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World Welterweight Championship
DateNovember 12, 2011
VenueMGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
Title(s) on the lineWBO welterweight title
Tale of the tape
Boxer Philippines Manny Pacquiao Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez
Nickname Pac-Man Dinamita
Hometown Malungon, Sarangani, Philippines Mexico City, Mexico
Pre-fight record 53–3–2 (38 KO) 53–5–1 (39 KO)
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm) 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Style Southpaw Orthodox
Recognition WBO welterweight champion
Ring Magazine #1 P4P Fighter
ESPN #2 P4P Fighter		 WBO/WBA lightweight champion
Result
Manny Pacquiao via Majority Decision

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III was a controversial boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title.[1][2] The bout was on November 12, 2011, and held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and will be distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marks a return to HBO for Pacquiao.[3]

Build up

Pacquiao and Marquez previously met twice. Their first fight, on May 8, 2004 at the MGM Grand, ended in a draw; some Marquez was believed to have won that match even though he was knocked down three times. They fought again on March 15, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay, where Pacquiao won via a split decision, though some believed that Marquez won a second time which led up to a rubber match and led to Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach saying he wanted to leave "all doubt behind" though many fans thought that more doubt was left and that Marquez won all three fights.

HBO's 24/7 series will begin broadcast their shows of the fighters on CNN on free cable and in addition to the HBO Deal, Pacquiao-Marquez III will also be promoted during the Major League Baseball playoffs and the NBA season on TBS and TNT, respectively, the latter, assuming that the NBA's lockout ends.[4] A four-city press tour for the Pacquiao- Marquez fight will cover three countries and an estimated 25,000 miles. The fighters and their entourages will start out on September 3 in Pacquiao's adopted hometown Manilla, Philippines, and end on September 8 in Marquez's home of Mexico City, Mexico. In between are stops in New York on September 6, followed by Los Angeles on September 8.[5] This bout will mark the 2nd time Márquez has jumped from the Lightweight to Welterweight division. His first attempt was against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who was making his return to boxing, on September 2009 which ended a loss for him.[6]

National Anthem singers

Entrance performers

Jimi Jamison, the former lead vocalist of the band Survivor sang "Eye of the Tiger" as Pacquiao approached the ring, same as what was done before the previous fight with Mosley.

"No me se rajar " was the mariachi song that accompanied Marquez in his entrance it was performed by Raul Sandoval a mexican popular mariachi singer.

Judge

Glenn Trowbridge
Dave Moretti
Robert Hoyle

Controversy

Even though Pacquiao won a close decision, most of the audience and boxing experts believe that Marquez was the winner. The Ring, which produces it's own version of boxing's lineal championships, scored the bout 115-113 in favor of Marquez. In addition, several prominent Filipino boxing experts scored the fight for Marquez by as wide a margin as 4 rounds. Some Philippine TV news networks and their internet news websites showed photos of Marquez stepping on Pacquiao’s foot six times. However, such occurrences are common between orthodox and southpaw fighters as they attempt to keep their lead foot on the outside of their opponent's.[7] Pacquiao was ahead on compubox stats, throwing and landing more punches, while Marquez is generally credited for landing the cleaner, effective blows and controlling the action within the ring.[8]

Despite the controversy, everyday boxing fans can easily score the fight a draw or 115-113 toward either fighter and logically defend their scoring.[9] Marquez, despite many predictions that he was in a mismatch, showed that at 38 years of age, he was still a world-class fighter. Pacquiao showed that he still has trouble with ring technicians and counterpunchers and raised some doubts as to whether or not he could compete with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Overall, what many experts predicted to be a shutout in Pacquiao's favor[10], turned out to be an exciting technical match between two of the best boxers of this era.[11]

Main card

Preliminary card

  • Welterweight bout: Philippines Dennis Laurente vs. Ghana Ayi Bruce
    • Laurente defeats Bruce via knockout at 0:57 of the seventh round.
  • Super Flyweight bout: Philippines Fernando Lumacad vs. United States Joseph Rios
    • Lumacad defeats Rios via Unanimous Decision. (74-77, 73-77, 72-78)
  • Super Lightweight bout: United States Jose Benavidez vs. Puerto Rico Samuel Santana
    • Benavidez defeats Santana via Unanimous Decision. (60-50, 60-50, 60-50)
  • Welterweight bout: United States Vic Pasillas vs. United States Jose Garcia
    • Pasillas defeats Garcia via Unanimous Decision. (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

Reported fight earnings

  • Manny Pacquiao $6,000,000 (guaranteed $22M) vs. Juan Manuel Márquez $5,000,000
  • Timothy Bradley $1,025,000 vs. Joel Casamayor $100,000
  • Mike Alvarado $75,000 vs. Breidis Prescott $35,000
  • Luis Cruz $35,000 vs. Juan Carlos Burgos $22,500

International broadcasting

Country Broadcaster
 Australia Main Event
 Belgium Be Sport 1
 Czech Republic Sport 1
 Denmark TV 2 Sport
 Estonia Viasat Sport Baltic
 France Orange Sport
 Hungary Sport 2
 Indonesia RCTI
 Italy Sportitalia
 Japan WOWOW
 Latvia Viasat Sport Baltic
 Lithuania Viasat Sport Baltic
 Malaysia Astro Box Office
 Mexico TV Azteca
 New Zealand Sky Arena
 Norway Viasat Sport
 Philippines GMA Network (terrestrial, delayed)
Solar Sports (cable, delayed)
Solar All Access (pay, live)
 Poland Polsat Sport
 Qatar Al Jazeera Sports
 Romania Digi Sport
 Russia NTV Plus
 Slovakia Sport 1
 South Africa SuperSport
 Spain MARCA TV
 Sweden TV10
 Thailand Channel 7
 United Kingdom Primetime
 United States HBO PPV
US Military via AFN Sports

Notes

  1. ^ "Main Lead - Pacquiao and Marquez Announce Their Rubber (Mis?)Match". Max Boxing. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  2. ^ Rafael, Dan (August 5, 2011). "Marquez, Pacquiao may have third fight". ESPN. Retrieved September 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Iole, Kevin (August 5, 2011). "Pacquiao returns to HBO PPV for Marquez fight". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Satterfield, Lem (August 26, 2011). "Pacquiao-Marquez III tour slated for early September". Ring TV. Retrieved September 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Pacquiao vs Marquez III press tour pictures". Boxing Futures. August 26, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Ragpala, Kenneth (September 2, 2011). "Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Márquez III already past valid point". Filipino Boxing Journal. Retrieved September 3, 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ http://www.philippinenewsdaily.com/2011/11/13331/marquez-now-facing-controversies-regarding-dirty-tricks.html
  8. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/170135-pacquiao-ekes-out-another-controversial-decision-over-marquez
  9. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/170151-weekend-review-an-ungratifying-night-for-everyone-involved
  10. ^ http://theboxingtribune.com/2011/11/save-your-money-pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-is-a-mismatch/
  11. ^ http://theboxingtribune.com/2011/11/last-nights-winner-the-sport-of-boxing/
Preceded by Manny Pacquiao's bouts
November 12, 2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Juan Manuel Márquez's bouts
November 12, 2011 		Succeeded by
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