Juan Manuel Marquez is Next After Manny Pacquiao Batters Shane Mosley

Legendary prizefighter Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao will fight former three-division champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley May 7 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), the first pugilist in history to win 10 world crowns in eight separate weight divisions, is the preeminent boxer of this generation and he will utterly brutalize Mosley (46-6-1-1, 39 KOs) next weekend.

After Pacquiao becomes the first prizefighter to ever knockout Mosley, rumors have already surfaced that the pound-for-pound king will battle current WBA, WBO and The Ring lightweight titlist “Dinamita” Juan Manual Marquez for a third time sometime this autumn.

In May 2004, Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs), a Mexican-born boxer who captured eight world crowns in three different weight classes, fought Pacquiao to a draw to retain his WBA and IBF featherweight titles.

Nearly four years later in March 2008, Pacquiao narrowly emerged victorious over Marquez by a split decision to win the WBC super featherweight crown.

Marquez, rated by Ring Magazine as the No. 5 pound-for-pound pugilist in the world, is still a worthy adversary at the relatively advanced age of 37.

“Dinamita” retained his belts with a decisive ninth-round TKO triumph over Michael Katsidis last November.

Unfortunately for Marquez, he can no longer physically compete with Pacquiao.

“Pac-Man” has greatly refined his fight game since he began working with Dedham’s Freddie Roach and he is a far superior boxer than he was only three years ago.

Plus, at 32, Pacquiao is in the absolute prime of his athletic career.

If Marquez is ultimately chosen to be Pacquiao’s next opponent, expect a brief and bloody affair.

Juan Manuel Marquez is an aging legend.

Conversely, Manny Pacquiao is a thriving icon.

In 2011, Pacquiao would easily floor and finish Marquez within five rounds.