Buboy Fernandez: Pacquiao will beat Marquez this time

By Boxing News - 09/29/2012 - Comments

By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s helper person Buboy Fernandez sees Pacquiao finally beating Juan Manuel Marquez this time when they fight on December 8th in what will be their fourth fight together and hopefully their last.

Fernandez is helping Pacquiao get ready in the early stages of training camp doing odd jobs like holding the mitts while Pacquiao pounds and giving advice.

Fernandez said to the Manila Bulletin “We’ll get him [Marquez] this time.”

What I wonder understand is why things will be different this time compared to the last three occasions that Pacquiao fought Marquez. If it isn’t worked in the past for the Filipino then how on earth can it be different now? Is it because Marquez is 39 now? Marquez doesn’t see himself as being physically 39, saying “There is a biological age and chronological [age].”

In other words, Marquez isn’t his chronological age in terms of his biology. That would help explain why Marquez looked and fought like the younger fighter last November in Las Vegas in yet another fight where Marquez lost but appeared to win.

What I want to know is what specifically makes Buboy believe that Paquiao will beat Pacquiao this time? Boboy was talking about wanting to make sure that Marquez doesn’t step on Pacquiao’s feet on December 8th, as Buboy sees this as a real problem area. But is that all there is? I don’t think that’s enough for Pacquiao to beat Marquez simply because he’s not having his feet stepped on. That’s not why Pacquiao struggled against Marquez last November. Those were Marquez’s gloves that were hitting Pacquiao in the head and body, not his feet.

This probably won’t be the last time that Pacquiao and Marquez fight. If the bouts makes a ton of money on pay per view, believe me we’re going to see Pacquiao and Marquez fighting in 2013. The excuses for the rematches will change naturally but the rematches will likely continue until the money drops off.



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