Marquez looking beyond Pacquiao
Ageless Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez is thinking of challenging one of the other welterweight champions for his next fight later this year instead of facing Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao for the fifth time. According to trainer Nacho Beristain Marquez (56-7-1, with 40 knockouts) is looking for a rematch against World Boxing Association and World Boxing Council champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. or International Boxing Federation titlist Shawn Porter (24-0-1, with 15 KOs) as his next opponent when he makes his ring return. "We are looking at the possibility of a fight for the welterweight title, but with another fighter,” the 74-year-old Beristain in an interview with Mexican newspaper El Universal. This could be bad news for Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who is trying to lure Marquez into agreeing to face Pacquiao (56-5-2, with 38 KOs) a fifth time in what could have been one of boxing’s most storied rivalries. A second fight between Marquez and Mayweather (