Anatomy of a sorry mismatch
By Recah TrinidadA RAGING mismatch, the fight was not, in any way, close.
A RAGING mismatch, the fight was not, in any way, close.
MACAU- Philippines boxing hero Manny Pacquiao wants his next fight to be in Macau, according to his promoter Bob Arum, who says they are working on an autumn showdown in the casino enclave. Negotiations are ongoing for a September rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez, who knocked Pacquiao out in December, Pacquiao’s spokeswoman Rose Tamayo told [...]
IT TOOK me sometime to realize that the man who has been on the forefront of the raging Sabah crisis is someone whom I had met up close and sat next to over lunch once at Sulo Hotel in Quezon City.
SO WHATEVER happened to Bob Arum’s scheduled dinner-serenade with Mexican boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez last week?.
Everything hinges on how promoter Bob Arum would strum the strings of his tested dollar guitar when he serenades Mexican boxing great Juan Manuel Marquez today.
As far as promoter Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach are concerned, Juan Manuel Marquez is merely “bluffing” to boost his worth and will ultimately agree to a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Nonito Donaire Jr., will fight Abner Mares in a super bantamweight unification title bout only if the Mexican’s promotional and television handlers agree to promoter Bob Arum’s terms.
THE ONCE improbable fifth fight has suddenly become almost a certainty. Bob Arum, prime promoter of all things good and bad for Philippine boxing, said there should be a fifth encounter between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao, possibly this September.
HAS MANNY Pacquiao secretly agreed to a rematch, a fifth fight with arch nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez? Top Rank promoter Bob Arum seems certain this will happen, despite the loud clamor of Manny’s kababayans for him to retire.
For revered promoter Bob Arum, finding the next opponent for Nonito Donaire Jr. might entail lengthy negotiations, or draw flimsy excuses.
Manny Pacquiao must really be blessed. Not only did he survive a harrowing knockout loss without incurring physical disability, his brain, it seems, is also undamaged.
Promoter Bob Arum was right all along.
The fourth showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez was a blockbuster and it did end via knockout.
Promoter Bob Arum is convinced the fourth duel between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will end in a knockout. As to who is going to kiss the canvas, Arum did not say. What he did say is that Pacquiao-Marquez IV on Saturday is a guaranteed sell-out.
