HBO’s award-winning franchise “24/7” returned tonight with the premiere of “24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez”, the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their November 12 showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. “He knows he hasn’t beaten me decisively and it’s like a thorn in my side that I want to pull out because I want to do my job and I want to make it clear who really won….Pacquiao, he doesn’t like to be attacked, but I’m a fighter who uses intelligence, who attackes, who counterpunches, and uses combinations that others haven’t used. I think my style is difficult for him,” Marquez would comment, making it clear that he’s on a mission to prove that he truly is the better fighter. Check out what else Juan Manuel Marquez had to say in episode 1 of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez.
On his upcoming third fight with Pacquiao…
“I have to leave it all in the ring. I have to prove who won those two fights.”
On his team…
“I think we’ve got an indispensable group of people on this team.”
“Why would we need people who can’t help us with anything?”
“Everyone has a clear role. Nacho Beristain is still my trainer. Raul De Anda is my assistant. Jose Luis Zaragoza does mitts with me. The team is the same as ever and that’s the way we like it.”
On why this fight is important to him…
“The boxing community sees Manny Pacquiao as the best pound-for-pound fighter. I think that’s why I want this fight, why I’ve always wanted this fight. He knows he hasn’t beaten me decisively and it’s like a thorn in my side that I want to pull out because I want to do my job and I want to make it clear who really won.”
On his first fight with Pacquiao…
