In the fight, Pacquiao defeated Margarito via a lopsided unanimous decision. Pacquiao used his superior handspeed and movement to continuously batter Margarito to win his 8th world title in as many divisions.
Pacquiao had to implore referee Laurence Cole several times on the penultimate round to stop the fight as Margarito was in an extremely bad shape with a swollen face and a large cut beneath the right eye, but the referee let the fight continue. In the post-fight ring interview, Pacquiao said that he just waited for the 3 minutes to end during the last round and did not pummel Margarito as "Boxing is not for killing".
I caught the replay on HBO last night, and it was just as you posted, ibarramedia. Margarito was just about dead on his feet in the last few rounds, but, although he was born in the US, he carried on with typical Mexican courage. Bravo to Manny for that last statement.
