Margarito’s trainer, Robert Garcia, said he has trained his boxer to corner and roughen up the fleet-footed Pacquiao in the November 13 fight.
“I know he's (Pacquiao) trying to move side-to-side and fight so hard, but our job is to cut the ring and pressure him as much as possible,” said Garcia.
The 5’11” Margarito is known to lumber toward his opponents while throwing combinations. This is the fighting style he’s expected to use against the smaller but faster Pacquiao.
“If everything goes the way we time it, I’m expecting a hell of a fight,” said Garcia.Margarito had an open training for the media on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as part of efforts to hype the World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title bout against Pacquiao.
The Tijuana Tornado said he expects the first few rounds with Pacquiao to be very tough.
“I think I will have a difficult time in the first few rounds with Pacquiao because he’s fast. But once I get the right timing, I’ll be fine,” he said in Spanish.
Margarito is so confident of winning the fight that he signed an “all or nothing” sponsorship deal with a Los Angeles-based clothing company.
The Mexican will only get paid by the company if he wins his fight against the 5'6" Pacquiao. -- With a report from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
Margarito’s trainer, Robert Garcia, said he has trained his boxer to corner and roughen up the fleet-footed Pacquiao in the November 13 fight.
“I know he's (Pacquiao) trying to move side-to-side and fight so hard, but our job is to cut the ring and pressure him as much as possible,” said Garcia.
The 5’11” Margarito is known to lumber toward his opponents while throwing combinations. This is the fighting style he’s expected to use against the smaller but faster Pacquiao.
“If everything goes the way we time it, I’m expecting a hell of a fight,” said Garcia.Margarito had an open training for the media on Thursday (Friday in Manila) as part of efforts to hype the World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title bout against Pacquiao.
The Tijuana Tornado said he expects the first few rounds with Pacquiao to be very tough.
“I think I will have a difficult time in the first few rounds with Pacquiao because he’s fast. But once I get the right timing, I’ll be fine,” he said in Spanish.
Margarito is so confident of winning the fight that he signed an “all or nothing” sponsorship deal with a Los Angeles-based clothing company.
The Mexican will only get paid by the company if he wins his fight against the 5'6" Pacquiao. -- With a report from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News
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