When is pacquiao margarito fight

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Pacquiao may come out and do well for the first 6 rounds, but as the fight goes on Margarito will wear him down and the weight will tell. It will not be an upset when Margarito wins this fight, he is the logical choice.

That may seem odd given Pacquiao's current dominance, in truth it feels peculiar writing it, but it is simply because we have all forgotten that it has been Pacquiao who has defied logic since moving up in weight. Looking at the fight, there is no doubt that it will be an old fashioned tear up between two tough and competitive fighters. Margarito cannot afford to be overly dependable on just his size, he needs to be weary of the many threats Pacquiao possesses. Inevitably Margarito will back Pacquiao up and that is when he has to get off his combinations, throwing his uppercut and hooks to good effect.

I guess it poses the question, if Margarito is can be so capable against a smaller guy why was he not able to do the same against Shane Mosley, if Mosley was able to stop Margarito, surely Pacquiao will? Shane may have been slightly smaller in height but Shane had the reach advantage against Margarito and adding to that Shane weighed close to lbs on the night of his fight against Magarito whereas Pacquiao will be weighing 10lbs south of that, subsequently his punches will not have the same purchase behind them.

If Margarito can back Pacquiao up as well as Oscar managed against Mayweather that is when the fight will get extremely dangerous for Pacquiao and when Margarito will let his hands go.

Throughout his career, Margarito has always been a fighter who likes to throw close to a punches a round, Pacquiao has tended to throw around an average of 60 punches per round but as seen when Margarito fought Paul Williams whoever takes the initial momentum will ultimately dictate the pace of the fight.

We may see a lower output from Margarito against Pacquiao somewhere around punches during the duration of 12rounds, which will still be above the division average and far more punches than Pacquaio had to face in his last fight against Joshua Clottey. Although Manny's become somewhat of a volume puncher as of late, that is not his natural game, Paul Williams was able to counter Margarito's pressure with the intensity of his own work, Paul is very much in the mold of a Joe Calzaghe in that aspect; pressure, pressure, pressure.

It seems that in this fight Pacquiao's tactics will not be like those he employed in his fights against Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Ricky Hatton and David Diaz where we saw an increased output from the Filipino. It is very likely Pacquiao will use Margarito's lack of mobility against him, by forcing him to turn by circling on the outside, this will also serve to offset Margarito's pressure and to keep him off balance.

Pacquiao's movement in and out will be key, I do though have a concern for how long Pacquiao can maintain that level off intensity he may have effectively carried out those tactics out against a weight drained De la Hoya, but even in that fight it was evident that Pacquiao reverted to form after the 4th round. It is important to note that a boxer is a creature of habit, and Pacquiao may start in cautious manner but he will ultimately return to his natural instincts; fighting on the front foot and unleashing combinations.

I do not see Pacquiao being able to bounce around effectively for more than 4 rounds, where that may have been enough to derail De la Hoya who was a shell , it will not be sufficient for a force of nature like the 'Tijuana Tornado'.

Margarito's biggest problem is if Pacquiao can sustain the in and out movement, will he be quick enough to close the angles and cut off the ring? Margarito needs to stay competitive for the first 6 rounds, not getting caught with anything through a reckless approach but still doing enough to keep Pacquiao concerned and as 'the Pacman' slows, yes he will slow Pacquiao fans will hold testament to his atheleticism and endurance, he is quick and powerful, but Pacquiao has always been sloppy late on in fights he is not a fighter who does well over the distance, he becomes increasingly easier to hit.

He was the best in the world. Mayweather wanted nothing to do with him. As we all know, we had to wait almost five more years before Mayweather and Pacquiao finally fought. And when they did fight, it was a dud. Had the two greats fought when they should have done — in , , or — who knows what might have transpired. As for the thoroughly beaten and beaten up Margarito , he would never be the same.