After scoring an explosive win against Casamayor in his lightweight debut, Juan Manuel Marquez, who has been desperately trying to forge a third fight with WBC Lightweight Champion Manny Pacquiao, proved that he deserves to be among the candidates that Manny will consider for the last two fights of his career.
In his sensational win against the erstwhile 'unfloored' Cuban linear lightweight champion, Juan Manuel showcased his wide array of boxing skills that should propel him a notch higher in the pound-for-pound rankings.
A third fight against Pacquiao just became a must-see for all serious boxing lovers who are probably willing to set aside a possible Pacquiao-Hatton megafight in the offing.
Marquez isn't getting any younger; at 35, delaying a third fight that could ultimately answer every possible question about their two controversial bouts, will prove to be anticlimax for legions of boxing fans.
Having resurrected the sport to a respectable level it has today, their looming battle will definitely be an ultimate fight that will decide once and for all who's really the best boxer in the planet.
On the part of Manny Pacquiao, not having faced Marquez for a third time will definitely put a stain in his quest to be the best boxer of all time.
He'll definitely gain more in winning against Marquez, who is one of the best Mexican fighters today, than scoring a victory over the title-less Ricky Hatton.
The no.1 pound-for-pound boxer must silence those who claim that the Pacman will try his best to avoid a Marquez path.
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Jasper Woodcock 8 months ago
Good article Elmer! Props to your writings, although I think you're a Pacquiao fan. But yeah, that fight definitely should happen, but the sad thing about it is that the fight would take place after the FALACE, RIDICULOUS fight between Pacquiao and the coward De la Hoya. And when De la Hoya KO's Pacquiao (Cuz that's definitely going to happen) the Pacquiao fans have all kinds of excuses if Marquez wins the third fight. Hatton-Pacquiao is another freak show. Pacquiao is good but he ain't all that to Welterweights and Jr Welterweights.
That fight should definitely happen and the ball is in Pacquiao's court.
Oh! And about the Casamayor victory you forgot to mention, Casamayor is a MUCH better fighter than the bum David Diaz.
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jan aberilla 7 months ago
yep, i agree with this. btw, Oscar is a PUSSY for picking easier opponents.
pac also did that when he chose an easy route in david diaz
now, he's gonna experience what it feels like to become an easy prey
to oscar dela-pussy
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