Where does Marquez go from here?

[Kel]

Back to fighting equal opposition hopefully.

[GAME]

Marquez can wait for Pac to lose to Cotto and then they can have their decider.

Should Pac lose next month then its a natural fight for both of them so thats what Marquez will be hoping for. It just wont be as big as it should have been.

[C-Lo]

He should go back to lightweight.

[JazMerkin]

I'd like to see him take a fight at Light-Welter. If Mayweather & Pacquiao couldn't KO him, I simply can't see Bradley, Khan or Alexander doing it.

Problem is none of them are promoted by Golden Boy.

But I think he beats all those guys, he had enough power to get Mayweather's respect. He KO's Khan & Alexander, I think Bradley gets stopped late or Marquez takes a close decision & Urango gets widely out-pointed by him.

I honestly see last night as being about how good Mayweather is rather than Marquez being on the decline as a fighter. His heart is second to none & his skills, conditioning & overall ability would carry him through against the alphabet champs at 140.

[Rantcatrat]

Marquez can wait for Pac to lose to Cotto and then they can have their decider.

Should Pac lose next month then its a natural fight for both of them so thats what Marquez will be hoping for. It just wont be as big as it should have been.

Agreed. A grudge match between Pacquiao and Marquez at 140 would be huge. I'd watch in a second. Who else is a big fight for Pacquiao if he loses to Cotto? It makes sense.

[jamiebhoy]

Marquez can wait for Pac to lose to Cotto and then they can have their decider.

Should Pac lose next month then its a natural fight for both of them so thats what Marquez will be hoping for. It just wont be as big as it should have been.

Agreed. A grudge match between Pacquiao and Marquez at 140 would be huge. I'd watch in a second. Who else is a big fight for Pacquiao if he loses to Cotto? It makes sense.

Don't think that one will ever come off now, I reckon that time will jump all over JMM and he will get old very quickly. Pac although not really tested recently does appear to be physically very strong. I could see it being like a Morales type ending to the series.

[SweetPea]

Marquez has options.

He's still the lightweight champ. He can go back down to 135 and defend against Katsidis, Valero, Soto, etc. He could fight Diaz again at 135 or 140.

He could fight Hatton at 140, although I don't have a ton of interest in that one. Pacquiao is still out there, if Floyd and Shane fight and Manny needs an opponent.

I'm not sure how much Marquez has left, but he should be able to get a decent payday on HBO in his next fight.

[KKisser]

Marquez can wait for Pac to lose to Cotto and then they can have their decider.

Should Pac lose next month then its a natural fight for both of them so thats what Marquez will be hoping for. It just wont be as big as it should have been.

Agreed. A grudge match between Pacquiao and Marquez at 140 would be huge. I'd watch in a second. Who else is a big fight for Pacquiao if he loses to Cotto? It makes sense.

yup, that would only happen if pac loses badly to cotto. but at 140 i think pac would spark marquez. i don't think juan belongs anywhere north of the lightweight division and even at lightweight it was obvious he'd already lost some steps. he can take a big money fight against hatton though which i think he'd also lose but would definitely be exciting and a crowd drawer. other than that he should just defend his title at 135 one or a couple of times more and then retire.

[sumkalambay]

he's gotta fight katsidis apparently.

[uptoscratch]

he's gotta fight katsidis apparently.

That'd be a pretty good WCB fight for the weekend after Mayweather/Mosley.

[killersheep]

I would venture to say Marquez just got his career high payday, I hope he takes at least 6 months away from the negotiation table and spends quality time with his family. I think he solidified his lightweight status in beating the lineal champ in Casamayor and his FOTY candidate with Diaz. Light Welter seems the logical place for him to end up, there are plenty of semi-recognizable fighters there he could beat or at least make extremely entertaining fights with Hatton, Holt, Bradley, Torres, Malignaggi, Urango the list is huge.