QUOTE SHEET FROM INTERNATIONAL LIVE MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, TO HYPE MARQUEZ-PACQUIAO III BOUT
Bob Arum “We’re about 10 days away now from the big night. There’s been great anticipation. I want to thank HBO for the great job done on 24/7 which has really highlighted the event. “It’s really a pleasure for me to be on this call with such a great person, great fighter as Juan Manuel Marquez. He is one of the great fighters of this era.” Juan Manuel Marquez “We had a great traininbg camp and the preparation has been one of our best.” Trainer Nacho Beristain “We know we’re going to have a great fight against him (Manny Pacquiao). “We’ve prepared ourselves to win. They feel they won the first two fights but we feel the same way.” Juan Manuel Marquez “That’s why we’re doing this third fight, to shed any doubts. Lot of fans, lot of media feel we won the first two fights. (Has controversy over Marquez’s former steroid dealer conditioning guru been a distraction and what about critical comments by Victor Conte) “It has not. These are opinions, not facts. Our lawyers will deal with this. “I know Pacquiao will be focused, ready and I think you guys are going to see a great fight. “Pacquiao has turned into a much more complete fighter. Pacquiao, I just think his punches are not technically wild. He’s especially better with techniques because of (work with) Freddie Roach, especially the right hooks. “I feel very happy with all my training. I think we will clear a lot of doubts about who really won the first two fights, that’s why I am really looking forward to this. “My age, 38, has nothing to do with it. I will be as good as I was a few years back. “I am upset about not getting the two decisions before, decisions that I deserved. We all have our opinions. “(Why problems in holding the weight against Mayweather) I’d rather fight Pacquiao three or four more times than Mayweather once. Pacquiao is a spectacular fighter, he always comes to fight.
