By Lem Satterfield
According to Robert Garcia, trainer of Antonio Margarito, the next fight for Manny Pacquiao should come against six-time champion, Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs), with whom negotiations for a mega bout twice fell through.
If Mayweather is not available, Gracia believes the next opponent in line should be WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 38 KOs), who battled Pacquiao to a draw, and, lost a disputed decision, respectively, in May of 2004, and, March of 2008.
Marquez is coming off of a Nov. 27, ninth-round knockout of WBO interim titlist Michael Katsidis (27-3, 22 KOs). The frontrunner to become Pacquiao's next opponent is Shane Mosley, but Marquez and Andre Berto are also being considered.
"Mayweather is the fight that I think that everyone wants to see, but I think that Marquez deserves a shot," said Garcia told FanHouse. "Marquez looked really good in his fight last Saturday, and I think that he deserves a shot."
Lem Satterfield is the boxing editor at AOL FanHouse and the news editor at BoxingScene.com. To read more from Lem Satterfield, go to AOL FanHouse by Clicking Here.
