LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s uncle, Roger Mayweather, said Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is a better puncher than the pound-for-pound king's November 12 opponent, Juan Manuel Marquez.
“I think he is a better puncher than Marquez, because the first time, the guy (Marquez) came down 3 times,” Mayweather said.
However, Mayweather added that despite being knocked down thrice, Marquez still managed to force a draw.
“We’re gonna see what’s gonna happen this time,” Mayweather said.
He also confirmed that his nephew, Floyd Jr., will start training next week for his fight against Victor Ortiz on September 17.
Mayweather said he will watch the third Pacquiao vs Marquez fight, even if he does not think that “Pacman” and his nephew will ever meet in the ring.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Manny has to be at his best to win over Marquez - Arum
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chairman Bob Arum knows that WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao won’t take challenger Juan Manuel Marquez lightly because the Mexican’s style is tailor-fit to negate the Filipino icon’s strengths.
“I think Marquez is a big test for Manny,” said Arum from Los Angeles in a recent telephone interview. “Manny is aware of that. Their first two fights were close. Manny has to be at his best to win over Marquez.”
Pacquiao vs Marquez are set to slug it out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 12. At stake will be Pacquiao’s WBO 147-pound title although the fighters agreed to face off at a catchweight of 144 considering Marquez is moving up from the lightweight division. Marquez is the reigning WBC 135-pound titlist.
Arum said an extensive media tour to announce the Pacquiao-Marquez fight will start in Manila in late August or early September with the involved parties attending each stop.
“We’ll all be in Manila – Marquez, Freddie Roach, (Nacho) Beristain,” said Arum. “Manila is the first leg. We’re going all over to promote this fight. This will be competitive. Manny will go all out to destroy Marquez’ defense which is quite good. I think you’ll see Manny show his old fire and fury against Marquez who’s not going to back down. I expect Manny to throw his best punches.”
Marquez has repeatedly claimed he was robbed of victory in his two fights against Pacquiao. The first ended in a split draw even as the Mexican went down thrice in the opening round. The outcome should’ve been a win by split decision for Pacquiao but judge Burt Clements erred in scoring the first round 10-7 instead of 10-6. The second was another close encounter with Pacquiao eking out a split 12-round verdict on the strength of decking Marquez once in the third.
Arum dismissed the notion that Pacquiao has lost his killer’s instinct since his last three fights went the distance with Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Sugar Shane Mosley.
“Manny doesn’t want to rain more punishment on an opponent when he sees that he has no chance of winning,” said Arum. “When he sees an opponent decisively beaten, he looks for the fight to be stopped. I think it’s a good thing that he can be compassionate.”
Arum, however, said if Pacquiao is up against an opponent who’s fighting back, he’ll be as ferocious as he was in disposing of Ricky Hatton and his other knockout victims.
Marquez was described by Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated as an opponent “who can walk the walk – he fought Pacquiao to a draw in 2004 and lost a narrow decision in ‘08 – but doesn’t talk the talk, not in the right language, anyway.” Mannix said Top Rank wouldn’t wait for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to step up to the plate and signed up Marquez as Pacquiao’s second and last opponent for the year.
Mannix said Pacquiao, the world’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, shouldn’t waste his time battering “candlepins and cackle” and instead treat his fans with bouts that will enhance his legacy. “He should spend what time he has left in his boxing career fighting the best, not just those who are trying to play the part,” said Mannix.
Marquez should fit the bill as a worthy opponent in Mannix’ terms of reference.
It is still not certain which cable network will host the pay-per-view telecast of the fight. CBS-Showtime aired the Pacquiao-Mosley fight but HBO had the rights to the Filipino’s previous US bouts. Pacquiao has brought in over a million pay-per-view buys in at least one fight every year since the Oscar de la Hoya match in 2008.
Graham Houston, writing in Boxing Monthly, said he felt that Pacquiao and Mosley were too friendly with each other at the weigh-in the day before their contest last May and it made for an unexciting clash.
“Mosley smilingly shook hands with Pacquiao and gripped the Filipino fighter’s right arm with his left hand in a gesture of goodwill,” said Houston. “Fighters don’t have to be snarling and sneering at each other to show serious intent but Mosley seemed particularly eager to show Pacquiao that he meant him no ill. Maybe, Sugar Shane sensed he would need Pacquiao’s benevolence to get him through the 12-round bout.”
To assure Houston, Marquez won’t be like Mosley at all. The Mexican has unfinished business with Pacquiao and wants to prove he’s the better man. He feels animosity towards Pacquiao and that’s a sure sign bad blood will spill in the ring when they finally get it on.
Source: philstar.com
Marquez is dangerous should not be taken lightly - Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is not looking at Juan Manuel Marquez as somebody out to cash a paycheck and retire.
Told about the overwhelming 8-1 odds in his favor, Pacquiao told the Bulletin over the weekend that Marquez remains a dangerous foe and that taking him for granted is tantamount to jumping off a cliff.
Pacquiao is facing Marquez on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and despite the odds, the Filipino star said he has to be in top shape.
“You all saw our first two fights and based on that alone, you can tell he is somebody not to be taken lightly,” said Pacquiao, who drew with Marquez in 2004 and narrowly beat the Mexican in the rematch in 2008.
While the rubber match is more than four months away, Pacquiao has already calendared the start of training camp and the site of his first month of preparation.
“We’ll go to Baguio again in September and then to Los Angeles (for the second half of training camp),” said Pacquiao, who will be risking his stature as pound-for-pound king more than the World Boxing Organization welterweight title that he will put on the line.
Pacquiao let out a hearty laugh when told that based on the odds, the only way Marquez could win against him is if Marquez is allowed to bring in a machete on top of the ring.
“As I have always said, it’s not right to be overconfident,” said Pacquiao, who was listed as the underdog the last time when he met Oscar De La Hoya in Dec. 2008, a fight so lopsided that the Golden Boy announced his retirement two months after tasting a stinging stoppage loss.
Source: mb.com.ph
Told about the overwhelming 8-1 odds in his favor, Pacquiao told the Bulletin over the weekend that Marquez remains a dangerous foe and that taking him for granted is tantamount to jumping off a cliff.
Pacquiao is facing Marquez on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and despite the odds, the Filipino star said he has to be in top shape.
“You all saw our first two fights and based on that alone, you can tell he is somebody not to be taken lightly,” said Pacquiao, who drew with Marquez in 2004 and narrowly beat the Mexican in the rematch in 2008.
While the rubber match is more than four months away, Pacquiao has already calendared the start of training camp and the site of his first month of preparation.
“We’ll go to Baguio again in September and then to Los Angeles (for the second half of training camp),” said Pacquiao, who will be risking his stature as pound-for-pound king more than the World Boxing Organization welterweight title that he will put on the line.
Pacquiao let out a hearty laugh when told that based on the odds, the only way Marquez could win against him is if Marquez is allowed to bring in a machete on top of the ring.
“As I have always said, it’s not right to be overconfident,” said Pacquiao, who was listed as the underdog the last time when he met Oscar De La Hoya in Dec. 2008, a fight so lopsided that the Golden Boy announced his retirement two months after tasting a stinging stoppage loss.
Source: mb.com.ph
Sunday, June 26, 2011
HBO Offers $15 Million Worth Commercials on Pacquiao - Marquez III
On November 12, Manny Pacquiao will face Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; that much is known. However, what is still to be decided is just who will handle the pay-per-view broadcast. Will it be Showtime/CBS, which distributed Pacquiao’s last bout versus Shane Mosley, or HBO Pay-Per-View/Time Warner?
The bidding has just begun.
