It's A Pipe Dream For Now, But Pacquiao-Marquez III Makes The Most Sense

I did not watch the unnecessary pay-per-view rematch between Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz last night. Thanks to Kevin Iole's tweets , I followed the fight through his lens. And as I predicted, Marquez dominated their return match. He did everything but knock Diaz out.

So what's next for Juan Manuel Marquez in the wake of his bounce-back win against Juan Diaz?

Since Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have had a harder time settling on a date than Oprah and Stedman, it only seems natural that Marquez would be the ideal replacement.

Just to be clear, he'd be best suited as Pacquiao's next opponent. We have already seen how the Mayweather-Marquez scenario plays out and that particular sequel would not be welcomed.

One could argue that Juan Manuel Marquez has always been Manny Pacquiao's most ideal opponent from a matchmaking standpoint. One, they have a history of very close, entertaining fights. Two, both men have the ability to draw thousands of Filipino (Pacquiao) and Mexican (Marquez) fans and high-rollers, to Las Vegas, Nevada.

And three, it's a fight, outside of Mayweather-Pacquiao, that the boxing public would actually buy as a legitimate superfight.

Memo to Bob Arum: Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III qualifies as a superfight, not Pacquiao-Margarito.

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