Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III
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Manny Pacquiao
vs. Juan Manuel Márquez
III was a controversial boxing
championship bout for the WBO
welterweight
title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, and held at the MGM Grand
in Las Vegas, Nevada
, United States and will be distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marks a return to HBO for Pacquiao.
HBO's 24/7
series will begin broadcast their shows of the fighters on CNN
on free cable and in addition to the HBO Deal, Pacquiao-Marquez III will also be promoted during the Major League Baseball
playoffs and the NBA season on TBS
and TNT
, respectively, the latter, assuming that the NBA
's lockout
ends. A four-city press tour for the Pacquiao- Marquez fight will cover three countries and an estimated 25,000 miles. The fighters and their entourages will start out on September 3 in Pacquiao's adopted hometown Manilla, Philippines, and end on September 8 in Marquez's home of Mexico City
, Mexico. In between are stops in New York on September 6, followed by Los Angeles on September 8. This bout will mark the 2nd time Márquez has jumped from the Lightweight
to Welterweight
division. His first attempt was against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who was making his return to boxing, on September 2009
which ended a loss for him.
, the former lead vocalist of the band Survivor
sang "Eye of the Tiger
" as Pacquiao approached the ring, same as what was done before the previous fight with Mosley
.
"No me se rajar " was the mariachi
song that accompanied Marquez in his entrance it was performed by Raul Sandoval a mexican popular mariachi singer.
Despite the controversy, everyday boxing fans can easily score the fight a draw or 115-113 toward either fighter and logically defend their scoring. Marquez, despite many predictions that he was in a mismatch, showed that at 38 years of age, he was still a world-class fighter. Pacquiao showed that he still has trouble with ring technicians and counterpunchers and raised some doubts as to whether or not he could compete with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Overall, what many experts predicted to be a shutout in Pacquiao's favor, turned out to be an exciting technical match between two of the best boxers of this era.
Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
vs. Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
III was a controversial boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
championship bout for the WBO
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization is a sanctioning organization currently recognizing professional boxing world champions. The organization is recognized as one of the four major world championship groups by the IBHOF alongside the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Council and the...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, and held at the MGM Grand
MGM Grand Las Vegas
The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the third largest hotel in the world and largest hotel resort complex in the United States in front of The Venetian. The MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world when it opened in...
in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
, United States and will be distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marks a return to HBO for Pacquiao.
Build up
Pacquiao and Marquez previously met twice. Their first fight, on May 8, 2004 at the MGM Grand, ended in a draw; some Marquez was believed to have won that match even though he was knocked down three times. They fought again on March 15, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay, where Pacquiao won via a split decision, though some believed that Marquez won a second time which led up to a rubber match and led to Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach saying he wanted to leave "all doubt behind" though many fans thought that more doubt was left and that Marquez won all three fights.HBO's 24/7
24/7 (TV Series)
24/7 is an American reality television series that follows sportsmen, and sporting organizations, for a period of weeks in the lead-up to a major sporting event. The show premiered with episodes featuring pairs of boxers as they prepare for their upcoming boxing match against one another...
series will begin broadcast their shows of the fighters on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
on free cable and in addition to the HBO Deal, Pacquiao-Marquez III will also be promoted during the Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
playoffs and the NBA season on TBS
TBS
The acronym TBS may refer to:In broadcasting:*Tokyo Broadcasting System, a TV station in Tokyo, Japan*TBS Radio & Communications, the flagship radio station of the Japan Radio Network *TBS , a US cable television channel...
and TNT
TNT
TNT is the chemical explosive trinitrotoluene.TNT or T.N.T. may also refer to:-Television:* TNT , American cable television channel and its international offshoots* TNT , a television station in Launceston, Australia...
, respectively, the latter, assuming that the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's lockout
2011 NBA lockout
The 2011 NBA lockout is the fourth lockout in the history of the National Basketball Association . The owners began the work stoppage at 12:01 am EDT on July 1, 2011. The main issues dividing the owners and the players are revenue sharing and the structure of the salary cap...
ends. A four-city press tour for the Pacquiao- Marquez fight will cover three countries and an estimated 25,000 miles. The fighters and their entourages will start out on September 3 in Pacquiao's adopted hometown Manilla, Philippines, and end on September 8 in Marquez's home of Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico. In between are stops in New York on September 6, followed by Los Angeles on September 8. This bout will mark the 2nd time Márquez has jumped from the Lightweight
Lightweight
Light-weight is a class of athletes in a particular sport, based on their weight.-Professional boxing:The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing....
to Welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division. His first attempt was against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who was making his return to boxing, on September 2009
Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
"Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Márquez: Number One/Numero Uno" was a welterweight superfight which took place on September 19, 2009, at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada between five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and three-division champion Juan Manuel Márquez...
which ended a loss for him.
