Juan Manuel Marquez wants Pacquiao at a catch weight of 143 or 144

WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO’s) is interested in fighting a third fight against Manny Pacquiao if Manny will agree to fight him at a catch weight of 143 or 144, according to boxing news from ESPN’s Golpe a Golpe. Marquez, 37, says “First Pacquiao would have to accept, but I would fight him at a catch-weight of 143 or 144 pounds.” Pacquiao probably won’t accept and he won’t likely bring it up to his promoter Bob Arum, who seems to want no part of matching Pacquiao up with Marquez in another rematch.

Instead, Arum seems intent on putting Pacquiao back in with his Top Rank fighter WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. After that, who knows. The only deviation I see Arum making from matching Pacquiao up with one of his own fighters in his stable if Floyd Mayweather Jr. shows serious interest in fighting Pacquiao. That is likely going to be the only exception. If that fight doesn’t happen, it’s Cotto, and maybe Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., if he doesn’t taken apart by Cotto next year.

As far as Marquez wanting a fight with Pacquiao, Arum already suggested that Marquez prove himself at welterweight before he’d match Pacquiao up with him. Arum recommended that Marquez fight and beat one of the following fighters: Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey, Andre Berto or Timothy Bradley. Clottey was an odd name in the bunch, because he doesn’t seem to be fighting too well. He’s lost his last two fights. However, Clottey is another one of Arum’s Top Rank fighters, and if Marquez were to fight him, it would obviously increase the value of Clottey if he were to win. He probably wouldn’t, but there would be a small chance that Clottey would throw enough punches to get the win.

Marquez should forget about Pacquiao unless he approaches Marquez for a fight, and I don’t see that happening. Pacquiao lets Arum make all the fights and he seems to be fighting the guys that Arum is lining up right now. I think Marquez just doesn’t figure into the plans that Arum has for Pacquiao in 2011. Maybe if Marquez and Pacquiao are still fighting in 2012, and Pacquiao has exhausted all of Arum’s Top Rank stable fighters, maybe then he might look towards matching Pacquiao up with Marquez. I highly doubt it, though.

Marquez looked like he’s lost something in his last fight against Juan Diaz, and I don’t know that a 38-year-old Marquez will have enough left to get a third fight with Pacquiao. Marquez has a fight coming up in November against WBO lightweight interim champion Michael Katsidis. Beyond that, he can fight guys like Humberto Soto and John Murray at lightweight. Those are good fights for Marquez. He’ll do okay if he stays at lightweight and finishes his career without facing Pacquiao. There’s also Amir Khan, who seems eager to fight Marquez. If Juan Manuel wants a big money fight, Khan might be the one to look to. That would be contingent on Khan beating Marcos Maidana in December, and who knows what will happen in that fight.

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Would it be good for boxing if Margarito knocks Pacquiao out cold?

Watch Pacquiao vs Maragarito Fight - I think it would be an excellent thing if Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KO’s) gets his head taken off in November against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KO’s) at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. I think it would be a good thing for boxing to see Pacquiao stretched out on the canvas, wondering what hit him. The good thing would be the great fights it would open up between Margarito and Miguel Cotto, and Margarito and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Margarito wouldn’t even blink if Mayweather asked him to agree to random blood testing. Margarito would gladly accept the blood testing without complaints and we’d have a major fight to get excited about instead of seeing Margarito fighting guys Joshua Clottey.

It would sensational for Pacquiao to lose to Margarito. It might be a good thing for Pacquiao’s love sick fans, because I can see a lot of them in deep morning after Margarito leaves Pacquiao laying senseless on the canvas with both eyes shut tight and Freddie Roach frantically trying to revive him. Yeah, it would be gloomy day for Pacquiao’s loyal horde of fans. But look at the bright side, at least Pacquiao would be free to practice his politics without worry about having to take time away from the people. In the meantime, we could have some great fights with Margarito taking on all the fighters that Pacquiao hasn’t fought. We could have a rematch between Margarito and Paul Williams, Margarito vs. Sergio Martinez, Margarito vs. Andre Berto, Margarito vs. Shane Mosley II. I don’t expect Pacquiao to ever face any of those fighters, which is why I think it would be the best thing for boxing if Margarito totally destroys Pacquiao in one of those brutal career-ending knockouts.

