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by David P. Greisman - There is no fourth fight with Manny Pacquiao. There is no bout with Lamont Peterson.
Juan Manuel Marquez is once again left out. The biggest fights against the best fighters once again elude him.
Some of this has been out of his control. Some of this has been his own doing.
Marquez is 38 now. It is an age at which many fighters move toward retirement. It is an age at which a select few fighters cash in on years of accomplishments and remaining fame by fighting only on the biggest broadcasts and pay-per-views. It is an age in which others are forced to fight on smaller shows against younger or lesser foes.
Marquez has mentioned the first. He is still seeking the second. He may have to return once again to the third.
He’d sought a fourth shot at Manny Pacquiao, sought a resolution to the rivalry, to the three fights, all of which he thought he won, none of which he came out the winner. Instead, Pacquiao is fighting Timothy Bradley in June.
He’d been mentioned for a fight with Lamont Peterson, a semifinal fight that would perhaps send the winner toward a match later in the year against Pacquiao. Instead, Peterson has signed for a rematch with Amir Khan in May. [Click Here To Read More]
Juan Manuel Marquez is once again left out. The biggest fights against the best fighters once again elude him.
Some of this has been out of his control. Some of this has been his own doing.
Marquez is 38 now. It is an age at which many fighters move toward retirement. It is an age at which a select few fighters cash in on years of accomplishments and remaining fame by fighting only on the biggest broadcasts and pay-per-views. It is an age in which others are forced to fight on smaller shows against younger or lesser foes.
Marquez has mentioned the first. He is still seeking the second. He may have to return once again to the third.
He’d sought a fourth shot at Manny Pacquiao, sought a resolution to the rivalry, to the three fights, all of which he thought he won, none of which he came out the winner. Instead, Pacquiao is fighting Timothy Bradley in June.
He’d been mentioned for a fight with Lamont Peterson, a semifinal fight that would perhaps send the winner toward a match later in the year against Pacquiao. Instead, Peterson has signed for a rematch with Amir Khan in May. [Click Here To Read More]
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