Manny Pacquiao Bruised and 'Sore' After Beating Antonio Margarito -- FanHouse

By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse

Manny Pacquiao's "got bruises and bumps and nothing else," according to his adviser, Michael Koncz, after Saturday night's unanimous decision victory over former world champion Antonio Margarito.

"What do you expect? He was in a 12-round war, he's got bruises and bumps. Other than that, he's all right," said Koncz, adding that Pacquiao was examined by a doctor after the fight but did not spend any time in the hospital.

Although Pacquiao dominated the bout, he told reporters at the post-fight press conference that he felt "lucky to have survived" the sixth round, when Margarito ripped a hard left hook to his rib cage that caused him to briefly double over in pain.

"The sixth round, he got me with a good shot. I mean, it was a really good body shot," said Pacquiao, who displayed several abrasions on his face. "It was really a pinpoint shot. It was very painful."

Top Rank Promotions' CEO, Bob Arum, supported Koncz's assertions.

"The only injury that Manny had was to his ribs, and they were sore," said Arum. "Manny's hands were swollen, but that's to be expected with all of the punches he threw. So overall, there was nothing but superficial stuff."

Margarito's manager, Sergio Diaz, said that he suffered a fractured right orbital bone resulting from the damage of absorbing 474 punches overall, 411 of which were power punches, according to ringside statistics. Margarito (38-7, 27 knockouts) did not attend the post-fight press conference after losing to Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs).

Magarito was rushed by ambulance to Dallas Methodist Hospital, according to Arum, where the massive cut and swelling beneath his right eye socket were examined; Magarito will remain there through Tuesday, when he is expected to undergo surgery to repair the damage, Diaz said.

"Antonio suffered a broken right orbital. Unfortunately, the eye muscle is lodged in that fracture and needs to be surgically repaired," Diaz said in a text message to FanHouse.

"The doctor mentioned that it is a common injury and that there is nothing to be worried about," said Diaz. "Due to the swelling around the injured eye, the doctor cannot perform the surgery until Tuesday. He'll be hospitalized until Wednesday."

Source: boxing.fanhouse.com