Juan Manuel Marquez reiterated that he will not agree to face Manny Pacquiao again because he believes he will be victimized by a questionable decision again.
Marquez has the bragging rights after he knocked Pacquiao out cold during the sixth round of their fourth fight in December 2012, which he thinks is more than enough to prove that he is the better fighter.
Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach said in a recent interview that he wants Pacquiao to face Marquez in his next fight in 2016 because he is convinced that the Mexican won with just a single punch during the fourth showdown. The veteran boxing coach also said that Marquez is the safest choice for Pacquiao.
"It was just one punch, Manny was fighting a really good fight going into that one punch but we know it's a possibility," Roach said via BoxingScene. "But the thing is he's been off for more than a year now and out of those guys, I think he's the safest of the guys."
Marquez responded to the talks of another rematch and insisted that he sees no reason for a fifth fight. For him, facing Pacquiao again will put him in an unfavorable situation because he might end up getting the wrong end of the decision again.
"I don't think so," Marquez said, when asked about a possible fifth fight with Pacquiao via BoxingScene. "I've said it before, they are going to do to me in the fifth fight exactly as they did to me in the third one. I'm never going to take the power away from myself."
Marquez believes that he clearly won his third fight against Pacquiao, which eventually ended with a majority decision victory for the former pound-for-pound king. One judge had it 114-114, while the other two judges scored the bout 115-113 and 116-112 in favor of Pacquiao.
Even if Pacquiao and his camp offer a huge fight purse, the 42-year-old Mexican said that it will not matter because he believes his legacy is more important than money.
"If I did this, the people would start to turn against me. They would say that I'm doing it just for the money, for the financial aspect," Marquez added. "But I believe honor and pride is worth a lot more than the millions of dollars they are willing to pay me."
Marquez, who holds a 56-7-1 record with 40 knockout victories, has not fought since scoring a unanimous decision win against Mike Alvarado in May 2014.