Bob Arum, whose company, Top Rank, handles the “Pac-Man” told Maxboxing on Friday, "All I can tell you is what’s happened; last night we got the proposal from HBO, which frankly, blew [Top Rank President]Todd [DuBoef] and myself away. It’s the most unbelievable proposal for a company wanting to be involved in a pay-per-view that I’ve ever seen. Huge, huge, huge, investment in assets both in Time Warner and outside of Time Warner. Just incredible. I don’t want to get into details but it looked to me like it’s $15 million worth of commercials and that type of thing. It’s being analyzed now by our media buyers. And based on that- and it appears to me to be much bigger than even the great amount that we got from CBS for the last fight- we will take what we have to CBS and see what CBS and Showtime come up with."
When asked if both entities will get one shot to make a pitch or if they will go back-and-forth with counter-offers, Arum said, "I don’t know; we haven’t decided that but that really wouldn’t be fair at all. But at some point, it’s gotta stop. At some point, we’ll say, ’Hey, you take the fight; just give us the money’ and we’ll walk away."
Arum chuckled as he said this because he knows his company and Pacquiao are in a win-win situation here. The decision to move Pacquiao to Showtime’s pay-per-view franchise caused quite the stir back in January. Not only did HBO lose one of the two big bona fide pay-per-view franchises in the sport (alongside Floyd Mayweather) but the new deal had the promise of utilizing other platforms to market the event instead of the stale, formulaic cookie-cutter that Top Rank believed had run its course. In what is now a multi-platform media age, it wasn’t just enough to promote on the network itself. The move to Showtime included their version of “24/7” getting airtime on CBS.
It’s hard to say just how much of a game-changer this was. One could make the argument that any Pacquiao fight would reach a certain benchmark. Others would argue that despite facing an opponent that was thought to have almost no chance of winning, the Mosley event on May 7th did around 1.3-1.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most ever for any Pacquiao promotion.
At the very least, it may have awoken the sleeping giant that was HBO.
"Well, I think we changed the whole nature of the business of promoting boxing on its ear; no question about it," said Arum, who did not deal with Ross Greenburg or Kery Davis, when he met with HBO, but skipped them on the corporate ladder. "Up to this point, HBO’s model was relatively limited to HBO. They did a good job but it was limited to HBO. Of course, that’s how they liked it because if you put the HBO assets against Showtime’s assets, there was really no contest. HBO is bigger, although that gap has narrowed. Now, we’ve brought in CBS and the network exposure that changed everything and now HBO, Time Warner is playing defense and they gotta come up with something to counter it and indeed exceed it- which they’ve done."
The paradigm seems to have shifted and it seems to be more of a two-horse race as it relates to landing the sport’s biggest pay-per-view attractions. Now Top Rank gets to play two media titans against each other. Even Scott Boras would be impressed.
"It’s really closed [the gap]," stated Arum, "and that’s to the tremendous advantage of Top Rank, which first of all, knows what they’re doing as far as marketing a fight and secondly, the ability to interface with both companies."
Source: maxboxing.com
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Las Vegas Odds Favors Pacquiao 8 to 1 against Marquez
MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao was aghast when told about the odds for his Nov. 12 rubber match with his Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez.
“Grabe naman ‘yan, (That’s too much),” Pacquao, sounding a bit embarrassed, told the Bulletin on Saturday afternoon from the paradise island of Boracay, where he has been holed up the last week for some much-needed R&R with his family.
Pacquiao has been listed as -800, while Marquez is +500, according to sportsbook. Based on this line, an $800 bet on Pacquiao would only win $100, while a measly $100 wager on Marquez would win $500.
The Pacquiao-Marquez fight will be contested at a catchweight of 145 lbs with the Filipino’s World Boxing Organization welterweight also on the line when they lock horns at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao has been chilling out the last few weeks but is expected to return to work mode as the celebrated Sarangani congressman when he gets back to Manila this coming week.
“I have to attend to a lot of things and look forward to the SONA of President Noynoy Aquino (in July),” said the 32-year-old Pacquiao, widely acknowledged as boxing’s pound-for-pound king and a certified all-time great.
In the past, Pacquiao has graced a few SONA under the administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, having been mentioned several times as a source of inspiration for his ring prowess.
After the SONA, Pacquiao’s schedule will start to pick up once again as Top Rank chief Bob Arum is setting the stage for a global promotional tour of the Pacquiao vs Marquez trilogy starting in late-August in Manila.
From Manila, the tour will go to several Asian cities, London, New York, Los Angeles and finally to Marquez’s lair in Mexico City.
Source: mb.com.ph
Friday, June 24, 2011
HBO and Showtime Battles To Secure Pacquiao's next Fight
The networks are in a frenzy to secure the pay-per-view rights to Manny Pacquiao's next fight. The Filipino WBO welterweight champion will return on November 12 in a long-awaited trilogy match with Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez.
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, is in the process of receiving very lucrative proposals from both Time Warner/HBO and CBS/Showtime. Pacquiao's last pay-per-view performance, a twelve round unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in May, generated his highest pay-per-view buyrate figures to date. Pacquiao-Mosley is estimated to have received between 1.3 to 1.4 million pay-per-view purchases.
Additionally, Pacquiao's last pay-per-view was handled by HBO's rival, Showtime, who used their parent company CBS to secure a deal with Top Rank. CBS aired promotional spots for the event, and episodes of the Pacquiao/Mosley Fight Camp 360 reality series.
To prevent another Showtime coup, HBO is bringing out the heavy guns by involving their parent company Time Warner.
"We are in the process of getting our proposals from HBO's Time Warner and CBS/Showtime, and I must say, that there is a frenzy. It's unbelievable. They're offering for the promotion an incredible amount of support. Like I've never seen before. We estimate that CBS, that their support was worth about $10 million on the open market for the last fight [Pacquiao-Mosley.] And both HBO and CBS/Showtime are way above that now," Arum told BoxingScene.com.
This time around, Arum believes the proposals will be worth around $15 million - based on early estimations.
"[Media expert] Mary Kleka is pricing it out right now, but based on looking at it, it looks to me to be close to $15 million, but I won't have an actual number until the end of the day as to what the real value is. These things have a value based on what they can be bought in the market place for," Arum said.
"I know what Showtime's numbers were last time, and they were over $10 million after Mary priced it out. We're dealing with CBS/Showtime together. Last time, we did it in the spring, and this time, we're in the fall, which is right in the heart of football. And CBS has all of the big college football games on Saturdays, and CBS has a channel of college sports that runs the smaller games throughout the day, and they have Sunday football, so those spots are extraordinarily expensive."
Top Rank will receive the proposal from Time Warner/HBO shortly, and Arum expects to have the proposal from CBS/Showtime by next week.
"We will have the HBO/Time Warner proposal first, and go to CBS/Showtime to get their proposal, which we will have next week," Arum said. "This will be the most incredible marketing plan and publicity plan ever for an event in history. Any event. The estimate of the $15 million that is being analyzed by media experts as we speak. God knows what number this can be. We're really excited on this one."
The 79-year-old promoter admits to being blown away by the high paced pursuit by both networks to secure the next Pacquiao pay-per-view.
"It's unprecedented. CBS/Showtime has not been finalized yet, but with HBO/Time Warner coming in, I tell you that they're making everything that came before look very small," Arum said.
"We're in the process now of making a decision within the next week. HBO blew us over last night with its proposal. We're not dealing with the sports department. We're dealing directly with the chief executives. I never believed that they would come up with anything like this."
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, is in the process of receiving very lucrative proposals from both Time Warner/HBO and CBS/Showtime. Pacquiao's last pay-per-view performance, a twelve round unanimous decision over Shane Mosley in May, generated his highest pay-per-view buyrate figures to date. Pacquiao-Mosley is estimated to have received between 1.3 to 1.4 million pay-per-view purchases.
Additionally, Pacquiao's last pay-per-view was handled by HBO's rival, Showtime, who used their parent company CBS to secure a deal with Top Rank. CBS aired promotional spots for the event, and episodes of the Pacquiao/Mosley Fight Camp 360 reality series.
To prevent another Showtime coup, HBO is bringing out the heavy guns by involving their parent company Time Warner.
