Pacquiao vs Marquez: Exciting or Boring?

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Pacquiao vs Marquez: Exciting or Boring?

 

by Reni M. Valenzuela

 

Great fights happen when styles meet their match.

 

The unforgettable Ali-Frazier, Barrera-Morales, Gatti-Ward, Zale-Graciano, Holyfield-Bowe and Leonard-Duran were exceptional trilogies that were made under appropriate times and conditions, and with no ifs and buts. They were among the historic bouts that showed the world how boxing matchups can be classic and so exciting.

 

It was Juan Manuel Marquez that Freddie Roach feared the most as Manny Pacquiao’s opponent that’s why they waited too long to make the trilogy if not altogether discard the staging of it had it not been for the clamor just to determine with finality who between the two was the better boxer and true winner. Pacquiao had two previous closely contested bouts with Marquez which declaration of winners could have both gone either way.

 

The Pacquiao-Marquez odd is 8-1 in favor of Pacman and that makes it look like impossible for Marquez to beat Pacquiao. But taking into account the style of Juan Manuel Marquez coupled with his resiliency and pugilist heart, 8-1 is an odd that can be overturned in the actual fight. And this could be the match-up that may tell us again why styles make fights.

 

Pacquiao easily beat David Diaz but that doesn’t make Marquez a better fighter than Diaz. The same is the case with Oscar De la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley. Unlike these boxers, Marquez simply has “the style” to counter Pacquiao’s speed and rugged sleek attacks whatever the game plan may be for the rival camps. And that’s the bottom line..

 

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