HE owns a killer left hook and two world titles. He is trained by one of the world’s finest in the business. With a fearsome record of 42 wins, two losses and 33 KOs, promoter Bob Arum has a case in claiming he is the world’s finest featherweight. Well, outside of Manny Pacquiao.
Who is Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez? Does he pose a real threat to Manny Pacquiao when they clash sometime in late March or early April? Is he more dangerous than erstwhile pound-for-pound great Marco Antonio Barrera?
Holder of the WBA and IBF featherweight titles, the 30-year-old Marquez is trained by the legendary Mexican Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain, who also trained two of Mexico’s greatest fighters of all time: Julio Cesar Chavez and Ricardo “Finito” Lopez. In fact, Marquez’s fighting stance, not to mention his facial features, resembles that of Lopez before he retired undefeated.
