HBO Sports Boss Would Love Pacquiao-Marquez 5

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With Manny Pacquiao's win over Tim Bradley out of the way, the stage seems set for a fifth bout with rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez just needs to beat Mike Alvarado on May 17, and he'll be the mandatory challenger to Pacquiao, the WBO welterweight champion.

Would HBO be interested in going with yet another chapter of the Pacquiao-Marquez saga? HBO boss Ken Hershman likes the idea of it.

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"I would love to see it," Hershman told BoxingScene.com on Wednesday. "Manny obviously would love to have it, but that's a long way off. It's not up to me, but I would love to see it."

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