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Marquez, Pacquaio set for bout
Norm Frauenheim,The Arizona Republic

There's a lot of chest-thumping about national pride. Manny Pacquiao is called a national treasure by his fellow Filipinos. But he has a different nickname in Mexico. He is the "Mexican Assassin" or "Republica Enemy No. 1." That might make Juan Manuel Marquez the last great Mexican still standing.
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