National Anthem singers
- Philippines (Lupang HinirangLupang HinirangLupang Hinirang is the national anthem of the Philippines. Its music was composed in 1898 by Julián Felipe, with lyrics in Spanish adapted from the poem Filipinas, written by José Palma in 1899....
) – Maria AragonMaria AragonMaria Lourdes Aragon is a singer from Manitoba, Canada, of Filipino descent. Aragon gained fame after a YouTube video of her performing Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" went viral.-As a YouTube sensation:... - Mexico (Himno Nacional MexicanoHimno Nacional MexicanoThe National Anthem of Mexico started being used in 1854, although it was not officially adopted by law until 1943. The lyrics of the national anthem, which allude to Mexican victories in the heat of battle and cries of defending the homeland, were composed by poet Francisco González Bocanegra in...
) – Cristian CastroCristian CastroCristian Castro is a Grammy Award-nominated Mexican pop singer. He is referred to as "Christian Castro" or "Cristian."- Biography :... - USA (The Star-Spangled BannerThe Star-Spangled Banner"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from "Defence of Fort McHenry", a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the British Royal Navy ships...
) – Thia MegiaThia MegiaThia Megia is an American singer from Mountain House, San Joaquin County, California. Megia finished in the top 11 of the tenth season of American Idol...
Entrance performers
Jimi JamisonJimi Jamison
Jimmy Wayne "Jimi" Jamison is a rock vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer for the band Survivor from 1984–1989 and 2000-2006.- Further biography :...
, the former lead vocalist of the band Survivor
Survivor (band)
Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978. The band achieved its greatest success in the 1980s with its AOR sound, which garnered many charting singles, especially in the United States. The band is best known for its double platinum-certified 1982 hit "Eye of the Tiger", the theme...
sang "Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
"Eye of the Tiger" is a single by American rock band Survivor, from their third album Eye of the Tiger. It was released as a single on May 29, 1982, the same year as the album. It was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen's "Another One Bites...
" as Pacquiao approached the ring, same as what was done before the previous fight with Mosley
Shane Mosley
“Sugar” Shane Mosley is an American professional boxer from Pomona, California who has held world titles in three weight divisions.-Amateur career:Mosley was an amateur standout, capturing various amateur titles, including:...
.
"No me se rajar " was the mariachi
Mariachi
Mariachi is a genre of music that originated in the State of Jalisco, in Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural impacts of the historical development of Western Mexico. Throughout the history of mariachi, musicians have experimented with brass, wind,...
song that accompanied Marquez in his entrance it was performed by Raul Sandoval a mexican popular mariachi singer.
Controversy
Even though Pacquiao won a close decision, most of the audience and boxing experts believe that Marquez was the winner. The Ring, which produces it's own version of boxing's lineal championships, scored the bout 115-113 in favor of Marquez. In addition, several prominent Filipino boxing experts scored the fight for Marquez by as wide a margin as 4 rounds. Some Philippine TV news networks and their internet news websites showed photos of Marquez stepping on Pacquiao’s foot six times. However, such occurrences are common between orthodox and southpaw fighters as they attempt to keep their lead foot on the outside of their opponent's. Pacquiao was ahead on compubox stats, throwing and landing more punches, while Marquez is generally credited for landing the cleaner, effective blows and controlling the action within the ring.Despite the controversy, everyday boxing fans can easily score the fight a draw or 115-113 toward either fighter and logically defend their scoring. Marquez, despite many predictions that he was in a mismatch, showed that at 38 years of age, he was still a world-class fighter. Pacquiao showed that he still has trouble with ring technicians and counterpunchers and raised some doubts as to whether or not he could compete with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Overall, what many experts predicted to be a shutout in Pacquiao's favor, turned out to be an exciting technical match between two of the best boxers of this era.
