Schaefer: Marquez Could Face Guerrero if No Pacquiao
By Lem Satterfield
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer would love to finalize a third bout with between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. If he can't get the deal done, Schaefer would consider matching Marquez with southpaw former featherweight and super featherweight champion Robert Guerrero (28-1-1, 18 KOs), or former three-time world champion, Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KOs).
"If it [Pacquiao] doesn't happen, the fact is that you mentioned the 140-pound division and I mentioned potentially Morales. I think that there are other great alternatives and other big fights out there for Juan Manuel Marquez," said Schaefer.
Guerrero, also promoted by Golden Boy, has been pushing for the fight and plans to sit ringside this Saturday in Las Vegas for Marquez's defense of the WBA/WBO lightweight titles against mandatory challenger Michael Katsidis. Based on some of the industry chatter, Guerrero has a decent shot of facing Marquez if a Pacquiao opportunity doesn't come along.
"There is another fighter who is actually going to be ringside on Saturday night who has been asking for a fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, and that's a young emerging star here from California, and that's Robert 'The Ghost' Guerrero who would love to fight Juan Manuel Marquez as well," said Schaefer.
"So, as you can see, there are a lot of interesting fights there. We're just going to see what's going to happen this weekend, and then we're going to have to see what's going to happen in the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes."
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.
