Juan Manuel Marquez believes fighting with Pacquiao is special – Boxing News
After being defeated by Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao twice, Juan Manuel Marquez believes the fourth fight will be a special one. Marquez went head to head Pacquiao and was able tie the first showdown. However, the Mexican could not resist the Filipino
rage in the later two fights, as Pacquiao won through decisions.
Now, Marquez is hoping to knock out the Filipino in the fourth fight, which is scheduled for December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“There is something special about fighting the same opponent four times,” said Marquez in his recent interview.
“It tells me that the first three fights have been good and competitive enough to merit one more fight and when it is against an elite opponent such as Manny Pacquiao then it's even more special and more meaningful,” he added.
“So the question for this fourth fight is, 'Do I need to knockout Pacquiao to get the win?' Well I will certainly try. I also know that while knocking out a fighter like Pacquiao won't be easy, it's not impossible either.”
Pacquiao and Marquez both are well aware of the stakes for this fight. Pacquiao needs a win in order to remain dominant in the division while Marquez needs to knock out Pacquiao in order to score at least one win against the Filipino. Pacquiao has nothing
to lose as he has already scored two wins over Marquez.
A win for Pacquiao would mean a better base to negotiate the terms of a super-fight against American unbeaten fighter Floyd Mayweather. Pacquiao is coming off a controversial loss to Timothy Bradley. The Filipino lost his WBO title to Bradley was held high
by his fans and analysts all over the world for being patient and not targeting Bradley as most fighters do.
Things between Marquez and Pacquiao are tight, as both fighters are elite and they know how to win. According to Pacquiao, aggression is the key to dominate Marquez while the Mexican believes counter punching will help him put down the Filipino.
On December 8, it would be decided for good as to who is the better fighter between the two.
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