Mayweather Jr vs Marquez

Who won Mayweather Jr vs Marquez?

Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Juan Manuel Marquez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, September 19th, 2009, at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 120-107, 118-109, 119-108 in favor of winner Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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).

Mayweather Jr vs Marquez stats

Back in September 2009, Floyd Mayweather Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 39 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws.

Juan Manuel Marquez made his way to the ring with a record of 50 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw.

Floyd Mayweather Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 32 years old.

Mayweather Jr had a height advantage of 1 inch over Marquez. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Both Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Mayweather Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 1996, 3 years and 4 months later than Marquez, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 83 fewer professional rounds, totaling 403 compared to Marquez's 486.

Mayweather Jr vs Marquez form

Mayweather Jr remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Ricky Hatton on December 8, 2007, by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007, by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Zab Judah on April 8, 2006, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Welterweight championship fight at Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against DeMarcus Corley on May 22, 2004, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.

He had beaten Phillip Ndou on November 1, 2003, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids.

Activity check

Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 rounds on average.

Marquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Mayweather Jr 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 BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Mayweather Jr vs Marquez?

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