
Video: Marquez on The Fourth Manny Pacquiao Fight
Ryan Burton catches up with WBO 140-pound champion Juan Manuel Marquez to discuss the fourth fight with Manny Pacquiao, thoughts on Chavez vs. Martinez.

Ryan Burton catches up with WBO 140-pound champion Juan Manuel Marquez to discuss the fourth fight with Manny Pacquiao, thoughts on Chavez vs. Martinez.

Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza is dreading the fourth fight between Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez 54-6-1, 39KOs). The fight was finalized last week for December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao is 2-0-1 after three controversial battles. After the fourth fight was announced, Ariza has not received the same type of feedback as he did for last November's trilogy.

Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV-WBO junior welterweight champion was on hand in Las Vegas, NV for Sergio Martinez's exciting unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. After the fight Marquez spoke to BoxingScene about his upcoming showdown against Manny Pacquiao. Marquez admitted that he wasn't very confident that Pacquiao would accept a fourth fight against him.

There has been a lot of uncertainty with trainer Freddie Roach these days, as question marks had hovered around his three recent high-profile athletes. Tonight, inside of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Roach will lead Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. into battle against Argentina’s Sergio Martinez. Despite being the WBC’s champion at 160 pounds, the 26-year old Chavez is an underdog heading into what undoubtedly is the most dangerous fight of his career. It was recently announced by various outlets that Roach’s number-one fighter, eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, is in line for a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The process of ironing out Pacquiao’s next opponent was extremely exhausting, however, and the latest rumors of the Filipino star’s connection to rapper 50 Cent have raised even more questions.

Ryan Burton catches up with trainer Freddie Roach to discuss Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Sergio Martinez and the fourth battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez.

LAS VEGAS, NEV. – Congressman MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO and JUAN MANUEL MÁRQUEZ will embark on a three-city international media tour, beginning in Beverly Hills, Calif., This Monday! September 17, to officially announce and celebrate Pacquiao-Márquez 4 -- Act Four of their exciting and fistoric rivalry. Pacquiao and Márquez, who have won world titles in 12 weight divisions between them, will go mano a mano and toe-to-toe, Saturday, December 8, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. Joining Pacquiao and Márquez on the tour will be their respective trainers, Freddie Roach and Ignacio “Nacho” Beristáin, and promoters Bob Arum, Todd duBoef and Fernando Beltrán.

Trainer Freddie Roach admits he is completely stumped when it comes to creating a fight strategy to defeat Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8th at the MGM Grand. Roach has trained Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38KOs) for all three of the previous fights against Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs). Roach is confident that he knows how to overcome Marquez, but Pacquiao has not been able to execute the strategy in the ring.

Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38KOs) has officially made up his mind, according to the boxer's adviser Michael Koncz. Pacquiao has selected his Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39KOs) as the opponent of choice for December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. HBO Pay-Per-View will carry the event. This will be the fourth meeting between the two boxers. All three of their previous meetings have ended with controversy. They fought to a controversial draw in 2004. Pacquiao won a controversial twelve round split decision in their 2008 rematch. Last November, they met for a third time - and Pacquiao won a controversial twelve round majority decision.