So, here it is, the third in the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez trilogy. We would say Third and decisive, except, should Marquez win, then it won't be decisive at all.
Way back in 2004 Filipino Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times in the first round, but the battle went the distance, the pair couldn't be seperated by the judges and a draw was declared. In 2008 the pair fought again, and that time Marquez lost his WBC super-featherweight title to Pacquiao in a controversial split decision.
"Now it's time to shed doubt over who the best fighter is," the Mexican said in the run up to tonight's 12-round bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. "I want to win this fight because i believe i won the first two." When the fight was promoted in Pacquiao's homeland, Marquez gave his opponent added motivation by wearing a T-Shirt bearing the legend: " We were Robbed."
Pacquiao of course has no doubts about who the better fighter is.
While we wait for the big fight, you may wish to enjoy the big fight, you may wish to enjoy the first in this astounding trilogy:
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