We wouldn’t have to worry about a time-wasting rematch between Margarito and Pacquiao, and could focus on the thrilling bouts that Margarito could bring to the sport against Mayweather, Martinez, Williams, Mosley, Berto, Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland. I seriously doubt Pacquiao would even be missed if Margarito is busy fighting those guys. Who would need Pacquiao with Margarito facing the best fighters in boxing instead of taking on Miguel Cotto over and over and Joshua Clottey.

Pacquiao: Margarito knew what was in hand wraps

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BEVERLY HILLS, California (AP) – Manny Pacquiao believes in giving a second chance to disgraced boxer Antonio Margarito, his next opponent.

Pacquiao said he just doesn't believe Margarito was unaware he was wearing illegal hand wraps before a fight nearly two years ago.

Though he agrees Margarito deserves a second chance in boxing, Pacquiao isn't buying Margarito's defense and the passionate arguments of promoter Bob Arum, who promotes both fighters.

“Of course, I believe he knew,” Pacquiao said. “He's the one who wraps his hands. He's just making some alibi for some reason. What do you think? My belief is you (would) know that.”

During an otherwise genial get-together Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel, boxing's pound-for-pound champion said he wants somebody watching Margarito's hands getting wrapped before they meet in Texas, which is hosting the bout partly because Margarito still is banned from the ring in Nevada and California.

“My concern is that we have somebody in the dressing room, someone else watching him,” Pacquiao said.

The Philippines' new congressman will fight for a title in his eighth weight class when he meets Margarito on November 13 in a bout at Cowboys Stadium, which could be filled with more than 70,000 fans.

Although the bout is for the vacant WBC 154-pound title, they'll meet at a 151-pound catch weight.

The fighters exchanged handshakes and later cracked up when they attempted the usual staredown pose, with Pacquiao laughing when he craned his neck to look up at Margarito, who's about 5 inches taller.

The matchup is undeniably dangerous for the much smaller-framed Pacquiao, who has won 12 straight fights, including a one-sided decision over Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in March. Pacquiao will make sure it isn't even more perilous to fight Margarito, whose promising career was derailed when trained Javier Capetillo was caught packing his wraps with a substance resembling plaster before Margarito's loss to Sugar Shane Mosley in Los Angeles in January 2009.

Wearing a canary-yellow polo shirt and demonstrating an increased ease with the media responsibilities of a superstar, Pacquiao took his position just moments after Arum launched another passionate defense of Margarito, who was denied a license to fight by the California state commission on August 18.

“Antonio Margarito did not know that those hand wraps were illegal, and there was something bad in those wraps,” Arum said.

“(There's) not one shred of proof. ... There was a revocation. He served his time, and thank God, the people in the Texas boxing commission, who reviewed all the testimony, agreed with that conclusion.”

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Manny Pacquiao versus Antonio Margarito Fight

Are you ready for some intense boxing match this November? Get ready since two of the most elite fighters will clash on the same ring to give us entertainment in the field of boxing. I am talking about the upcoming Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight here. Yes folks! You've heard it right! You are about to see once again Pacquiao fighting in the ring after he has been elected as one of the Law Makers of the Republic of the Philippines.

Will this be a hindrance for him then? Will this be a big factor that Margarito should rejoice for? Or this is nothing for Pacman but a usual fight to prepare for? We have a lot of expectations here that could only be answered if we will be watching the said fight.

The fight is happening at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on November 13, 2010. The Top Rank promoter is expecting a huge 70 thousand spectators watching it live. Ohhh it is so much to think for but this is not impossible when Pacquiao goes up on the ring.

See you and hope you will support your favorite fighter and show respect to watch Pacquiao vs Margarito Fight.

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Fight