"We are in the process of getting our proposals from HBO's Time Warner and CBS/Showtime, and I must say, that there is a frenzy. It's unbelievable. They're offering for the promotion an incredible amount of support. Like I've never seen before. We estimate that CBS, that their support was worth about $10 million on the open market for the last fight [Pacquiao-Mosley.] And both HBO and CBS/Showtime are way above that now," Arum told BoxingScene.com.
This time around, Arum believes the proposals will be worth around $15 million - based on early estimations.
"[Media expert] Mary Kleka is pricing it out right now, but based on looking at it, it looks to me to be close to $15 million, but I won't have an actual number until the end of the day as to what the real value is. These things have a value based on what they can be bought in the market place for," Arum said.
"I know what Showtime's numbers were last time, and they were over $10 million after Mary priced it out. We're dealing with CBS/Showtime together. Last time, we did it in the spring, and this time, we're in the fall, which is right in the heart of football. And CBS has all of the big college football games on Saturdays, and CBS has a channel of college sports that runs the smaller games throughout the day, and they have Sunday football, so those spots are extraordinarily expensive."
Top Rank will receive the proposal from Time Warner/HBO shortly, and Arum expects to have the proposal from CBS/Showtime by next week.
"We will have the HBO/Time Warner proposal first, and go to CBS/Showtime to get their proposal, which we will have next week," Arum said. "This will be the most incredible marketing plan and publicity plan ever for an event in history. Any event. The estimate of the $15 million that is being analyzed by media experts as we speak. God knows what number this can be. We're really excited on this one."
The 79-year-old promoter admits to being blown away by the high paced pursuit by both networks to secure the next Pacquiao pay-per-view.
"It's unprecedented. CBS/Showtime has not been finalized yet, but with HBO/Time Warner coming in, I tell you that they're making everything that came before look very small," Arum said.
"We're in the process now of making a decision within the next week. HBO blew us over last night with its proposal. We're not dealing with the sports department. We're dealing directly with the chief executives. I never believed that they would come up with anything like this."
Marquez: This time I’ll go up in weight and I’ll be very strong
MANILA, Philippines - If there’s one thing Juan Manuel Marquez has learned in his last loss as a pro boxer, it’s the need to be more prepared when going up in weight.
Marquez, a natural 135-pounder, found it the hard way in 2009 when he put on additional pounds to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was set at a catch weight of 146 pounds.
In that fight, a visibly sluggish Marquez was decked by Mayweather in the second round and was wiped out for the rest of bout to lose by unanimous decision.
Marquez and his team then conceded that the fighter could not handle the excess weight.
“The fight with Mayweather was a (learning) experience for me,” Marquez told boxingscene.com’s Jhonny Gonzalez the other day.
The Mexican is booked to face Manny Pacquiao for the third time this November.
This time, Marquez pushed for the fight to be held at a catch weight of 144 pounds.
Pacquiao, who currently campaigns in the welterweight division (147 pounds), agreed to his rival’s demand.
Now, Marquez insists he knows what to do.
“This time I’ll go up in weight and I’ll be very strong, fast, and this time I shouldn’t notice the difference,” he said.
The WBA and WBO lightweight champion added that he’s turning to science to make sure his body can take the additional weight.
“I’m going to see specialized doctors to work on that,” Marquez said.
Pacquiao vs Marquez have figured in two close bouts – the first one ending in a controversial draw in 2004 and the other ending up in a split-decision for the Filipino in 2008.
Marquez is scheduled to face Likar Ramos in an interim fight on July 16 in Mexico.
Source: philstar.com
Marquez, a natural 135-pounder, found it the hard way in 2009 when he put on additional pounds to face Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight was set at a catch weight of 146 pounds.
In that fight, a visibly sluggish Marquez was decked by Mayweather in the second round and was wiped out for the rest of bout to lose by unanimous decision.
Marquez and his team then conceded that the fighter could not handle the excess weight.
“The fight with Mayweather was a (learning) experience for me,” Marquez told boxingscene.com’s Jhonny Gonzalez the other day.
The Mexican is booked to face Manny Pacquiao for the third time this November.
This time, Marquez pushed for the fight to be held at a catch weight of 144 pounds.
Pacquiao, who currently campaigns in the welterweight division (147 pounds), agreed to his rival’s demand.
Now, Marquez insists he knows what to do.
“This time I’ll go up in weight and I’ll be very strong, fast, and this time I shouldn’t notice the difference,” he said.
The WBA and WBO lightweight champion added that he’s turning to science to make sure his body can take the additional weight.
“I’m going to see specialized doctors to work on that,” Marquez said.
Pacquiao vs Marquez have figured in two close bouts – the first one ending in a controversial draw in 2004 and the other ending up in a split-decision for the Filipino in 2008.
Marquez is scheduled to face Likar Ramos in an interim fight on July 16 in Mexico.
Source: philstar.com
Thursday, June 23, 2011
World Tour Promotion For Pacquiao vs Marquez 3
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum is planning a world tour to promote Pacquiao vs Marquez trilogy. The event takes place on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Arum says the tour will involve seven cities in eight countries. The early schedule has the tour starting in the last week of August in Manila, Philippines, which is going to be followed by a whirlwind promotional tour of cities like Tokyo, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, London, New York and Los Angeles, and the tour will end in Mexico City in early September. Arum explained why the two boxers will travel thousands of miles all over the world.
"Pacquiao has long ceased to only be a product in the Philippines, the United States or Mexico. He is already a global icon, and therefore, we are going to travel the world [promoting] this great fight. We'll start this in August and end it in September, with the [necessary] time required for both fighters to return to their camps. It will be a great fight, and we expect 1.6 million homes on pay-per-view," Arum told Sal Rodriguez.
Source: boxingscene.com
"Pacquiao has long ceased to only be a product in the Philippines, the United States or Mexico. He is already a global icon, and therefore, we are going to travel the world [promoting] this great fight. We'll start this in August and end it in September, with the [necessary] time required for both fighters to return to their camps. It will be a great fight, and we expect 1.6 million homes on pay-per-view," Arum told Sal Rodriguez.
Source: boxingscene.com
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Pacquiao-Marquez III may ignite TV bidding war
MANILA, Philippines – Executives of boxing promotion company Top Rank will meet with television network Showtime to discuss the broadcast rights for the November 12 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum will meet with Showtime tomorrow to negotiate the television deal for Pacquiao-Marquez III.
But Arum is also expecting to receive an offer from HBO soon.
With the two networks both presenting offers to Top Rank, the TV rights to Pacquiao-Marquez III may ignite a bidding war, according to Scott Christ of BadLeftHook.com.
Pacquiao’s most recent match against Shane Mosley was broadcasted by Showtime and earned Pacquiao the highest pay-per-view numbers of his career with 1.3 million PPVs sold.
Christ said that if Top Rank and Arum are determined to bring boxing back to network television, they may opt to give Showtime the broadcast rights.
But Christ said that HBO has more money to offer than Showtime, and can come with a proposal that Top Rank cannot refuse.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports tweeted that Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum will meet with Showtime tomorrow to negotiate the television deal for Pacquiao-Marquez III.
But Arum is also expecting to receive an offer from HBO soon.
With the two networks both presenting offers to Top Rank, the TV rights to Pacquiao-Marquez III may ignite a bidding war, according to Scott Christ of BadLeftHook.com.
Pacquiao’s most recent match against Shane Mosley was broadcasted by Showtime and earned Pacquiao the highest pay-per-view numbers of his career with 1.3 million PPVs sold.
Christ said that if Top Rank and Arum are determined to bring boxing back to network television, they may opt to give Showtime the broadcast rights.
But Christ said that HBO has more money to offer than Showtime, and can come with a proposal that Top Rank cannot refuse.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Marquez has a fight plan to finally shame Manny Pacquiao
MANILA—Hall of fame trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain believes he has devised a fight plan to finally shame Manny Pacquiao.
