WTF Pacquiao vs Diaz next instead of a third with JMM?

[macman]

A 4 division champ is still a big deal, especially to the Phillipines.

If Pacquiao beats Diaz as expected, he'll go from his already legendary status over there to a mythic figure, even though Diaz barely deserves the name of a titleholder.

A match with likes Campbell or the winner of Katsidas-Casamayor is very interesting.
Cambell a top-level vet on a role, with the smarts & size to potentially give Pacquiao all sorts of problems, & against a powerhouse brawler like Katsidas you're looking at a thiller.


Would love to see a rematch against JMM myself, but think that Pacquiao will have a lot of trouble making the 130lb limit again, & don't think that his team will risk another shot with Marquez.

Too much to lose for Pacquiao & his people...
From what I am seeing the majority of the press had Marquez edging it, but any way it was viewed from outside, you had Pacquiao barely scraping through with the judges.

Too much money at stake for a third to happen in the immediate future is my view, & have my doubts that either fighter has much more than 3 or 4 high level fights left in them, so probably won't happen at all.

Sad, especially for Marquez, but let's appreciate what they've already given in 2 classic matches.

[bestboxingonly]

The only problem is the better fighters are Joan Guzman and JMM. I can see Arum's plan for Pac already: Fight Diaz take his belt, fight Urbano Antillon (Top Rank Fighter) then big money fight w/ Hatton. Sad thing is Arum won't have Pac fight Campbell, Katsidis, or Juan Diaz. If Arum was serious about making a statement at lightweight he would have Pac fight one of the three mentioned.

of course he'll do. Better wait and see.