Pacquiao vs Marquez

10 Fighters Who Challenge Stereotypes About Professional Boxing

admin — Sat, 25 May 2013 07:40:09 +0000

Boxing is a brutal and bloody sport, so it should be no surprise if boxers are cut from rougher cloth than the general citizenry. At the same time, to master the sport well enough to have any sort of professional career takes extreme self discipline and hours of technical training. So for a lot of reasons, a fighter is not your average cat.

At the same time, an individual sport like boxing attracts a wide array of personalities. True enough that a boxer is not your average type of person. But that doesn’t mean there is any such thing as an average type of boxer.

Manny Pacquiao News: Retirement For Pac-Man If He Loses Fight To Brandon Rios?

admin — Sat, 11 May 2013 06:07:30 +0000

After dominating the sport of boxing for years, Manny Pacquiao finds himself in the midst of a losing streak after with defeats to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez.

On Nov.24, Pac-Man will look to turn things around as he steps into the ring with Brandon Rios. If Pacquiao can’t pick up his 55th career win against Rios, he many never get another chance to do so.

Juan Manuel Marquez says he’s done fighting Manny Pacquiao

admin — Sat, 04 May 2013 05:54:31 +0000

LAS VEGAS — Juan Manuel Marquez said Friday he’s finished fighting Manny Pacquiao and wants to forever hang on to the feeling of his thunderous Dec. 8 knockout of the Filipino superstar.

Marquez, in a video interview with The Times, said he was content to accept a Sept. 14 bout with World Boxing Organization titleholder Timothy Bradley of Palm Springs because Bradley “is the champ.”

Manny Pacquiao Next Fight: Bob Arum Announces Two Finalists To Fight Pac-Man In Macau

admin — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:09:28 +0000

The boxer was looking to face either Timothy Bradley or Juan Manuel Marquez in his next bout, but neither will be stepping into the ring with “Pac-Man” anytime soon. Marquez and Bradley are now scheduled to fight each other on Sept. 14.

After not suffering a loss for seven years, Pacquiao has lost his last two fights. Bradley defeated him in a controversial decision for the WBO Welterweight title on June 9, 2012. Six months later, Marquez knocked out Pacquiao in the fourth ever fight between the two boxers.

Manny Pacquiao Vs. Mike Alvarado Ideal If Juan Manuel Marquez Turns Down Fifth Fight

admin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:37:48 +0000

Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent will probably be Juan Manuel Marquez. Despite the fact that he obviously doesn’t want to give his Mexican counterpart as much money as he is demanding, and regardless of how many other viable options he feels he has, at the end of the day Pacquiao understands what’s on the line here. A fifth fight against Marquez guarantees the biggest pay day imaginable, plus the opportunity to fix a very embarrassing blemish on his record. A fight against anyone else would be viewed as second-best.

That being said, an agreement between Pacquiao and Marquez should have been reached already. Both men and their camps have postured to no end since last December, and by now, there should have been a resolution. Heading into Saturday, Bob Arum said that Pacquiao’s next opponent would be announced this weekend. By extension, fans would then also learn what Marquez’s fate was.

Pacquiao vs Marquez quintology inevitable

admin — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 04:40:47 +0000

Whether Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao with a lucky or perfect punch in their fourth encounter last December is an unresolved issue that could lead to a quintology involving the two fighters in September in Macau or Singapore or Mexico where the tax bite isn’t as stinging as in Las Vegas.

Marquez described the counter right hand that brought down Pacquiao as “the perfect punch.” But revealing photographs of the connection showed Marquez sliding away from Pacquiao, not even in his line of sight, with the right hand extended in what seemed to be an instinctive reaction to a lunging opponent.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez V is Set, Now They’re Just Discussing Specifics

admin — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 01:49:08 +0000

Once you get past all the smoke and mirrors, it becomes pretty clear that Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez expect to fight one another later this year. Timothy Bradley, Brandon Rios and a handful of other names have been mentioned as possible opponents for them, however, that’s all just for show. The only bout out there for Pacquiao and Marquez that would result in a payoff that justifies the risk involved is one featuring them fighting each other.

Over the past three months or so, Pacquiao has remained fairly consistent when it comes to fighting Marquez. He was willing to do it on the eve of his last loss, and he continues to be willing to fight him now. Of course, it’s easy for him to be down – he made $17 million more than counterpart in defeat on the last go-round. Clearly he doesn’t need a whole lot of bargaining power. Marquez, meanwhile, only collected $6 million for one of the bigger victories in his career. Hence him taking such a hard stand as of late and pretending as though he would legitimately fight someone other than Pacquiao if his requests aren’t met.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II Is Path to Redemption for Both Fighters

admin — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:15:45 +0000

Much like his first three fights with Juan Manuel Marquez, we were dissatisfied with the result of Manny Pacquiao’s June 2012 WBO title match against Timothy Bradley.

In stunning fashion, the judges awarded a split-decision victory to Desert Storm, rocking the boxing community and giving the welterweight title to a man that has not been in the ring since. Pacman’s fallout has been rough, too, after a knockout loss to Marquez in December put his career in doubt and his legacy on the line.

Pacquiao’s comeback six months away

admin — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:50:51 +0000

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao will be making his comeback in September against one of Bob Arum’s Top Rank fighters. There’s still no word about who that fighter will be, but Arum is trying hard to make sure that Pacquiao’s recent conqueror Juan Manuel Marquez.

Arum and Pacquiao both want that fight because it’s kind of necessary for Pacquiao to at least try and avenge his 6th round knockout loss to Marquez from December. It might not be the smartest move that Pacquiao can make because he’s coming off a really badly knockout, and Marquez now has the power and the confidence that he can do it again. Arum will put the fight on HBO pay-per-view, and that means a ton of people will see Pacquiao get knocked out again if things go bad for him.

Arum: Marquez’s options include Bradley, Rios, Pacquiao

admin — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:09:33 +0000

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum has informed four-division beltwinner Juan Manuel Marquez that the potential opponents for his next fight include Tim Bradley, Brandon Rios or a fifth bout with archrival Manny Pacquiao, with the clash taking place likely in September.

Marquez, who turns 40 in August, is coming off December’s sixth-round stoppage of Pacquiao, after going 2-0-1 in three previous fights against the eight-division titlewinner.