Manny Pacquiao: World's Best Boxer to Fight Antonio Margarito on Saturday

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Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Antonio Margarito this Saturday night in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The bout is one of the biggest in recent boxing history, but has been criticized ever since it was set because Margarito is a known cheater and also has an incredible size advantage over Pacquiao.

But this week, the buildup to the Margarito-Pacquiao bout took another interesting turn.

Pacquiao's world-renowned trainer Freddie Roach told FanHouse that he received some very disturbing calls on Tuesday, the day before the press conference for the epic fight.

"I got a lot of calls, and there were a lot of people that said that there was a video out there making fun of me," said Roach, who has Parkinson's disease as a result of his boxing past. "Well, I don't have a computer with me, so my assistant brought it over to me."

Fast forward to the 2:05 mark in the video of above.

You can see Margarito, his trainer Robert Garcia and Margarito's stableweight Brandon Rios apparently mocking Roach and mimmicking the effects of Parkinson's disease.

Roach was so angered by the video that he wanted to get back in the ring for a little payback.

It'll be interesting to see if Roach's anger spills over to Pacquiao in Saturday's mega-fight.

Blake Oestriecher