1. Pacquiao needs a fight to stay active for future fight(s) with Mayweather and/or Cotto. 2. Roach thinks Pacquiao would destroy him a 3rd time around and with Mayweather getting injured delaying the fight, this would be the opportunity to prove this (because if marquez loses 1 more fight w/ out fighting pacquiao, he'll never get a shot) 3. Marquez (from what I can tell) would do anything to fight pacquiao...Pacquiao's camp would be able to decide the weight, gloves, location, money etc.
Arum just said he wants to close the deal by the end of the week for Pac-Cotto. Boxrec already has it penciled in (not a reliable source). This fight is as good as done.
Simplistically to the boxing fan - no reason and bring it on. To Pac - who I believe lost to JMM twice - what's the point? He will believe he already beat JMM twice - which, as a matter of fact, he did. Plus he'll make more to fight Cotto and, if he loses, he's not really a welterweight so more big fights out there. I don't think Pac is afraid of JMM I just think he doesn't believe he need's him. Every day the fight doesn't happen they both get older but JMM's number always has +5 on it.
pretty much it's gonna happen. Both are top rank fighters so it's easy to make this fight happen. Plus cotto said he is willing to make this fight at a catchweight.
because after watching Cotto almost loose a fight he is now going for the easier fight. Plus Cotto is willing to go down in weight which will put him at a disadvantage and Pac is all about taking advantage of these situations.
**** Marquez Pacquiao its not a fair fight any longer. One guy is prime bigger and kicking ass. The other is the best thing in boxing, but he shouldnt step in with a bigger prime pac at his age. ****in hate to say it, but their business is over
Pac is going up for bigger payday no doubt about it. Delahoya-Hatton now Cotto and Mayweather in the future. He is going after big money fights now and i can't blame him for that.
Tend to agree with Radab & Vitor Belfort - the "right" time has passed for Pac & JMM. Pac looking at celeb fights & the $$$$ - he's earned that right. Marquez needs to find the other fights to close his chapter in HOF the way it deserves to end.
:bart what ya talkn about? pac is scared of nobody. he even want to fight all the big guys out there. respect to jmm but pac win both fights