Manny Pacquiao captured the vacant WBC super-welterweight title with a
punishing 12-round unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito at Cowboys
Stadium on Saturday night.
Filipino hero Pacquiao won on all three judges’ scorecards as he
inflicted a savage beating on Margarito and extended his winning streak
to 13 fights.
”He is really strong,” Pacquiao said of Margarito. ”I never expected him to be as strong as he was. He hurt me in the body and in the face. I am so lucky tonight.”
Pacquiao has shown little sign of losing speed and power as he moves up
in weight to fight bigger and stronger opponents, but he failed to score
the knockout on Saturday.
Even so, the bout didn’t turn into the same kind of dull affair as
Pacquiao’s fight against Joshua Clottey at the same venue in March.
Unlike Clottey, Margarito came to fight. He paid the price with a nasty
gash under the right eye and a huge welt that almost closed his left
eye.
