7 Reasons Margarito Will Stop Pacquiao

[AFighter4U]

All very interesting points.

We'll see what happens.

[trainhard_187]

pac dont have the strength of shane if he did mamrito would be getting K.O again.

Pac drop Cotto twice, Shane didnt, and that was with both hands of Pac?

I dont think people really think Pac hits hard until you get in the ring with him.

Marg will underestimate Pacs power but eventually all those blows will take an effect.

I think after the 3-4th round youll start to see whos going to take this fight..

[sleazyfellow]

Pac has power, maybe not that of shane, but he can KO margarito. He's too fast and will either wear him down for a TKO or while marg is bulling his way in to shoot to pacs body he'll get countered and KO'd....either way I see no way marg can win unless pac really hasnt taken him seriously.

[fightingfigs]

"Hardly beat"?

How many rounds did you have Margarito losing?

No I had him winning but Garcia made him look like a chump buy walking through his shots and pressuring margarito against the ropes. It was kind of amusing watching that.

[Heru]

he needs to fight like he did for 5/6 rounds agianst williams

He actually fought a good fight against Williams. HBO was swinging from Williams/Haymon's nuts for the entire fight, but if you watch it in its entirety again. You'll see Margarito catching Williams' jab and left hand over and over, landing his right hook to the uppercut/body, and Williams holding a few times a round whenever he wasn't throwing or moving.

If you go by HBO, you'd swear Williams easily swept the first half, but the reality is that the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 12th are all close rounds. That fight was closer than they called it, the decision could've gone either way.

[Left Hook Tua]

marg by brutal ko.

[fightingfigs]

Pac drop Cotto twice, Shane didnt, and that was with both hands of Pac?

I dont think people really think Pac hits hard until you get in the ring with him.

Marg will underestimate Pacs power but eventually all those blows will take an effect.

I think after the 3-4th round youll start to see whos going to take this fight..

VERY TRUE! I think Margarito will go down and most likely get KOed.

[Dorian]

Bookmarked and ready to keep bumpin soon as Margarito gets KOed

Beat me to it.

[Heru]

Pac drop Cotto twice, Shane didnt, and that was with both hands of Pac?

I dont think people really think Pac hits hard until you get in the ring with him.

Marg will underestimate Pacs power but eventually all those blows will take an effect.

I think after the 3-4th round youll start to see whos going to take this fight..

Your banking on Pacquiao being able to hurt Margarito, I'm banking on the opposite.

I don't even see Pacquiao landing as easily and clean as Cotto did. Anyone that Margarito can put his hands on has a problem on their hands.

[ispayder]

After analyzing a few of Margarito's (specifically Williams, Santos, and Martinez) and Pacquiao's fights, I have come to the conclusion that Margarito has a great shot at stopping Pacquiao.

1 - Margarito has underrated timing/counterpunching against southpaws, he has this hard counter right uppercut/hook to the body that he lands a lot on southpaws. I don't see Pacquiao getting away from it consistently either.

2 - Margarito has underrated defense against southpaws, he caught/blocked/dodged most of Williams jabs and straight lefts.

3 - Margarito finds a way to consistently get to them offensively, he starts landing that right to the body after that he starts coming with his left hook to the body, straight right up top, etc.

4 - Pacquiao's defense is based almost entirely on his legs, as soon as Margarito is able to consistently close the distance, his legs won't be able to get him out of trouble consistently. Pacquiao has almost no inside game, so all he does is cover up and shoot his counter right hook.

5 - Margarito won't respect Pacquiao's power, he has a great chin to do this, but even when he does get hurt or stunned, he'll still keep coming forward. He got hurt against Santos (who had a 10 pound advantage 160 to 170) and he still came forward.

6 - The pressure he puts on is incredible. Even Paul Williams throwing 1200+ punches had to consistently hold to a point where he was warned in the 7th and kept holding in spots. Paul Williams was taller (easier for taller fighters to hold an opponent) and had good strength to keep Margarito in the clinch, 2 things I feel Pacquiao won't be able to do. When Margarito gets to his body and starts piling it on, he won't be able to stop it, unless he runs.

7 - Pacquiao's aggressiveness will play against him. He will expend energy exploding in, letting his combinations go, and getting out. Only to have Margarito's counter right to the body land in the exchange, if Margarito misses, he'll just come right back and let his shots go.

To me, the most important question that has to be answered in the fight is:

Can Pacquiao take Margarito's body shots and pressure without getting worn down?

Believe it or not, the man you probably feel is too slow to land, will land, and Manny's resistance will have to answer that question.

I had Pacquiao by UD and I thought it would be easy, but it's changed (not because of any rumor or hype either) to Margarito KO10.

Good observation, now are you willing to bet all your points on Margarito? PM me, you only pay if Pacman wins by KO/TKO. You don't have to pay if Pacquiao wins by decision. If Margarito wins, I'll Pay double.