Venue MGM Grand Garden Arena Pac-Man Dinamita 5 feet, 6.5 inches 5 feet, 7 inches | Title(s) on the line WBO welterweight title 53–3–2 (38 KO) 53–5–1 (39 KO) Date 12 November 2011 | |
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Result Manny Pacquiao via Majority Decision Location MGM Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States | ||
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III, billed as The 25th Round Begins, was a boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and was distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao.
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Build-up
Pacquiao and Marquez previously met twice. Their first fight, on May 8, 2004, at the MGM Grand, ended in a draw. They fought again on March 15, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay, where Pacquiao won via a split decision. This led up to the rubber match and to Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, saying he wanted to leave "all doubt behind."
HBO's 24/7 broadcast on CNN on free cable and in addition to the HBO Deal, Pacquiao-Marquez III was promoted during the Major League Baseball playoffs on TBS. A four-city press tour covering three countries and an estimated 25,000 miles started on September 3 in Pacquiao's adopted hometown Manilla, Philippines, and ended on September 8 in Marquez's home of Mexico City, Mexico. The bout marked the 2nd time Márquez jumped from Lightweight to Welterweight. His first attempt was a September 2009 loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who was making his return to boxing.
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 popular Mexican mariachi singer.
Judge
Controversy
Even though Pacquiao won a close decision, Marquez's fans in the audience believed Marquez had won the fight. Some of the audience reacted to the decision by hurling food, beer, and ice; a can of beer hit a ringside writer, though no record of any injuries exists. The Ring, which produces its own version of boxing's lineal championships, scored the bout in different ways: its editor, Michael Rosenthal, scored the bout 115-113 for Pacquiao; two of its writers, Lem Satterfield and Mike Koppinger, scored the bout 117-111 and 115-113 for Marquez, respectively, and another writer, Doug Fischer scored it a draw. Some Filipino 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. Freddie Roach has addressed the Juan Manuel Marquez "foot-stomping" issue that has become a much discussed topic among Manny Pacquiao fans; he understands that when southpaws and orthodox fight, feet will inevitably collide. According to Compubox, Marquez was outlanded an average of 3 punches per round (14 to 11 punches landed). Pacquiao also threw 142 punches more than Marquez and landed 38 more punches connecting at a higher percentage rate in power shots than Marquez and although Marquez landed at a higher rate in jabs was outlanded 59 to 38.[1]
Main card
Preliminary card
Reported fight earnings
The fight drew 1.4 Million pay per view buys.