Irked by how the spotlight has hugged his challenger and for the sheer disrespect for him, Juan Manuel Marquez, the Mexican with the two championship belts going to the May 8 showdown in Las Vegas, is wondering where is all the love for Manny Pacquiao coming from?
After his posse revealed what they thought was how ?important television networks had made Pacquiao their ?good boy,?? Marquez needs to come to grips with how Pacquiao has become a 7-5 favorite among Las Vegas oddsmakers.
?That?s really hard to believe since I?m the champion,? Marquez, the holder of both the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Association titles, told boxinginlasvegas.com.
?Pacquiao just gave me all the motivation I need. Wait until you see me in training camp,? added Marquez.
In his previous roles as challenger, Pacquiao has never been installed as a favorite, whether in his IBF bid against super-bantamweight Lehlo Ledwaba of South Africa in June 2001 or against people?s champion Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico just last November.
