MARQUEZ WINS, CONTINUES TO CHASE A THIRD FIGHT WITH PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 01 Aug 2010
After whipping Juan ?Baby Bull? Diaz who looked more like a calf being led to the slaughter, WBA/WBO and Ring Magazine lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez once again continued to chase a third fight with pound-for-pound king and ?Fighter of the Decade? Manny Pacquiao even though Pacquiao has moved up to welterweight and reigns as the WBO champion having won the title with a12th round stoppage of Miguel Cotto last November.
Marquez beat Diaz both with his hand-speed and his movement as Diaz appeared to be hampered by a problem with his left knee as he wore a brace and hardly had any lateral movement. Despite Marquez?s right eye being partially shut, Diaz failed to capitalize on it and was effectively taken to school by the three-time world champion who at 36 may have won easily but didn?t look devastating in any way.
The fight was nowhere near as exciting as their first encounter which was voted "Fight of the Year" and was too lopsided to come anywhere near being considered a great fight.
All three judges had Marquez a comfortable winner with Patricia Morse Jarman scoring it 117-111, Glenn Trowbridge 118-110 and Jerry Roth 116-112.
After the fight Marquez kept harping on the fact that his goal is a third fight with Manny Pacquiao who dropped him three times in the opening round of their first encounter in which Marquez fought back to salvage draw and won a split decision in their rematch, once again sending Marquez to the canvas in round four that many felt earned Pacquiao the win.
Golden Boy Promotions wants Marquez to face WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan of Britain in a December 11 showdown but obsessed with a third fight against Pacquiao offered to face Pacquiao on November 13 in the face of Antonio Margarito?s problems in securing a license to fight in the US.
Marquez who won by a 9th round knockout over Diaz in their first meeting which was much closer until it ended said ?A trilogy with Pacquiao is what I want and should happen. It's for the Mexican and Filipino fight fans it's my number one priority. I will be ready to fight again in November and hopefully Pacquiao takes the fight with me.?
Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach has, in the past, said he would like another fight with Marquez so Pacquiao could shut him up once and for all while conditioning expert Alex Ariza has said Pacquiao would knock Marquez out for sure.
The weight difference between Marquez who came in at 132 1/2 pounds way below the135 pound limit after coming in at 142 pounds for the 147 pound welterweight bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr last September and Pacquiao would be a major drawback to a trilogy with the Filipino who has zoomed way ahead both as a fighter and a crossover star for him to seriously consider giving into the Mexican?s plea.
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