Pacquiao vs. Marquez: Pac-Man Must Set His Sights on Floyd Mayweather

Manny Pacquiao needs to set his sights on Floyd Money Mayweather, or his 12 round bout that ended in a decision in favor of him over Juan Manuel Marquez will mean nothing.

There is no doubt that Pacquiao was the better fighter, but many people feel that Marquez should have won the fight.

The very fact that the fight had to go to a decision though is somewhat of an indictment on Pacquiao in the first place, considering that Marquez is 38 and Pac-Man has had zero trouble with anybody else but him.

The thing about Marquez is that he is a notorious counter-punch fighter, so every big left that Pacquiao was able to throw was met with a big counter from Marquez.

That in itself allowed him to make some solid contact on the man that many people consider to be the best in the world.

Many people considered the decision to be suspect and the fans in Vegas let him know about it, Ron Borges of the Boston Herald reports:

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The final words from Juan Manuel Marquez the night before he faced Manny Pacquiao for a third time were: “I just hope the judges give me a fair shake.’’

They didn’t.

A stunned and angry sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena hollered angrily after it was announced that Pacquiao had been handed an improbable majority decision, beating Marquez for the second time under a cloud of suspicion.

The crowd booed lustily as it was announced that Glenn Trowbridge had scored the bout 116-112 for Pacquiao and Dave Moretti had it 115-113 for the WBO welterweight champion. The third judge, Robert Hoyle, had it a draw, 114-114. The Herald card scored the bout 117-112 for Marquez.

Marquez refused to speak to HBO’s broadcasters after the fight, storming out of the ring as the fans cheered. When Pacquiao tried to answer HBO’s questions, the crowd booed so lustily not a word of his could be heard. When they tried a second time, the boos cascaded down even louder, no one in the crowd interested in hearing from him as even Pacquiao hung his head in sadness.

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There's only one way for Pacquiao to defend himself from this sketchy fight and it's to fight Floyd Mayweather.

There's no doubt that besides Pacquiao, Mayweather is the best in the world, so if there was ever a way for Pacquiao to get rid of the stigma he is dealing with now by barely beating Marquez, it would be by knocking Mayweather out.

No more decision, and no more complete fights.

Manny Pacquiao needs a knockout of Mayweather if he wants to redeem himself from his latest sketchy win over Marquez.