In the world of Sports, sportsmanship is a must.
For the third time, two of the world’s renowned boxer, Manny Pacquiao from the Philippines and Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez would be seen again in the ring this November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Previous bouts had resulted to a draw in 2004 and a victory for Pacquiao in 2008 via split decision. The upcoming fight is part of the coined “trilogy” and fans are already looking forward for it.
“No Bad Blood”
Marquez and Pacquiao are indeed tough rivals in the boxing world. There were numerous exchanged of challenges through words before each fight, however, coming from examiner.com, it was quoted that Marquez had revealed that he and Pacquiao were closed rivals in the ring, they are not friends but he had no bad blood against the world’s pound-for-pound king.
Directly quoted, Marquez said, “But any talk of hate between me and Pacquiao is ridiculous. We are not friends, we are just rivals.”
Their upcoming bout is one of the big fights set for this year and both boxers are training hard to have their best on the grand face off which will be viewed across the globe.
As for Marquez, he had been saying that he promised a knock-out for Pacquiao, in fact, previous reports had mentioned Marquez in saying that Pacquiao must train hard for he had been training like a warrior.
Four Tickets left for the bout?
Marquez and Pacquiao face off had been rocking the headlines and it is no surprise that the ticket for the awaited Trilogy bout had been selling very well.
Reported via boxingscene.com, it was mentioned that the tickets for the match had been a sold out as what the MGM Grand box office had reported. It was Top Ranks Bob Arum who made the announcement.
Coming from the site, it was further stated that only 4 tickets were left under the price of $900.
With the ticket sales, no wonder, Pacquiao vs. Marquez bout is another big fight to look forward as both fighters would answer all the statements said on the big night as they come and show whose words will turn out realistic.
