Juan Manuel Marquez still talking to Golden Boy; unsure on third Pacquiao fight .....

Depending on who you talked to, Juan Manuel Marquez's exit from Golden Boy Promotions seemed like a foregone conclusion as his pursuit of a third fight with Manny Pacquiao had many believing he would again reunite with rival promoter Top Rank. Marquez fought Pacquiao to a heated draw in May of 2004 and lost a riveting split-decision to the Filipino stalwart in March of 2008 at the MGM Grand.

Knowing fully well that the 37-year old Marquez is looking to go out with a bang as his career comes to a close, Golden Boy is dead fast in their efforts towards retaining his services. Marquez recently met Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer and President Oscar De La Hoya and was said to have been offered a very substantial four-fight package from the company.

"They made me an offer and I will review it," Marquez told Sal Rodriguez in a recent ***********.com piece. "The outlook is better. I think that both of us are working hard. They improved the offer and as I said, I do not want to leave the company, I only want to improve the conditions and it seems that this will improve them. I will really study the situation and undoubtedly will make the best decision for this important part of my career."

A few of the fights mentioned in the deal are that of lightweight contender Robert Guerrero, who faces off with Michael Katsidis on April 9th in Las Vegas, and reinvigorated Zab Judah, who is a champion again after reclaiming the IBF junior welterweight strap with a 7th round TKO over Kaizer Mabuza earlier this month. It was thought that a third fight with Pacquiao would be unreachable for Marquez given the ongoing feud between Golden Boy and Top Rank but that seems to be a clash he isn't quite as ecstatic about these days.

"I do not know if that's something that the people still want to see. Right now I'm in no hurry."