That is the only thing being sought by Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao — the two stars in the spotlight of Sunday?s featherweight championship fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
And, ironically, the thing that one boxer covets is actually what the other boxer possesses. That — along with the duo being in alpha-fighting conditions — makes this ring event the most highly anticipated of the year.
Marquez, the dual champ, craves the respect that his Filipino rival is being showered with. Pacquiao, the rising star from the orient, wants the belts strapped around his Mexican foe, the 126-lb titles of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Marquez, a 40-bout winner who?s never been kayoed in his life, could easily be one of the best in the division, but he?s never had a roster of opponents to boost his stock.
