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Who Wins Pacquiao-Margarito?
Nov 13th
Nov. 14 2010, the day for the match up between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, who are promoted by Top Rank Promotions, will be contested for the WBC junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt. Who will win?
Manny Pacquiao fights to win for eighth title
Nov 12th
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Freddie Roach has a game plan to make life in the ring easier for Manny Pacquiao. If he had his way, it would be in place Saturday night when Pacquiao moves up in weight once again to take on Antonio Margarito.
The problem is he’ll never get Pacquiao to follow it.
“He could box more and be a little smarter,” said Roach, who trains boxing’s biggest star. “But he likes to exchange punches and that’s what sells tickets. That’s what makes him exciting, and that’s what makes him who he is.”
Pacquiao doesn’t figure to change his style against Margarito, even though other things have changed since he last stepped into the ring at Cowboys Stadium in March. An explosive puncher at any weight, he will fight in his usual frenzied fury as he tries to win an eighth title against a bigger but slower opponent.
Not to worry, Pacquiao says. When it comes time to fight, he will fight.
“The focus is always there,” Pacquiao said. “I’m always hungry for a fight. There is no distraction.”
Pacquiao, who began fighting at 107 pounds, plans to enter the ring at his heaviest ever to take on the rugged Margarito, who is attempting to rebound from a hand-wrapping scandal that almost cost him his career. But Pacquiao will still be the much smaller fighter, giving up both weight and height in a fight that is for a 154-pound title even though the contract weight is 150 pounds.
That doesn’t concern Roach, who believes Margarito’s style is perfect for his fighter. Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao fights to win for eighth title” »
Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito 24/7 Episode 1 Video HBO
Sep 10th
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2010- HBO Sports’ groundbreaking “24/7” reality franchise returns in October for its ninth boxing installment with 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARGARITO, an all-new four-episode, all-access series, it was announced today by Ross Greenburg, president, HBO Sports. Debuting SATURDAY, OCT. 23 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), the series will follow two elite fighters at different stages – the brilliant Manny Pacquiao, in the prime of his record-setting career, and the reinstated Antonio Margarito, looking for redemption following his involvement in an attempted “loaded gloves” incident – as they prepare for their Nov. 13 pay-per-view showdown at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA.
Noted Greenburg, “ ‘24/7’ excels when there is great drama and this fight has it. Manny Pacquiao continues to conquer new challenges in the ring and in his life, while Antonio Margarito returns to the ring having been through a very controversial episode that polarized many in the boxing community. ‘24/7’ will examine all aspects of what has taken place since the night Antonio Margarito fought Shane Mosley. We will chronicle the suspension handed down to Margarito and the subsequent reinstatement process.”
Episodes two and three of 24/7 PACQUIAO/MARGARITO debut on subsequent Saturdays – Oct. 30 (10:00-10:30 p.m.) and Nov. 6 (10:45-11:15 p.m.) – while the finale debuts Friday, Nov. 12 (9:30-10:00 p.m.), the night before the intriguing showdown. All four episodes will have multiple replay dates on HBO, and the series will also be available on HBO On Demand. Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito 24/7 Episode 1 Video HBO” »
Mayweather Jr. apologizes for racist tirade against Manny Pacquiao
Sep 5th
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took to the Internet again on Friday, this time to apologize for a profanity-filled racist rant against Manny Pacquiao that he recorded on uStream.com Thursday.
Mayweather continued to mispronounce Pacquiao’s surname, repeatedly referring to him as “Pooch-ee-ow.” But a day after making racist and homophobic comments on uStream, Mayweather offered an apology to those who were offended.
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“I do want to apologize for what happened the other night,” Mayweather said. “I want to apologize to everybody. They felt it was a racist comment that came from me. I don’t have a racist bone in my body, you know. I love everybody. “I heard this from a few people. The only thing I want to say is, anybody who was offended by what I said the other day, I apologize as a man. I apologize. Forgive me for saying what I said. I was just having fun. I didn’t really mean it, nothing in a bad way. So let’s stay on this roller coaster ride and keep riding, baby. It’s all love.”
In the original video, he referred to Pacquiao, a native of the Philippines, as “a yellow chump,” and said “Once I stomp the midget, I’ll make that [expletive] make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice.” In addition, he said, “I’m going to cook that [expletive] with cats and dogs. Have some rice with a little barbecue dog.” He also referred to Pacquiao by using a derogatory slang term for a homosexual.
Source: Yahoo Sports
