Nakisawsaw na rin si fourth division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez sa paniniwala ni dating pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao laban sa same-sex marriage pero iginiit ng Mexican na hindi masisira ang pamana ng Pinoy boxer sa professional boxing.
Apat na beses naglaban sina Pacquiao at Marquez, kung saan nakuha ng Mexican legend ang impresibong 6th round TKO noong 2012.
Aniya, hindi masisira ang imahe ni Pacquiao sa boksing kahit marami ang tumutuligsa sa kanya ngayon matapos ang kanyang naging pahayag na ikinasuya ng LGBT community.
“Pacquiao’s legacy will not get stained by this, it’s something separate and he’s about to finish writing the final chapter. He made a mistake and he will pay,” pahayag ni Marquez sa ESPN Deportes.
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“There is no doubt about his quality as a fighter, but there are times when the fish dies by its mouth. He lost his Nike sponsorship and the people behind him told him he was wrong,” aniya.
“And he is paying the consequences and he must assume [the reaction to those statements]. Sexual preferences are now open, a marriage of persons of the same sex is now open and he has to accept it.”
Iginiit din ni Marquez na tama lamang ang naging posisyon ng promoter ni Pacquiao na si Bob Arum ng Top Rank hinggil sa desisyon ng Nike na sibakin ang Pinoy boxer bilang endorser ng kumpanya.
“[Arum] was right to support the decision of Nike. It was Pacquiao’s error and [Arum] shouldn’t be involved in something like that. Arum [did the right thing], people are going to come after Arum if he supports Pacquiao,” aniya.
“Pacquiao said he made a mistake and now he must accept the mistake and suffer the consequences. Pacquiao has to be more responsible his statements, in what he says or declares and he won’t have these problems.” (Gilbert Espeña)
