Pacquiao vs Marquez

Who won Pacquiao vs Marquez?

Manny Pacquiao drew with Juan Manuel Marquez by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, May 8th, 2004, at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 113-113, 115-110, 115-110, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This contest was for the IBF featherweight championship of the world.

Pacquiao vs Marquez stats

Back in May 2004, Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring with a record of 38 wins, 2 losses, and 1 draw.

Juan Manuel Marquez made his way to the ring with a record of 42 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Manny Pacquiao was the younger man by 5 years, at 25 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 3 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.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Manny Pacquiao had last fought 5 months and 23 days ago, while Juan Manuel Marquez's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 7 days ago.

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, Las Vegas, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pacquiao vs Marquez?

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