Manny Pacquiao will be floored

By: Rab Romulo


The adviser of Manny Pacquiao, Michael Koncz, predicts another overwhelming performance by the Filipino champion.

On November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Pacquiao will face Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Koncz sees Margarito being overwhelmed by Pacquiao's speed in the same way as past opponents.

I beg to disagree.

Manny believes that Margarito is not at the same caliber with him but his past opponent clearly speaks for it.

On December 2, 2006, Margarito defeated future champion Joshua Clottey by a twelve round unanimous decision. Margarito set a Compubox all-time record of 1675 total punches thrown in a twelve round bout.

On July 26, 2008 Miguel Cotto was also brutally beaten by Margarito that earned him the most feared welter in the world. Winning in a legitimate weight class without catch weights. It was the first defeat of the once undefeated Miguel Cotto.

At this point of his career Margarito was the man in boxing. He was feared and he was acknowledged by the boxing circle as the best thing in boxing. Nobody wants to taste his devastating fists.

The only problem with Margarito was his controvertial loss to Shane Mosley when he was found to have illegal substance in his gloves. And I believe his lost to Mosley was a fluke, after all even if he wins the bout he knows that a stiff sanction will be thrown on him. He might intentionally loss to Shane just to make the controversy less. But still he was suspended for more than a year and serves his due.

While I totally agree that Margarito is slower than Manny, I also believe that Margarito has what it takes to bring down the People’s Champ. His chin is just so strong for Manny and his just too fast compared to Dela Hoya, Hatton, Cotto and Clottey. His height advantage is insurmountable and reach advantage is going to be his biggest arsenal.

I will give Manny Pacquiao a chance on a lucky punch.