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The game plan could almost read like a Mexican round robin. The seeds were sown by the Barrera V Morales trilogy, but now threaten to grow narrowly out of proportion, withering rosy options for outsiders.
The principal victim in the medium to long term issue, could easily be Manny Pacquiao. After proving himself so much, much more than just a thorn in the side, by pummeling Marco Antonio Barrera in eleven lop sided rounds, a re-match would have netted Manny even more money, while Marco would have had an opportunity to back up the claim that he’d suffered a rare and one off bad night.
Instead the men in the suits with the money, arranged for the third chapter of an all Mexican Vendetta. And very profitable at the box office it proved.
Now WBA and IBF Featherweight Champion and fellow Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez is also keen to take a leaf out of this book. Momentarily daring to look past his February 26th clash with Manny, Juan Manuel has just confided that, confident of boxing his way to victory, his favored next opponent for real big time pay, would be none other than Marco. [details]
The principal victim in the medium to long term issue, could easily be Manny Pacquiao. After proving himself so much, much more than just a thorn in the side, by pummeling Marco Antonio Barrera in eleven lop sided rounds, a re-match would have netted Manny even more money, while Marco would have had an opportunity to back up the claim that he’d suffered a rare and one off bad night.
Instead the men in the suits with the money, arranged for the third chapter of an all Mexican Vendetta. And very profitable at the box office it proved.
Now WBA and IBF Featherweight Champion and fellow Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez is also keen to take a leaf out of this book. Momentarily daring to look past his February 26th clash with Manny, Juan Manuel has just confided that, confident of boxing his way to victory, his favored next opponent for real big time pay, would be none other than Marco. [details]
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