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Marquez wins 4th clash with Pacquiao in a 6th round KO
Juan Manuel Marquez wins his 4th bout with Pinoy fighter Manny Pacquiao by a knock out on the sixth round. The stunning turn of events is touted as the fight of the year and knockout of the year. Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank promotions, said, “This fight will go down in history as a ring…
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Marquez drops Pacquiao in Round 3
Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez knocked down Pinoy fighter Manny Pacquiao in the 3rd round of their fourth ring clash at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marquez surprised the Philippines boxing champ with an overhand right in the 3rd round, sending the Filipino to the canvas for the first time ever in…
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Pacquiao weighs in at 147 lbs; Marquez at 143 lbs (VIDEO)
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez appeared together on Friday (December 7) to weigh-in for their weekend bout in Las Vegas. Pacquiao tipped the scales at 147 pounds and his Mexican opponent weighed in at 143. Saturday’s non-title welterweight bout between Philippines boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez has all the…
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Marquez fans drown out Pacquiao supporters at weigh-in
Hundreds of screaming Filipino boxing fans tried unsuccessfully to shout down their Mexican counterparts at the weigh-in for Saturday’s welterweight fight between Pinoy fighter Manny Pacquiao and Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. Chants of “Manny, Manny” were answered with even more boisterous calls of “Marquez, Marquez” from the dominant flag-waving Mexican supporters as a crowd…
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Pacquiao fans in full support for idol’s for 4th clash with Marquez
Two days to go before the blockbuster fourth fight between Philippines’ boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez and even the fans of the Pacman here and abroad are ready to rumble. In his home province of Sarangani, preparations are underway for the live viewing of thousands at their gym as they already gave…
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Pacquiao tells doubters: Not every victory lopsided
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao defended Monday his controversial majority decision win over Mexican challenger Juan Manuel Marquez, saying not every victory in the ring will be easy. “Siguro nasanay lang siguro ang ibang kababayan natin na laging panalo na one-sided. Siyempre hindi naman parating ganun. May mga time din na mananalo tayo pero by…
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“It’s time to clean house” – Boxing Analysts say to Pacquiao
Some boxing analysts believe the controversial result of the trilogy bout between Filipino boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and his Mexican rival, Juan Manuel Marquez, should be a wake-up call for both boxers and for the sport as well. Pacquiao escaped with a majority decision victory, with judges scoring the bout 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112. He…
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‘Pacquiao-Mayweather fight now more possible’
Boxing analysts believe that a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega-fight is now more possible after Pacquiao’s controversial victory over Juan Manuel Marquez. In their trilogy bout at the MGM Grand Saturday evening (Sunday morning in Manila), Pacquiao seemed to lack his usual explosive power and blinding speed as he was consistently getting tagged by right…
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‘Pacquiao no longer best fighter in the world’
Manny Pacquiao is no longer the best fighter in the world, according to ESPN boxing analyst Kieran Mulvaney. Mulvaney said Pacquiao was far from his best when he fought and defeated Mexican challenger Juan Manuel Marquez in a controversial majority decision win that stirred debate in boxing circles. The analyst said Pacquiao’s lackluster performance showed…
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Conspiracy in Pacquiao-Marquez III?
There was no way Manny Pacquiao could lose to Juan Manuel Marquez, because doing so will jeopardize what will potentially be the biggest fight in boxing history, according to ESPN sports analyst Jemele Hill. In their trilogy bout last Saturday in Las Vegas, Pacquiao defeated his rival Marquez via a majority decision, but his victory…
