HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with episode 2 of "24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez", the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their November 12 showdown at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Now we are working on building speed. The training is going really well. I think we're doing it the right way...We're training as if this were my debut, as if this were my first professional fight; we're training that hard...We're training hard because we want to leave everything in the ring. In a way, this fight is going to be a watershed moment in my career. It doesn't intimidate me, it inspires me," Marquez would comment, making it clear that this third and final fight with Pacquiao is the most important fight of his career. Check out what else Juan Manuel Marquez had to say in episode 2 of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez.
Marquez on his training and the importance of this fight...
"Now we are working on building speed. The training is going really well. I think we're doing it the right way."
"We're training as if this were my debut, as if this were my first professional fight; we're training that hard."
"I think, as a fighter, you must change. I've always fought as a lightweight. I have to gain weight and somehow I have to get up there, but keep my speed and power."
"It's something I've never done in my career. I feel really confident, and I think when the time comes, it will serve me well."
"It's been 26 years in this career, almost my entire life. We're training hard because we want to leave everything in the ring. In a way, this fight is going to be a watershed moment in my career. It doesn't intimidate me, it inspires me."
Marquez's sparring partners on his performance as he adds size...
"With one jab, he really dazed me. Now I feel like he is hitting hard and he's got speed."
"I think the weight is helping. It's helping add power to his punches. He is gaining strength. He seems a lot more powerful."
Trainer Nacho Beristain on Marquez's training and a knockdown he got during sparring...
"Those accidents can happen in training. There's no reason to start celebrating yet. Our goal is Pacquiao, he is what we're working for. What happened here won't bring us any better results in the fight on the 12th."
Trainer Nacho Beristain on Marquez's training for Mayweather compared to now...
"That training was different. He was carrying rocks and it changed his natural flexibility. He became a little more slow, as if he'd lost his explosiveness. All this, combined with Mayweather's great ability and his weight advantage, we didn't stand a chance."
Marquez on no longer drinking his own urine...
"Yeah, they saved my life. No, I think I felt fine. On the advice of my doctor and my physical trainer Angel, they told us we should stop. We're looking for what can help me and if the doctor says no longer drinking it will help, then we'll stop."
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