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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Margarito braces for mega bout

BY Jun Medina, Manilatimes.net, September 20, 2010

If his training and choice of sparring partners is any indication, Antonio Margarito is preparing for his fight November 13 showdown with Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao like never before in his career—hoping his hard work would lead to a big upset win over the Filipino pound-for-pound king. Margarito, who trains very hard like Pacquiao, is “already in great shape” having started his preparations for Pacquiao in the second week of September, according to his chief trainer Robert Garcia.

Garcia said the Oxnard, California-based Margarito would have no problem making the 151-pound catch weight for his Pacquiao fight since he stays fit in between fights plus the fact that he always trains very hard.

“Good thing about Margarito, the first thing I did was weigh him Monday after training and he’s weighing 159,” Garcia told veteran boxing writer Chris Robinson of examiner.com. Read More >>>
 

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