Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito: The Results

WBC World Super Welterweight Title Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito
Cowboy's Stadium, Arlington Texas
November 13, 2010

Undercards:
Lee (winner) vs Dowther - KO ("dark match")
Rios (winner) vs Lourther - KO
Rigondeaux (winner) vs Cordoba - split decision
Soto-Karass vs Jones (winner) - majority decision

Main Event:
Michael Buffer - Ring Announcer
Yarir (?) - Himno Nacional Mexicano
Zyrene Parsad - Lupang Hinirang (sang the Anthem better than most; good job!)
3 Dallas Texas Cowboys Cheerleaders (awooga!) - Star-Spangled Banner

Judges: Glenn Crocker (Texas), Jurgen Lagos (Germany), Oren Schellenberger (Texas)
Referee: Laurence Cole

Intermission by Nelly

Recap: Tale of the Tape:
Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38KO)
Age: 31
Height: 5'6 1/2 "
Weight: 144.6 lbs
Reach: 67"

Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO, 1 NC)
Age: 32
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 150 lbs
Reach: 72"
Ads/Promoters/Patches/Logos:
Manny Pacquiao Headband: Motolite (front), Nike (back)
Manny Pacquiao Robe: La Cafe (right shoulder), Philippine Flag (left shoulder) MP Productions (back)
Manny Pacquiao Trunks: Head & Shoulders, Cafe Puro, Motolite, Nike, Ricoa, Sony 3D, MP Productions
Antonio Margarito Headband: "Tornado"
Antonio Margarito Shirt: "Affliction"
Antonio Margarito Robe: Names of his children (left sleeve)
Antonio Margarito Trunks: Mexican Flag
Ring: Smart Communications, Cerveza Tecate, TopGear, History Channel
Above-Ring Leaderboard: MP Productions, Tecate, HBO PPV, TopRank, History Channel, Smart Communications, AT&T

Manny Pacquiao's Corner (Red)
Freddie Roach - Trainer
Miguel Diaz - Cutman
Bouboy Fernandez - Assist
Alex Ariza - Assist

Antonio Margarito's Corner (Blue)
Robert Garcia - Trainer
Francisco Espinosa - Cutman
Francisco Navarro - Assist
Sergio Diaz - Assist


Round Highlights:

Round 1: touch gloves; Pacquiao takes early lead, with most of the round, landing many shots to the head, while avoiding most of Margarito's lefts and rights.

Round 2:
2:20 - Pacman scores left and right combinations to the side of the head
1:48 - Pacman delivers speedy combos to the head (blocked)
1:31 - First time Margarito forces Pacman against the ropes, Pacman slides free quickly
1:15 - Pacman lands big body shots to Margarito
0:28 - Margarito closed in and scores a close-range uppercut against Pacman

Round 3:
2:08 - Pacman scores a beautiful left hook
1:45 - Pacman and Margarito lock arms; ref calls break
1:32 - Pacman and Margarito lock arms again; referee calls for a break again and warns Margarito for the punches thrown to the side while they were locked
1:10 - Margarito forces Pacman against the corner again and traded blows; Pacman slides free
1:07 - Pacman retaliates with his own combination, landing most of the hits to the head; after backing up, Pacman "dances" a bit

Round 4:
2:23 - Pacman on the defensive, as Margarito launches a barrage of big straights and hooks
1:42 - Pacman scores right and left between the gloves against Margarito's noggin'
1:28 - Pacman continues landing jabs and lefts; big cut is now very noticeable under Margarito's right eye
1:20 - Margarito scores an uppercut; Pacman retaliates with a series of combinations of his own
0:30 - Margarito corners Pacman on the ropes, landing a big uppercut; Pacman forces his way back to the middle of the ring

Round 5:
2:12 - Margarito corners Pacman again and lands a big uppercut again. This time, Pacman did not slide free right away, and soaked up all of the punches Margarito threw at him
2:04 - After getting out of the corner, Pacman unleashes a barrage of his own
1:28 - Pacman scores another right to the head
left hook
0:50 - Margarito lands another uppercut and forces Pacman against the ropes; the two lock and ref calls for break
0:35 - Just like most of the other times, Pacman scores a one-two combination right between the eyes.

Round 6:
2:30 - Pacman scores a big straight right
1:47 - Pacman scores another glancing left hook
1:17 - Pacman body shots Margarito again
0:30 - Pacman's left caught on the ropes; slight distraction taken advantage by Margarito; Pacman slides free again

Round 7: For most of the round -- and the rest of the succeeding rounds -- it's pretty much the same: Pacman goes in, scores, Pacman goes out, avoiding any counterpunch Margarito throws at him.
3:00 - Referee calls doctor to check Margarito's cut; doctor checks out okay, match goes one;
1:01 - Pacman and Margarito exchange straights across their faces

Break: Margarito's cut getting worse, his right eye almost totally closed due to the swelling.

Round 8:
3:00 - Touch gloves again, go!
1:57 - Margarito corners Pacman and Pacman stands his ground duking it out with Margarito
1:45 - Pacman slides free and immediately unloaded on Margarito
1:01 - Margarito forces Pacman against the ropes again and scores body shots and an uppercut; one of the better showings from Margarito in this entire match.
0:35 - Both fighters appear winded for the first time; one fighter unloads, the other responds, lather, rinse, repeat. Pacman ended up faring better than Margarito during this series of exchanges, as the cut under Margarito's eye continues to get worse.

Round 9:
Pretty much the same: Pacman darts in, scores straights/uppercuts/hooks, and darts out, evades counterpunches. There's the occasional Pacman getting cornered, only to slide free and counterpunch his way back to the middle of the ring. All the while, Margarito's cut continues to worsen

Round 10:
3:00 - Touch gloves, referee checks again; says ok, so GO!
1:25 - Pacman scores again; this time Margarito is clearly feeling it, as he feels a bit unsteady. Crowd cheers MANNY! MANNY! MANNY!

Round 11: Since previous round, Pacman is clearly not in the "out-for-a-kill" mode as seen clearly with him initiating the rounds with the touching of the gloves. He clearly simmers down his offensive.
3:00 - Touch gloves, the two fighters deliberately slows things down a bit.
1:15 - Referee checks again; says OK so fight goes on.

Round 12: As ridiculous as it seems, nobody stopped the fight. Margarito fights on with only one eye.
3:00 - Pacman asks Margarito something like, "are you ok?" Yes, touch gloves, and the final round begins.
Pacquiao clearly mellowed down -- which he confirmed in the post-match interview.

Results:
Official Scorecards: 120-109, 118-110, 119-109

Manny Pacquiao - Winner by Unanimous Decision, all in favor of the winner and New WBC Super Welterweight Champion of the World
 
Manny Pacquiao again makes history for winning his 8th weight division championship.


What's Next:
Well, there's that loudmouth, all-bark-no-bite, talk-is-cheap-is-all-i-do, Floyd Mayweather.

Manny Pacquiao revealed in 24/7 that he will end his career in boxing soon to focus on his political career. Would Mayweather be his last match? Well, Pacquiao doesn't have to prove anything to anyone; it's Mayweather who has something to prove, being the big racist loudmouth that he is.

Only time will tell...