MANILA, Philippines ? Juan Manuel Marquez has only two visions of what will happen on the night he faces Manny Pacquiao for the third time on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
?(Either) I knock him out (or I get) knocked out,? Marquez said as quoted by the Spanish-language newspaper ESTO during a press conference for his July 16 tuneup against Colombian puncher Likar Ramos.
Admitting that a fighter of Pacquiao?s caliber poses serious problems, Marquez said he expects a ?difficult and hard (fight)? but is highly optimistic he will make Mexico proud when the mushroom cloud dissipates at the MGM Grand.
Marquez said he will work on ?fuerza y fortaleza? (force and strength) with the help of his training team, led by the newly-inducted Hall of Fame strategist Nacho Beristain.
Filipino fight fans will get the chance to size up Marquez as Top Rank chief Bob Arum revealed that Peter Chanliong of Solar Sports has acquired the rights to the fight that will be held in Cancun.
Marquez hasn?t fought on Mexican soil in 17 years and the 37-year-old counter-puncher is thrilled and is looking forward to his 10-round match with Ramos at 140 lbs.
But while Marquez has to get rid of Ramos first, Marquez is already drooling over the third Pacquiao fight, reiterating that he was the subject of a bum decision in their first two fights.
Pacquiao and Marquez drew in 2004 but Pacquiao escaped with a split decision in the rematch in 2008.
