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Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 Live

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez: the third in their trilogy of fights at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But what is Elton John doing there? (okay, we know it's Freddie Roach, but...). Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Tim Bradley vs. Joel Casamayor:
The last fight before the main event is underway. Apparently these two like to use their heads. Not necessarily for thinking. "First butt wins," says HBO's commentary team. If Bradley wins he may get a shot at Pacquiao.

Some more predictions: Nambili Shipena emails: "Marquez, 7th round, TKO"

Mark Welsh tweets: "@Busfield Prediction for the main event, Manny will win but can't see him stopping the naturally bigger Marquez. Points comfortably."

Mark Lott emails: "I see Pacquiao dominating the early rounds and building a nice lead on the judges scorecards. It will look like it's all over in 9th before Marquez stages an unbelievable comeback to even things up. In the 10th, however, Pacquiao will send Marquez reeling and it will look like the fight is over before Marquez gets off the canvas to stun Pacquiao once again with his resilience. The 11th will start off at a less frenetic pace before Marquez shocks the world with a walk off homerunknockout blow to end the fight.
Yup. Still can't get my mind off Game 6..."

Mike Alvarado vs. Breidis Prescott: Prescott goes down, gets up, but can't get himself together and a few second later the fight is stopped. Prescott is now slumped in his corner. He knows that he's blown that. And he's blown the chance of another fight with Amir Khan, who has seriously gone up int he world since they first fought. Alvarado wins

Mike Alvarado vs. Breidis Prescott: Last round coming up. Prescott looking tired, but probably did enough in the early rounds to take this fight, unless...

Back to the boxing: Seven rounds in and Prescott's early vim and vigour has disappeared, while Alvarado is wearing his injuries. Mark Welsh
tweets: "@Busfield Nasty cut for Alvarado, not sure whether it was one of Prescott's bombs or clash of heads, can't see it lasting now."

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 Live

GOP: Richard Adams's verdict is in for the Presidential punch up:

The real loser was Herman Cain, who was rather piteously exposed as a lightweight. His answers here barely got above silly.

Here for example is Cain on Pakistan as a US ally:

We need a regional strategy in that area of the world such that all of our allies where we work together in order to come up with those things that will be mutually beneficial to everyone. Those are the questions that need to be asked.

There is a word for that sort of thing. And that word is: bullshit.

Mayweather vs. Pacman: Christian Cardona tweets:
"@Busfield I haven't booked my flights for May 5th but the possibility of a 4th bout between these 2 seems more real!"

That would need a Marquez win tonight though, CC.

Still time to make your predictions on that one via email steve.busfield@guardiannews.com or tweet @Busfield.

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 Live

Mike Alvarado vs. Breidis Prescott: Four rounds in and this is a good fight. Alvarado is cut above the eye and in the mouth, Prescott ahead on points, but Alvarado's cuts have led him to make some furious returns.

Pacquiao's entry: Derek Wanner emails: "Sneak Preview of Pacquiao's Entrance For Your Live Blog"