Boxing Thoughts on 2005
By Alan Berg -January 4, 2005

Here's a shocker for you. Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II will not happen. I don't know what it is, but I don't think that Marquez wants any part of Pac Man. After he was nearly gobbled up in the first round against the Ring Magazine Featherweight Champion, Marquez seemed to have lost his edge in his last outing against Orlando Salido.

Pacquiao and promoter Murad Muhammad have offered Marquez 750K to fight Pac Man who would be earning 900K for the fight. Marquez's people want 1.5 million to get back into the ring. My guess, I don't think he'll see that fee double. The 'acceptable to HBO' term has already been thrown around and trust me that's who will we see in the other corner against Pacquiao on Feb. 26.


Guys, this is Berg's personal opinion only. I see all signs pointing to a GO in February.

As the group Jefferson Starship would sing,

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP (PACMAN) NOW!!! :cool:

Boxing Thoughts on 2005
By Alan Berg -January 4, 2005

Here's a shocker for you. Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez II will not happen. I don't know what it is, but I don't think that Marquez wants any part of Pac Man. After he was nearly gobbled up in the first round against the Ring Magazine Featherweight Champion, Marquez seemed to have lost his edge in his last outing against Orlando Salido.

Pacquiao and promoter Murad Muhammad have offered Marquez 750K to fight Pac Man who would be earning 900K for the fight. Marquez's people want 1.5 million to get back into the ring. My guess, I don't think he'll see that fee double. The 'acceptable to HBO' term has already been thrown around and trust me that's who will we see in the other corner against Pacquiao on Feb. 26.


Guys, this is Berg's personal opinion only. I see all signs pointing to a GO in February.

As the group Jefferson Starship would sing,

NOTHING'S GONNA STOP (PACMAN) NOW!!! :cool:

no...not now...not another bummer boxing match in the making...i hope this fight goes thru...all people have been waiting for this...

no...not now...not another bummer boxing match in the making...i hope this fight goes thru...all people have been waiting for this...
Trust me, it will!

sh*t thats weird on this official Mexican newspaper site..there a interview fm JM saying he's for sure gonna fight but he wanted as much as he could before he signed...i say its still happening,watch

First Tito-Winky, then Castillo-Corrales, and now pac-jmm...SHIIIIT :mad:

I think the fight will happen. I think that JMM is just negotiating his purse. I like both JMM and Pacman very much.

Here is the latest from Box-Latino.com:

JM MARQUEZ PRETENDE 1.5 MDD
Juan Carlos Gubi
Box-Latino.com

El manager Ignacio Beristáin, aseguró que el campeón pluma de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo y Federación Internacional de Boxeo, Juan Manuel Márquez, pretende "como mínimo" una bolsa de millón y medio de dólares, para enfrentarse al filipino Manny Pacquiao, el 26 de febrero en Las Vegas, EU.

Dijo que la información que ha circulado, la cual dice que le ofrecieron 750 mil dólares por esa batalla "es cierta", pero no fue aceptada, pues el campeón "está convencido que ese pleito cuesta mucho más".

Incluso, fue claro al decir que en caso de no aceptarse pagar la cantidad que pide el campeón del mundo, "no habrá pelea... no vamos a firmar el contrato".

Reveló que hace dos o tres meses, se dio a conocer que la cadena de televisión HBO aseguraba que tenía cinco millones de dólares para poder montar la pelea de desempate entre Márquez-Pacquiao, por lo que de ninguna manera se aceptarán 750 mil dólares.

El entrevistado indicó que, incluso, ya se le está haciendo promoción a la batalla en Estados Unidos, pero "se debe decir que con nosotros no ha habido arreglo".

Y es que hace algunos días se publicó que un empresario estadounidense, le ofreció 900 mil dólares a Pacquiao, para que se midiera a Márquez, siendo el aspirante al título. Y ante ello, el campeón ganará menos.

I really want to see than PAC-JMM 2 to settle unfinished business...

I know this will happen on Feb 26 and nothing going to change that...

I HOPE !!!

If that is true, then Marquez is a punk.

this dirty promotors are not giving marquez respect
I'm afraid this fight is not going to happen :mad:

you said that because your pick is on the ohter side of the rope

It will happen calm down

The undercard will feature Zaheer Rahim, the same guy who lost a disputed decision to Rocky Juarez last year.