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Margarito trainer: Pacquiao KO'd in 11th


And the word war is on. Robert Garcia, Antonio Margarito's soft spoken trainer, answered back and predicted the Mexican former two-time world champion would beat the hell out of Manny Pacquiao once they finally meet inside the ring on November 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. And how he sees the 12-round fight? "11th round knockout," said Garcia, who also trains former International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. And then he emphasized how Margarito will win it. "This isn't going to be just a win for Margarito. This is going to be a f….king beat down we'll put on him. A big-time beating is what we got for Manny Pacquiao," said Garcia. His outburst was in reaction to an eighth round knockout trainer Freddie Roach predicted Pacquiao is going to administer against the controversial 32-year- old Mexican from Tijuana. Actually, it was Margarito who first reacted negatively to the remark made by Roach, known for exchanging sarcastic comments in the past with the likes of Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Sr. "What does he see, he crippled or something?" Margarito responded during a recent appearance with Roach and Garcia in HBO's face-off with Max Kellerman. Quick to the draw, Roach replied, "I saw your last two fights." Of course, those two matches were among the worst in Margarito's pro career. His last outing against Roberto Garcia was a mediocre 10-round unanimous decision four months ago. Prior to that was Margarito’s notorious fight with Sugar Shane Mosley, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) title bout where the so-called 'Tijuana Tornado' was caught with loaded hand wraps shortly before the match. Margarito lost it by a ninth round technical knockout. Shortly after, he was suspended from fighting for one year and his license revoked by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC). But Garcia believes all of these are behind Margarito, whom he describes as 'training like a monster right now.’ Slowly but surely, Margarito's trainer said they're beginning to unlock the mystery of how to beat Pacquiao, the world's top pound-for-pound fighter who has not lost a fight since suffering a unanimous decision against Mexican great Erik Morales in 2005. "We've been watching a lot of Manny's fights and know exactly how to attack him," Garcia said. "Right now, Manny is considered the 'Man', but he’s also kind of overlooking us." – JVP, GMANews.TV