MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is just whetting his appetite for Juan Manuel Marquez.
As he munched on his favorite steamed lobster and crabmeat Saturday evening, Pacquiao said he couldn’t wait to get his hands on Marquez.
“I was looking at him closely during the press conference.. Yum, yum,” said Pacquiao, like he wants to have Marquez for dinner.
You can sense that Pacquiao wants the third fight with Marquez so bad, so he can finally erase all doubts on their previous encounters.
“Tinitingnan ko talaga yung katawan niya,” said Pacquiao.
Then his eyes lit up as if he saw something that tells him there’s no way the Mexican can cope with him at 144 pounds.
“The first time we fought it was at 126 and the last one at 130. It’s different now. This is my weight now,” said the pound-for-pound champion.
Maybe he finds Marquez too small for him now.
He reminded Marquez of his latest fights against taller, heavier and bigger guys like Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.
“Baka hindi niya alam kung sino binubugbog ko dito (Maybe he doesn’t know the guys I’ve been beating up here),” said Pacquiao.
It’s more of a warning than a reminder.
“Iisa lang naman kasi style niya (He only has one style),” said Pacquiao as he treated his friends to dinner at the Harbour View restaurant near Luneta.
Pacquiao was told of Nacho Beristain’s comment that because he had become more technical it’s now easier to read his punches.
“He’s wrong. I can adjust to the style of my opponents. Marquez only has one style – to counter,” he said.
“What he saw in me during my latest fights, he might not see when we fight. I can adjust to any style.”
Pacquiao was in the mood to talk, and he was asked to rate Mexican fighters Erik Morales (whom he fought thrice), Marco Antonio Barrera (twice) and Marquez.
He was asked who among the three landed the heaviest punch.
“To me it’s still Barrera. Kaya lang tumakbo na siya nung huling laban (But he ran away the last time we fought),” said Pacquiao.
“Marquez? He can’t beat Morales if they ever fought.”
This should fire up Marquez a little more.
Source: philstar.com
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