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
No comments:
Post a Comment