Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao VS Antonio Margarito Montiel
There is just about one week to go before the World Super Welterweight Championship between Pacman and Margarito. They will fight for the WBC Light Middleweight (Super Welterweight) Championship at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on November 13. Who gonna win?
Pacman and Margarito had already achieved much success in the world of boxing and this will be their first fight to battle for the Super Welterweight title. But who is Pacman and Margarito anyway? What are their achievements and what are the titles they already have? Here are the complete boxing career details for Pacman and Margarito.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao
The Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) hailed him as “Fighter of the Decade” in 2000 and now holding the three-time BWAA title. The Ring also named him as “Fighter of the Year” in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
Today, Manny Pacquiao is holding the title of WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion) and is ranked as the No. 1 pound-for-pound best boxer all over the world. Here are Pacman’s Titles in Boxing:
Major World Titles:
· WBO Welterweight World Champion (147 pounds)
· The Ring Junior Welterweight World Champion (140 pounds)
· WBC Lightweight World Champion (135 pounds)
· The Ring Junior Lightweight World Champion (130 pounds)
· WBC Super Featherweight World Champion (130 pounds)
· The Ring Featherweight World Champion (126 pounds)
· IBF Junior Featherweight World Champion (122 pounds)
· WBC Flyweight World Champion (112 pounds)
Minor World Title:
· IBO Junior Welterweight World Champion (140 pounds)
Lineal Championships Titles:
· World Light Welterweight Champion (140 pounds)
· World Super Featherweight Champion (130 pounds)
· World Featherweight Champion (126 pounds)
· World Flyweight Champion (112 pounds)
Regional and International Titles:
· WBC International Super Featherweight Champion (130 pounds)
· WBC International Super Bantamweight Champion (122 pounds)
· OPBF Flyweight Champion (112 pounds)
Special Titles:
· WBO Super Champion
· WBC Diamond Champion
· WBC Emeritus Champion
Antonio Margarito "Tijuana Tornado" Montiel
Margarito is a Mexican/American boxer and he was born in March 18, 1978. Margarito is also an ex-World Boxing Association because of the scandal with Shane Mosley. This scandal was publicized when Nazim Richardson, Mosley’s trainer, found a plaster hidden in the wrapped hands of Margarito that lead him to be accused he was trying to cheat Mosley.
At Mosley’s trainer’s demand, California State Inspector Dean Lohuis called for Margarito’s hands to be wrapped again. Judd Burstein, Mosley’s attorney, said that Margarito had wet pads as he wrapped his hands and Mosley’s doctor said that this plaster is a sort used to make casts. That is why on January 28, Margarito and his trainer’s licenses were provisionally suspended by the California State Athletic Commission awaiting the result of the investigation.
Moreover, on February 11, the California State Athletic Commission cancelled their licenses. However, after a year, they can both reapply for their licenses in California, where they need to attend another hearing. Luckily, he reapplied another license that is why he will face Pacman for the vacant title of WBC Super Welterweight/WBC Light Middleweight.
Margarito’s Titles in Boxing:
· WBO NABO Welterweight Title (2000)
· World Boxing Organization Welterweight Title (2002 to 2007)
· WBO Intercontinental Welterweight title (2007)
· World Boxing Association Welterweight Title (2008 to 2009)
I’m just wondering who’s gonna win with this match, is it still the best pound-for-pound king, Manny Pacquiao or will Margarito take the crown?
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