Main card
- Welterweight Championship bout:
Manny PacquiaoManny PacquiaoEmmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the...
vs.
Juan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel MárquezJuan Manuel Márquez Méndez , is a Mexican professional boxer. He is the fourth Mexican-born boxer to become a three-division world champion, where he won eight world titles in three different boxing weight classes.Currently, Marquez is the WBA Super, WBO and The Ring lightweight champion...
- Pacquaio defeats Márquez via Majority Decision. (114-114, 115-113, 116-112)
- Light Welterweight Championship bout:
Timothy BradleyTimothy BradleyTimothy Ray Bradley Jr. is an American boxer, fighting out of Palm Springs, California. He is the current WBO World Light Welterweight Champion. He is rated #2 in the Light Welterweight division behind Amir Khan.-Light Welterweight:...
vs.
Joel CasamayorJoel CasamayorJoel "El Cepillo" Casamayor Johnson is a Cuban boxer, who turned pro after defecting to the United States on the eve of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The nickname "El Cepillo", literally translated to "the brush", comes from his uppercut, which rakes his opponents across the face...
- Bradley defeats Casamayor via technical knockout at 2:59 of the eight round.
- Light Welterweight bout: Mike AlvaradoMike AlvaradoMike Alvarado , is an undefeated Mexican-American boxer in the Light Welterweight and Welterweight divisions. Alvarado is the IBF Latino Light Welterweight Champion. He is signed with Delgado Promotions and Top Rank. Alvarado is ranked #6 in the world in the Light welterweight division.-Early...
vs.
Breidis PrescottBreidis PrescottBreidis Enrique Prescott Consuegra is a Colombian lightweight boxer. He has a reputation as a devastating puncher, with 19 of his 24 wins by way of knockout, with all coming in the first three rounds....
- Alvarado defeats Prescott via technical knockout at 1:53 of the tenth round.
- Super Featherweight bout:
Luis CruzLuis Cruz (boxer)Luis Cruz is an unbeaten Puerto Rican professional boxer who currently competes in the Super Featherweight division. Born in Philadelphia, but his family moved to Las Piedras when he was three years old and have lived here ever since....
vs. Juan Carlos BurgosJuan Carlos BurgosJuan Carlos Burgos Castillo is a Mexican professional boxer in the Featherweight division. He's nicknamed Miniburgos after his uncle, who is a former world champion Víctor Burgos...
- Burgos defeats Cruz via Majority Decision. (92-98, 95-95, 93-97)
Preliminary card
- Welterweight bout: Dennis LaurenteDennis LaurenteDennis Laurente is a Filipino professional boxer.He fights under the care of Johnny S. Elorde, President of the Johnny Elorde Management International, and his wife, Liza Elorde, a boxing care manager....
vs.
Ayi Bruce
- Laurente defeats Bruce via knockout at 0:57 of the seventh round.
- Super Flyweight bout: Fernando Lumacad vs. Joseph Rios
- Lumacad defeats Rios via Unanimous Decision. (74-77, 73-77, 72-78)
- Super Lightweight bout: Jose BenavidezJose BenavidezJosé Luis Benavidez is an undefeated Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He is the son of boxing trainer Jose Benavidez, Sr. of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico. From two years old until he was 17, Jose jr. was raised in Phoenix, Arizona.-Amateur career:Benavidez Jr...
