He may have knocked out eight-division world champion Manny
Pacquiao during their recent bout in Las
Vegas but if Juan Manuel Marquez wants a fifth fight
against the legendary Filipino he'll need to get permission from his wife.
The Mexican stunned the world of boxing by knocking out
Pacquiao in the sixth round of their welterweight contest earlier in December.
It was the first time the 39-year-old has claimed victory in
four fights against Pacquiao, who many pundits regard to be the finest
pound-for-pound fighter the sport has ever seen.
But with fans clamoring for a fifth bout, Marquez says the
only way it will become a reality is if his wife allows him to renege on his
promise to retire whatever the outcome of the fourth.
"I made a promise and I know that promises are
debts," Márquez said in an interview with CNN en Español.
"I don't see a case to fight again but logically he
wants a chance," he added of talk that he and Pacquiao could square off
for a fifth time.
Marquez's emphatic victory offered the Mexican some
redemption after he failed to win any of the first three fights against
Pacquiao.
Their first encounter in May 2004 ended in a draw, while the
Filipino took a points victory at the conclusion of their rematch four years
later.
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