When was pacquiao margarito fight

Ultimately it is the fighter who should have the last say in all matters, however in this case I think Pacquiao has been slightly short-sighted. Antonio Margarito has had his own weight issues, it had been suggested that it would be a struggle for him to make lbs after his year long suspension. Margarito has only had one fight which was at lbs, although it seems to have been mostly conjecture as revealed at the weigh-in, Margarito made the weight and looked particularly good on the scales.

Often a fighters eyes and skin can be telling in regards to the difficulties they have faced cutting weight. Significantly Margarito appeared healthy at the weigh in, he had no dark circles under his eyes and did not look off colour. In all truth Margarito's camp have said all along that there would be no excuses about weight going into the fight and it is clear they have left little to chance.

The fight itself is taking place at a lbs catch-weight, which has fuelled debate amongst many boxing fans and writers, 'catch-weight' is a modern day issue that can often split the boxing public. Some play it no mind and others find it quite despicable, for me personally it is not such a big issue as long as a title is not being contested.

What do I mean by that? Well, if a fighter is moving up in weight and he wants to test the waters I think a catch-weight can be a great thing to help a steady climb, however to contest a world title at a catch-weight is completely absurd, but that is a topic for an article on another day Anyone who has been following the build up of this fight would now be quite familiar with Margarito's trainer; Robert Garcia.

It has to be said that Garcia's approach has been nothing less than refreshing, little or no trash talking and no secrecy. Margarito's training camp has been open to all since day one, and Garcia has not made any outrageous claims about changing the fighter's style which has become an often tired rhetoric in boxing.

Newly appointed trainers often talk about making radical changes to boxer's over the span of a training camp which is truly ludicrous. Garcia said from the off that Freddie Roach was well acquainted with his fighter's strengths and they were just going to tune-him up and have a strong hard-working camp. Conversely, Pacquiao's camp has been full of secrecy. Freddie Roach decided to close camp after Pacquiao suffered at the hands of a couple of his sparring partners early on in training.

Throughout the camp there was little media coverage of Pacquiao's training which is particularly unusual for 'Pacman' followers, there has only been the odd story leaking here and there.

The truth is many of the reports about Pacquiao's camp have been spurred by quotes from Freddie Roach suggesting it has been the worst camp he has had with the fighter, but Roach's insistence on playing mind games has become somewhat tiresome over the past few fights. The stories have some factual resonance but a lot of it is just media hype and I think most genuine fans find it rather tedious.

The contest, which had the vacant WBC junior middleweight title at stake, took place at a catch-weight of pounds. Standing at 5'11, Margarito had a very big advantage in size and weight, but the much smaller Pacquiao's speed and accuracy was too much for the Mexican fighter to handle.

Margarito took a severe beating that night, which saw him sustain a fractured orbital bone on his right eye. Pacquiao won a very wide twelve round unanimous decision.

But I am happy for what I accomplished. Margarito actually did hurt Pacquiao late in the bout when he nailed the Filipino on the ropes with a nasty body punch, which later left the champion with broken ribs. When a loss became inevitable and stopping the fight was the logical thing to do, the machismo in him obviously prevailed.

Margarito lost by technical knockout in the 10th round as his surgically repaired right eye was badly swollen shut, forcing him to retire from boxing. After a five-year hiatus, Margarito came out of retirement and fought three more times, all of which he won.

But his last fight against Carson Jones proved to be a slugfest, and while Margarito came out with a seventh-round technical decision, he suffered a huge cut in the same eye where he had a problem before. We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on Spin. Nov 13 Manny Pacquiao shows a compassionate side while bludgeoning Antonio Margarito in Texas on November 13, Tags antonio margarito manny pacquiao on this day. You may also like. Click here to post a comment.