Fans are wondering who Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent will be and the latest report is that it will be Juan Manuel Marquez.
If Marquez beats Mike Alvarado on May 17 then it’s probably that Marquez and Pacquiao will have a bout in November.
And Pacquiao-Marquez 5 will likely be held in Macau as opposed to Las Vegas, promoter Bob Arum said.
“Juan Manuel to Macqu? I don’t see why not,” he told Tha Voice.
“Because (trainer) Nacho Beristain is saying if Marquez fights Manny, he doesn’t want the fight to be in the United States because of the high income tax. What else could he be thinking of other than Macau?”
However, the Philippine Inquirer says that Beristain may be thinking of Mexico, where Marquez would have the home advantage.
Marquez initially said he wouldn’t fight Pacquiao again after knocking him out in their fourth fight on December 12, 2012.
But he changed his mind after losing to Timothy Bradley on October 12, 2013.
This Sept. 8, 2012 file photo shows boxers Juan Manuel Marquez, right, and Manny Pacquiao during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
Pacquiao’s career took an upward swing following his series of losses, with his latest win coming over Bradley in April.
Arum says that whoever Pacquiao fights, the fight won’t be in Las Vegas because he feels Pacquiao wasn’t treated well by MGM Grand.
In other Pacquiao news, Manny is reportedly contemplating not extending his current contract with Top Rank that runs out at the end of the year.
Sources told the Ring magazine that Pacquiao is considering ending ties with Arum in order to try to get the much-anticipated Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight to finally happen.
Pacquiao’s financial adviser Michael Koncz responded to the claims by telling the Ring magazine:
“Bob has been good to us and we have nothing negative to say about Top Rank but we have to decide what’s best for Manny at this stage of his career. “If we don’t extend our contract with Top Rank, we may go out on our own and promoter ourselves.”
