What If... Margarito Beats Pacquiao?

[-Spinal-]

not far from happening......pac has been in too many wars himself like erik and mab....and now is fighting at a weighclass new to him again, even pac has limits....

150lbs is not a new weight class. He weighed 153 vs Hatton on fight night. It's called tactics.

[radab]

So you're one of those who does not expect it to be as competitive as they're making it out be.

Manny will 'make it competitive', somewhat. He'll lower his guard and chase down Margarito going for the kill like when he was chasing Cotto at the end.
Margarito will land some shots and look like he's still in it.

Or Manny could allow himself to get tagged like he did against Clottey waiting for Margarito to open up.

Manny does have a habit of wanting to trade.

[FeFist]

i wouldn't give a shiet seriously. it's gonna be a slap in the face for pac and bob. but maybe just maybe bob wants pacquiao to lose so that pac can get less % when he fights mayweather. we all know mayweather won't bow down to bob so maybe this is bob's way to tell pacquiao "hey you lost on ur last fight let's take the 60-40 way." and pacquiao just like the puppet he is he is gonna follow

He wants Pacquiao to lose to a Top Rank fighter. This is why I don't understand Pacquiao fans defending Arum to the bitter end. Secretly Arum wants one of his rising stars to beat Pacquiao into retirement.

I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if when Pacquiao is pretty much punch drunk from all his wars, Arum puts him in a fight with Chavez jr. The Mexican can beat the Mexicutinor and be seen as a hero throughout Mexico.

If Margarito beat Pacquiao I'd be disgusted as it would lead to more big fights for an individual I despise. It would probably spell the end to Mayweather vs Pacquiao too, the demand for it would diminish as people would no longer see it as Mr Invincible vs Mr Underfeated.

[mathed]

Margs takes a beating...no other outcome..paid off or not, he has a style the Pac will eat for breakfast. Party over before it even began,,,,,,,

[Scott9945]

If you don't think at some point that slimy **** Arum told Margarito to take it easy just in case I have a bridge to nowhere to sell you...

Margarito stands to make multi millions if he were to beat Pacquiao. And Arum would make a good percentage of that. No way that Arum can do anything or pay enough to stop Margarito from going for the KO. Just another baseless conspiracy theory.

[MindBat]

um, Shane wasnt off for a year and a half when he fought Margo...he was pretty active before that fight.

he was off a year and half before the Floyd fight and almost mustard enough power to beat Floyd. difference is, Floyd clinched when he was rocked, Margo didnt. Smart for fLOYD dumb for Margo.

Getting caught before the fight, im pretty sure got in Margo's head...was a bad night for him.

You think Margo got his marbles back after that beating or is he shot?

For sure! Hes a super popular mexican fighter who isnt completely shot and thats the only reason Bob does everything he can for this guy.

If he wasnt in Top Rank Bob would be at the forefront of people yelling for this guy to stay banned, but hes a top rank guy and bob is a greedy bastard, so now were getting this fight.

I agree. It wasn't surprising to see Bob supporting him to the end after the hand-wrap scandal. He looked out for Margo. As he should have.

Manny will 'make it competitive', somewhat. He'll lower his guard and chase down Margarito going for the kill like when he was chasing Cotto at the end.
Margarito will land some shots and look like he's still in it.

Or Manny could allow himself to get tagged like he did against Clottey waiting for Margarito to open up.

Manny does have a habit of wanting to trade.

I don't think Margo has the speed to compete with Pac, but if his stamina is at it's peak and his head is on right, we could see a replay of Cotto-Margarito
if Pac decides to stand and trade.

[goldenglove2]

At this point, one would think Margo would be eager to take Pacquiao out to establish himself at the top of the Super Welter division after having had to bare the burden of the year suspension and subsequent backlash from all directions.

The tables would turn if Margo has the wherewithal to beat Pacquiao and end up as the WBA super welter champ.

That will automatically put a damper on the May-Pac fight. Could possibly set up a Margarito-May fight at 154 for a title shot.

Could the Pac-Margo fight be a segue to Pacquiao's exit from the sport due to his political obligations?

What ya think?

Pac's legacy isnt built on bein undefeated. Im rooting for Marg.

[MindBat]

He wants Pacquiao to lose to a Top Rank fighter. This is why I don't understand Pacquiao fans defending Arum to the bitter end. Secretly Arum wants one of his rising stars to beat Pacquiao into retirement.

I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if when Pacquiao is pretty much punch drunk from all his wars, Arum puts him in a fight with Chavez jr. The Mexican can beat the Mexicutinor and be seen as a hero throughout Mexico.

If Margarito beat Pacquiao I'd be disgusted as it would lead to more big fights for an individual I despise. It would probably spell the end to Mayweather vs Pacquiao too, the demand for it would diminish as people would no longer see it as Mr Invincible vs Mr Underfeated.

That's an interesting take.

Margs takes a beating...no other outcome..paid off or not, he has a style the Pac will eat for breakfast. Party over before it even began,,,,,,,

So you don't think it's even worth paying for.

[FightMoney]

Margarito stands to make multi millions if he were to beat Pacquiao. And Arum would make a good percentage of that. No way that Arum can do anything or pay enough to stop Margarito from going for the KO. Just another baseless conspiracy theory.

Check back with me when Margarito fights "oddly" less aggressively

[Xercen]

If pac loses that proves he was right to take the fight in the first place

If he loses then it helps to show that it was a risky contest seeing that he is giving away 5 inches in height and 6 inches in reach.

A loss aint the end of the world. Mike tyson lost to buster douglas cause he got lazy but everybody knows that prime mike tyson (before gus died) was and is a legend. He had sick handspeed...like manny handspeed and therefore sick power.

To be honest a great champion is one who takes risks and im glad the TS made this thread because the fight is a risky one

I give credit also to floyd for fighting mosley since mosley nearly took him out but mosley was post prime and everybody knows if some1 wants legacy they need to fight the best and pac is the best besides floyd.

You can only give credit where credit is due. in 20 years time if pac didn't fight floyd it will be rougher on floyd because of the media. Let's face it...kids only remember what the tv tells them and what is in their era (example the *****s saying floyd is greater than pernell = bu.ll****)

At the end of the day if they don't fight each other they both lose out.