?STYLES MAKE THE FIGHT?
Boxing Experts in Iloilo, Negros Predict Knockout Win for Pacquiao
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 05 Feb 2008
If the 12-round title fight between national ring idol Manny Pacquiao and world super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez will be held anytime from now, the 29-year-old former two-division world champion from General Santos City will score a brutal knockout win before the 10th round.
This was the recent consensus of some boxing experts and analysts in Iloilo who regularly monitor the progress being made by both camps in preparation for their March 15 battle for the World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight title at the Mandalay Bay Casino and Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
?Pacquiao will score a knockout in the 8th round provided that he will make the weight easily and will not lose a pound,? said Marlon Lumacad.
Lumacad, son of veteran professional boxing trainer Mario, said nobody in the super featherweight division in the world today can defeat Pacquiao.?
?It will be a hard fight but Pacquiao will beat Marquez up,? said Bacolod city councilor Alex Paglumotan, who is a former commissioner of the Games and Amusement Board (GAB).
Leon town councilor Abe Beatingo, a former radioman and boxing analyst, said his mind is focused on the Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight ?before there is no way for Marquez to survive Pacman?s murderous fists.?
Long-time boxing commentator and journalist Rani Jangayo said the fight between Pacquiao and Marquez ?will be over in the third round with Pacquiao snatching away Marquez?s crown.?
Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) regional vice president Roland Magahin of Sipalay, Negros Occidental said if Pacquiao can not stop the Mexican champion, he will lose on points.
?But Pacquiao will win by knockout. He is the stronger fighter and he is consistent with his discipline in training,? said Magahin, foster father of former World Boxing Federation (WBF) welterweight champion William.
Magahin?s opinion was shared by columnist and insurance executive Peter Jimenea who believed that ?Pacquiao is dangerous in the early rounds but can be defeated if the fight goes the distance.?
Lawyer Hansel Didulo, a boxing scholar and Rotary Club president who works for justice secretary Raul Gonzalez, Sr., however, sees Pacquiao winning over the 34-year-old Marquez on points.
?Styles make the fight,? Didulo sighed. ?Marquez?s style is perfect to foil Pacman?s boxing aggressiveness and devil-may-care style. Also, consider Pacman?s weight problems.?
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Alex P. Vidal.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
GM Antonio outwits Kazakh GM, shares lead
By Marlon Bernardino, Sun, 26 Oct 2025Pedro Taduran Defends IBF 105 Belt Against Christian Balunan Sunday
By Dong Secuya, Sat, 25 Oct 2025DAVID ALCAIDE CROWNED INAUGURAL PHILIPPINES OPEN CHAMPION
Sat, 25 Oct 2025Bryce Mills vs. James Bernadin Venue Changed: Randolph House Hotel & Convention Center Will Host Pro/Am Card in Liverpool, New York
Sat, 25 Oct 2025Parker vs. Wardley: Who Will Keep Winning Streak Alive?
By Chris Carlson, Sat, 25 Oct 2025Dante “The Inferno” Kirkman Stays Undefeated with Second-Round TKO in Southern California Debut
Sat, 25 Oct 2025Elmo Traya, Reymond Yanong, Ivan Ognayon in Action in Brico Santig's Show Today in Thailand, LIVE on TrillerTV
By Carlos Costa, Sat, 25 Oct 2025Alessio Bisutti Fights for WBF Heavyweight World Title in Highland Show October 25 in Thailand
By Carlos Costa, Sat, 25 Oct 2025WEIGHTS FROM NIGHT OF KNOCKOUTS XXXVI AT MOTORCITY CASINO HOTEL TONIGHT IN DOWNTOWN DETROIT
Sat, 25 Oct 202530 people arrested in NBA gambling operation
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Sat, 25 Oct 2025GM Joey beats CM Marc in Italy World Senior Standard chess tourney to climb at 2nd place
By Marlon Bernardino, Sat, 25 Oct 2025RomyMac’s Ali memories
By Joaquin Henson, Fri, 24 Oct 2025NBA Daily: Warriors Survive Gordon’s 50 to Beat Nuggets in Overtime 137-131
By Reylan Loberternos, Fri, 24 Oct 2025Grandmaster Rogelio "Joey" Antonio Jr. wins world seniors blitz title in Italy
By Marlon Bernardino, Fri, 24 Oct 2025Russian athlete, first winner of 8 medals in a single Olympic Games, dies
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Fri, 24 Oct 2025