Now that the potential mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has been put on hold once again because of Mayweather?s recent 90 day sentencing, Pacquiao is now in search of a new opponent, possibly for the summer of next year.
Let?s take a look at the some of the names that have been mentioned on this short list of potential opponents, and see how they each measure up against the current WBO Welterweight Champion.
First on the list is Juan Manuel Marquez. After watching this great trilogy between these two men, like many others, I get the sense that they could fight each other a hundred times and each and every time we would end up getting the same thing. All three fights were very competitive and entertaining. At the end of each fight, the scorecards indicated that they were all close contests. In the first two fights it seemed as though people were split right down the middle on who they thought won, but in their most recent outing, the majority of the public felt that Marquez deserved the nod this time. Nevertheless Pacquiao got the decision in another competitive fight that was again scored close; hence the controversy and the recent talk of a fourth fight. Although neither man has been able to truly dominate the other from start to finish. It?s seems pretty obvious that Manny Pacquiao has yet to solve Marquez? tricky counterpunching style. If a fourth fight does happen and it plays out in a similar fashion as the first three, one has to question if whether or not Pacquiao would get the nod in another closely scored fight. Trainer Freddie Roach has even said that he believes Marquez just may have Manny?s number. So, is it really worth the risk of possibly losing and jeopardizing a future fight with Floyd Mayweather? It?s something that Team Pacquiao will have to consider.
