Will Pacquiao and/or Mayweather let the (under)dogs out?

Which dog will bite the hardest?

Which underdog, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Angel Cotto, will make the most noise and get the best results in the two biggest bouts left in 2009?

Can Cotto, who is showing signs of wear and tear despite being just 28, recharge himself so greatly that he can stop the Manny Pacquiao Express?

Or will it be Juan Ma, a nettlesome counterpuncher who may have to rev up his natural aggression, who can ruin the comeback of speed merchant Floyd Mayweather Jr.

A victory by the Mexican and/or by the Boricua Bomber would either destroy of devalue a Mayweather-Pacman Lolapalooza.

Right now, with the big dates coming up Sept. 19 and Nov. 19, I lean towards Marquez as the non-favorite who is most likely to do some damage.

Marquez looked sharp in spining, folding and mutilating Juan “Baby Bull’ Diaz while Mayweather has a rib injury and accumulated ring rest to contend with.

Mayweather’s got the attitude but Marquez has the altitude.

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