Pacquiao won the first round with the knockdowns, but I believe that I won nine or 10 rounds of this fight. PacMan and JMM got at it during their heated rematch. Our first fight was close, both of us were better fighters now, so I knew the second fight was going to be difficult for me.
Pacquiao is obviously a southpaw, so the feet are very important. This is very important when fighting a southpaw, and that gives me the advantage. Also, when you know a fighter, you need to work on his game. What techniques are going to work better for me? I trained hard with Nacho Beristain and we were ready. I gave Pacquiao a lot of trouble in the second fight, and I won maybe eight rounds. I was landing with power and he was feeling the punches. But if you look at the landed punches, the person landing the power punches, I feel I had the bigger percentage.
Again, it was close, but I did what was necessary to win the second fight. Result: Pacquiao SD Photo by Julie Jacobson — AP. The difference in this fight was that we were both heavier the bout was made at a catchweight of pounds , so I needed to change my conditioning. Pacquiao was bigger, but I was bigger too, and I trained very hard to make myself like a new fighter.
I changed my physical preparation, and I was the best in the ring that night. Defensively, I moved my upper body and I needed to use the counterpunches. I believe that I won this fight clearly, and I should have won by maybe four rounds. It was hurting my career, because I wanted to be the best fighter in the world, pound-for-pound.
The fans in Mexico were also angry because they believe this [result] was a robbery. I arrived back in Mexico at the airport, and everyone was talking about it. I was very disappointed, but the Mexican people supported me. Marquez blasts Manny Pacquiao with a right in their fourth encounter.
Photo courtesy of Reuters. But this time I wanted to punch with more force. A quick glance would reveal a record for Pac-Man, but that doesn't even begin to tell the story. All three fights have been decided by razor-thin margins and could have easily gone Marquez's way. His camp would argue they should have. Even though Marquez's defensive style of fighting doesn't always lend itself to the most exciting bouts, the closeness of the rivalry keeps fans coming back for more.
With that in mind, let's take a look back at the first three fights in preparation for the much-anticipated fourth encounter. The first fight took place before Pacquiao was the household name he is today.
It was just the second time he fought in Las Vegas, and he didn't have many marquee victories. Marquez was a little more established, having fought in the U. Pacquiao came out flying. He made an immediate statement in the first round by knocking down Marquez three times, and it didn't seem like the fight was going to last much longer. But the wily Dinamita regrouped quickly. It was the first turning point in the rivalry. Marquez quickly found out he wasn't capable of using a shot-for-shot approach with Pac-Man.
He shifted to a more defensive, counterattacking style, and he has been employing it against him ever since. The rivalry did not end with the rematch. The two fighters faced off for a third time in November For the second time in a row, Manny Pacquiao ended up with his hand raised at the end of the fight. This time, it was a majority decision victory for 'PacMan' as the three scorecards were , and in the Filipino fighter's favor.
The two fighters had a fourth fight in December This time, 'Dynamite' finally managed to get the better of Pacquiao and knocked him out in the sixth round. It was the boxing legend's first KO loss in over 13 years. After their fourth bout, Marquez only competed twice more in the boxing ring.
The Mexican fighter's last bout took place in May when he competed against Mike Alvarado for the WBO international welterweight title. The year-old won the bout via unanimous decision. New User posted their first comment.
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