vs. Samuel Santana
- Benavidez defeats Santana via Unanimous Decision. (60-50, 60-50, 60-50)
- Welterweight bout: Vic Pasillas vs. Jose Garcia
- Pasillas defeats Garcia via Unanimous Decision. (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
Reported fight earnings
- Manny Pacquiao $6,000,000 (guaranteed $22M) vs. Juan Manuel Márquez $5,000,000
- Timothy Bradley $1,025,000 vs. Joel Casamayor $100,000
- Mike Alvarado $75,000 vs. Breidis Prescott $35,000
- Luis Cruz $35,000 vs. Juan Carlos Burgos $22,500
International broadcasting
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
 Australia |
Main Event Main Event Main Event is Australia's only pay-per-view channel. It transmits through Foxtel, Optus Television and Austar, which jointly own the channel... |
 Belgium |
Be Sport 1 |
 Czech Republic |
Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages... |
 Denmark |
TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport (Denmark) TV 2 Sport is a Danish sports channel operated as a joint-venture between Danish TV 2 and Swedish Modern Times Group.MTG launched a dedicated Danish version of its Viasat Sport channel in January 2002... |
 Estonia |
Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic is a TV sports channel available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched January 7, 2009. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... |
 Early Modern France |
Orange Sport |
 Hungary |
Sport 2 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages... |
 Indonesia |
RCTI RCTI RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs... |
 Italy |
Sportitalia Sportitalia Sportitalia is an Italian terrestrial and satellite television channel specialized in sports broadcasting 24 hours a day. Sports broadcast include soccer, basketball, tennis, cycling, volley, motoristic sports, rugby, wrestling; informations about other sports is also... |
 Japan |
WOWOW WOWOW WOWOW was the first private satellite broadcasting and pay TV station in Japan. It has its headquarters on the 21st floor of the Akasaka Park Building in Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo... |
 Latvia |
Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic is a TV sports channel available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched January 7, 2009. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... |
 Lithuania |
Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic is a TV sports channel available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched January 7, 2009. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... |
 Malaysia |
Astro Box Office Astro Box Office Astro Box Office is a pay-per-view system on the Astro platform in Malaysia. It shows movies and occasionally sporting events.- History :... |
| Mexico |
TV Azteca TV Azteca Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas... |
 New Zealand |
Sky Arena Sky Arena SKY ARENA is SKY Network Television's sport Pay Per View system, which shows wrestling, mixed martial arts, boxing and occasionally concerts.-Sky Arena HD:The David Tua vs Monte Barrett rematch will be the 1st Arena event screened in HD... |
 Norway |
Viasat Sport Viasat Sport (Norway) Viasat Sport is a Norwegian television channel.The channel launched on 17 October 2008, when Viasat re-tooled their sports channels in Norway and Sweden... |
| Philippines |
GMA Network GMA Network GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company... (terrestrial, delayed) |
| Solar Sports Solar Sports Solar Entertainment Corporation which also created its sister stations, Talk TV, The Game Channel, ETC, 2nd Avenue, Jack TV, Universal Channel, Diva Universal & Basketball TV, Solar Sports or the Solar Sports Network is a Philippine sports channel owned by Solar Entertainment Corporation... (cable, delayed) |
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| Solar All Access Solar All Access Solar All Access is a Philippines non-commercial pay-per-view sports subscription service of Solar Entertainment Corporation which features live sports broadcasts via satellite... (pay, live) |
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 Poland |
Polsat Sport Polsat Sport Polsat Sport is a Polish sports channel owned by Polsat. It launched on 11 August 2000 and is available via satellite on Cyfrowy Polsat.-Logo History:-See also:* Polsat Sport HD* Polsat Sport Extra* Polsat Futbol... |
 Qatar |
Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera network.Al Jazeera Sports also owns the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Middle East for major football leagues, such as the Spanish La Liga, the French Ligue 1 and the Italian... |
 Kingdom of Romania |
Digi Sport Digi TV Digi TV is a DTH platform of RCS&RDS, a Romanian cable, telephony, and Internet provider.- Countries where Digi TV is available :* Romania - about 1,100,000 customers* Hungary - about 420,000 customers* Slovakia - about 320,000 customers... |
 Russia |
NTV Plus NTV Plus NTV Plus is the brand name for the Russian digital satellite television service from NTV, transmitted from Eutelsat's W4 satellite at 36.0°E & from Bonum 1 at 56.0°E... |
 Slovakia |
Sport 1 Sport 1 Sport 1 is a European sports channel which is currently available in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania broadcasting in different languages... |
 South Africa |
SuperSport |
 Spain |
MARCA TV MARCA TV MARCA TV is a Spanish sports television channel owned by Unidad Editorial. The channel is a joint venture between Mediapro, responsible for producing the channel's content, and Veo Televisión, licensee of the multiplex.-History:... |
 Sweden |
TV10 TV10 (Sweden) TV10 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group broadcasting to Sweden. It specializes in sports and documentaries. The channel started broadcasting on 7 September 2010.... |
 Thailand |
Channel 7 |
 United Kingdom |
Primetime |
| United States |
HBO PPV |
| US Military via AFN Sports American Forces Network The American Forces Network is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces American Forces Radio and Television Service for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide... |
External links
- Pacquiao vs. Márquez Official Fight Card from BoxRec