Promoter Oscar De La Hoya says Juan Manuel Marquez can put himself in position to be compared to the Mexican legend himself, Julio Cesar Chavez, if he manages to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. on September 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. De La Hoya says Marquez has his entire future riding on this fight. He expects his fighter to beat the odds by beating Mayweather.

"If Juan Manuel wins this fight, everyone will want to fight him. I can say that Marquez winning this fight will have him mentioned in the same category as all of the big names from Mexico like Chavez - so this fight is very important for him," De La Hoya told The Record.

Marquez is obviously predicting victory. He doesn't just want any victory, he wants the knockout. He knows it won't come easy but it won't stop him from trying.

"Although I think it's going to be difficult to knock him out because of his defense, we are still going to try to do it and throw everything at him and you know that I always like to leave everything in the ring," Marquez said.