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Marquez: Give me the belt, not money

HOLLYWOOD ? It?s not all about the money for Juan Manuel Marquez.

Moments after Saturday?s fight and another bitter and unacceptable loss to Manny Pacquiao, the 38-year-old Mexican made it clear which was more important to him.

He was being handed some papers to sign, and it may have something to do with his purse, when Marquez told those in front of him to clear the table.

?Get that away from me,? Marquez, according to Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez, said.

?You can have the money. But give me the win,? added Marquez.

Jimenez, a former sports editor with La Opinion, said Marquez felt so bad after the fight because he felt he did everything that was needed for him to beat Pacquiao.

A lot of fight fans inside and outside the arena felt the same way too.

Jimenez said Marquez was asked about a fourth fight with Pacquiao.

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