Las Vegas, Nevada ? No fireworks, no trash talk, only a cold statement of mission for Saturday night all-out war in the desert.
In fact, consensus featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, carrying the hopes of the entire nation back home, and Mexican titlist Juan Manuel Marquez showed mutual respect and awe the second time they met during the media conference at the very venue in the MGM Grand Arena Thursday.
Odds continued to mount in favor of the Filipino slugger as the countdown begins for the year?s biggest fight worth $1 million in purse.
