Twenty four rounds fought, four knockdowns and no clear cut winner after a draw and a split decision. One has gone up in weight to the Welterweight division where he has become so unbeatable, politicians can?t even beat him. The other drank his own urine and went up to the welterweight division and got the piss knocked out of him.
They were last seen in the same ring on March 15, 2008 and on that night the verdict was split and the decision went to Manny Pacquiao over Juan Manuel Marquez. The first meeting was on May 8, 2004 and that was a draw, only because Judge Burt Clemens could not count to three in round one. Marquez went down three times in the opening round and Clemens should of scored that opening round 10-6 and he did not. That should have been another split decision verdict in Pacquiao?s favor.
So truth be told, defensive counter punchers like Juan Manuel Marquez have always given Pacquiao problems. Marquez knows and can execute every conventional counter ever created in boxing. Truth be told, speed and power have always given Marquez problems and Pacquiao is quicker, straighter and stronger than ever.
So why are we having a trilogy fight? Pride is one reason and each thinks they can convincingly win this time around. Pacquiao?s trainer Freddy Roach said ?No doubt in my mind, Manny beat Marquez in both fights, they were close fights but Manny won them both.?
At the Romanza Gym in Mexico City, Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain, the hall of fame trainer watches his fighter, Juan Manuel Marquez incorporate new training techniques to help him get the clear cut win over Manny Pacquiao. I had to come here to see the workouts for myself and mainly because Marquez is going to be fighting at welterweight again. The last time he prepared to fight at Welterweight was against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Before that fight Marquez drank his own urine to give him strength. Didn?t work as Mayweather knocked the piss out of him.
