Bob Arum: Marquez lacks marketability for a big fight

[bongwater]

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing promoter Bob Arum is not likely to favor a third fight between Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao and 3-time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez, citing the Mexican's lack of marketability.

The Top Rank chief said that although Marquez is an excellent boxer, he said the Mexican champion no longer has good name recall among casual fans.

“He’s a wonderful fighter and a great young man, but the casual fan doesn’t know Juan Manuel Marquez from [World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion] Juan Manuel Lopez,” Arum said in a Yahoo! Sports report.

Arum cited Marquez’s recent bout with Aussie Michael Katsidis as proof of the Mexican’s lack of marketability. Yahoo! Sports reported that only 4,920 people trooped to MGM Grand Garden Arena to watch the fight.

“The casual sports fan just doesn’t know Marquez, as witnessed by the attendance on Saturday (Sunday in Manila, Nov. 28),” he said.

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[mariobrotherpr]

Márquez needs a good AMERICAN public relations guy.

He has a ****ty personality and has a tendency to say and do the wrong things (beating Manny twice? Piss drinking?).

However, if PR guys can make duds like Britney Spears interesting, they could do miracles with Márquez.

[Phil Ivey]

Money talks...... don't kid yourselves.

[serv]

Márquez needs a good AMERICAN public relations guy.

He has a ****ty personality and has a tendency to say and do the wrong things (beating Manny twice? Piss drinking?).

However, if PR guys can make duds like Britney Spears interesting, they could do miracles with Márquez.

that actually is good idea.
Marquez opens his mouth once too often. I believe his taunts and insults against Pac is making the fight farther and farther away from being made.

He needs a good PR man.

[SugarRayRob]

he needs to stop drinking his own piss

[Las Vegas,]

Didn't there 2nd fight do 550k and sold out the MB? This of course being before Pacquiao was a huge star I don't see how he DOESN'T have marketability. Especially with the drama that happened in the last 2 fights.

I don't see how this fight doesn't sell. Arum just doesn't want the fight to happen because lets face it. Marquez has a legitimate chance to beat Pacquiao. So he's going with the guarantee easy win along with a decent Paycheck in Mosley.

[Tamis!]

And who is Bob? Shane Mosley?

[Ko King 212]

Thats why Pac fought Clottey instead of floyd?

[starkiller]

Thats why Pac fought Clottey instead of floyd?

Floyd wins in fantasy fights against the top 147 fighters.

[trainhard_187]

Didn't there 2nd fight do 550k and sold out the MB? This of course being before Pacquiao was a huge star I don't see how he DOESN'T have marketability. Especially with the drama that happened in the last 2 fights.

I don't see how this fight doesn't sell. Arum just doesn't want the fight to happen because lets face it. Marquez has a legitimate chance to beat Pacquiao. So he's going with the guarantee easy win along with a decent Paycheck in Mosley.

Agreed,

Margarito had no marketability but that fight did 1.5 PPV's Come on Arum..