He said all his prized ward Juan Manuel Marquez needs to do is execute the strategy perfectly to exact revenge on the Filipino pound-for-pound king in their third showdown on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
In a recent interview with FightHub TV, Beristain surmised that it would take a “quick fighter, not fast with the hands and feet, but with the mind and reflexes” to solve the Pacquiao riddle.
The trainer said Marquez and Floyd Mayweather Jr., who are both regarded by fight pundits as intelligent and methodical fighters, can execute his plan.
Marquez nearly proved Beristain right in his first two fights against Pacquiao—in 2004, which ended in a draw, and 2008, which the Filipino won by split decision.
Beristain acknowledged, though, that Pacquiao has become stronger, bigger and a more technical fighter, making Marquez’s task of ending the Filipino’s five-year ring dominance doubly hard.
“Pacquiao is very difficult to beat,” Beristain told the Spanish TV show ‘Golpe a Golpe,’ in 2009. “If it was difficult before, imagine now.”
Source: inquirer.net
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Fight Analysis By Jasdeep Phull
So it seems the long awaited third fight between Pacquiao and Marquez is all but official and set for November 12th at the MGM Grand. The last two fights have been epic wars in which no man has clearly won and divided fans but cemented their reputations as two legends of the modern era.
However the confirmation of the fight is welcoming news especially after the Mosley debacle where we watched round upon round of touching gloves and only after Mosley was credited with a knockdown that never was did we see the aggressive Pacquiao come out where as Mosley never really turned up.
The third fight however differs to the last two in that it will invariably be fought at a higher weight where Pacquiao has been dominant and left opponents looking like something out of a horror movie. See the faces of Margarito and Cotto for testimony. However Marquez’s only foray in to welterweight saw him loose a lopsided decision to Mayweather who at times looked like he was toying with El Dynamita.
Marquez however as already confirmed in a telephone conversation with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo that he intends to fight saying “I am going to fight toe to toe and give the people what they want” which could make for another great night for fight fans and but can Marquez actually win by fighting this way? Ever since Pacquiao moved up to 2008 and retired De La Hoya he has looked like a more complete fighter than the one that was beaten by Morales, retaining the intense speed and power that he displayed at the lower weights but looking more defensively sound as well as improving the use of his right hand which has moved him to the top of the pound for pound rankings.
Marquez too has been no slouch in recent years effectively dominating the lightweight division and winning the Ring Magazine Lightweight title. Katsidis, Diaz and Casamayor have all been JMM victims in the past three years in which he has displayed his much vaunted boxing iq but also with a predatory instinct to finish fights in devastating fashion as the three mentioned fights show. However as good as the fighters Marquez has fought in his lightweight reign they aren’t in the same league as Pacquiao. More worryingly In the first fight against Diaz, Marquez did show some flaws and was troubled by Diaz’s volume of punches in the first half of the fight, Katsidis also managed to get to Marquez and knocked him down, although as we saw both men were eventually brutally stopped.
Marquez is a very different fighter to Pacquiao’s previous opponents who have sought to pressure and bully Pacquiao with their perceived weight advantage and instead entered the lions den. However Marquez in his past two fights against Pacquiao has deployed an intelligent game plan by using distance and timing to counter frequently but with a willingness to mix it up when needed as ‘The Pacman’ is not a fighter who is easily halted. In the third fight Marquez will have to fight in a similar way, in the Margarito fight we saw that Pacquiao is still susceptible to the right hand and if there is any fighter who can take advantage of this Marquez certainly can.
This is a winnable fight for Marquez although he is very much the underdog; however I would expect Marquez to pose Pacquiao problems with timing as he has done before. But Marquez is not particularly elusive himself and fight will develop in to a war especially considering the rivalry between the two. However this time Pacquiao’s power at the higher weight will quite possibly prove too much for Marquez and I would not be surprised with a late stoppage for Pacquiao. Whatever the result we can be sure that Marquez will not turn up to the fight for the sake of the purse.
Source: eastsideboxing.com
However the confirmation of the fight is welcoming news especially after the Mosley debacle where we watched round upon round of touching gloves and only after Mosley was credited with a knockdown that never was did we see the aggressive Pacquiao come out where as Mosley never really turned up.
The third fight however differs to the last two in that it will invariably be fought at a higher weight where Pacquiao has been dominant and left opponents looking like something out of a horror movie. See the faces of Margarito and Cotto for testimony. However Marquez’s only foray in to welterweight saw him loose a lopsided decision to Mayweather who at times looked like he was toying with El Dynamita.
Marquez however as already confirmed in a telephone conversation with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo that he intends to fight saying “I am going to fight toe to toe and give the people what they want” which could make for another great night for fight fans and but can Marquez actually win by fighting this way? Ever since Pacquiao moved up to 2008 and retired De La Hoya he has looked like a more complete fighter than the one that was beaten by Morales, retaining the intense speed and power that he displayed at the lower weights but looking more defensively sound as well as improving the use of his right hand which has moved him to the top of the pound for pound rankings.
Marquez too has been no slouch in recent years effectively dominating the lightweight division and winning the Ring Magazine Lightweight title. Katsidis, Diaz and Casamayor have all been JMM victims in the past three years in which he has displayed his much vaunted boxing iq but also with a predatory instinct to finish fights in devastating fashion as the three mentioned fights show. However as good as the fighters Marquez has fought in his lightweight reign they aren’t in the same league as Pacquiao. More worryingly In the first fight against Diaz, Marquez did show some flaws and was troubled by Diaz’s volume of punches in the first half of the fight, Katsidis also managed to get to Marquez and knocked him down, although as we saw both men were eventually brutally stopped.
Marquez is a very different fighter to Pacquiao’s previous opponents who have sought to pressure and bully Pacquiao with their perceived weight advantage and instead entered the lions den. However Marquez in his past two fights against Pacquiao has deployed an intelligent game plan by using distance and timing to counter frequently but with a willingness to mix it up when needed as ‘The Pacman’ is not a fighter who is easily halted. In the third fight Marquez will have to fight in a similar way, in the Margarito fight we saw that Pacquiao is still susceptible to the right hand and if there is any fighter who can take advantage of this Marquez certainly can.
This is a winnable fight for Marquez although he is very much the underdog; however I would expect Marquez to pose Pacquiao problems with timing as he has done before. But Marquez is not particularly elusive himself and fight will develop in to a war especially considering the rivalry between the two. However this time Pacquiao’s power at the higher weight will quite possibly prove too much for Marquez and I would not be surprised with a late stoppage for Pacquiao. Whatever the result we can be sure that Marquez will not turn up to the fight for the sake of the purse.
Source: eastsideboxing.com
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
I am going to fight him toe-to-toe : Marquez
WBC/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) has promised to go toe-to-toe with -pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) in the third fight of an eagerly awaited trilogy at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on November 12.
In a telephone conversation with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo, the Mexican legend admitted he is “so emotional about this fight” and emphasized “it will definitely not be like the Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight where Mosley kept running. As best as I can, I am going to fight him toe-to-toe and give the people what they want.”
Marquez conceded that their third encounter is going to be harder than their first two meetings in which Marquez claimed he was robbed of victory.
In their first bout on May 8, 2004 Marquez counter-punched his way to salvage a draw after Pacquiao dropped him three times in the opening round and a mistake in scoring the opening round by judge Burt Clements who scored it a 113-113 draw cost Pacquiao the victory. Clements admitted in a post fight interview he scored the first round 10-7 when he should have scored it 10-6 like the two other judges because of the three knockdowns.
However, Pacquiao won the rematch on March 15, 2008 by a controversial split decision with a fourth round knockdown making the difference.
Marquez said “I think this is going to be the hardest fight between the two of us and that’s why I am going to prepare the hardest I ever have.”
Marquez said that he has “a medical team to work on my power and I intend to match his (Pacquiao’s) power.”
