As the day?s inch closer, anticipation and excitement grows stronger. Simply because people know that come November 13, 2010 boxing fans will be witnessing an explosive treat! The WBC light-middleweight championship between Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao vs. Antonio ?Tijuana Tornado? Margarito shall be take place at the gigantic hi-tech stadium of the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
Boxing fans know both of these fighters very well; Manny Pacquiao known for capturing seven championship titles in seven different weight divisions and being considered the number one pound for pound best fighter in the world. Special feats on a legendary scale that was never been done before in boxing history.
The world wants to see Pacquiao settle his score with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.Even after agreeing to Mayweather’s demands on two separate occasions, it could not make Floyd Mayweather Jr. sign on the dotted line to fight Manny. Hence, the next best thing business-wise the diminutive Pacquiao can do is fight a giant in his prime like Antonio Margarito. A modern day “David and Goliath” battle.
Antonio Margarito who stands at 5’11” is a big former two time welterweight champion of the world. Margarito was also allegedly being ducked by then lineal welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was reportedly offered huge sums of money to fight Margarito. But the American chose to fight Carlos Baldomir instead for few pittances. Antonio Margarito has gain notoriety after he got caught with his hand wraps loaded with a Plaster of Paris susbstance prior to his knockout loss to Sugar Shane Mosley a year ago. Margarito was suspended for 1 year and was denied a boxing license in the states of California and Nevada, but was given a license in Texas to fight the number one pound for pound best fighter in the world Manny Pacquiao. Since the hand-wrap incident, Antonio Margarito’s record has been in the shadow of doubt with his wins against notable opponents such as Joshuah Clottey, Miguel Cotto, Kermit Cintron, etc. Now, he is given another chance of redemption and is hungry as ever to get back on top of the boxing world.
To familiarize casual boxing fans, let’s look at each fighter closely.
Manny Pacquiao: Stands barely 5’6″ tall and captured world titles in Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight, Lightweight, Light Welterweight, and the current WBO Welterweight champion of the world. He is a southpaw with tremendous punching power with his left hand, and his right hand was carefully developed to be just as destructive by now renowned trainer Freddie Roach. Manny Pacquiao is the embodiment of the cartoon character “The Tazmanian Devil” who devours everything in it?s’ path. Inside the ring, Manny Pacquiao is a buzz-saw of blazing fast hands and feet which enables him to launch astounding four or five punch combinations in a split second, each punch with cruel intentions, from many different weird angles. And before his opponents can even retaliate, he’s nowhere to be found, by using super fast footwork. This speed coupled with explosive power had succumbed opponents who are bigger than him as he climbs up the weight divisions.
