Pacquiao could be in for a punching picnic
By Recah TrinidadSo who’s afraid of Timothy Bradley, the reigning and allegedly undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion?
So who’s afraid of Timothy Bradley, the reigning and allegedly undefeated World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion?

The tug-of-war for Timothy Bradley ended Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) with Juan Manuel Marquez eventually yanking the American off the hands of Manny Pacquiao.

Suddenly, Timothy Bradley is a hot commodity—the unbelievable object of a tug-of-war between arch rivals Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez for their next fights.

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 [...]

A fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez in Mexico City.

Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao plans to fight again in September, with the bout likely to be staged outside the United States to avoid high taxes, his spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September.

Buoyed by a huge knockout win over his toughest tormentor Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez believes there is no reason to meet in the ring again for the fifth time.
Mexican promoter Fernando Beltran sees the fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez happening late in the year, not in September as originally envisioned.

It’s almost certain now that Juan Manuel Marquez will eventually agree to fight Manny Pacquiao again. But as to how much it will take for the Mexican icon to sign a contract for their fifth showdown remains a guessing game.

He was at ringside when Juan Manuel Marquez caught an onrushing Manny Pacquiao with a dynamite right and knocked out the Filipino icon cold in the sixth round last Dec. 8 in Las Vegas.
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.
Whether the fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will push through or not will be known when Marquez meets with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum Wednesday night (Thursday in Manila).