by Mio de la Cruz
If Juan Manuel Marquez had won over Manny Pacquiao, the former would have fought and won over boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya and steamrolled over British brawler Ricky Hatton to emerge as the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer.
However, a boxing judge scored his card in favor of Pacquiao, allowing the latter to win the bout by a split decision and earning his passage to two high-profile matches against de la Hoya and Hatton.
To this day, Marquez claims to have won his battle against Pacquiao and wants to meet him once again in a third and final encounter.
Despite an offer of a $6 million guarantee from Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, the Filipino champion continued to give Marquez a lukewarm reception purportedly on Bob Arum’s advice to “let it bake for awhile.”
Unable to secure another rematch against Pacquiao, Marquez, 50-4 win-loss record, moved up in weight to challenge then lightweight champion Joel Cassamayor on Sept. 13, 2008, and triumphed with an 11-round stoppage that also earned him his sixth world title in three weight divisions. Five months later, he faced IBO champion Juan Diaz and knocked him out cold in the ninth to snare the lightweight crown of boxing bodies IBO, WBO and WBA. read more
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