Pacquiao-Marquez 5

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum won’t have to try very hard to sell the fifth fight later on this year between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez because boxing fans already overwhelmingly want to see the two aging stars go at it again for a fifth fight.

In a poll conducted by RingTV, Marquez and Pacquiao topped the list with 29.9%. Here are the full list of fights that boxing fans want to see:

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez 5 – 29.9%

Sergio Martinez vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. – 23.4%

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr – 22.6%

Nonito Donaire vs. Abner Mares – 13.7%

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By Chris Williams: In trying to figure out why Manny Pacquiao was blasted out so viciously by Juan Manuel Marquez last month I’m kind of torn between wondering whether the 39-year-old Marquez was hitting harder in this fight than he had in the three prior fights the Filipino star or if Pacquiao simply can’t take hard shots anymore.

Pacquiao was hit by two hard punches from Marquez last December and both shots put Pacquiao down flat on the canvas. We hadn’t seen that in the last 8 years in their previous fights. Pacquiao had always been able to take Marquez’s best shots without getting close to falling down from the impact. Marquez didn’t hit Pacquiao any more than he had in the previous three fights. The only difference I could see is that Pacquiao couldn’t take the shots.

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By Chris Williams: We already know that Manny Pacquiao is dead set against retiring following his brutal 6th round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez last month. We know that Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is eager to put Pacquiao back in with Marquez and he feels that a tune-up is pointless for the Filipino.

Pacquiao’s wife Jinkee and his mother both want him to retire from boxing, as well as Filipino Dr. Rustico Jimenez. The question is will Pacquiao continue to fight if Marquez knocks him out cold just like he did last month on December 8th or will Pacquiao stubbornly refuse to hang up his gloves and instead blame on the loss on being overconfident?

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By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum may look to have random blood testing for the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez next September. According to Philboxing.com, Arum will be insisting on the random drug testing to be conducted for this fifth fight.

If that does turn out to be the case then I say Marquez should ask for a 50-50 purse split because he’s going to have endure the hassle and pain of have his blood tested constantly over a matter of weeks before the fight if they do use random drug testing.

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By Omar Torres: Seems like all signs are pointing to Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez for the 5th time in September 2013. Marquez has said that his boxing status was up to his wife. If she thought he should retire, he would rise into the sun set and retire. If she permits him to take on the Pacman one final time he would be open for negotiations.

Pacquiao’s camp seems to believe that Manny will get a chance to redeem himself for this past December’s defeat, and Pacquiao is not ready to hang up the gloves just yet. Bob Arum has also came out publicly and said that a fifth fight between Pacquiao and Marquez was imminent, which most likely means the next night Marquez and Pacquiao will have will most likely be between each other with no tune up match in between for both boxers which is exciting.

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By Babatis Banda: We all know that the biggest fight of the sport did not take place because of RBT. So much has so far happened over the years. Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino icon refused to agree to the full random blood tests that Floyd Mayweather wanted in their first negotiations in 2010, and and instead, he went the way of the law for comments Mayweather made. With rumors that Arum will ask for RBT for the 5th Marquez vs. Pacquiao bout, I beg to ask; has RBT become a good thing now?

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By Chris Williams: It’s hard to believe it but Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly will be insisting on random drug testing for the 5th fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Arum’s fighter Manny Pacquiao in September, according to Philboxing.com. This is interesting because when Floyd Mayweather Jr. was fighting for random blood testing during his failed negotiations for a fight with Pacquiao in 2010, he was met with resistance.

Now all of a sudden everything is changed Marquez having put on muscle and knocked Pacquiao out in the 6th round of their fight last month. I think Marquez should say no deal. Who wants to end up like whale getting harpooned with needles 24/7 at any times.

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By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao isn’t listening to the advice given to him from Filipino Dr. Rustico Jimenez, who suspects that Pacquiao may be showing signs of early Parkinson’s disease after reportedly seeing “twitching” of Pacquiao’s hands while watching him on television. Jimenez didn’t perform an examination on Pacquiao and that’s the whole problem. Jimenez should have examined Pacquiao first before he started with the Parkinson disease talk.

Jimenez is worried that Pacquiao may end up in a wheelchair if he continues to fight. Pacquiao was knocked out in the 6th round by Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th, and it was an especially bad knockout where Pacquiao lost consciousness. Naturally, the knockout loss has a lot of people concerned about Pacquiao’s health, and this doctor Jimenez appears to be yet another person with concerns.

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