

[tomatocantender]

Absolutely disgusted by this fight for a multitude of reasons.

1. Margarito is a confirmed cheat, currently unlicensed anywhere in the USA. If he is supposedly trying to repair his reputation in the USA in hopes of getting a license reinstated, how does taking 2 fights outside of the USA AND trying to circumvent the CSAC that suspended you in the first place represent someone trying to "repair his image". If anything, everything Margs has done has been the exact opposite of what someone in his position should be doing to try to repair their image.

2. How in the world is a guy that has one fight in the past 16 months and is currently suspended go from out of the rankings to being ranked #1 after fighting a tomato can, by not one but TWO sanctioning orgs?

3. What disgusts me most of all is that I can see Arum's thinking in all of this: Fight the fight out of the US and no matter the outcome the Margarito "situation" will resolve itself. Either Margs gets beaten by Pacquiao and once beaten any luster for a Margs/Cotto rematch will pretty much be gone and any other potentially big matchups for Margs will lose whatever luster they would have had, so the not being licensed issue becomes a non-issue and he probably never fights in the US again.

I can totally see the wheels turning in Arums head though, as it relates to a potential Margarito upset. I'm sure Arum's thinking is that either way it works out for him b/c if by some miracle Margarito wins then suddenly he holds all the power and state commissions will be jumping to reinstate him b/c he would suddenly be the top dog.

Basically either Margs loses and there is no need to worry about getting him licensed again, or he wins and suddenly holds all the chips at the table and will get his license reinstated in short order. That scenario absolutely sickens me. For a guy to never apologize for cheating, plead ignorance, fight outside the US during the suspension, try to circumvent the CSAC, then get a fight with the biggest draw in boxing...and potentially win and hold all the power for reinstatement and get his license reinstated for doing everything WRONG during his suspension is a serious black eye for the sport if that were to happen.

I couldn't have said it better myself. Excellent analysis, bro!

[street bully]

Wait, how is this not gonna be taxable if the PPV fee will be charged in the states?

There are no taxes in Dubai.

[Illdil]

ok since arum 'its on da house' arum dont really give a **** what we think and he really really dont care at all i mean hes like 'Who runs boxing i do me me me' this guys like a frikin dictator!!!! and this god awful rematch what!!! cotto v PAC what!!!!! how the hell does cotto get rematch when he got shut out of that fight this just rediculous its like JMM v floyd 2 who the hell is gona pay for that ****!!!! anyways if i had to pick between these two fights cuz i really dont have a choice ill pick PAC v The plaster man

[120]

Fkuc bob arum. I'm disgusted by this and I will not pay for this ppv. But I'm watching it!