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 12 more professional rounds, totaling 498 compared to Marquez's 486.

Pacquiao vs Marquez form

Pacquiao had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

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 Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15, 2008, by split decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr on September 19, 2009, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Orlando Salido on September 18, 2004, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had won against Manuel Medina on February 1, 2003, by technical knockout in the 7th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Manny Pacquiao had been fighting more than Juan Manuel Marquez.

Going into this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 3 years and 24 days ago, while Juan Manuel Marquez's last outing had been 3 years, 2 months and 19 days ago.

Pacquiao's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 8 months and 23 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 11 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

Marquez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 10 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 55 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 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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