By Chris Williams: You can say Juan Manuel Marquez’s KO of Manny Pacquiao may end up costing the Filipino star huge money by keeping him out of the ring until September. Normally Pacquiao fights twice a year, but his promoter Bob Arum couldn’t find a venue for the April fight that Pacquiao wanted in order to fight.
The official reason for Pacquiao not fighting in April isn’t due to him having been knocked out. The reason is Arum couldn’t find a venue and an opponent that would bring him the kind of money that he’s used to getting in his fights.