Pacquiao wins majority decision over Marquez

Manny Pacquiao won a very unpopular 12-round decision over Juan Manuel Marquez by scores of 115-113, 116-112 and 114-114.

Comments

[Paul]

the decision was unpopular only because the majority of the fans were going for marquez. If Marquez felt robbed the last time then it's his fault for not taking it to Manny. He's too slow to do so and would have been knocked down if he tried. Landing a punch here and there doesn't add up. That's all he did. It wasn't Manny's best fight but he won fair and square. There is no controversy. The idea of that is silly at best. Manny was still too fast. Marquez faught a strategic fight and he strategically lost. Matt, your article was obviously biased and it was poorly written. Do you write for the Mexico City times? Don't sacrifice your integrity when writing homie.

[Matt Aguilar]

Hey Paul,

I would politely disagree. No controversy? Of 20 ringside journalists polled after the fight, 12 thought Marquez won, 7 scored it a draw and one - yes, one - thought Pacquiao won. Check the silliness out for yourself.
http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/170145-experts

Marquez landed 138 of 435 punches for a 32 percent connect ratio. Pacquiao was 176 of 578 for 30 percent. Marquez landed 38 of 182 jabs (21 percent); Pacquiao landed 59 of 304 jabs (19 percent). He landed 100 of 253 power punches (39 percent); Pacquiao landed 117 of 274 power punches (43 percent).

Marquez landed more than "here and there" to everyone but Paul and judge Glenn Trowbridge.

Those stats are provided by CompuBox, by the way. Not my biased imagination.

And what's wrong with writing for the Mexico City Times anyway?

[garcia]

Marquez lost, period. He didn't want to fight. Pacman was taking the fight to him all night long. Pacman was the effective aggressor and Marquez was just waiting all night long. You have to take the championship belt you can't just come and get it handed to you. The Mexican fans are a bunch of crybabies. The fight was close but Pacquio was clearly the winner.

[garcia]

Matt, the problem with writing for the Mexico City Times is that we are in the USA not Mexico. Matt you need to get that through you head. Unfortunately we live in a city were it seems it's like Mexico, it is not this is El Paso, Texas not El Paso Chihuahua.

[Matt Aguilar]

The idea that challengers must "take the fight to the champion" is a myth. They just have to win the rounds. That's it. I thought Marquez landed the cleaner, crisper, harder punches all night long. In fact, most people who were there in a working capacity saw it the same way. Yes, Pacquiao was the aggressor. But there's a difference between effective and ineffective aggression. Marquez was nullifying that aggression with superb counterpunching and by using subtle movement and angles. Pacquiao was lost most of the night. Mayweather is going to dominate him.

That you saw it different is fine. But you were in the minority.

[gera hdz]

The guy who says Packiao won probably watched another fight. Sorry fellow but Marquez made looked bad Many and I can say humiliated him....best boxer pound bypound my.....
ha,ha..now the fight with Maywater will be a fiasco.

[JC]

Matt, you are completely wrong. Paul is right. Did you even watch the fight, or did one of the journalists at the fight convince you of this?