I should be punched for even letting doubt creep in my skull for this one. After the 2nd round, barring a huge lucky punch, I knew this one was over. The second was the only round I gave to Margo on my scorecard, 119-109. Pacquiao's blinding speed was on full display as he picked apart the lumbering slugger. Margarito looked "ok" in the first 2 rounds, jabbing with great accuracy, but the "in and out" style and "angle punching" was too much. He just did not have the tools.
Pacquiao further cements himself as an ATG, conquering larger opponents in dominating fashion. He even broke into a rendition of the "Ali Shuffle" in Round 7, which I found to be awesome. The Filipino brawler even showed his human side in the ring, looking to Referee Laurence Cole in the 11th round to stop the beating he was putting on Tony. Pacquiao though, in good form, carried Marg for the last round and a half, and allowed him to finish on his feet. Margarito deserved everyone of the 401 punches that landed on his face. He cheated, he was caught, he lied, he made fun of a man with a disease beyond his control, and in general showed his true colors.
The question and answer that we all have after a Manny Pacquiao fight is "if and when will he fight Mayweather?" At this point I would not hold my breath, there is about 30,000,000 on the table for each guy to get in the ring, it will break PPV records, attendance records (if held at Cowboys Stadium, gate receipts, etc. It's Hagler/Hearns, Ali/Frazier of the new century. It will be a great shame for the fighters, and for the fans if this fight never happens. For the fighters because it will always be the missing link in their resumes, and for the fans because, in a dying sport, we deserve something for loyalty.
Will the 2 best P4P of the same generation ever mix it up? I have no idea. But for now we can only hope.
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