Manny Pacquiao cancels appearance at TMZ Live; being treated for fight injuries

Manny Pacquiao is simply phenomenal during his recent fight with Antonio Margarito after he brutally beat up the Mexican tornado but the champ also received some heavy blows in his body.

According to TMZ, Manny decided to canceled his appearance at TMZ Live. A rep. for Manny says that Manny is currently undergoing some test "to determine if he fractured any bones during the fight."

Margarito is also in the hospital with a broken right eye socket and will have surgery on Tuesday.

He is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions. Pacquiao is the number one pound-for-pound best boxer in the world!

Wishing Pacquiao for his speedy recovery.

Manny Pacquiao defeated Antonio Margarito via Unanimous Decision; Pacquiao won 8th World Title

Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao achieved another greatness in his boxing career as he defeated the Mexican Tornado Antonio Margarito to capture his 8th World Title (World Boxing Council super welterweight title) via Unanimous Decision at the Cowboys Stadium.

The Pacman showed speed, great footwork and combos of punches in edging out the much taller and heavier Margarito. Pacquiao won round after round putting Margarito into bloody, heavily bruised and nearly blind fighter. The champ is delivering a four or five-punch combination that snapped his oppenent's head back.

Before the fight, both camps traded cheating allegations. Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, complained that Antonio Margarito had taken Ephedra, a banned stimulant, prior to their World Boxing Council super welterweight title fight at Cowboys Stadium and demanded an immediate urinalysis. For Margarito's part, trainer Robert Garcia was complaining about the way Pacquiao’s hands were wrapped and was insisting they be re-wrapped. The commission approved the wrappings.

Margarito would be tested for a complete drug screening by the boxing regulators after the fight.

Pacquiao capturing the World Boxing Council super welterweight title, the score card: 120-108, 118-110, 119-109.

Once again, the biggest sports hero of the Philippines made history!

Congratulations Manny Pacquiao!!!

[Photo courtesy by AP ]

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Weigh-in (Video)

Many are expecting explosive fire power from two volume puncher as Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito will surely exchange heavy blows tomorrow night at the Cowboys Stadium.

During today's weigh-in, both passed the weight limit for the super welterweight title fight in which the limit is set at 150lbs. Pacquiao weighs only 144.6 lbs. while Margarito weight 150 lbs.

Pacquiao is 9.4 pounds from the super welterweight limit and only 9.6 pounds over the lightweight limit of 135.

Trainer Freddie Roach insisted he was not worried about the weight and he is more interested in Pcaman's speed.

Roach said, “I didn’t know what the exact number would be, but I’m not concerned, This is his natural weight. He’ll be quicker and that’s to his advantage. Manny’s speed is the key to this fight and I have no problem with what he weighed.”

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Weigh-in

Global Pinoys catch Pacquiao vs Margarito in a Texas Tussle LIVE on TFC

The clash between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito inside the ring will be telecast on TFC. 

It’s that time of the year again when Pinoys from across the globe are at a standstill – worries are forgotten, feelings of sadness and loneliness fade away, replaced by excitement and anticipation for one big event. It’s not Christmas, and he isn’t Santa Claus, but Manny Pacquiao sure packs a wallop every time he enters the ring. The Filipino Channel (TFC) will once again be right in the center of the action as the “Pambansang Kamao” takes to the ring once again. Broadcasting live from Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, TFC will once again give Global Pinoys premier access to Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s fight as he stakes his claim for a historic eighth world championship when he takes on Antonio Margarito on November 13 (November 14, Manila time).

TFC subscribers from the Middle East, Europe and Australia will have the special opportunity of watching the Pacquiao-Margarito fight for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight title, as it happens with veteran sportscaster Ronnie Nathanielsz providing ringside analysis with fellow boxing aficionado Ed Tolentino. “Watching Manny in action is always exciting,” says ABS-CBN Global Content Head Ned Legaspi. “We at TFC feel however that having a blow-by-blow account in our native tongue will make the fight resonate even more with our Kapamilyas.”

The legend of Manny Pacquiao has done nothing but continue to grow over the past few years. Even as he has taken down the likes of Oscar dela Hoya, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Cotto, TFC has been there to bring his fights to as many Filipinos as possible worldwide.

Margarito has a lot at stake as he‘s aching to rebuild his reputation that has been tarnished by controversy after he used illegal substances in his boxing gloves. Now, he sees defeating the man credited in international boxing circles as the pound-for-pound best fighter alive today as his one big opportunity to return to the top of the mountain.

TFC enjoins the rest of the boxing world to witness war in the ring with Margarito setting his sights on redemption. “We’re excited at the prospect of once again bringing a Pacquiao fight to our Kapamilyas around the world,” Legaspi says. “There’s nothing quite like the spectacle of a Manny Pacquiao bout that can thrill so many Global Pinoys and we at TFC can’t wait to share it with our subscribers once more.”

[via ABS-CBN]