Pacquiao wants to prove himself once again – Boxing News
It seems like times are tough for Filipino fight king Manny Pacquiao, who is now on the verge of losing it all if he loses to his nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao will be facing Marquez for the fourth time on December at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas,
and this time the Filipino wants to end the showdown with a decisive victory.
It should be noted here that Pacquiao has already won two out of three fights against Marquez, with the first fight ending up in a draw. However, most fans and analysts believe that the last fight between them, which was held last year in December, had Marquez
perform better. Now, Pacquiao wants to prove all of them wrong by defeating Marquez in a way that no one can question the victory.
“I have to prove they’re wrong,” said Pacquiao in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. “My last two or three fights have not been impressive, but guys are running and running from me after I hit them. I thought Marquez ran all night, and [Timothy] Bradley
backed off.”
Pacquiao is coming off a controversial loss to American unbeaten fighter Timothy Bradley earlier this year. The Filipino lost his WBO welterweight title to the American fighter. Even though the loss was controversial and most reputed boxing organisations
rated Pacquiao as the winner, his stats still fell.
“If there’s a chance, I’m going to do my best to make the fight look easy,” Pacquiao added while talking about knocking out Marquez.
The Pac-man is well aware of the fact that a win is an absolute must for him this time. If he loses, he will move further down in rankings, and probably will never score a dream fight against WBC welterweight titlist Floyd Mayweather Jr.
On the other hand, a loss would give Marquez the opportunity to prove his claims correct, that he had won all three fights against him. Knockout or not, Pacquiao needs to put Marquez to rest in a way that makes him look inferior. If the Filipino cannot do
it, probably he will once again be questioned over his victory.
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