2. Pacquiao vs. Marquez
is now just few nights away. Two of
the world's greatest fighters are
about to go head to head with
each other for the 3rd time in the
name of glory and respect.
Pacquiao, the pride of the
Philippines, started his training a
few weeks earlier unlike his
previous fights against Margarito
and Mosley, where he only spent 7
weeks of training.
3. Pacquiao and Marquez bare their
fight plans Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao and
his Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez gave
hints about the fight plans they’re putting up
for this weekend for their third fight in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
“I’ve changed a lot, my style. I think I’m more
improved right now, compared to three years
ago, four years ago,” Pacquiao said in
ESPN.com.
In the latest fights, Pacquiao said he has
improved and developed more techniques,
especially his lateral movements and timing.
Pacquiao, a southpaw, added that he can now
use his right hand and as lethal as his left.
4. Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel
Marquez III May Change Boxing
In today’s cartoonish boxing
Forever world, it’s a little staggering
when you see a pre-fight press
conference that doesn’t
devolve into a pretend fight
that was choreographed
beforehand. And yet, when
Manny Pacquiao and Juan
Manuel Marquez met for a
recent press conference to
hype their November 12
showdown, there were none of
the usual shenanigans.
Needless to say, it was very
refreshing.
5. Manny Biography
Emmanuel Dapidran
Pacquiao, (born December
17, 1978 in Kibawe,
Bukidnon, Mindanao,
Philippines) is a Filipino
professional boxer and
reigning WBC International
Super Featherweight
champion. He is a former
world champion at IBF Super
Bantamweight, and WBC
Flyweight divisions.
Pacquiao has a record of 45
wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws,
with 35 wins coming by way
of knockout. His brother,
Bobby Pacquiao is also a
Super Featherweight boxer.
6. Pacquiao started his
professional boxing career
in 1995 at 106 pounds at
the age of 16. His early
fights usually took place in
small venues and were
shown on Vintage Sports’
Blow by Blow evening
boxing show (hosted by
John Ray Betita). His first
professional fight was a
four-round bout against
Edmund Ignacio on
January 22, 1995, which
Pacquiao won via decision,
thus becoming an instant
star of the program.
7. His weight increased from 106 to 113
pounds before losing in his 12th bout
against Rustico Torrecampo via a third
round technical knockout (TKO). As
well-known sportscaster Joaquin
“Quinito” Henson observed, Pacquiao
clearly had not made weight, so he
was forced to use heavier gloves than
Torrecampo, thereby putting
Pacquiao at a disadvantage.
Pacquiao went on to defend his title
four times before the match that
many consider to have defined his
career, against the Mexican boxing
idol, Marco Antonio Barrera of
Mexico. Pacquiao, moving up in
weight and in his first fight ever in the
featherweight division brought his
power with him and defeated Barrera
via a TKO in the 11th round at the
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas.
8. Trainer Freddie Roach had previously
voiced concerns about the late night
lifestyle and warned that the boxer was in
danger of losing both his edge and focus.
Roach noted that there are too many
distractions surrounding Pacquiao in the
Philippines.
At the end of 2006, he was named by both
HBO and Ring Magazine as the fighter of
the year, with HBO also naming him as the
most exciting fighter of the year.
In The Ring magazine, Pacquiao (45-3-2)
remains at the top of the junior lightweight
division (130 pounds). He had been in the
ratings for 108 weeks. Pacquiao is also at
No. 2 in the pound-for-pound category
behind welterweight champ Floyd
Mayweather.
9. Juan Manuel Marquez
Biography Juan Manuel Marquez comes
from a strong boxing
pedigree. His brother, Rafael
Marquez, is a former world
champion who has won
world titles at the
bantamweight and super
bantamweight divisions.
Marquez had an amateur
record of 35-1 that included
two Golden Glove
tournament wins. He made
his professional debut at the
age of 19 on May 29th, 1993
and lost his first bout by way
of disqualification to Javier
Duran.
10. Marquez wouldn’t lose again for
another six years as he compiled
a record of 29-1 that included a
win over future champion
Agapito Sanchez, and former
champion Julio Gervacio and
Alfred Kotey. In 1997, Marquez
won the NABO featherweight
title, which he defended seven
times.
Marquez earned his first shot at a
world title on September 11th,
1999, when he lost a
controversial 12 round decision
to then unbeaten champion
Freddie Norwood.
11. On November 20th, 1999 Marquez stopped
Remigio Molina in eight rounds. In August of
2000, Marquez defeated former champion
Daniel Jimenez and five fights later, he
stopped future champion Robbie Peden in ten
rounds for the NABF and USBA featherweight
titles.
In May of 2004, Marquez fought the man
recognized as the number one pound for
pound fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao
to a draw; in the fight Marquez was knocked
down three times in the first round. Marquez
was never able to overcome those early
points deficit which many believe is the
reason the fight ended in a draw. The result
was controversial as judge Burt Clements
scored the first round as 10-7 for Pacquiao
instead of what normally would have been 10-
6; this was the anomaly that caused the fight
to be called a draw instead of a split decision
for Pacquiao. The final scores on the judge’s
cards were, John Stewart had it 110-115 for
Marquez, Guy Jutras had it 115-110 for
Pacquiao and Burt Clements had it 113-113.
