Earlier this year, November was penciled in as possible date for the Pacquiao v Mayweather superfight that all fans want to see and that boxing badly needs. That fight still hasn't happened, as everyone knows, and when this somewhat unlikely match-up was announced instead, I have to confess, I was a little underwhelmed by the prospect. However, as the fight has got closer, I've started to get excited, as I do whenever the dynamic little Filipino enters the ring. Already assured of his place in boxing history and with an era-defining fight with Mayweather still out of reach, Pacquiao has been pursuing, what you might call, other interests. Like, being elected to the House of Representatives in the Philippines.
There are suggestions from the Pacquiao camp that his training hasn't been as vigorous as usual and trainer Freddie Roach isn't happy. In contrast, Antonio Margarito is that most dangerous of beasts, someone with pretty much nothing to lose (I'd argue Harrison is the same, although more of that later). He weighed in five pounds heavier than Pacquiao and could enter the ring with as much as 15-20 pounds over the smaller man. But size alone isn't everything, as Pacquiao has proved time and again in his relentless rise through the weight divisions. It's been well over two years since Margarito put in a decent shift, and even that victory against Cotto looks slightly dubious in light of what happened before the Mosley fight. Still, he's tall and rangy, an awkward customer with a decent chin and I don't expect Manny to have an easy night in Texas. He'll still win, and I think he'll do so inside the distance: 4-7 with Bet365.
Skybet offer 4-1 on a Pacquiao victory in rounds 7, 8 or 9 and that's the Twelfth Round selection.
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