World featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico City is anxious to get the People’s Champion Manny Pacquiao back into the ring. “Marquez is ready, we’re ready – we’re waiting for the first available date HBO can give us,” said Bob Arum of Top Rank. On May 8, Marquez — on the deck three times and badly hurt in the first round — rallied and put together an all-out courageous effort in a 12-round draw against Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. One card was 113-113; another had Marquez ahead 115-110 and a third had Pacquiao ahead 115-110. Marquez is the IBF, WBA world featherweight champion. Pacquiao, who jolted Marco Antonio Barrera in his previous fight, calls himself the People’s Champ.
