Manny Pacquiao has shared the ring with some of the best fighters of all time. From Floyd Mayweather to Oscar De La Hoya , whom he retired in 2008, and even British boxing legend Ricky Hatton , Pacquiao has fought them all and beaten most of them. But, the punching power of one fighter proved 'too much' for 'Pac Man' and that came in his 2010 clash with Antonio Margarito.
Going into the fight, Pacquiao was on top of the world having knocked out Hatton in spectacular fashion a year prior. Pacquiao beat Margarito by unanimous decision to win the vacant WBC super welterweight world title. But, speaking about the contest to Marca , he revealed: “Big and strong is an understatement.
"His body shots hurt me several times throughout our fight.” Pacquiao continued: "His punch is different. It was surprising that I survived that fight.
"I could take the punches, I could take the blows, but after the fight I could feel something, it was too much for me.” After this fight, Pacquiao moved back down to welterweight, clearly realising that the power behind a 154lb fighter was not something he wanted to experience again. It was his last fight at the weight before the end of his career, but he still went on to achieve huge things at 147lbs.
He beat Shane Mosley six months later to pick up an immediate WBO world title, before falling to a fourth career defeat against Timothy Bradley . His poor run threatened to continue as he lost to Juan Manuel Marquez, but avenged his defeat to Timoth.
