It has also been reported that Top Rank executives will meet tomorrow with Showtime for negotiations but it is also been expected that HBO will also give an offer. As everybody in the boxing knows that HBO has the money and can throw an offer that Top Rank cannot refuse. Sponsored Links
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 PPV: Showtime or HBO?
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Showtime and HBO bids will be coming soon to handle the Pacquiao vs Marquez trilogy fight on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. As we all know that Showtime handled the fight of Manny Pacquiao against Sugar Shane Mosley last May 7, 2011 which is a huge success where 1.3 million pay-per-views were sold. Its been a long time that Showtime has not promoted any major pay-per-view even before Bob Arum of Top Rank decided that Showtime will handle the PPV of the Pacquiao vs Mosley fight.
It has also been reported that Top Rank executives will meet tomorrow with Showtime for negotiations but it is also been expected that HBO will also give an offer. As everybody in the boxing knows that HBO has the money and can throw an offer that Top Rank cannot refuse. Sponsored Links
It has also been reported that Top Rank executives will meet tomorrow with Showtime for negotiations but it is also been expected that HBO will also give an offer. As everybody in the boxing knows that HBO has the money and can throw an offer that Top Rank cannot refuse. Sponsored Links
Pacquiao vs Marquez: Why Juan Manuel Marquez Can Win
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The heat is on as days goes by where boxing enthusiasts are counting the days towards the November 12, 2011 Pacquiao vs Marquez fight. Everybody is giving their opinion whether who will dominate and win in this boxing match. Most are in favor of The Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao. Some believe that Juan Manuel Marquez will win this fight because of some interesting reasons.
As we all know, The Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao clash with opponents that are very aggressive and confidence and have size advantage and power like Oscar dela Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley and said that they will beat Manny Pacquiao but when they step into the ring, they where defeated. Some of them has been crashed to the ground. These opponents of Manny Pacquiao used their natural size advantages and power but still they where overwhelm by the Filipino champ and defeated.
Juan Manuel Marquez don’t have the size and power of those great warriors. But Marquez is known for his boxing intelligence, style and heart of a warrior. Marquez can adjust quickly in the middle of the fight and can plan quickly on how to neutralize his opponent. With these, Marquez has the chance to win the fight.
We all know that there is an age gap between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. The Filipino champ is much younger than the Mexican fighter where Pacquiao is 32 years old and Marquez’s age is 37. But Marquez is not concern about his age because it is only numbers. There are lots of boxing fighters that are old but still win the fight.
But still, the Pacquiao vs Marquez boxing match-up is anyones game on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Sponsored Links
As we all know, The Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao clash with opponents that are very aggressive and confidence and have size advantage and power like Oscar dela Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley and said that they will beat Manny Pacquiao but when they step into the ring, they where defeated. Some of them has been crashed to the ground. These opponents of Manny Pacquiao used their natural size advantages and power but still they where overwhelm by the Filipino champ and defeated.
Juan Manuel Marquez don’t have the size and power of those great warriors. But Marquez is known for his boxing intelligence, style and heart of a warrior. Marquez can adjust quickly in the middle of the fight and can plan quickly on how to neutralize his opponent. With these, Marquez has the chance to win the fight.
We all know that there is an age gap between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. The Filipino champ is much younger than the Mexican fighter where Pacquiao is 32 years old and Marquez’s age is 37. But Marquez is not concern about his age because it is only numbers. There are lots of boxing fighters that are old but still win the fight.
But still, the Pacquiao vs Marquez boxing match-up is anyones game on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Sponsored Links
Pacquiao vs. Marquez – The Trilogy
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The fight that many people were clamoring for when Manny Pacquio squared off with “Sugar” Shane Mosley is finally going to take place. Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2-1, 38 KO’s) will be fighting Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s) on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. One of the worst kept secrets in boxing was that Top Rank was negotiating with Marquez even before Pacquiao’s May 7 bout with Mosley.
