Who won Mayweather Jr vs Marquez?
Floyd Mayweather Jr beat Juan Manuel Marquez by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 19th September 2009 at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena in 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 loses and 0 draws.
Juan Manuel Marquez made his way to the ring with a record of 50 wins, 4 loses and 1 draw.
Floyd Mayweather Jr was the younger man by 3 years, at 33 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 & Juan Manuel Marquez fought out of an orthodox stance.
Mayweather Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 1996, 3 year and 4 months later than Marquez, whose first professional fight was in 1993. He had fought 89 less professional rounds, 397 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 8th December 2007 by technical knockout in the 10th round in their WBC World Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Nevada, United States.
Previous to that, he had defeated Oscar De La Hoya on 5th May 2007 by split decision in their WBC World Super Welterweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Nevada.
Going into that contest, he had beat Zab Judah on 8th April 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 22nd May 2004 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City.
He had beat Jose Luis Castillo on 20th April 2002 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Lightweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
Activity check
Mayweather Jr's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 4 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 58 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.6 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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