By Chris Williams: Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) really wanted to take advantage of his time at the podium in his press conference with his opponent Sergiy Fedchenko to take about various things like their fight on Saturday night, as well as what Marquez wants to get out of the fight – a rematch with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.

Marquez said this about what he hopes he can accomplish by beating the 31-year-old Fedchenko as quoted by fightnews.com: “Everyone knows over and over that I won all three fights with Pacquiao, but now more than ever I want the fourth fight with him…but first I have to defeat the Ukrainian.”

I completely agree with Marquez. He did appear to beat Pacquiao three times.

Marquez better tell Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum what he thinks he’s going to be getting out of a victory over Fedchenko, because Arum has other ideas for Marquez rather than letting him get a fourth crack at Pacquiao and possibly beating him before Arum has had a chance to put him in with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a big money fight that could in theory be a cash out fight. That’s probably when Pacquiao does eventually fight Mayweather again, when Pacquiao is on the door of retirement and looking for that last golden parachute fight to cushion his retirement years.

Arum wants Marquez to immediately fight one of his Top Rank stable fighters former WBA lightweight champ Brandon Rios in July. Now I know that’s an exciting fight and a good one for boxing fans, but I think it’s not a good deal for Marquez and I tell you why. Rios isn’t a big star or even close to one. He’s liked by hardcore boxing fans but that’s about it. He’s not well known among casual boxing fans, and that means that Marquez would have to do all the heavy lifting in being the one that draws the fans for their fight unless they put it on the undercard of a Manny Pacquiao fight, and Arum obviously won’t do that.

A Rios fight will be a tough one for Marquez where he could end up depleted after he goes into it. Rios is a slugger, so Marquez might not be in good shape after he gets out of that fight, and he could lose. I think it’s a bad deal for Marquez to take that fight. He shouldn’t have to fight Arum’s little known fighters at this point in his career.