Marquez, Pacquiao Rematch in High Demand
March 10th, 2008 at 8:33 amBy Chris
Professional boxing is not what it used to be and there’s little question about the state of the sweet science. Besides the occasional Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather, boxing has been hurting for household names. However, just because there isn’t an Ali or Tyson to hitch your boxing knowledge to, that doesn’t mean there aren’t a bevy of exceptional fighters; fighters that have no qualms about going toe-to-toe with any opponent.
And every so often, these fighters are actually paired up against each other, bringing boxing fans — and every so often, the general public — a fight that catches the collective attention. The most recent being, De La Hoya/Mayweather. However, that particular fight lacked the drama and skill displayed by the first Juan Manuel Marquez/Manny Pacquiao match-up.
The Boxing Times has a brilliant write-up of their first fight, which took place in May of 2004.
Because of the display of boxing put on in the first fight, Juan Manuel Marquez versus Manny Pacquiao II, which takes place this upcoming Saturday, is a hot ticket for the fringe boxing followers dying to see an exciting fight.
These types of fights, the kind that catch the general public’s eye, promise a star-studded lower arena featuring a who’s who of Hollywood boxing fans. Of course, the majority of those sitting in the lower level won’t know why the hype for this fight is so high. However, if they would just take a look at the video from the first round of the previous Marquez/Pacquiao fight, they’d understand:
As indicated, the fight is scheduled for this Saturday at the Mandaly Bay casino in Las Vegas. Let’s hope it lives up the billing of Marquez – Pacquiao I.
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March 10th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
With the UFC and Tapout and other mixed martial arts, boxing events, I believe that boxing may be on its way out. Granted I do not follow neither UFC or boxing, but it is my impression that boxing is not as exciting as UFC and such events.
March 10th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Boxing lost a lot when all of the guys who won all the heavyweight alphabet titles had names like countries that broke off from the Soviet Union. Zab Judah and Jeff Lacy both had chances in the lower weights to really make names for themselves in the mainstream. Fail doesn’t begin to describe how they handled those chances.
September 21st, 2009 at 1:38 am
Pacquiao will beat Cotto and Mayweather!