Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III

World Welterweight Championship

Date	November 12, 2011
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada
Title(s) on the line	WBO Welterweight Championship
Manny Pacquiao vs.  Juan Manuel Márquez
Pac-Man		Dinamita
Tale of the tape
Malungon, Sarangani, Philippines	From	Mexico City, Mexico
53–3–2 (38 KO)	Pre-fight record	53–5–1 (39 KO)
5 feet, 6.5 inches	Height	5 feet, 7 inches
Southpaw	Style	Orthodox
WBO Welterweight Champion Ring Magazine #1 P4P Fighter ESPN #2 P4P Fighter	Recognition	WBO/WBA Lightweight Champion
Result	Manny Pacquiao via Majority Decision

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III was a controversial Boxing Welterweight Championship bout for the WBO Welterweight World 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; 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 many believed that Marquez was robbed 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

• Philippines (Lupang Hinirang) – Maria Aragon
• Mexico (Himno Nacional Mexicano) – Cristian Castro
• USA (The Star-Spangled Banner) – Thia Megia

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.

A mariachi accompanied Marquez in his entrance.

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, as the two prior fights, was the winner. The Ring, which produces 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 thier 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

• Welterweight Championship bout: Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez
  • Pacquaio defeats Márquez via Majority Decision. (114-114, 115-113, 116-112)

• Light Welterweight Championship bout: Timothy Bradley vs. Joel Casamayor
  • Bradley defeats Casamayor via technical knockout at 2:59 of the eight round.

• Light Welterweight bout: Mike Alvarado vs. Breidis Prescott
  • Alvarado defeats Prescott via technical knockout at 1:53 of the tenth round.

• Super Featherweight bout: Luis Cruz vs. Juan Carlos Burgos
  • Burgos defeats Cruz via Majority Decision. (92-98, 95-95, 93-97)

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout: Dennis Laurente vs. Ayi Bruce
  • Laurente defeats Bruce via knockout at 0:57 of the seventh round.

• Super Flyweight bout: Fernando Lumacad vs. Joseph Rios
  • Lumacad defeats Rios via Unanimous Decision. (74-77, 73-77, 72-78)

• Super Lightweight bout: Jose Benavidez vs. Samuel Santana
  • Benavidez defeats Santana via Unanimous Decision. (60-50, 60-50, 60-50)

• Welterweight bout: Vic Pasillas vs. Jose Garcia
  • Pasillas defeats Santana 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. http://www.maxboxing.com/news/main-lead/pacquiao-and-marquez-announce-their-rubber-mismatch. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
2. ^ Rafael, Dan (August 5, 2011). "Marquez, Pacquiao may have third fight". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6561253. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
3. ^ Iole, Kevin (August 5, 2011). "Pacquiao returns to HBO PPV for Marquez fight". Yahoo Sports. http://sports.yahoo.com/box/news?slug=ki-iole_pacquiao_marquez_hbo_080511. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
4. ^ Satterfield, Lem (August 26, 2011). "Pacquiao-Marquez III tour slated for early September". Ring TV. http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/168784-pacquiao-marquez-iii-slated-for-early-september. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
5. ^ "Pacquiao vs Marquez III press tour pictures". Boxing Futures. August 26, 2011. http://www.boxingfutures.com/news/0903-pacquiao-vs-marquez-iii-press-tour-pictures. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
6. ^ Ragpala, Kenneth (September 2, 2011). "Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Márquez III already past valid point". Filipino Boxing Journal. http://filipinoboxingjournal.com/2011/09/02/manny-pacquiao-juan-manuel-marquez-iii-valid-point/. Retrieved September 3, 2011. 
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/

External links

• Pacquiao vs. Márquez Official Fight Card from BoxRec

Preceded by vs.Shane Mosley	Manny Pacquiao's bouts November 12, 2011	Succeeded by [To be determined]
Preceded by vs. Likar Ramos	Juan Manuel Márquez's bouts November 12, 2011	Succeeded by [To be determined]