Pacquiao vs Marquez

Who won Pacquiao vs Marquez?

Juan Manuel Marquez beat Manny Pacquiao by knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, December 8th, 2012, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Pacquiao vs Marquez stats

Back in December 2012, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 54 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws.

Juan Manuel Marquez made his way to the ring with a record of 54 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw.

Manny Pacquiao was the younger man by 5 years, at 34 years old.

Marquez had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pacquiao. Despite this, both fighters had equal reach.

Manny Pacquiao fought out of the southpaw stance, while Juan Manuel Marquez was an orthodox fighter.

Pacquiao was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1995, 1 year and 7 months later than Marquez, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, totaling 501 compared to Marquez's 486.

Pacquiao vs Marquez form

Pacquiao had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009, by in their WBO World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ricky Hatton on May 2, 2009, by knockout in the 2nd round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Oscar De La Hoya on December 6, 2008, by technical knockout in the 8th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada.

Before that, he had won against David Diaz on June 28, 2008, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Marco Antonio Barrera on November 15, 2003, by technical knockout in the 11th round at Alamodome, San Antonio.

Activity check

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 9 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

Marquez's last 3 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.3 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Marquez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Marquez?

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