What's the definition of afraid? - 1. scared, fearful, disquieted, apprehensive, timid, timorous. Afraid, alarmed, frightened, terrified all indicate a state of fear. Recently Antonio Margarito went on the record and said that he's not worried about Manny Pacquiao at all. He said that's he is not worried, and he's more focused on knocking Manny out. Oh really? Well that's all well and good, but what he is focused on and what's going to happen are two entirely different scenarios.
Pacquiao is currently in the Philippines training like a beast and according to my sources, he means business. Pacquiao has been the recipient of racial attacks, accused of taking steroids, and has been dragged through the mud by team Mayweather for months now. He's not in a good mood about all of that, so if I were Antonio Margarito I would keep that in mind. Pacquiao is not the type of guy that stoops down to a lower level. Manny handles his business in the ring with his two fists. He's proved this time and time again, and this November 13th, it will more than likely be no different.
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Margarito is going to have a plate full come November 13th, and he's not going to know what to do with it. He actually won't have much choice once the bell rings. I can almost guarantee that Tony's face will be swollen and bloodied by the 5th or 6th round because he does not move his head fast enough, and he stands in front of his opponents. Standing in front of Manny Pacquiao is like standing in front of a shotgun with birdshot loaded in it. Margarito will be peppered with nasty punches from multiple angles.
I don't see how Margarito will be able to deal with the speed of Pacquiao. When you fight Pacquiao you are guaranteed to face a ton of punches, very fast punches, and punches in bunches from crazy angles. Of course the one and only chance that Margarito has is if he can catch Manny with something on the way in. This theory has been tossed around with most of Manny's previous opponents though. Each time Manny fights a bigger guy, the writers including yours truly mention that Manny has to be careful of bouncing in on a larger guy. Freddie and Manny both knows of this danger, and will be prepared.
One of the things that makes Pacquiao such a dangerous fighters is having the great Freddie Roach in his corner. The two men have shared this journey together, and both have benefited from hard work and preparation. Roach will have Manny ready, and on the flip, Manny will execute the plan.
OK, so what do my fellow Mississippians say about this match? I posed it to a few fans this past weekend in Jackson. I stopped by a few gyms in Jackson and tossed this topic around. Not one person predicted a victory for Margarito, and each person had the same theory. As the great NFL former Oakland Raiders coach John Madden said, "Speed kills" and speed will do in Margarito too. Timothy Barber of Jackson, MS said it best, " This fight Vs. Margarito will remind Floyd Mayweather why he chose to duck Pacquiao."
Speed + conditioning + Roach ='s a knocked out or soundly defeated Antonio Margarito.
Source: Examiner.com
