Marquez vs Alvarado

Who won Marquez vs Alvarado?

Juan Manuel Marquez beat Mike Alvarado by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 17th, 2014, at Forum, Inglewood.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 117-109, 117-109 in favor of winner Juan Manuel Marquez.

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).

Marquez vs Alvarado stats

Back in May 2014, Juan Manuel Marquez stepped into the ring with a record of 55 wins, 7 losses, and 1 draw.

Mike Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 34 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Juan Manuel Marquez was the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Alvarado had a height advantage of 2 inches over Marquez. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Juan Manuel Marquez and Mike Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Marquez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 27 more fights, and made his debut in 1993, 10 years and 8 months earlier than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 248 more professional rounds, totaling 486 compared to Alvarado's 238.

Marquez vs Alvarado form

Marquez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Manny Pacquiao on December 8, 2012, by knockout in the 6th round at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Floyd Mayweather Jr on September 19, 2009, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Manny Pacquiao on March 15, 2008, by unanimous decision in the 12th round in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Orlando Salido on September 18, 2004, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Manny Pacquiao on May 8, 2004, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Marquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 10 years and 9 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 years and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.

What time did Marquez vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Forum, Inglewood, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Marquez vs Alvarado?

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