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excerpts from Doug Fischer's article today
Margarito is a tough S.O.B., but I had to ask Garcia whether he seriously thought his fighter has a realistic shot at beating Pacquiao.
“I’ve been watching video of Pacquiao’s fights every day since the last time you came by the gym (one month ago), and I’m telling you I see things,” he said. “Every time I watch him the job we have seems a little bit easier. That sounds crazy to anyone who watched what Pacquiao did to Hatton and Cotto and Clottey. When you watch Pacquiao fight live, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, because his speed and power is so unbelievable that you don’t notice what he’s doing.
“He seems unbeatable. But if you really study him -- somebody that really knows boxing -- you see a lot of mistakes. And you see that his opponents, who didn’t have it or didn’t try like they should have, should get some credit in how incredible he looked. That’s not going to be the case with Tony.
“I think Tony is going to do what lately nobody’s been able to do," Garcia continued. "The last one to do it was Erik Morales -- he beat Pacquiao when he did it -- and that’s not show him any respect. He can be backed up. He backs up easy. When you do that, you put him on the defensive and there’s a lot of things he does instinctively, like cover up as he goes to the ropes, that a strong fighter like Tony can take advantage of.”
“I’ve been watching video of Pacquiao’s fights every day since the last time you came by the gym (one month ago), and I’m telling you I see things,” he said. “Every time I watch him the job we have seems a little bit easier. That sounds crazy to anyone who watched what Pacquiao did to Hatton and Cotto and Clottey. When you watch Pacquiao fight live, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement, because his speed and power is so unbelievable that you don’t notice what he’s doing.
“He seems unbeatable. But if you really study him -- somebody that really knows boxing -- you see a lot of mistakes. And you see that his opponents, who didn’t have it or didn’t try like they should have, should get some credit in how incredible he looked. That’s not going to be the case with Tony.
“I think Tony is going to do what lately nobody’s been able to do," Garcia continued. "The last one to do it was Erik Morales -- he beat Pacquiao when he did it -- and that’s not show him any respect. He can be backed up. He backs up easy. When you do that, you put him on the defensive and there’s a lot of things he does instinctively, like cover up as he goes to the ropes, that a strong fighter like Tony can take advantage of.”
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