Marquez exclusive interview: "i prefer pacquiao to win against hatton so we can fight

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  1. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Here’s how the interview went with Juan Manuel Marquez:

    Dr. Recto – Congratulations Juan Manuel on another excellent performance last night and welcome back to your country Mexico. How do you feel?

    Juan Manuel Marquez (JMM) – I feel very good and very happy. I trained very hard for this fight and I am happy I came back with the world championship belts.

    Dr. Recto – Did you think that you would knock him (Juan Diaz) out?

    JMM – I knew that it was going to be a tough fight and it was going to be very hard to win him by points due to the fact that it was in his hometown. I knew I needed a knock out to win; I look for it, saw the moment and executed it.

    Dr. Recto – Were you surprised that Juan Diaz put pressure on you?

    JMM – No, Nacho told me that he was going to pressure me that’s why I was ready.

    Dr. Recto – Do you consider yourself currently the best lightweight?

    JMM – Of course, because I knocked out who was supposed to be the best!

    Dr. Recto – Is it worth it being world champion again?

    JMM – Yes, I enjoy all the training and the outcome.

    Dr. Recto – You now have several belts WBA, WBO & IBO and the Ring Magazine title, where do you see yourself in the pound per pound list?

    Juan Manuel Marquez – I don’t decide that…I leave that to the people…they are the ones that know and I can’t say if I am number 1 or number 2…. They are the ones that decide.

    Dr. Recto – How do you feel being in the select group of triple championship titleholder?

    JMM – Well, for me, it is an honor to be at the same rank or position as Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. in that select or elite group.

    Dr. Recto – After your win, what’s your plan or next move realistically?

    JMM – Now, I solved my fight & won and I will wait for the result of the fight between Hatton & Pacquiao…but I prefer to fight Manny Pacquiao…. Now, I can move on to 140 lbs. and fight either Ricky Hatton or Manny Pacquiao.

    Dr. Recto – If the fight happens, will it be in November or December?

    JMM – Whenever…but let’s just do it!

    Dr. Recto – Who do you think will win between Pacquiao and Hatton?

    JMM – I prefer Pacquiao.

    Dr. Recto - Do you think Manny Pacquiao will be the heavy favorite in this fight?

    JMM – No, I don’t think Pacquiao should be a huge favorite …but he is faster…and Hatton just fights frontal…and Manny Pacquiao has bigger chances to win.

    Dr. Recto – Any message to Manny Pacquiao and the Filipino people?

    JMM – Yes, to accept a fight with me for the good of the sport and for the good of the people…I was treated well when I came to the Philippines…. I am happy for the support of the people and I am willing to fight Manny Pacquiao.

    Dr. Recto – Juan Manuel, I know you are tired …Again Congratulations on a spectacular win…I want to thank you for your time and for this interview. Best of luck to you!
     
  2. RafaelGonzal

    RafaelGonzal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And I prefer the winer of Hat/pac fight Cotto or Mosely
     
  3. artofwar

    artofwar Well-Known Member Full Member

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    if marquez really think he beat pac he wouldn't be chasing him and calling him out at every opportunity.if he thougt he won that decisively,he wouldn't need to prove anything. he sounds like a fighter that knows he lost and wants revenge.
     
  4. doubleplaidinum

    doubleplaidinum Maravilla Full Member

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    i like marquez a lot. i do believe he lost to pacquiao legitimately in the second fight, but i think he deserves another shot. for one, because he poses the biggest threat to manny and, for two, it would be a great fight and good for the sport. at lightweight, i think it would be a hell of a war. marquez is getting older, hopefully manny will come around sometime soon. i really dont care to see any of these pacquiao/mosley type fantasy fights.
     
  5. doubleplaidinum

    doubleplaidinum Maravilla Full Member

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    he wants to prove to the world that he can beat manny, not just to himself. i see what you're saying, but how else is he gonna get the fight? i think he needs to be persistant.
     
  6. sofanii

    sofanii Active Member Full Member

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    A really great fighter......
    The way he adapts during the fight and neutralizes the opponent, and turns things around for his advantage! I think right now that he's P4P#1 clearly!
     
  7. hitman_hatton1

    hitman_hatton1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "hatton just fights frontal"

    yeah and he does it a lot better than juan diaz matey. :yep
     
  8. dangerousity

    dangerousity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think this win over Diaz earned him a shot at Pac again, he shows he's not only one of the best fighters in the world, but a very exciting one at that too. I wasnt looking forward to JMM-Pac before but I am now.
     
  9. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's bs
     
  10. FINITO

    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    3rd time is the charm and there's no way that Marquez could get jobbed again in the trilogy match. That would be wrong and i would stop believing in God and stop watching boxing.

    Pacman would get his face rearranged and his mustache would be on his forehead by the time Marquez is done with him.
     
  11. Triplesod

    Triplesod Drunk& pissed up on booze Full Member

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    If Ricky wins then he fights Cotto (Cotto win for me, KO) if Pac wins then he fights Marquez. I think Marquez deserves that.

    If Ricky beats Pac, he beats Marquez but has a good fight (and as I said, possibly loses) to Cotto. If Pac beats Ricky, he loses to Cotto still but can have a ****ing amazing fight with Marquez which would go either way (I would be hoping for a Marquez win, though I prefer Pac more).

    That's just the way I see it and would hope for it to go.
     
  12. Triplesod

    Triplesod Drunk& pissed up on booze Full Member

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    What a load of bollocks that is!!
    Use your head!

    If you were JMM and you totally, from the heart, believe that you beat someone (the currently regarded best in the World no less) but didn't get the call, you would be doing everything you could for a rematch to show the World that you are better than him and that you were the deserved winner of the previous fight.
     
  13. gigogreco

    gigogreco Well-Known Member Full Member

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    thats what caught my eye to..

    eventhough hatton might not bring that intense workrate diaz has, hatton is allround a better pressure fighter then diaz and packs a harder punch..

    those matchups are damn intriguing, stylewise marquez aND diaz was matched superbly, and im inclined to believe the same, when it comes to hatton vs pac..
     
  14. rreed23

    rreed23 aka Gordon Gekko Full Member

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    Obviously. Marquez wants no part of Hatton.
     
  15. FINITO

    FINITO Boxing Junkie banned

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    Wrong.. Of course he prefers pac over hatton.. He needs to right the wrong and pac is the bigger victory.