Marquez who will train in Mexico under newly inducted Hall of Fame trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain said he is at present training for a tune-up fight against the 25 year old Colombian southpaw Likar Ramos (24-3, 18 KO’s). One of Ramos’ losses was a 7th round knockout at the hands of Jorge Solis who himself was knocked out in the 8th round by Pacquiao on April 14, 2007.. .
The Mexican legend said he is “so emotional about this fight” and that it will definitely not be like the Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight where Mosley kept running. He said “as best as I can I am going to fight him toe-to-toe and give the people what they want.”
Marquez said “I believe I have the speed and the power to match him (Pacquiao). I will train the same way with more power and speed and I need to have that at its best.”
Marquez who will turn 38 on August 23 said he would rest for about 15 days after the Ramos fight before resuming training for the November 12 battle with Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Marquez concluded by stating “I am preparing for this great victory for Mexico. I am going to come in strong and I am expecting a victory. We are going to have a great fight and everybody is going to love this fight.”
Source: philboxing.com
Monday, June 13, 2011
Marquez ‘ripe for a beating’ says Morales
MANILA, Philippines — Erik “El Terrible” Morales feels fellow Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez is in for a beating when he tangles with pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for the third time on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
“I see Marquez being weary and getting physically hurt,” Morales told BoxingScene.com Sunday. “But anything can happen in boxing so we have to wait for the fight.”
The 34-year-old Morales, who was stopped by Pacquiao in the last two bouts of their trilogy, put up a gutsy stand in losing closely to Marcos Maidana last month and is angling to forge a fourth showdown with the Filipino ring icon.
A former five-time world champion, Morales was supposed to face Marquez in April, but the fight eventually fizzled out, forcing Morales to take on the younger, bigger, stronger Maidana.
In a recent interview with bleacher report.com, Morales admitted that Pacquiao has improved a lot and has worked on things to prove a terror against bigger opponents in the welterweight division.
Pacquiao’s first two fights against Marquez ended inconclusively. The first was a draw in 2004 despite Pacquiao knocking down the Mexican three times in the first round. Pacquiao won the rematch by split decision in 2008, mainly due to a third-round knockdown.
Since then, however, Pacquiao has turned into a well-rounded and stronger fighter, dominating the likes of Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley in succession.
Though deemed a mismatch from the start, Pacquiao-Mosley was able to draw over 1.3 million pay-per-view buys, the highest-ever for the eight-division world champion, and $8,882,600 at the gates, prompting revered promoter Bob Arum to declare that Showtime gets the right to negotiate first for Pacquiao-Marquez III.
Just like Morales, rated by ESPN ahead of Mike Tyson in its Greatest Boxers of All-Time list, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach believes his prized ward will finally be able to stop Marquez.
“I know the guy (Marquez) will be very game, but I think this time Manny will be way too strong for him,” Roach told OnTheGrindBoxing Radio on Monday. “I’m going to urge Manny to put the pressure on this guy and get him out of there so there is no doubt.”
Source: inquirer.net
Thursday, June 9, 2011
JMM's tune up - Likar Ramos on July 16
By Jhonny Gonzalez
According to WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a deal has been reached to fight former WBA super featherweight champion Likar Ramos (24-3, 18KOs) on July 16 in Mexico. Ramos, a southpaw, was selected by Marquez to help him prepare for a November 12 trilogy fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, which takes place at 144-pounds. Talks broke down over money with Marquez's first choice, David Diaz.
"What we wanted was a left-handed opponent and we got it. The opponent is important, but more important is the ability stay active before November," Marquez told Sal Rodriguez. The idea is to fight in Mexico, but we are still negotiating on few things and hopefully we can close something soon."
Source: boxingscene.com
According to WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a deal has been reached to fight former WBA super featherweight champion Likar Ramos (24-3, 18KOs) on July 16 in Mexico. Ramos, a southpaw, was selected by Marquez to help him prepare for a November 12 trilogy fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, which takes place at 144-pounds. Talks broke down over money with Marquez's first choice, David Diaz.
"What we wanted was a left-handed opponent and we got it. The opponent is important, but more important is the ability stay active before November," Marquez told Sal Rodriguez. The idea is to fight in Mexico, but we are still negotiating on few things and hopefully we can close something soon."
Source: boxingscene.com
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Roach predicts Pacquiao knocks out Marquez
8CountNews sat down with the legendary Freddie Roach and got his thoughts on Pacquiao's next fight Vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. Roach also comments on the recent 65 million dollar rumors that have been circulating around the web. In fact, Roach had no clue about these offers and tells 8CN that if he doesn't hear something from Bob Arum, he doesn't believe any offers.
Roach also shares his thoughts on both Julio Cesar Chavez Jr and Vanes Martirosyan. Both guys were victorious, and Roach has high hopes for both of them. Lastly, Freddie confirms that he will indeed be training the US Olympic Boxing Team once the trials are over with. Roach tells 8CN that he will use both the Wild Card Gym, and the Olympic training facility in Colorado.
Source: 8countnews.com
In Lieu of the Trilogy, Marquez vs. Pacquiao 1 Fight Recap
By Karim ‘Kato’ Godfrey: Every now and again two fighters enter the ring and put on an amazing performance. The crowd, the media and the commentators are totally engulfed in the moment and the only bad part about the entire affair is that one of those fighters has to lose. May 8th, 2004 was just such a day.
A mere 6 months prior, Manny took on and beat Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera. With an ambitious fight schedule Manny then set his sights on the second most dangerous Mexican, Juan Manuel Marquez. The HBO analysts were all enamored with the Filipino warrior and waited anxiously for the fireworks to start. Manny was a significant favorite to win and the first round of the fight looked exactly as it was supposed to be scripted. However, Juan Manuel Marquez never cooperated. After being dropped 3 times during the first round, Marquez readjusted after the third round and countered Manny the rest of the way.
On November 12th, 2011 the trilogy will be complete. With the two previous fights being so close, I had to re-watch them and dissect each and every round. After re-watching the fight several times, there is no way in my book, Marquez won the first fight. In lieu of their November trilogy, here is my take and recap of the entire first fight. There were several close rounds that could’ve gone either way but even if I gave Marquez Rnd. 4, 5, 8 & 11; Pacquiao still pulls it out. (Please note, the judge who scored the fight 113/113 admitted he did not score round 1 a 10/6 round as he was supposed to given the fact that Marquez was dropped 3 times.)
