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Manny Pacquiao defeated Juan Manuel Marquez (52-6-1, 38 KOs) by 12-round majority decision in a WBO welterweight title fight fought at a catch weight of 144 lbs on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in front of a sellout crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scores were 116-112, 115-113 and 114-114. The largely Mexican crowd booed the decision. Pacquiao's speed and aggression gave him the edge. Pacquiao the more aggressive threw 578 punches landing 176 while Marquez only counterpunching threw 436 landing 134. Pacquiao was cut over his right eye by a headbutt in round ten which reportedly required 28 stitches to close. In addition to his victory Pacquiao also successfully defended his WBO welterweight title for a third time. Pacquiao is now 2-0-1 in his fights with Marquez.
Next up for Pacquiao is fight on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since Pacquiao could not come to terms with Floyd Mayweather Jr in regards to a proposed fight opponents being considered are Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley and Lamont Peterson.
| Fight | Location | Date | Boxing Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Pacquiao vs TBA | MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV |
June 9, 2012 Saturday |
Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao
Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao is trained by world-class trainer Freddy Roach of Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. Along with his trainer Pacquiao has received numerous awards by Ring Magazine and others for his great fights including Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 2006 (Since The Ring award originated in 1928 Pacquiao is only the 7th boxer below lightweight to have been selected.), Ring Magazine Number 1 junior lightweight champion and BWAA Fighter of the Year 2006.
Pacquiao vs Barrera I
Pacquiao shook up the boxing world when he beat Marco Antonio Barrera by an 11th round TKO on November 15, 2003 at the Alamodome in San Antonio after Barrera's corner throws in the towel. Pacquiao's commanding and impressive performance earned him several awards.
Pacquiao vs Marquez I
Manny Pacquiao's next bout was with Juan Manuel Marquez on May 8, 2004 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was a hellacious fight that ended in a controversal draw. The annoucement was greeted with surprise and disbelief. Had judge Burt Clements been aware that he was able to score a round 10-6 Pacquiao would been the WBA/IBF featherweight champion. Pacquiao knocked down Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the first round. Referee Joe Cortez let the fight continue. The Pacquiao-Marquez scorecard revealed that judge Burt Clements scored the first round 10-7 instead of 10-6 as the other two judges did. Judge John Stewart had the fight 115-110 for Pacquiao. Guy Jutras 115-110 for Marquez. Clements 113-113 making it a draw. Pacquiao would have won the fight had Clements scored the 1st round 10-6.
Pacquiao vs Morales I
2005 marked the start of the Pacquiao-Morales trilogy. Pacquiao signed for a fight with Erik Morales coming off his loss with Marquez and Morales with Barrera. On March 19, 2005 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Morales won over Pacquiao by scores of 115-113.
Pacquiao vs Morales II
Ringside Las Vegas: On January 21, 2006 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas in front of a sold-out crowd Pacquiao avenged his loss to Morales with a 10th round TKO. It was the first time in Morales career that he had lost by knockout. Pacquiao was the stronger, quicker fighter. Morales was repeatedly nailed by Pacquiao's straight left hand down the middle and sharp left cross.
Pacquiao vs Morales III
Ringside Las Vegas: On November 18, 2006 Manny Pacquiao beat Erik Morales by a 3rd round KO in the final bout of their epic trilogy. In front of a sold-out crowd at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Pacquiao and Morales traded volleys of hard punches with abandon. Pacquiao dropped Morales once in the 2nd round and twice in the 3rd round. With 3 seconds to go in the 3rd round referee Vic Drakulich counted Morales out who sat with his back against the ropes knowing that it was futile to get up.
Manny Pacquiao KOd Jorge Solis in the 8th round in front of almost 15,000 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 14, 2007. Solis down twice in the 8th round. Pacquiao's speed, quickness, power and accuracy just keeps improving. He is also one of the few fighters who goes all out for the knockout as soon as the bell rings.
Pacquiao won a 12-round unanimous decision over Marco Antonio Barrera on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. There were no knockdowns or knockouts in this fight. Pacquiao was simply the quicker, stronger and busier fighter. In their first fight on November 15, 2003 at the Alamodome in San Antonio Pacquiao downed Barrera in the round three and round eleven before Barrera's corner threw in the towel. The upset win catapulted Pacquiao to stardom.
