Pacquiao versus Marquez Part Five may be in the works after Marquez was amazed by the Filipino's showing in his previous fight against Bradley on April 13.
Pacquiao versus Marquez Part Four ended with a knockout during the sixth round which left Pacquiao out cold on the canvass for over two minutes. Marquez has a 1-2-1 record against the Filipino champion and is interested in fighting a fifth time. In a report by Philippine Star, Marquez said that he was convinced that Pacquiao won the fight against Bradley. He liked Pacquiao's speed and punching power during the match and is delighted to see that the Filipino regained the belt from Bradley, after a controversial loss against the American two years ago.
Pacquiao was champion in eight divisions and Marquez seems intent on being the first Mexican to win in five divisions, at the very ripe age of 40 years old. He is set to face Alvarado next. He expects to be pitted against Pacquiao if he comes out as the victor. Marquez will fight Mike Alvarado on May 17.
Bob Arum of Top Rank Boxing expects that should there be a Part Five, it will be in November in Macau, according to Epoch Times.
In a report by Yahoo! Sports, Pacquiao has faced off against Marquez more times than any other fighter he was matched in the past. Three of those fights ended up either controversially or in a draw. Marquez wants to win the welterweight belt against Pacquiao to hold the five-division record in Mexico.
Marquez said, "I'm interested in it, of course, but I have to get past Mike Alvarado on Saturday and that's not an easy fight." He added, "But if I've learned anything in my career, it's to not look past anyone. If he's in the ring with me, he has a chance to beat me and I don't think about records or titles or other fights or anything like that. All I think of is finding the best way to beat the guy I'm fighting now."
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