I spent a few days inside of the Margarito camp a few weeks ago, and there is no doubt that he's in good shape and will be ready to fight on November 13th. Margarito has gone on the record several times now talking about how he will not only win the fight, but he will stop Pacquiao. Coach Garcia is saying the same thing. In fact, Garcia told 8CountNews.com that he predicts an 11th round knockout.
Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach predicts that his guy, (Pacquiao) will be the one knocking people out. Roach, (who is pretty good at predictions), predicts that Manny will not only beat Margarito, but he will put him to sleep.
Speed Vs. Strength and size, a common match-up for Pacquiao. He is used to this kind of thing, so what makes Margarito any different? According to Margarito trainer, Garcia, the big difference is that his guy (Margarito) will be coming forward, and throwing punches for the entire time. Garcia believes that Manny will have to defend himself if he has a big tall guy in front of him, coming forward, and throwing a lot of punches.
Pacquiao has had a camp filled with distractions, but it seems as of late that things have settled down. A Pacquiao at 80 percent is like any other fighter at 110 percent. Margarito should not bank on the fact that Pacquiao has had a difficult camp. Manny's speed hasn't gone anywhere and Tony will have to deal with it in the ring.
Someone is more than likely going to eat the floor. Pacquiao has blinding speed, and he throws a ton of punches from crazy angles. Margarito will have to deal with that, and sooner or later he will end up tasting Manny's speed and his power. On the flip side, Margarito is a big strong guy with a much longer reach advantage. He will try to use his size and length against Pacquiao.
Margarito will have to catch Manny as he bounces in with something in order to knock him out. I don't see Margarito having the ability to slowly wear down Manny. The pound for pound king can fight 30 rounds if had to. He is in tremendous shape, so it will take a punch that is perfectly timed and placed in order to hurt Manny Pacquiao.
Mississippians that I have spoken to across the state, and in Hattiesburg for the most part feel as if Manny Pacquiao will win. There are those that do feel Margarito will pull off the upset. The fight is approaching soon. Saturday November 13th, all of our questions will be answered.