1. Round 1: no doubt went to Pacquiao with a huge 10 – 6 margin. (Rnd. 1 to MP)
2. Round 2: wasn’t as close as the commentators made it seem. Marquez was still dusting off the cobwebs and Manny was calm, cool and collected. (Rnd. 2 to MP)
3. Round 3: Marquez made in ring adjustments and countered Manny’s aggressive power shots throughout the round. (Rnd. 3 to JMM)
4. Round 4: This was a very close round. Manny controlled the first minute or so of the round and Marquez came back with some great counters. I gave this round to Manny because even though he took some big shots from Marquez, Manny always answered every shot right back and continued pressuring the entire rest of the round. (Rnd. 4 to MP, easily could’ve gone to JMM)
5. Round 5: Manny got staggered a bit with 1:30 left in the round but came right back and caught Marquez with a stiff 1,2 and finished the combination with a straight left. With 28 seconds left in the round, Marquez pressed the action and caught Manny on the ropes with two straight rights that. Manny was off the ropes in no time and fired some shots of his own. This was a really close round to call. (Rnd. 5 to MP, easily could’ve gone to JMM)
6. Round 6: Hard straight right stuns Pacman at the 1:40 mark of the round. Marquez controlled this round with precise counter shots. (Rnd. 6 JMM)
7. Round 7: Manny kept the pressure on Marquez throughout the round. Manny made out better during most of the exchanges. (Rnd. 7 to MP)
8. Round 8: Another very close round. The round was still up for grabs with 1:00 remaining. Manny started to box a little more and kept pressure on Marquez with the jab, jab, straight left which landed almost every time. However, Marquez was able to counter and pressured Pacman a bit more in this round. (Rnd. 8 to JMM)
9. Round 9: The round was pretty even but Manny maintained the pressure and was able to land the jab and hook several times. Manny was the more energetic of the two and landed the harder shots when the flurries started to fly. (Rnd. 9 to MP)
10. Round 10: Pacquiao continued applying the pressure as Marquez continued the counter attack. Pacman still looked the fresher fighter and kept on his toes as he bounced and moved side to side and found his range again and landed consecutive straight lefts. Marquez did well also because he was always ready to fire back as soon as he got tagged. (Rnd. to MP)
11. Round 11: Started out much the same way with Manny pressuring and Marquez counterattacking. This was the first round where Marquez looked really dominant as he landed the better shots and made out better during exchanges. (Rnd. 10 to JMM)
12. Round 12: Marquez started out the round landing big straight rights as Manny turned it up a notch with 1:30 left in the round with big winging left hooks. Marquez held his own but Manny landed the stiffer shots and came out better during the exchanges. (Rnd. 12 to MP)
This fight was the fight that put Marquez over and made him a household name. Despite it being a draw, Marquez had never been in such a drama filled fight his entire career and he performed well and much better than most anticipated. Marquez has been performing at this level ever since and is still a dominant force at 135 lbs. He is constantly taking on the best level of competition in his division and has even exposed a few promising up and comers like Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis. His only loss within the past 3 years came at the hands of boxing wizard Floyd Mayweather Jr. So, why are some people not giving Marquez the benefit of the doubt in his upcoming trilogy against Pacquiao? Yes he is 39 years old but, didn’t Hopkins prove that age is just a number? Yes he doesn’t perform well above 140 lbs. but, I doubt anyone other than Pacquiao could perform well against Mayweather at any weight. Marquez is the first fighter I’ve seen take it to Pacman the way he did. Sometimes a fighter just has another fighters’ number. Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones and Vernon Forest vs. Shane Mosley were just such encounters.
I hope my opinions and analysis will clear the misconception that Marquez was robbed of a win because there is no way he won the first fight. History has a way of leaving out the details and blurring reality to suit an agenda. The proof is out there, re-watch the fight for yourselves and let me know who you think really won. I will provide a recap of the second fight next week and hope people realize that this trilogy needs to happen. Who knows, this could be the one to win Fight of the Year 2011.
Source: eastsideboxing.com
A mere 6 months prior, Manny took on and beat Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera. With an ambitious fight schedule Manny then set his sights on the second most dangerous Mexican, Juan Manuel Marquez. The HBO analysts were all enamored with the Filipino warrior and waited anxiously for the fireworks to start. Manny was a significant favorite to win and the first round of the fight looked exactly as it was supposed to be scripted. However, Juan Manuel Marquez never cooperated. After being dropped 3 times during the first round, Marquez readjusted after the third round and countered Manny the rest of the way.
On November 12th, 2011 the trilogy will be complete. With the two previous fights being so close, I had to re-watch them and dissect each and every round. After re-watching the fight several times, there is no way in my book, Marquez won the first fight. In lieu of their November trilogy, here is my take and recap of the entire first fight. There were several close rounds that could’ve gone either way but even if I gave Marquez Rnd. 4, 5, 8 & 11; Pacquiao still pulls it out. (Please note, the judge who scored the fight 113/113 admitted he did not score round 1 a 10/6 round as he was supposed to given the fact that Marquez was dropped 3 times.)
1. Round 1: no doubt went to Pacquiao with a huge 10 – 6 margin. (Rnd. 1 to MP)
2. Round 2: wasn’t as close as the commentators made it seem. Marquez was still dusting off the cobwebs and Manny was calm, cool and collected. (Rnd. 2 to MP)
3. Round 3: Marquez made in ring adjustments and countered Manny’s aggressive power shots throughout the round. (Rnd. 3 to JMM)
4. Round 4: This was a very close round. Manny controlled the first minute or so of the round and Marquez came back with some great counters. I gave this round to Manny because even though he took some big shots from Marquez, Manny always answered every shot right back and continued pressuring the entire rest of the round. (Rnd. 4 to MP, easily could’ve gone to JMM)
5. Round 5: Manny got staggered a bit with 1:30 left in the round but came right back and caught Marquez with a stiff 1,2 and finished the combination with a straight left. With 28 seconds left in the round, Marquez pressed the action and caught Manny on the ropes with two straight rights that. Manny was off the ropes in no time and fired some shots of his own. This was a really close round to call. (Rnd. 5 to MP, easily could’ve gone to JMM)
6. Round 6: Hard straight right stuns Pacman at the 1:40 mark of the round. Marquez controlled this round with precise counter shots. (Rnd. 6 JMM)
7. Round 7: Manny kept the pressure on Marquez throughout the round. Manny made out better during most of the exchanges. (Rnd. 7 to MP)
8. Round 8: Another very close round. The round was still up for grabs with 1:00 remaining. Manny started to box a little more and kept pressure on Marquez with the jab, jab, straight left which landed almost every time. However, Marquez was able to counter and pressured Pacman a bit more in this round. (Rnd. 8 to JMM)
9. Round 9: The round was pretty even but Manny maintained the pressure and was able to land the jab and hook several times. Manny was the more energetic of the two and landed the harder shots when the flurries started to fly. (Rnd. 9 to MP)
10. Round 10: Pacquiao continued applying the pressure as Marquez continued the counter attack. Pacman still looked the fresher fighter and kept on his toes as he bounced and moved side to side and found his range again and landed consecutive straight lefts. Marquez did well also because he was always ready to fire back as soon as he got tagged. (Rnd. to MP)
11. Round 11: Started out much the same way with Manny pressuring and Marquez counterattacking. This was the first round where Marquez looked really dominant as he landed the better shots and made out better during exchanges. (Rnd. 10 to JMM)
12. Round 12: Marquez started out the round landing big straight rights as Manny turned it up a notch with 1:30 left in the round with big winging left hooks. Marquez held his own but Manny landed the stiffer shots and came out better during the exchanges. (Rnd. 12 to MP)
This fight was the fight that put Marquez over and made him a household name. Despite it being a draw, Marquez had never been in such a drama filled fight his entire career and he performed well and much better than most anticipated. Marquez has been performing at this level ever since and is still a dominant force at 135 lbs. He is constantly taking on the best level of competition in his division and has even exposed a few promising up and comers like Juan Diaz and Michael Katsidis. His only loss within the past 3 years came at the hands of boxing wizard Floyd Mayweather Jr. So, why are some people not giving Marquez the benefit of the doubt in his upcoming trilogy against Pacquiao? Yes he is 39 years old but, didn’t Hopkins prove that age is just a number? Yes he doesn’t perform well above 140 lbs. but, I doubt anyone other than Pacquiao could perform well against Mayweather at any weight. Marquez is the first fighter I’ve seen take it to Pacman the way he did. Sometimes a fighter just has another fighters’ number. Antonio Tarver vs. Roy Jones and Vernon Forest vs. Shane Mosley were just such encounters.
I hope my opinions and analysis will clear the misconception that Marquez was robbed of a win because there is no way he won the first fight. History has a way of leaving out the details and blurring reality to suit an agenda. The proof is out there, re-watch the fight for yourselves and let me know who you think really won. I will provide a recap of the second fight next week and hope people realize that this trilogy needs to happen. Who knows, this could be the one to win Fight of the Year 2011.
Source: eastsideboxing.com
Manny Pacquiao vs. Marquez Should Go Head-to-Head with Mayweather vs. Ortiz
Fight fans, we all have been talking about the big news of Floyd Mayweather Jr. returning on September 17th to face Victor Ortiz for his WBC welterweight title.
Here's an idea that all of the multi-millionaire boxing powers can pay me a nice handsome consulting fee for: How about putting Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III head-to-head on the same very night as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz.
Before you get too excited, hear me out first. Mayweather has been very vocal about always being the main attraction, the big draw, the cash cow, what have you, so this would be the ultimate test to prove it.
