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Marquez vs. Pacquiao 4 on Saturday at the MGM, in Las Vegas

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Image: Marquez vs. Pacquiao 4 on Saturday at the MGM, in Las VegasBy Chris Williams: In looking at the condition of the two fighters Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO’s) and Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KO’s) as they head into their last week before their fight next Saturday, December 8th, in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’d have to say that Marquez looks by far to be the better conditioned fighter. Not only does Marquez look in better shape, he seems dialed in mentally more for the fight, like he’s got the eye of the tiger.

In watching training video of Pacquiao going about his training sessions with Alex Ariza, Freddie Roach, and his various sparring partners, Pacquiao doesn’t look like a fighter that is mentally focused for the fight. I don’t see the aggressiveness that Roach has been looking for in the Filipino.

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Marquez vs. Pacquiao and the great hype machine…who is really excited?

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Image: Marquez vs. Pacquiao and the great hype machine…who is really excited?By Babatis Banda: Boxing, the art of fighting is on a drip again. It is suffering from the great hype disease that has characterized this sport for ages, excerpt this time, it is purely for economic and repugnant selfish reasons. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have both proved a point, not once, not twice, but three times. These two guys are dead flat equal in their boxing ability.

Just like somebody said, what Pacquiao lacks in skill, he makes up in power and what Marquez lacks in power, he makes up in skill. There is some kind of terminology that even the staunchest of Pacquiao fans are happy to say….that ‘Marquez has Manny’s number’. Whatever this means, if not an excuse, it can only be an acknowledgement that Manny’s wins were nothing convincing and the verdict could have gone either way. In the same light, Marquez is well justified in believing that he did enough to win the previous fights.

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Marquez vs. Pacquiao 95% complete, says promoter

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Image: Marquez vs. Pacquiao 95% complete, says promoterBy Chris Williams: Fernando Beltran, the promoter for Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KO’s) from Zanfer Promotions, says that a fourth fight between the 39-year-old Marquez and 33-year-old Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KO’s), is “95 percent done”, according to The Record.

Beltran told Record.com.mx “The only reason I can not guarantee the fight is because there isn’t a contract of Pacquiao before us. However, in the coming hours we will. Verbally we can announce that on December 8th, we will make this fight…It is 95% finished.”

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Marquez sees Bradley as tougher to fight than Pacquiao

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Image: Marquez sees Bradley as tougher to fight than PacquiaoBy Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez still prefers to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next, but if he can’t get that fight then Marquez, who turns 39 in the summer, will go ahead and look for the next best thing and he feels that’s WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s).

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Who should Juan Manuel Marquez fight next?

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Image: Who should Juan Manuel Marquez fight next?By Gerardo Granados: I believe retirement is not an option for the authentic World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion; Marquez may have two more fights inside him so he better gave to the boxing fans the chance to see him fight at least one more time before retiring. But against whom should Marquez fight next? There are a couple of interesting fights left for him to consider only if the boxing fans are willing to see him engage before retiring. At lightweight there is no good fights left for him so he should pick someone at welter or light welter, maybe:

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Does Marquez have doubts?

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Image: Does Marquez have doubts?By John F. McKenna (McJack): WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) is unquestionably the toughest opponent that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) has ever faced. “Dinamita” will face Pacquiao for the 3rd time on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both of the previous fights between Marquez and Pacquiao ended in controversy.

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Marquez: Pacquiao must beat me before fighting Mayweather

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Image: Marquez: Pacquiao must beat me before fighting MayweatherBy John F. McKenna (McJack): WBO/WBA/RING lightweight champion Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KO’s) says that WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao must defeat him before even thinking about a fight with Floyd Mayweather. Marquez and Pacquiao will square off on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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