Marquez bids to end all doubt

Juan Manuel Marquez wants to get the victory he feels he deserves against Manny Pacquiao.

Marquez prepares to face Pacquiao on November 12

Juan Manuel Marquez says his third bout with Manny Pacquiao should end all doubt over who is the better fighter. The Mexican is out to prove his worth after failing to come out on top in the first two contests between the pair with the first clash ending in a draw and Pacquiao claiming a close split decision in the second. Marquez faces the pound-for-pound king again in Las Vegas on November 12 and he is determined to show that he was right to claim he won the first two encounters. "That's why we are doing this third fight (to settle all questions)," he said. "The first two were very close and this fight should end all doubt. We are not the only ones saying we won the fights. "There are a lot of fans and media out there saying the same thing - that we won those two fights. "I am motivated just as much as he is. We all have opinions and my opinion is that I didn't get the decisions I deserved."

Opinion

The 38-year-old Marquez doesn't think his age will be a factor at the MGM Grand and he is also paying no attention to the bookies making him the big outsider. "I don't believe age has anything to do with it. I prepare myself very well and I'm going to be just as good as I would have been a few years ago "People can make bets and if they like to odds that is fine with me. It has nothing to do with my fight. "I have to go into the fight with the mentality that I have to win each round and if the opportunity comes I go for the knockout. "I am not going to hesitate if the opportunity is there."