IS Floyd Mayweather Jr., at age 34, a fading ring veteran?
We will know after his Sept. 17 title fight with Victor Ortiz.
Is Manny Pacquiao, who?s turning 33 on Dec. 17 about to fade as pound-for-pound champ?
We?ll know after his crown defense against 38-year-old veteran Juan Manuel Marquez.
For now, Manny is assuring JuanMa of a speedy resolution to his quibbles of blown calls when they tangle anew Nov. 17 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
?Two months is all I need to get in shape and I?ll be ready for Marquez despite the long interval in our fights,? a fussy Manny tells this corner, adding that his intention this time is to ?beat Marquez clearly to erase all doubts.?
?I want a knockout win to do away with questioned decisions as what occurred in my failed bids against Pacquiao,? Marquez punched back.
Call it any other way, but I smell a knockout any which way this rubber bout goes.
So brace up for an action-filled gig, courtesy of boxing?s tested aces out to conclude matters within the 12-round order of business.
Three weeks in Baguio City, the Philippines? summer capital, is where Manny starts re-sharpening his hooks, straights and uppercuts dulled somewhat by inactivity after his disposal of Shane Mosley.