Have Pacquiao vs. Marquez III go head-to-head with Mayweather vs. Ortiz on the same night, September 17th.
Pulling that off is very possible, seeing that Mayweather is on HBO, so his fight will most likely be HBO PPV and Pacquiao is now pretty much Showtime, so his will probably be Showtime PPV.
Top Rank would pretty much promote the Pacquiao fight and it's been reported that Mayweather Promotions, with Golden Boy, will promote Mayweather's fight.
HBO 24/7 will promote Mayweather vs. Ortiz just as Showtime Fight Camp 360 would promote Pacquiao vs. Marquez III, and if they are smart, they will get CBS on board again as well.
After both fights, no matter the actual outcomes, the real war would be the war of numbers.
Who sold more at the live gate? Who sold more pay-per-view buys?
The one clear winner would have all the bragging rights of the world and truly be the pound-for-pound champion of pay-per-view and the No. 1 cash cow draw.
This fighter would also have the upper hand in negotiating the larger cut of the purse percentage when, not only if, they ever fight (Pacquiao and Mayweather), but in all future fights from now on.
It would be historic and legendary, and it would shut up a legion of annoying obnoxious fans who are so utterly frustrated that they have been trolling hard against each other ever since a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight was even brainstormed several years ago.
Top Rank, move the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight up to September 17th and thank me later. I'll take just a small, yet handsome, percentage of all four fighters purses for my genius consulting fees.
I should be on these executive board room meetings for boxing for giving you guys such brilliant, amazing ideas.
This would be the most insanely successful marketing and promotional plan ever for Pacquiao and Mayweather, should they ever fight each other.
It would wake up not only America, but the world, and get them all on fire for the sport of boxing once again put it on top where it belongs.
Source: bleacherreport.com
Here's an idea that all of the multi-millionaire boxing powers can pay me a nice handsome consulting fee for: How about putting Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III head-to-head on the same very night as Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz.
Before you get too excited, hear me out first. Mayweather has been very vocal about always being the main attraction, the big draw, the cash cow, what have you, so this would be the ultimate test to prove it.
Have Pacquiao vs. Marquez III go head-to-head with Mayweather vs. Ortiz on the same night, September 17th.
Pulling that off is very possible, seeing that Mayweather is on HBO, so his fight will most likely be HBO PPV and Pacquiao is now pretty much Showtime, so his will probably be Showtime PPV.
Top Rank would pretty much promote the Pacquiao fight and it's been reported that Mayweather Promotions, with Golden Boy, will promote Mayweather's fight.
HBO 24/7 will promote Mayweather vs. Ortiz just as Showtime Fight Camp 360 would promote Pacquiao vs. Marquez III, and if they are smart, they will get CBS on board again as well.
After both fights, no matter the actual outcomes, the real war would be the war of numbers.
Who sold more at the live gate? Who sold more pay-per-view buys?
The one clear winner would have all the bragging rights of the world and truly be the pound-for-pound champion of pay-per-view and the No. 1 cash cow draw.
This fighter would also have the upper hand in negotiating the larger cut of the purse percentage when, not only if, they ever fight (Pacquiao and Mayweather), but in all future fights from now on.
It would be historic and legendary, and it would shut up a legion of annoying obnoxious fans who are so utterly frustrated that they have been trolling hard against each other ever since a Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight was even brainstormed several years ago.
Top Rank, move the Pacquiao vs. Marquez fight up to September 17th and thank me later. I'll take just a small, yet handsome, percentage of all four fighters purses for my genius consulting fees.
I should be on these executive board room meetings for boxing for giving you guys such brilliant, amazing ideas.
This would be the most insanely successful marketing and promotional plan ever for Pacquiao and Mayweather, should they ever fight each other.
It would wake up not only America, but the world, and get them all on fire for the sport of boxing once again put it on top where it belongs.
Source: bleacherreport.com
Look Forward in the Future: Juan Manuel Marquez’s newly acquired techniques
Pride of Mexico, Juan Manuel announced the other week that he will be training using ballet to strenghten his legs and boost his agility. And we must not forget that Marquez is also drinking his own piss to harden his whole body.
To beat his greatest adversary in Boxing he needs to do this to himself even though he will pay a big price, especially health issues. He totally hates Manny Pacquiao thats why he needs to punish himself and finally prove the world that he really beat Pacquiao twice already.
In this story you will be reading about funny techniques that he would possibly acquire by doing ballet and drinking his piss.
I got this from my friends in popular social networking sites like facebook, twitter, myspace, friendster and many more.
Technique no. 1: Smelly Sweat
In drinking his own piss, Marquez most likely acquired this a long time ago. The smelly sweat that will make his opponent dizzy with a lot of confusion. Pacquiao will breathe harder if he will smell Marquez poisonous sweat.
Technique no. 2: Ballet Dance Evasion
This would be the best technique to execute when evading Pacquiao’s quick and strong punches. When Pacquiao throws his flurry Marquez will just run turn and make a slight hop just like dancing ballet.
Technique no. 3: Ballet Counter
It has a similarity in Floyd Mayweather’s duck and punch but the difference is how Marquez gracefully executes his counter punch to make Pacquiao lose his balance. Duck and upper cut with a smile this is how you execute the ballet counter.
Technique no. 4: The Beautiful Boxer Pose
Lastly, this will be the technique he will learn. This is a taunt that will make his opponent fired up and lose his focus. This was successfully executed by Noong Toom one of the best gay kick boxers of all-time. By taunting, Pacquiao will most likely lose his focus in the fight and throw inaccurate punches.
Source: mirosport.net
Sunday, June 5, 2011
David Diaz: Pacquiao Too Strong/Fast, He Beats Marquez
Former WBO lightweight champion David Diaz is not disappointed that a potential July fight fell through with Juan Manuel Marquez. They were negotiating for a few weeks but couldn't reach an agreement after Marquez offered $150,000 but Diaz refused to take the fight for anything less than $250,000. Marquez wanted to use Diaz as an interim-opponent before facing Manny Pacquiao in a third fight on November 12 in Las Vegas.
"When I fought against Erik Morales, I received $350,000 and Morales was a fighter who was was already finished. Quite the contrary with Marquez, who is in his prime and he's the champion. So I wanted a little more than what they were offering," Diaz told Jose Sanchez. "I'm not disappointed because Marquez has already signed for a very important fight and I know this is part of the business and I understand it. But I am a little hurt because I was not properly valued."
Diaz thinks some of the recent comments from Top Rank CEO Bob Arum may have played a role in Marquez's decision to stand still with the money. He expects Pacquiao to beat Marquez in November.
"I think Pacquiao will win. We've all had problems with his speed and punching power but it has increased tremendously and I do not know if Marquez can adapt to that. It's going be a difficult fight for Marquez and I think Pacquiao wins. Bob Arum told Marquez told that if he lost the fight against me, his fight with Pacquiao is not going to happen. So that could have had some influence [on Marquez's position with the money]," Diaz said.
Source: boxingscene.com
"When I fought against Erik Morales, I received $350,000 and Morales was a fighter who was was already finished. Quite the contrary with Marquez, who is in his prime and he's the champion. So I wanted a little more than what they were offering," Diaz told Jose Sanchez. "I'm not disappointed because Marquez has already signed for a very important fight and I know this is part of the business and I understand it. But I am a little hurt because I was not properly valued."
Diaz thinks some of the recent comments from Top Rank CEO Bob Arum may have played a role in Marquez's decision to stand still with the money. He expects Pacquiao to beat Marquez in November.
"I think Pacquiao will win. We've all had problems with his speed and punching power but it has increased tremendously and I do not know if Marquez can adapt to that. It's going be a difficult fight for Marquez and I think Pacquiao wins. Bob Arum told Marquez told that if he lost the fight against me, his fight with Pacquiao is not going to happen. So that could have had some influence [on Marquez's position with the money]," Diaz said.
