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Francisco Guzman catches up with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao to discuss his fourth meeting with WBO junior welterweight king Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Francisco Guzman catches up with eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao to discuss his fourth meeting with WBO junior welterweight king Juan Manuel Marquez.

Luis Sandoval catches up with WBO junior welterweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez to discuss his fourth meeting with Manny Pacquiao.

Francisco Guzman catches up with trainer Freddie Roach to discuss the fourth meeting between rival Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.

Coach Freddie Roach was in an ebullient mood at Wednesday's Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao press conference at the sparkling Edison Ballroom off Times Square. This was, of course, before the bad news emanated from Las Vegas that troubled Roach pupil Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was nabbed by the Nevada boxing board on a drug test which detected marijuana in his system when he fought and lost to middleweight king Sergio Martinez on Sept. 15.

Francisco Guzman catches the New York City press conference to announce the fourth battle between rivals Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, scheduled to take place on December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hear from Pacquiao, Marquez, Freddie Roach, promoter Bob Arum and more.

Juan Manuel Marquez will tangle with Manny Pacquiao for a fourth time to try and settle the score once and for all on December 8th. Their three previous fights while exciting, have been extremely close and produced controversial decisions. After 36 rounds it’s hard to imagine what these two future hall of fame fighters can provide us that we haven’t seen before but Marquez says there is still one thing we haven’t seen.

Big plans are in store for the partnership between HBO and ESPN, whose boxing synergy began immediately after last week’s announcement. The fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez – which takes place December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas - will mark the first HBO fight in which ESPN will be involved for the entire promotion. “Nobody has been able to distribute events as well as HBO,” insisted Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum during Wednesday’s press conference in New York City. “Now that they have teamed up in a partnership with ESPN, that’s just great for boxing. More people than ever will be aware of this event. More people than ever will be able to purchase this event.”

Rivals Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez hit New York City on the second leg of their media tour, as the fighters announce their fourth showdown on December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The event will be carried by HBO Pay-Per-View and promoted by Top Rank, Zanfer Promotions, MP Promotions and Marquez Promotions. Photos by Ed Diller/Top Rank.

The fourth encounter between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is hardly reflective of the still-struggling stateside economy. At the very least, Tecate continues to do its best to provide some relief for boxing fans. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum announced the full details of the December 8 pay-per-view event, which takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Ticket prices remain consistent with the previous event last November, but the cost to watch at home makes this fight the most expensive of the series.

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are so familiar with one another that they can probably finish each other’s sentences by now. That doesn’t mean that either fighter expects the typical scouting report to hold true for the latest installment in their longtime rivalry. Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach is already hard at work in coming up with a way to provide some separation between the two fighters, whose previous three fights have produced outcomes that will forever remain disputed. Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38KO) is officially 2-0-1 in the three-fight set thus far, but there is a case to be made that Marquez (54-6-1, 39KO) equally deserved to win all three fights.