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Juan Manuel Marquez, left, and Manny Pacquiao exchanges punches. Pic: AP.

Pacquiao Watch: It’s time to move on

By Edwin Espejo Mon, Nov 14, 2011 7:10AM UTC View Comments

I am of the opinion that Manny Pacquiao should not have taken a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Sure, the first two fights were close enough to have gone either way. But Pacquiao deserved victories in both of those fights if only because he carried the fights to Marquez, and punctuated them with four...

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Pacquiao Watch: Narrowing the gap

By Edwin Espejo Thu, Nov 10, 2011 7:28AM UTC View Comments

Manny Pacquiao, left, and Juan Manuel Marquez pictured ahead of Sunday's fight. Pic: AP.

Skills wise, the gap between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez has narrowed in the seven years since they first clashed in a feverish 12-round brawl that ended up in a controversial draw. Back then, the smaller Pacquiao was the bigger puncher but Marquez was the better boxer. Their contrasting styles were then perfectly made...

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Pacquiao Watch: Marquez fooling himself

By Edwin Espejo Mon, Jul 18, 2011 9:13AM UTC View Comments

If Juan Manuel Marquez thinks his one-round demolition of unknown Likar Ramos will boost his stock and confidence when he fights nemesis Manny Pacquiao in November, he is dead wrong. If it was a tune-up fight for the aging Mexican warrior, Marquez got shortchanged. Or, maybe the other way around. The people who watched him...

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