Juan Manuel Marquez vs Scott Harrison almost done

JMM vs Scott Harrison is almost done and will take place in vegas. WBO featherweight champ Scott "The Real McCoy" Harrison (23-2-2), has been offered a unification fight with WBA/IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (43-2-1). The bout could take place as soon as May 7th in Las Vegas, and has already been approved by team Marquez. Trainer/manager of Team Marquez, Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, stated that with this fight, Marquez would finish his contract with Top Rank, although he also stated that he would not stop listening to offers to renew the contract with Top Rank. Beristain also recognizes the great opportunity for his fighter, because of the chance to win a third title and unify the division "The only other belt that would be lacking would only be the WBC, which would not be impossible to dispute for it." Marquez had been working very hard training for his proposed fight against Manny Pacquiao, however when that fight fell through, Beristain ordered him to rest and only dedicate himself to recreational training. "This coming week he will be here in the gym," stated Beristain.

Comments (18)

kadyos

I wonder how much JMM will receive in this fight. 1.5 million cents perhaps :D

21y ago

Boxhead2012

Marquez wins this bout easily. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

21y ago

morancito

I know that this is a long shot but I hope Harrison will kick his butt!!! Oh don't worry. Marquez will take care of business with Harrison and then he'll finish the boxing clinic he put on PacMan for those last 10 rounds.

21y ago

m00ks

Well at least in a Marquez rematch with Pac, they'll be fighting for 3 belts lol

21y ago

lapulapu

Bad matchup for Harrison, though obviously any fight against a world class fighter would see him having major problems Harrison must be dreaming while whishing for this fight. Bet Harrison wants this fight in his hometown. Anyway, advance congratulations to JMM for simplifying further the belts if this one really pushes through.

21y ago

hitterwitter

who is fighting bradley pryce on march 4th. Can't see him having any problems with pryce, might be fighting for European title later this year his trainer was saying.

21y ago

you can watch Harrison's last match on boxing torrents at the moment. good undercard to you can watch one of the best british upcoming boxers in david barnes. who is fighting bradley pryce on march 4th.

21y ago

cmason

i agree harrison has no chance here, i know marquez has took some stick over the pac affair, but lets not doubt his skills, he's still a fantastic fighter.

21y ago

hitterwitter

i don't know much about harrison :confused: i know marquez :cool: but a unification bout is always good :cool: i'm hoping they will broadcast this one on regular HBO :rolleyes: you can watch Harrison's last match on boxing torrents at the moment. good undercard to you can watch one of the best british upcoming boxers in david barnes.

21y ago

mauricio95

i don't know much about harrison :confused: i know marquez :cool: but a unification bout is always good :cool: i'm hoping they will broadcast this one on regular HBO :rolleyes:

21y ago

Toller

Bad matchup for Harrison, though obviously any fight against a world class fighter would see him having major problems

21y ago

elveiel

There is some big fights with brits in this year. World title fights: Wayne McCullough vs Oscar Larios Howard Eatman vs Bernard Hopkins Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu Maybe: Scott Harrison vs JMM 4 world titles could be coming to britain. also witter vs N'Dou is definatley on. Its about time we had some decent fights, a lot of fighter have been overlooked/ducked recently.

21y ago

hitterwitter

21y ago

its a funny one, he just is basivcally a big hard bastard with little boxing capability, he bullies his opponents, cos he is massive at the weight. Ive never seen a world champ lead with so many hooks as he did against polo, rubbish. Marquez will make mincemeat of him. The only one i give him a chance agianst is chi and not much of one at that, be a good fight though as they both would stand toe to toe.

21y ago

elveiel

marquez will box his ears off, expect maloney to price Scott out of this fight. Its funny how Harrison can get so many of the big names wanting to fight him but none of the other British fighters can :confused: IMO the top guys at feather know he's an easy nights work.

21y ago

marquez will box his ears off, expect maloney to price Scott out of this fight.

21y ago

hitterwitter

This is the only big fight left at this weight, after Morales, Barrera and Pacman moving up in weight and in chi has just defended his title so he's out of the question. We might as well have a unification fight between these two.

21y ago

elveiel

JMM would easily win this fight, Harrison's needs a brilliant coach to stand a chance, his dads got him fighting so wrong.

21y ago