Former World Boxing Council (WBC) secretary-general Rudy Salud said yesterday Juan Manuel Marquez is a more dangerous opponent for Manny Pacquiao than Marco Antonio Barrera and cautioned the Filipino not to take the Mexican lightly in their scheduled 12-round bout for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight titles at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on May 8.
Salud described Marquez as “a complete fighter” who can box, punch, counter and attack. He was impressed with Marquez? performance when the 30-year-old Mexican battered Derrick Gainer black and blue to wrest the WBA crown last November. Salud also said Marquez displayed deadly form in halting Manuel Medina for the IBF title in February last year.