The questions and criticism of Pacquiao, however continues unabated. In some cases the criticism of Pacquiao is coming from the very people who were critical of him for taking on Mosley rather than Marquez. This will be the third fight between Pacquiao and Marquez, the first taking place in May of 2004, which was a draw. In the 2nd fight almost four years later in March 2008, Pacquiao edged Marquez by a split decision. There are many boxing fans who feel that Marquez won both of those encounters. In their first fight Pacquiao weighed 125 lbs while in the 2nd fight he came in at 130 lbs. Pacquiao, in addition to packing on some muscle has added significantly to his technique, working with his legendary trainer Freddie Roach. Earlier in Manny’s career he did not use his right hand effectively. That has all changed with his training and dedication to becoming the best fighter he can be. The punch that Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton with was a right hand. He is a much more explosive fighter since he included the right hand to his repertoire. As good as Marquez is, Pacquiao is not the same fighter he was in their previous matchups.
The beef with Pacquiao now is that there will be a catch weight with Marquez having to come up to 144 lbs for his fight with Pacquial to take place. This of course has Manny’s critics fuming who really don’t like him anyway and criticize him for everything he does. Let’s face it, “Pacman” has added a lot of muscle since he first fought Marquez at 125 lbs and then at 130 pounds. As champion Pacquiao has the advantage of being able to dictate some of the terms for the fight to take place. Critics of Manny point out that when Marquez has moved up in weight in past fights he was slow and did not appear to be as sharp as he is at lighter weights.
HBO commentator Larry Merchant was quoted as saying “I think Manny needs to fight good opponents to show himself at his best.” Merchant went on to say that winning lopsided decisions against opponents who are intimidated like Mosley was, will not interest the casual fan. Merchant added that he thinks Marquez will give Pacquiao a tough fight.
At this point Marquez is the fight that will sell. Boxing promoters exert tremendous influence over who fighters face. Even fighters who have the stature of Manny Pacquiao listen to who promotes their fights, especially when they will reportedly be walking away from the fight with twenty million dollars. Marquez will earn an estimated five million dollars. It is therefore understandable that “Pacman” and Roach listen to Bob Arum.
Again there are critics saying they will pay no attention to this fight. We have heard that before. Once Uncle Bob works his magic and does what he does best, including putting together the promotional tours and all the hype that goes with the promotion of a big fight, fans will undoubtedly come out again in droves to see this fight, or pay to see it on PPV.
Marquez will give it his all and in all probability make a good showing. He will not back pedal after being stung by Pacquiao. Most likely Pacquiao will put forth an impressive performance in an effort to make right what many boxing fans saw as a less than stellar performance against Mosley. Pacquiao should win this fight convincingly, once and for silencing Marquez.
Source:boxingnews24.com By John F. McKenna (McJack) Sponsored Links
The questions and criticism of Pacquiao, however continues unabated. In some cases the criticism of Pacquiao is coming from the very people who were critical of him for taking on Mosley rather than Marquez. This will be the third fight between Pacquiao and Marquez, the first taking place in May of 2004, which was a draw. In the 2nd fight almost four years later in March 2008, Pacquiao edged Marquez by a split decision. There are many boxing fans who feel that Marquez won both of those encounters. In their first fight Pacquiao weighed 125 lbs while in the 2nd fight he came in at 130 lbs. Pacquiao, in addition to packing on some muscle has added significantly to his technique, working with his legendary trainer Freddie Roach. Earlier in Manny’s career he did not use his right hand effectively. That has all changed with his training and dedication to becoming the best fighter he can be. The punch that Pacquiao knocked out Ricky Hatton with was a right hand. He is a much more explosive fighter since he included the right hand to his repertoire. As good as Marquez is, Pacquiao is not the same fighter he was in their previous matchups.
The beef with Pacquiao now is that there will be a catch weight with Marquez having to come up to 144 lbs for his fight with Pacquial to take place. This of course has Manny’s critics fuming who really don’t like him anyway and criticize him for everything he does. Let’s face it, “Pacman” has added a lot of muscle since he first fought Marquez at 125 lbs and then at 130 pounds. As champion Pacquiao has the advantage of being able to dictate some of the terms for the fight to take place. Critics of Manny point out that when Marquez has moved up in weight in past fights he was slow and did not appear to be as sharp as he is at lighter weights.
HBO commentator Larry Merchant was quoted as saying “I think Manny needs to fight good opponents to show himself at his best.” Merchant went on to say that winning lopsided decisions against opponents who are intimidated like Mosley was, will not interest the casual fan. Merchant added that he thinks Marquez will give Pacquiao a tough fight.