Source: boxingscene.com
Marquez to fight in Mexico City
The drama over a tune-up fight between David Diaz and lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez continues.
Though many reports in the past several days point to the bout falling apart due to Diaz asking for a higher purse than Marquez is willing to provide, new reports out of Mexico say the bout will continue.
Originally, Marquez – Diaz was scheduled for July 2 in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Now Marquez states he will fight in his hometown of Mexico City, against Diaz, on July 16.
Marquez is looking to Diaz as a tune-up for a Manny Pacquiao fight which has been signed for November 12.
If Marquez fights in Mexico City, it will be the first time in 17 years since he has boxed in his hometown.
Source: examiner.com
Though many reports in the past several days point to the bout falling apart due to Diaz asking for a higher purse than Marquez is willing to provide, new reports out of Mexico say the bout will continue.
Originally, Marquez – Diaz was scheduled for July 2 in the Mexican resort of Cancun. Now Marquez states he will fight in his hometown of Mexico City, against Diaz, on July 16.
Marquez is looking to Diaz as a tune-up for a Manny Pacquiao fight which has been signed for November 12.
If Marquez fights in Mexico City, it will be the first time in 17 years since he has boxed in his hometown.
Source: examiner.com
Pacquiao camp shrugs off Marquez’s 'robbery claim'
MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao’s boxing coach, Freddie Roach, shrugged off Juan Manuel Marquez's insistence that he was twice robbed of victory during his previous bouts against the Filipino champion.
Roach dismissed Marquez’s claim as pure nonsense. He said Pacquiao deserved to win both fights.
"I thought we won both of them," Roach said in Boxingscene.com. "I thought Pacquiao came back at the end of the first one and won a couple of close rounds. I gave him the edge in both fights.”
Marquez battled the fleet-footed Filipino to a controversial draw in 2004 despite suffering 3 straight first round knockdowns.
Four years later, Pacquiao floored the counter-punching Mexican in the third round en route to a split-decision win.
"The knockdown made the difference in the second fight," cited Roach. "But, you know, some people like this, some people like that. I thought they were great fights for boxing, I don't think there was any robbery."
Pacquiao already agreed for a third fight against Marquez. The bout is scheduled to take place on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach is confident that his fighter will win again.
"I think the third one will be great for the sport, also. I don't see any change," he said.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Roach dismissed Marquez’s claim as pure nonsense. He said Pacquiao deserved to win both fights.
"I thought we won both of them," Roach said in Boxingscene.com. "I thought Pacquiao came back at the end of the first one and won a couple of close rounds. I gave him the edge in both fights.”
Marquez battled the fleet-footed Filipino to a controversial draw in 2004 despite suffering 3 straight first round knockdowns.
Four years later, Pacquiao floored the counter-punching Mexican in the third round en route to a split-decision win.
"The knockdown made the difference in the second fight," cited Roach. "But, you know, some people like this, some people like that. I thought they were great fights for boxing, I don't think there was any robbery."
Pacquiao already agreed for a third fight against Marquez. The bout is scheduled to take place on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Roach is confident that his fighter will win again.
"I think the third one will be great for the sport, also. I don't see any change," he said.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Marquez includes ballet in training
MANILA, Philippines — Juan Manuel Marquez is taking a page from the training regimen of former undisputed world heavyweight king Evander Holyfield as he revs up for the Nov. 12 rubber match with Manny Pacquiao.
Marquez, who will be 38 years old by the time he meets Pacquiao, told examiner.com that he has tapped a ballet instructor to help him strengthen his legs aside from consulting with a team of doctors to aide him in bulking up without sacrificing his quickness.
Marquez’s decision to hire these experts from fields which are considered uncharted territory for boxing, is a sign that the Mexican is dead-serious in leaving a lasting legacy after his scheduled 12-round welterweight clash with the Filipino pound-for-pound king.
Holyfield, who had cleaned up the cruiserweight division (190 lbs) in the 1980s, made a name for himself when he banged with the big boys of the sport in the 1990s, the heavyweights.
Holyfield’s handlers hired men whose expertise was on conditioning, something that was unheard of at that time, naming the state-of-the-art program that he undertook as The Omega Project.
Marquez told examiner that he has “felt very good" after a round of ballet exercises.
Even though the fight with Pacquiao is still more than five months away, Marquez is getting himself ready with a tuneup fight on the line for July 16 in Mexico City.
Marquez and Pacquiao have a storied past.
In 2004, Marquez got up from three first-round knockdowns to salvage a draw in their featherweight scuffle and in the rematch in 2008, Pacquiao escaped with a split decision, results that Marquez said should have gone his way.
Source: mb.com.ph
Marquez, who will be 38 years old by the time he meets Pacquiao, told examiner.com that he has tapped a ballet instructor to help him strengthen his legs aside from consulting with a team of doctors to aide him in bulking up without sacrificing his quickness.
Marquez’s decision to hire these experts from fields which are considered uncharted territory for boxing, is a sign that the Mexican is dead-serious in leaving a lasting legacy after his scheduled 12-round welterweight clash with the Filipino pound-for-pound king.
Holyfield, who had cleaned up the cruiserweight division (190 lbs) in the 1980s, made a name for himself when he banged with the big boys of the sport in the 1990s, the heavyweights.
Holyfield’s handlers hired men whose expertise was on conditioning, something that was unheard of at that time, naming the state-of-the-art program that he undertook as The Omega Project.
Marquez told examiner that he has “felt very good" after a round of ballet exercises.
Even though the fight with Pacquiao is still more than five months away, Marquez is getting himself ready with a tuneup fight on the line for July 16 in Mexico City.
Marquez and Pacquiao have a storied past.
In 2004, Marquez got up from three first-round knockdowns to salvage a draw in their featherweight scuffle and in the rematch in 2008, Pacquiao escaped with a split decision, results that Marquez said should have gone his way.
Source: mb.com.ph
Why Pac-Man Must Win by Knockout
After losing to Manny Pacquiao in May 2008 via a split decision, Juan Manuel Marquez has waged a relentless media campaign to condition the minds of the public into believing he was a victim of injustice stemming from flawed officiating.
Marquez has claimed and still claiming after almost eight years that he won both the 2004 and 2008 fights against pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. He said he was robbed of his victories due to flawed officiating.
In their first encounter in 2004, the fight ended in a draw and in 2008, he lost to Pacquiao via a split decision. In both fights he said he was the clear winner, but was cheated in the scoreboard..
The long chase which included a distant and tiring trip to the Philippines to beg Pacquiao for his proposed trilogy, ended late last month when Pacquiao finally gave in to Marquez's request for a third fight to settle the issue for the last time.
Despite the chance given him by Pacquiao to prove his allegations, the crybaby from Mexico still takes shots at the Filipino ring icon, claiming and shouting to the world he beat Pacquiao twice.
In a trilogy set for November 12, a no-knockdown win for Pacquiao will not stop Marquez from claiming victory again on points and most likely he will once more campaign for another fight.
It is therefore important for Pacquiao to win via knock out if he wants to silence Marquez and shut his mouth for good. Any victory short of knockout will trigger another frenzied media campaign for the crybaby from Mexico.
Marquez will most likely enter the ring as an underdog but the match promises fireworks at the MGM as the Mexican slugger is expected to show his mastery as today's top counter puncher.
An upset is always possible in any match and Marquez has a fair chance of pulling one over Pacquiao as they collide on November 12.
On the other hand, Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach must have anticipated the trilogy to happen at certain point in time as millions of fans continue to support the staging of a third fight. And he must have carefully examined and analyzed Pacquiao's flaws in the last two fights.
Certainly Roach will now capitalize on Pacquiao's new-found right-hand power, enhanced skills and other improvements they have worked on together patiently in the last couple of years.
Boxing analysts and critics are saying Marquez will be dealing with a newly-conditioned Pacquiao, very much different from the smaller and amateurish-looking guy whom he fought for the first time almost eight years ago.
Source: bleacherreport.com
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