LAS VEGAS – Kung may bentahe mang nakikita si boxing great Oscar Dela Hoya kay Juan Manuel Marquez laban kay Manny Pacquiao, ito ay ang pagiging counter-puncher ng Mexican fighter.
“Manny has to be careful with his style,” ani De La Hoya sa kanyang pagbisita kay Pacquiao sa Wild Card Gym kahapon. “Marquez’s style can make it complicated for Manny.”
Maghaharap sina Pacquiao at Marquez sa ikatlong pagkakataon sa Linggo (Manila time) dito sa MGM Grand Arena.
Si Marquez ang pinakahuling boksingero na halos makatalo kay Pacquiao sa kanilang rematch noong 2008.
Winakasan na ni Pacquiao ang kanyang huling sparring session nang dumating si Dela Hoya sakay ng kanyang itim na Bentley at agad na dumiretso sa gym na maraming beses na niyang nabisita.
Nagkamayan ang dalawang boxing superstars, naglaban noong 2008 kung saan nanaig si Pacquiao via ninth-round TKO, at saglit na nag-usap.
“Manny is stronger, faster now, and Marquez is 38 years old. Manny right now is too fast and too strong,” sabi pa ni ‘Golden Boy’.
Ang edad sa pagitan ng 32-anyos na si Pacquiao at ng 38-anyos na si Marquez ang makakaapekto rin sa kanilang laban.
“It will come into play. Marquez is 38 and the fact is that Marquez came up in weight too fast,” sabi ni Dela Hoya sa Mexican na mas komportableng lumaban sa 135 pound-limit.
Handa namang makipagsabayan si Marquez.
“Pacquiao is a great fighter, a spectacular fighter who’s coming for you,” wika ni Marquez. “We’re going to be ready for him, and if he makes a mistake, we’re going to make him pay for it. The other guy (Floyd Mayweather) wouldn’t make a mistake.”