At this point Marquez is the fight that will sell. Boxing promoters exert tremendous influence over who fighters face. Even fighters who have the stature of Manny Pacquiao listen to who promotes their fights, especially when they will reportedly be walking away from the fight with twenty million dollars. Marquez will earn an estimated five million dollars. It is therefore understandable that “Pacman” and Roach listen to Bob Arum.
Again there are critics saying they will pay no attention to this fight. We have heard that before. Once Uncle Bob works his magic and does what he does best, including putting together the promotional tours and all the hype that goes with the promotion of a big fight, fans will undoubtedly come out again in droves to see this fight, or pay to see it on PPV.
Marquez will give it his all and in all probability make a good showing. He will not back pedal after being stung by Pacquiao. Most likely Pacquiao will put forth an impressive performance in an effort to make right what many boxing fans saw as a less than stellar performance against Mosley. Pacquiao should win this fight convincingly, once and for silencing Marquez.
Source:boxingnews24.com By John F. McKenna (McJack) Sponsored Links
Pacquiao vs Marquez Tale of the Tape
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The Pacquiao vs Marquez Tale of the Tape. The Pacquiao vs Marquez fight and that will be on November 12, 2011 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. But before that, here is the Pacquiao vs Marquez Tale of the Tapes to know these two boxing fighters.
Manny Pacquiao
Age: 32
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5′ 5 1/2″
Reach: 67″
Alias: Pac Man
Country: Philippines
Record: 53W-38KO-3L-2D
Juan Manuel Marquez
Age: 37
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5’7″
Reach: 67″
Alias: Dinamita
Country: Mexico
Record: 52W-38KO-5L-1D Sponsored Links
Manny Pacquiao
Age: 32
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 5′ 5 1/2″
Reach: 67″
Alias: Pac Man
Country: Philippines
Record: 53W-38KO-3L-2D
Juan Manuel Marquez
Age: 37
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5’7″
Reach: 67″
Alias: Dinamita
Country: Mexico
Record: 52W-38KO-5L-1D Sponsored Links
Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 will take place at 145
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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will face Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez at a 145-pound catchweight if the proposed fight pushes through, Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, said.
Marquez, who already fought Pacquiao in two tight battles, reportedly asked the Filipino champion to go down to 143 pounds to make their third fight.
Koncz, however, said Pacquiao won’t fight Marquez at a weight any lower than 145 pounds.
"It's 145, and not 143. We've had general discussions with [Top Rank Promotions CEO] Bob Arum, but we haven't sat down, Manny and I, to make a decision," said Koncz in BoxingScene.com.
Pacquiao, who recently defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Shane Mosley, is currently fighting at 147 pounds.
Marquez, the reigning WBO and World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion, is seen by many fight experts as the next best opponent for Pacquiao in the absence of pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Mexican first met Pacquiao in 2004 in a fight that ended in a controversial draw.
They fought again 4 years later, when Pacquiao eked out a split decision to take away Marquez’s WBC super featherweight title.
Arum is currently working to arrange a third fight between the two boxers.
Koncz said they will just wait for Arum to present options about the Marquez fight.
"I don't think that there is a rush to do it," said Koncz. "Let Manny get some rest and spend some time with his family after spending long, hard weeks in training camp. We don't have to come up with a decision this week." Sponsored Links
Marquez, who already fought Pacquiao in two tight battles, reportedly asked the Filipino champion to go down to 143 pounds to make their third fight.
Koncz, however, said Pacquiao won’t fight Marquez at a weight any lower than 145 pounds.
"It's 145, and not 143. We've had general discussions with [Top Rank Promotions CEO] Bob Arum, but we haven't sat down, Manny and I, to make a decision," said Koncz in BoxingScene.com.
Pacquiao, who recently defended his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against Shane Mosley, is currently fighting at 147 pounds.
Marquez, the reigning WBO and World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion, is seen by many fight experts as the next best opponent for Pacquiao in the absence of pound-for-pound great Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Mexican first met Pacquiao in 2004 in a fight that ended in a controversial draw.
They fought again 4 years later, when Pacquiao eked out a split decision to take away Marquez’s WBC super featherweight title.
Arum is currently working to arrange a third fight between the two boxers.
Koncz said they will just wait for Arum to present options about the Marquez fight.
"I don't think that there is a rush to do it," said Koncz. "Let Manny get some rest and spend some time with his family after spending long, hard weeks in training camp. We don't have to come up with a decision this week." Sponsored Links
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