Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito: Round-by-Round Fight Reaction
It's on!
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The big night has finally arrived. Manny Pacquiao, arguably the most popular athlete in the world takes on Antonio Margarito in a Junior Middleweight showdown at Jerry Jones’ Cowboy Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
The last week has been a wild one with the Margarito camp going so far as to mock Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach because he suffers from Parkinson’s. Most people saw that as a last ditch attempt for the underdog Margarito to get under Team Pacquiao’s skin, but it won’t matter when these two warriors enter the ring in less than an hour.
Only a strong chin and hard punches will keep Pacman at bay in my opinion. Manny has been training hard for this one, and he and Roach will stick to their game plan no matter how much they want to get back at Margarito. It’s fight night. So, let’s get it on!
Bring on Floyd, Jr.It is the fight we all want to see. I'm sitting here at Pepper Roach's house watching the interviews. HBO wants it. The fans want it. Hopefully it will happen. Boxing needs a fight like this.
I have to admit there isn't anyone else for Manny to fight. Paul Williams and Sergio Martinez are just too big. And Amir Khan is a friend. He's also not ready for Pacman. So Floyd. Suit up and show up.
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Manny Pacquiao beats another top welterweight. He wins another title. There's only one fight that we all want to see so bring on Money May. Max Kellerman is already beating the drums for HBO. Manny is a gracious winner and he gives Margarito props. This was a war but manny won easily. He admits he had a tough fight, however.
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It is over. Pacquaio won easily. We still have to wait for the judges but it isn't even a close fight. No way these judges will risk being torn apart by 100 thousand fans at the end of this fight. I call it 119-109 and I believe this may finally set up the Mayweather fight. They just announced it - Manny wins easily.
Manny is tattooing Antonio again and it is not pretty. The pace has slowe again and manny is starting to worry about his opponent. Margarito can't see. The ref looks at Margarito's eye and let's the fight continue. I don't see thje point. He can't even see Manny. This is brutal. Margarito is one tough hombre. I'll give him that. Manny wins another round. Pacquiao. 109-100.
Manny keeps it in the middle of the round. Manny has gotten his legs back. He's the energizer bunny. After two good rounds for Margarito, Manny is taking it to the Tijuanua based fighter again. It's all Manny in round ten. It is target practice now and it looks like Manny might take him out. Manny wins easily. Manny 99-91.
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Manny is keeping the fight in the middle of the ring. Which is a good plan. Manny is definitely wearing down more than in his last few fights. Margarito is sticking with his game plan. And it's working up to a point. The probelm is he will need a knockout to win at this point and he looks tired too. He will have to try and get Manny on the ropes again. Manny wins another round. Manny 89-82.
Margarito is smart to get Manny on the ropes. He's fighting with desparation now. Manny gets off the ropes and throws bombs. But Antonio gets him back on the ropes. This is Antonio's best round yet. Manny comes back. This is a war now. A really good fight. Manny's bleeding from the mouth. This is a tough fight. I have it 79-73.
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Manny is back to tattooing Margarito's eye. HBO has it 60-54 Pacquiao. I give Margarito at least one round. But this is Manny's fight to lose. Manny stunned him at the end. Look for Pacquiao and Roach to look to close out the show in the next couple of rounds. Margarito can barely see. But he's a tough kid and he'll want to keep going. Manny 70-63.
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How much longer can Margarito hold on? His face is looking more and more like hamberger and his eye is closing fast. Manny is puting on another clinic. He is simply the best fighter around right now. Sorry Floyd. Margarito is landing the occasional jab but Manny lands two. Margarito does get Manny on the ropes which is a bad place for Pacquiao to rest. Margarito's best round yet. Give it to Tony. Manny 50-46.
Manny is hitting Margarito at will. He's just too fast. Margarito is fighting back but Manny is just too fast. The pace has slowed and it seems like Manny's resting. But he is landing big shots here and there. It's Manny with 3-4 punch combos to Margarito's one punch jabs. Manny wins another round. Pacquaio 50-45.
Speed kills and Manny is killing Margarito. He's just too slow and this will wear down at this rate. He's a tough kid, Antonio but he can't keep up with Manny. This was Manny's round and now Antonio's eye is closing so it will only get worse. Manny 40-36. I look for this to end pretty soon. He can't keep taking this punishment.
This is starting to look like Manny's fight. His speed is too much and Margarito isn't able to fend Manny off. I think this was definitely Manny's round and it's now 30-27 Pacquiao. He's also wearing Margarito down. This is a good fight but I don't think Margarito is correct. Manny is hurting him. Antonio needs to pick up the pace.
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Pacquiao comes out strong, but Margarito is throwing back. It doesn't seem to hurting Manny though. So far it's a good fight. Margarito is doing well with his jab. Close round but I give Manny. Two rounds. Manny 20-18 but it could easily be 19-19. A good round for Margarito. This is a tougher fight than most people expected.
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Manny is the busier fighter as they feel each other out. Not sure Margarito can deal with this speed. He is used to being the slowest fighter of all time. And Antonio is a notoriously slow starter. But it looks like a round for Manny to me. End of the round and I call it 10-9 Pacquiao. On to round two.
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A lot of talk, two Nelly songs and three national anthems. Enough already. Let's get this fight going. Finally the fighters are coming into the ring. The first round will hopefully start very soon. All this anticipation is killing me.
We will have some Roach family reaction tonight on Bleacher Report as well. Hopefully it will be a great night for all.



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