Manny pacquiao vs juan marquez

Manny pacquiao vs juan marquez

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Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez: the third in their trilogy of fights at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. But what is Elton John doing there? (okay, we know it's Freddie Roach, but...). Photograph: Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images

Round two: A football crowd atmosphere urging them on. Pacquiao coming forward. Marquez looking for chances to counterattack. Exchange of punches ends with Marquez landing an uppercut. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 10-9 Marquez. Only just though.
Round one: A cagier start than these two have had before. Lots of bobbing, weaving, some swings by Marquez that fail to really connect. Marquez has a mark on his nose from a Pacman jab. A late flurry of punches do no real damage. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao's round
Here comes Pacquiao: Well, at least when he's finished his prayer/cry/moment of contemplation in the corner of his changing room...
Here comes Marquez: to some fine old Mexican trad number...
Last predictions: changeme (that's not a real name) emails: "Pac will win on points but mayweather is a bridge to far"
 
Round three: Still cagey. Pacman has the quicker hands, but is hanging back, trying to avoid the counterpunch. Marquez planting his feet and getting occasional body punches. The best punches land at (and almost after) the final bell. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 9-10 Marquez.
 
Round four: Marquez still backing up. Pacquiao coming forward more now. Pacman looks faster on his feet. Lands a nice left-right combo to Marquez's head. Marquez aiming mostly at the body. Again at the end of the round they trade more punches. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 10-9 Marquez.
 
[h=1]Pacman's chance to set the record straight[/h] by Barry McGuigan, Daily Mirror 12/11/2011
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Manny Pacquiao (Pic:AP)


I BUMPED into four blokes at Glasgow airport this week heading out to Las Vegas. I wonder who they could be watching?
Who else? Come on down Manny Pacquiao, a boxing superstar fit to grace any era up against an old foe.
He will be taking on Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time, on this occasion at welter. The Pacman has shown he can handle the additional weight since he won a points *decision over Marquez at super-featherweight in 2008.
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Marquez was subsequently taught a lesson by Mayweather. Floyd Jnr made an *exceptional fighter look ordinary.
That is the challenge for Pacquiao. At featherweight and super-feather the contests were oh so close.
Marquez climbed off the canvas three times in the opening round of their first fight in 2004 to fashion a brilliant and deserved draw.
He feels he won it. Many do. He also believes he did enough in the second to get the decision. For him it's about showing Pacquiao he has the measure of a legend.
Marquez punches long. He throws punches in bunches, he rips shots through the middle and unloads with slashing blows. He also seems able to handle southpaws well. All these factors, plus the lighter weight, made him very effective against Pacquiao in a way he was not against Mayweather at welter.
Floyd Jnr is a defensive genius, a counter puncher. When Pacquiao first fought Marquez seven years ago he was principally a come-forward fighter looking to get rid of his man with quickfire combinations.
Since he took up with Freddie Roach, Pacquiao has become a much more thoughtful boxer. Just look at the number he did on Antonio Margarito.
He beat him up unmercifully. If he can do that to him, he can do it to Marquez. He wants to show he has improved from those early *meetings, that he is different now, a more complete fighter.
He also wants to show Mayweather he can go one better than he did and enforce a stoppage. He wants to knock Marquez out.
Marquez has been playing the moral victory card over their previous meetings.
This is an opportunity to set the record straight for Pacquiao. It sets up *beautifully for 2012 and the proposed meeting, possibly in May, between him and Mayweather.
If Pacquiao can rip through Marquez, as I expect him to do, then he will carry a lot more ballast into the Mayweather clash.
The converse is also true. A poor display or, perish the thought, a loss, would to some extent damage the value of the fight we have all waited so long to witness.
In that sense there's an element of risk for Pacquiao. The only opponent to have really troubled him in recent years is Marquez.
Mayweather dropped Marquez then backed off. Pacquiao won't do that. It is not in his nature.
What we are looking for is the controlled, sustained excellence he showed in beating De la Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, Clottey, *Margarito and Mosley in the past three years.
What a roll call that is. He is a different *proposition from the boxer Marquez last fought in early 2008.
He will prove that in Vegas, laying down a *challenge Mayweather cannot ignore. Are you watching Floyd?
 
Round seven: Marquez landing some good strong combinations. Pacman still dancing, but when he comes forward to try to land some big ones, Marquez steps back. Marquez lands a counterpunch that makes Pacquiao hesitate. But then a double right from Pacman drives Marquez back. Pacquiao's dancing is mostly - but not always - making it dificult for Marquez to make big hits. Another incredibly hard to call round. I'm having some sympathy for those judges. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 10-9 Marquez. Just. Again.
Round six: The first minute passes without a point scoring punch being thrown. Marquez lands several body shots that drives Pacquiao back. Pacquiao comes back and lands a left hook. Now they are starting to trade punches - when one lands a good shot, the other replies. A Pacquiao left is met by a Marquez right. Uh-oh, this one is going to be a judge's nightmare. Who was it said we may yet get Pacquiao-Marquez IV ? Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 10-10 Marquez.
Round five: Another cagey start. Marquez throws some big punches, but straight into Pacquiao's gloves. Pacman throws some combos, but they also fail to get beyond the defence. Pacquiao is knocked back by a strong right hand to the chin from Marquez, who is growing in confidence. Pacquiao looks too cautious. Marquez's best round and Pacman is getting a stiff talking to in his corner. Guardian unofficial score: Pacquiao 9-10 Marquez.
 
3 rounds to go damn.

Manny wins round 9. Now Manny got give it all from nwo for real.
 
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