As I predicted, Manny Pacquiao was beaten by Juan Manuel Marquez tonight. This time Marquez didn’t risk leaving it to the judges, instead coming off the floor to put Pacman away by clean knockout in the sixth.

Pacquiao has already announced that he intends to keep on boxing. If he sticks to this decision, which can be fueled only by ego, I think he’ll soon become a pathetic figure. Some fighters can use ringcraft to compensate for loss of speed and punch-resistance, but Pacquiao’s...