LAS VEGAS – If Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao were heavyweights, no one would be asking, “What’s wrong with boxing?” The featherweights meet Saturday night for the two titles held by Marquez in a battle of little sluggers who hit big. It’s scheduled for 12 rounds, with neither fighter likely to back off from the opening bell.
Together, they barely make up one Vitali Klitschko. Put them in the ring together, though, and they could produce one of the best fights of the year.
Pacquiao is a national hero in the Philippines, and he’s coming off a crushing win over Marco Antonio Barrera. Marquez has stopped his last 11 opponents and is looking to make a name for himself outside his native Mexico.
