ARLINGTON, Texas -- Manny Pacquiao used both speed and power in a dominating performance Saturday night to beat Antonio Margarito and win their 150-pound showdown.
Pacquiao landed early and often, bloodying Margarito's face, closing his right eye and nearly closing his left. Pacquiao seemed on the verge of stopping Margarito in the late rounds, but had to settle for a lopsided decision.
It was the eighth different title won by Pacquiao, the Filipino star who also is a congressman in his native land. And it was a magnificent performance against a tough opponent who both outweighed him by nearly 20 pounds and towered over him.
Margarito tried gamely but he simply had no answer as Pacquiao landed punches in flurries from the opening bell, snapping Margarito's head back time and time again. By the middle rounds his face was a bloody mess as Pacquiao landed punches seemingly at will.
Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press
I hate to seem like a bandwagon guy, but I have been watching boxing since I was a little boy. My dad adored the sport and we spent many hours watching fights on USA, on HBO and even on ABC. I loved the boxers in the 80s; Hagler, Hearns, Leonard (ok, I hated Leonard at the time but he was amazing), Duran, Camacho, Tyson, etc. But folks, I can honestly say I've never seen a guy kick so much ass as Manny Pacquiao.
I wish that 5 or 6 years ago someone had convinced him to go into UFC so we could see what the best boxing has to offer could actually do in that arena. There's just nothing for Pacquiao to prove anymore in a boxing ring.
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