Manny Pacquiao beat Juan Manuel Marquez by a 12-round split decision (114-113, 115-112 and 112-115) on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. With the win Pacquiao captured Marquez's WBC super featherweight title and the vacant Ring magazine world championship. Pacquiao knocked down Marquez late in the 3rd round and stunned him as the bell rang. He also hurt Marquez twice in the 10th round.
Pacquiao-Marquez II Scorecard
Pacquiao had the fight won in 10th round.
Note: Pacquiao-Marquez II generated $20.2 million with a record 400,000 pay-per-views buys, the most in boxing history for under welterweight.
Manny Pacquiao became the new WBC lightweight champion after beating David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) by 9th round KO on Saturday, June 28, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Diaz was a bloody mess by the 4th round but he still kept plugging away until finally a left to the chin in the 9th round sent Diaz face first into the canvas. At 135 pounds Pacquiao had speed and power dispelling any worries that the extra weight would slow him down. Pacquiao is the first Filipino boxer to win titles in four weight divisions.
On Saturday, December 6, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao beat Oscar De La Hoya (39-6-0, 30 KOs) by 8th round TKO. De La Hoya retired on his stool at the end of round eight. Manny's trainer Freddie Roach was right, Oscar could not pull the trigger anymore. Manny's speed, power and youth was too much for De La Hoya. In eight rounds Manny landed a total of 224 punches on De La Hoya of which 195 were power punches!
Pacquiao beat Ricky Hatton (45-2-0, 32 KOs) by KO at 2:59 of round two on Saturday, May 2, 2009 in front of a sellout crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hatton was down twice in round one. The first time from a right and the second time from a left. Pacquiao's hand speed was just too much for Hatton. In the closing seconds of round two Pacquiao landed a final left hook to Hatton's chin that put Hatton out cold flat on his back on the canvas. In addition to his victory Pacquiao won the IBO light welterweight title.
Manny Pacquiao made history winning a seventh world title in a seventh weight class beating former WBO welterweight champion Miguel Angel Cotto (34-2-0, 27 KOs) by 12th round TKO on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Referee Kenny Bayless stopped the fight at 0:55 of round twelve with Cotto no longer in the fight and just trying to survive after being downed in rounds three and four and his face a bloody mess. In addition to his victory Pacquiao won the WBO welterweight title and the WBC Diamond belt.
Pacquiao was scheduled to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr but the fight was officially called off. Mayweather and his camp publicly accused Pacquiao of using performance enhancing drugs without any proof and were insisting on special blood testing not required under the rules and regulations of the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Pacquiao filed a defamation lawsuit in Nevada federal court against Floyd Mayweather Jr, Floyd Mayweather Sr, Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy for falsely accusing him of using performance enhancing drugs to clear his name. Pacquiao has never tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and denies using them.
Manny Pacquiao successfully defended his WBO welterweight title beating Ghanaian Joshua Clottey (35-4-0, 20 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in front of a crowd of 50,994 at the new $1.2 billion state-of-the-art Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, March 13, 2010. In a shutout for Pacquiao scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109. Pacquiao's speed was too much for Clottey who stayed shelled up reluctant to let his hands go. Pacquiao fought a brillant fight against a true welterweight.
Pacquiao beat Mexican Antonio Margarito (38-7-0, 27 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in a WBC light middleweight title fight on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110. Although Margarito had a 17 pound and 4 1/2 inch advantage over Pacquiao it did't matter. Pacquiao's hand speed, punch angles and foot movement were too much for Margarito whose face and eyes were swollen and bloodied by the end of the bout. Pacquiao has now won 8 titles in 8 different weight divisions.
Manny Pacquiao, first and only eight division world champion beat former lightweight, welterweight and light middleweight champion Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 39 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in a WBO welterweight title fight on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in front of a sold-out crowd of 16,412 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Scores were 120-108, 120-107 and 119-108. Pacquiao scored a knockdown in round three putting Mosley on the canvas with a straight left setup with a jab and feint. From that round on Mosley was in the defensive mode, unable to pull the trigger (punch stats revealed that Pacquiao threw and landed twice as many punches as Mosley). Straight lefts and right hands from Pacquiao to Mosley's head landed repeatedly throughout the bout. Mosley was erroneously credited for a knockdown in round ten but in actuality he stepped on Manny's foot and pushed him down (referee Kenny Bayless later apologized to Freddy Roach for the wrong call). Annoyed, Pacquiao came back with vengence going for a knockout putting Mosley in total retreat running and clinching to survive.
