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by Cliff Rold - It seemed, when signed, an unnecessary epilogue for an era already closed. As it played out in the ring, the only place of import, Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III turned out to be another vital chapter in this age’s enduring fistic saga.
It’s been twelve years since Marco Antonio Barrera, largely written off for having committed the grave sin of losing to the very talented Junior Jones, was slotted to make an undefeated Erik Morales look good. Boxing has been treated to a dozen individual tales as part of a grisly whole.
Three years after the most recent piece of the story (Pacquiao-Marquez II in 2008), action resumed last Saturday. Suddenly, more chapters appear ready for the authoring.
They are the Fab Four of the internet age: Pacquiao, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera. Three of them still hold titles. One original match remains to be made. A “Part IV” is being bandied about.
On the former, the chance for the one original match, there is Morales-Marquez. It is the only permutation never given form and it appeared to die earlier this year. Morales-Marquez failed to be made and so Morales chose the younger Marcos Maidana. Fans got a classic. [Click Here To Read More]
It’s been twelve years since Marco Antonio Barrera, largely written off for having committed the grave sin of losing to the very talented Junior Jones, was slotted to make an undefeated Erik Morales look good. Boxing has been treated to a dozen individual tales as part of a grisly whole.
Three years after the most recent piece of the story (Pacquiao-Marquez II in 2008), action resumed last Saturday. Suddenly, more chapters appear ready for the authoring.
They are the Fab Four of the internet age: Pacquiao, Marquez, Morales, and Barrera. Three of them still hold titles. One original match remains to be made. A “Part IV” is being bandied about.
On the former, the chance for the one original match, there is Morales-Marquez. It is the only permutation never given form and it appeared to die earlier this year. Morales-Marquez failed to be made and so Morales chose the younger Marcos Maidana. Fans got a classic. [Click Here To Read More]
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