On November 13, Manny Pacquiao—boxing’s pound-for-pound champ and, as of this past May, a congressmen in his native Philippines—will step into the ring at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas to face off against Antonio Margarito. David Drebin was commissioned to shoot ads promoting the superfight, including this one…
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Photo by David Drebin.
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David shot the pugilists at Church Street Boxing Gym in Lower Manhattan. Tensions were high. Margarito, after all, is still catching flak for his January 2009 bout with Shane Mosley—before the fight, plaster inserts were found in his hand wraps, which is not just illegal but a sure way to raise the ire of boxing fans.
There’s also a gritty promo video for the fight featuring David’s photos. Click below to experience it full force…
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One Comment
I have been a fight fan for fourty years so you know Ive seen my share of posters. Bravo to David on this one for sure…the colors in the smoke are great as is the detail in their faces!
Today I attended a training sesson with Antonio and I would like to have him sign a fight poster, whould you know how can I get a copy?