Manny Pacquiao beat Antonio Margarito on Saturday night and he beat him badly.
He beat him so badly, in fact, that Margarito will be forced to undergo facial surgery to repair a fractured orbital bone in his face, according to ESPN.com
Margarito’s face was cut open during the fight and was incredibly swollen by the end of the 12th round, but the Mexican fighter did finish the fight before losing a unanimous decision to Pacquiao.
“The was no way I was going to quit,” Margarito said. “I’m a Mexican, we fight until the end.”
If Margarito were in the other corner, though, on Saturday night, he might not have been allowed to finish.
“I was surprised how tough he was,” said Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach. “He has the worst corner. They probably ruined his career by not stopping the fight.”
Pacquiao also shared concern for Margarito during the fight.
“I told the referee, ‘Look at his eyes, look at his cuts,'” he said. “I did not want to damage him permanently. That’s not what boxing is about.”
