The great equalizer that nobody accounted for may add a bit of intrigue to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez showdown scheduled for November 12 in Las Vegas.
Coming into their match, absolutely nobody aside from Teddy Atlas and 90-year-old Angelo Dundee gave Marquez any shot whatsoever to beat his Filipino counterpart. The Las Vegas gambling books, Pacquiao’s corner, and boxing aficionados seemed to agree that the match’s result was inevitable.
However, when coming to this prognosis everyone simply looked at the dominance exhibited by Pacquiao over the last few years and, the Marquez’s noticeable decline in the same time span.
This past weekend, another factor got meshed into the equation: fatigue.
Pacquiao has been on a marathon of fights in the last few years and not taking the long breaks in action as Floyd Mayweather has enjoyed. Not to mention, Pacman is a politician in his home country.
So, what does all this mean for Marquez? Well, while it probably doesn’t give him an edge over his opponent in their coming match, it does put him in a better position than he otherwise would have been. Pacquiao is an amazing fighter, but he’s not superman.
What do you think? Will Marquez give Pacquiao a fight?
Credit: Alex Groberman
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