Pacquiao vs Marquez II

Who won Pacquiao vs Marquez II?

Manny Pacquiao beat Juan Manuel Marquez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 15th, 2008, at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 115-112, 114-113, 115-112 in favor of winner Manny Pacquiao.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This contest was for the WBC super featherweight championship of the world.

Pacquiao vs Marquez II stats

Back in March 2008, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 45 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws.

Juan Manuel Marquez made his way to the ring with a record of 48 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Manny Pacquiao was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 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 2 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.

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Marquez's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

What time did Pacquiao vs Marquez II start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Marquez II?

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