Moments ago Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito weighed in for their bout tomorrow night at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Margarito, the former champion from Tijuana, weighed in at the contracted limit of 150 pounds while Pacquiao weighed far less at 144.6. The discrepancy in weight was to be expected, as Margarito is by far the bigger fighter in this contest, which will be contested for the vacant WBC junior middleweight crown.
If Pacquiao is to win the bout, which is expected as he is a 5-1 betting favorite, then he will likely prevail because of his advantages in speed of hand and foot. Margarito is given a chance because of his size, ability to absorb punishment and aggressive style. Typically a fighter weighing five more pounds than his opponent would be alarming but Pacquiao has been accustomed to fighting seemingly bigger, stronger foes over the past few years.
Each man appears to be in tremendous shape and outside of all of the subplots and storylines regarding the fight we should be in for an interesting evening tomorrow night if anything else. Margarito was spotted in Las Vegas a few months back for his stable mate Brandon Rios' victory over Anthony Peterson and he appeared to be in tremendous shape at that point in time already. Some speculated that he would come into the Pacquiao fight weight drained but he appears to be in solid shape.
Las Vegas also happens to be the location of Margarito's greatest in as a pro, when he overcame an early deficit before stopping Caguas, Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in the 11th round at the MGM Grand. People are saying that if he is going to be successful agaisnt Pacquiao he will have to replicate that same blueprint, as he took control of the fight after weathering an early storm and eventually started breaking Cotto down over the second half of the fight with his aggression and body punching.
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