1- How big of a difference did the corner experience of Freddie Roach make?
I feel that it made some what of a difference in this fight but not a whole lot. Pacquiao is now at a stage that words can go through one ear and out the other, Pacquiao in short knows exactly what he needs to do.
2- Should Margarito?s corner have stopped the fight?
That is tough to say. I know that I would have threw in the towel after the tenth round. A fighters health should always come first but Margarito the fighter wanted no part in quitting. This is a fighter who we all know was given one more chance to redeem himself so quitting was never even a thought in his mind. When Robert Garcia was asked this very same question, I for one did not like his answer one bit. Garcia answered by saying that Tony wouldn?t let him. I say screw Tony, you are the watchful pair of eyes out there[especially when your fighter was fighting out there with one eye]. You call the shots, not Tony!
3 ? Should the referee or doctor have stopped the fight?
The trainer should have stopped the fight, not the doctor. The doctor and the ref were asking Tony questions and Tony was passing the eye examination test so as long as Tony was passing then there was no need for the doctor or ref to have stopped the fight.
4 ? Should Manny of went for the knockout in the last two rounds instead of backing off?
I feel that we did not see Manny at full tilt for the entire fight. We saw Manny at full tilt from round 1 to round 10, then for the last 2 rounds we saw Manny at 75% at best. I at times can be a cold heartless S.O.B so I would have loved to have seen Manny go for it, but Manny is a warm hearted religious man so coasting it was a good decision on Manny?s part.
5 ? Who should Pacquiao fight next if Mayweather still refuses the fight?
In this order: Sergio Martinez, winner of Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander, or Andre Berto. I would love to see Manny face Amir Khan for his last fight.
6 ? Is Pacquiao the greatest boxer of all time and why?
As great as Manny is, I am not 100% sure if I would call him the greatest of all time. I will say that I have no problem at all calling Manny Pacquiao the greatest fighter of the past 20-25 years. I am 100% sure about that.
7- Should Pacquiao retire now?
No, Pacquiao should not retire now, but I would like to see him retire next year. One fight in May against Mayweather or Sergio Martinez, and a final fight in November against Amir Khan.
8 ? Why won?t Floyd fight Manny?
I honestly do not know why Floyd will not fight Manny. All I know is that if I had Floyd?s quick hands along with his high boxing IQ, I would have fought Pac-Man at least 2 times by now. I refuse to think that any fighter is afraid to tangle, but when at least 50 mil is on the table and you are someone who goes by the name of ?Money?, then what else am I to think?
9 ? Should Top Rank put together a Cotto ? Pacquiao rematch or a Cotto ? Margarito rematch?
A Cotto/Margarito rematch in my eyes is a must. Let?s keep this stadium thing going, next year in June at Yankee Stadium sounds good to me. What about you?
10 ? Does this win clinch another fighter of the year title for Pacquiao?
Yes, we should give Pacquiao every single title. Not just because he is a true fighter, but also because deep down we all know that calling Pacquiao the best really bugs Floyd. As long as we don?t give Pacquiao any extra belts or anything like that, because in case you haven?t already heard, belts collect nothing but dust. LOL.. Hey Floyd here?s a bright idea, if you are sick and salty of us calling Pacquiao the best, there is only one way to prove us all wrong.
