By Dan Ambrose: 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) will have his career on the line next Saturday night when he faces former WBO 140 pound champion Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) in a fight at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Marquez wants another shot at the WBO welterweight title, so if he beats Alvarado, he’ll very likely be fighting WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao later on this year in what would be a fifth fight between them.
At this point of Pacquiao’s career, Marquez is the only guy that brings in a lot of pay-per-view buys, and that’s why their promoter Bob Arum keeps repeatedly matching them against each other. Alvarado may prove to be a tough obstacle for Marquez to get passed, because he’s bigger, stronger and younger than Marquez.
By Gerardo Granados: Next May 17 at the Forum Inglewood, California, U.S.A; the former multiple division champion veteran Juan Manuel Marquez (W55-L7-D1) returns to the ring against top contender Mike Alvarado (W34-L2-D0). In his last two fights “Mile high” Alvarado got to be considered for the fight of the year award, first against Brandon Rios wining a thrilling rematch and then lost a competitive battle against the current WBO light welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov. On the other corner “Dinamita” Marquez lost a close boxing match against Tim Bradley.
By Chris Williams: Trainer Freddie Roach badly wants to have his fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s) get a 5th fight against the soon to 41-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s), because Roach thinks Marquez has aged and deteriorated somewhat since knocking his fighter Pacquiao out cold two years ago in 2012. Roach believes that Pacquiao can beat Marquez now, and he thinks the fight will bring in over 1 million pay-per-view buys on HBO as well. 
By Alon Calinao Dy: Mexican Professional Boxer Juan Manuel Marquez chooses to fight a lesser threat opponent Mike Alvarado than his long-time rival Manny Pacquiao at The Forum in Inglewood, California on May 17, 2014.
By Chris Williams: Former WBO light welterweight champion Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) is looking forward to trying to beat 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) in their fight on May 17th at the Forum in Inglewood, California. The winner of this fight will be facing the April 12th winner of the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley. 
By Chris Williams: The May 17th WBO 147lb eliminator bout between the recently knocked out Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s) and the recently beaten Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) will be officially announced this Wednesday by Top Rank Promotions in Los Angeles, California. The fight will be taking place at the Forum, in Inglewood, California, USA. 
By Matt Wood: While we look forward to April 12 as the day that brings us closure on Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley, and the most controversial decision in recent memory, Top Rank has already put together the next challenge for whoever comes out on top between their two welterweight workhorses.
By Jake Horowitz: Former four-division world championship title holder and Mexican fighting legend Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KOs) is going to talk to his promoter Fernando Beltran about returning to the ring to fight former junior welterweight champion “Mile High” Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KOs).
By Dan Ambrose: 40-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40 KO’s) could be in the ring in what would amount to be a tune-up fight on May 17th against Mike Alvarado (34-2, 23 KO’s), according to Fightnews. The Marquez-Alvarado fight would potentially be on the Mikey Garcia vs. Yuriorkis Gamboa fight card, if that fight even takes place. It’s still up in the air whether that fight will happen, though, because Mikey doesn’t seem all that excited about fighting the tough Cuban. 
By Gerardo Granados: A friend of mine believes that Mike Alvarado should have kept fighting until the end and not have quit on his stool because he was still throwing punches in the end of round ten. The strange thing is that my friend is also a big mixed martial arts fan and by now he should be accustomed to see a fighter surrender when in danger of an imminent risk of a serious injury. It is not the same to quit for a fighter when he has the risk of breaking his arm due a strong arm bar than to get brain damage due receiving one more punch.