Quite brilliant performance against someone so much bigger and heavier.
Would he beat Floyd Mayweather or would that end up being a dull affair with Floyd covering up and frustrating all the time?

It shouldn't , It should have been stopped imo. Pacquaio's speed and accuracy made Mararita look pedestrian.

I thought the ref was right to let it go on.

Mararita was injured, but the injury wasn't getting any worse. There never really looked to be any point in the fight where Mararita was really in danger of suffering from not being able to defend himself. So IMO the ref was right to allow Mararita a puncher's chance of taking the fight.

Frank Bruno and some other pundits tipped Harrison last night

Haye caught Fraudley with a couple of nice right hands, but IMO he couldn't find the floor quick enough once Haye opened up. There was no clean ones in the flurry that sent him down, I know he was wobbled but I think he almost took a dive. Went out too late to see the Groves fight, have read the reports, opinions anyone who watched it?

Stolen from 606:

My own postscript would be to reflect that we have finally lost (one ardently hopes) in Audley Harrison the living embodiment of Monty Python's Black Knight from the "Holy Grail". Still claiming that he was dragging Haye out of his comfort zone by throwing no punches whatever, Audley was carted into the night, I suppose. You can just hear the echoes of Cleese, minus arms and legs: "Come back and fight..."

Oh and my money would be safely on Mayweather in that superfight should it ever happen (please please please).

Agree 100%. Yes he was injured, but it wasn't getting any worse. The ref asked him twice how many fingers he was holding up and he got it correct on both occasions. The pac man won comfortably, but Magarito did some damage to him several times on the ropes and kep coming forward. If he had not been throwing puches, there could have been more of an argument to stop the fight, but he fought for the whole 12 rounds.

Harrison was a disgrace. To go in there and throw one jab in 3 rounds is a pathetic effort that any of us could've done. I would happily take a pounding off David Haye if I got the pay day Harrison will get for that. Truly embarrassing and he should retire and never return. As for Haye, he did nothing for 2 rounds and caught Harrison with his 1st right hand. You can't really judge Haye on it, Harrison was that poor. He should fight the Klitchskos next, where at least he'll be challenged consistently for 12 rounds.

As for Pacquiao, a truly brilliant performance. IMO, it was his best of his more recent fights as he fought a guy much bigger than him and completely dismantled him. His speed, power, angles, accuracy is sensational, I could watch a Pacquaio fight anyday and get my moneys worth. If Mayweather and Pacquiao don't fight next year it's a disgrace to the sport.

I caught a bit of a radio interview with the Klitschko brothers manager today, and it seemed to me he was claiming as they both had the more distinguished titles that Haye should dance to their tunes, in other words a fight in Germany.

As Haye has already travelled to Germany before for a title fight,and the brother's reluctance to fight here a neutral venue should be decided upon, i think Madison Square Garden would be a fitting venue

The 3 fighters you mention are no 'punchbags'. They all are/have been top draw boxers in their time. Pacquiao just made them look very average. Very, very tough one to call but I reckon Manny has what it takes to stop pretty boy......

Didn't mean it to sound like I was questioning their abilities....I was questioning their styles, which are all walk forward, head relatively still type of thing.....Mayweather would be moving, countering Manny, and basically not getting his head taken off with those very fast combos.

Even though Manny won well, he also got tagged and hurt a few times by Margarito.....I'm guessing Floyd might stiffen his legs a few times too.

Is it not illegal to bet on a boxing match you're taking part in? Sounds slightly corrupt to me.

why?

unless audley was in on it too its upto the fighter to decide when he wants to finish the fight...

and he said he would finish him in 3 rounds.. nothing wrong with that

not like he has to make more money from the fight already made 5million