He has already rewritten the history books. He’s captured 7 world titles in as many weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao will attempt to capture an 8th world title tonight when he takes on former world champion Antonio Margarito. There has been a lot of distractions and side show events leading up to this fight. The camp for Pacquiao in the Philippines did not go as well as coach Freddie Roach had wanted it to. Manny was not as focused this time around, but he seemed to have hit back on stride late in the camp. Roach went public several times expressing his disappointment with the camp. He did however change his tune for the better in the closing days of camp.
Antonio Margarito will earn about 3 million dollars for this fight. He is a man that’s been given a second chance in boxing, but his behavior as of late has not been very appreciative. Recently he was captured on video with sparring partner and top ranked fighter Brandon Rios mocking Freddie Roach. As most of us know, Freddie Roach suffers from Parkinson’s disease and has visible tremors, especially when he gets tired. Rios and Margarito both were captured on video shaking their heads and imitating Roach’ tremors. This spread across the world like wild fire, and millions of fans were immediately disgusted and appalled.
