Juan Manuel Márquez
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| Real name | Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez |
| Nickname(s) | Dinamita |
| Rated at | Super featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Nationality |  Mexican |
| Birth date | August 23, 1973 |
| Birth place | Mexico City |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 53 |
| Wins | 48 |
| Wins by KO | 35 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973, in Mexico City) is a Mexican professional boxer and the former world WBC super featherweight champion. He is a former champion at the IBF and WBA featherweight (126 lb) division.
Márquez comes from a strong boxing pedigree. His brother, Rafael Márquez, is a former world champion who has won world titles at the bantamweight and super bantamweight divisions.
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[edit] Career history
Márquez had an amateur record of 35-1 that included two Golden Glove tournament wins. He made his professional debut at age 19 on May 29, 1993 and lost his first bout via disqualification to Javier Duran.
Márquez wouldn't lose again for another six years as he compiled a record of 29-1 that included a win over future champion Agapito Sanchez and a NABO featherweight title, which he defended seven times.
He earned his first shot at a world title on September 11, 1999, when Márquez lost a controversial decision to then-unbeaten champion Freddie Norwood.
On November 20, 1999, Márquez faced Remigio Molina, stopping him in eight rounds. Nine more wins would follow, and two fights after he stopped Robbie Peden in ten rounds for the NABF and USBA titles.
Márquez received his second shot at a world title on January 2, 2003, when he defeated Manuel Medina and captured the vacant IBF Featherweight title. He then defeated Derrick Gainer later in the year to become the WBA super champion.
In May 2004, Márquez fought Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in a drawn bout where he was knocked down 3 times in the first round by Pacquiao, but from the second round on, he dictated much of the fight. Unfortunately, he was unable to overcome the early points deficit and the two fought to a draw.[1]
In 2005, Márquez was stripped of his WBA super and IBF titles, for his inability to defend it against various boxers after potential bouts failed to draw a bid.[1] In 2006, Márquez attempted to regain a title, coming up short in a controversial decision loss to Indonesian boxer Chris John for the WBA Featherweight championship title. The disputed decision led to the Ring Magazine's removal of Márquez from its pound-for-pound top 10 list.
In late 2006, Márquez captured the WBO Interim Featherweight title defeating Thailand boxer Terdsak Jandaeng, and defending it against Filipino boxer Jimrex Jaca with a nine round knockout in Hidalgo, Texas. Márquez was promoted to world champion status in December of 2006 when previous champion Scott Harrison vacated the title, [2] but vacated the title himself the following year to challenge WBC Super Featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera.
On March 17, 2007, Márquez became the WBC Super Featherweight champion by outpointing Barrera in Las Vegas by unanimous decision.[2] Márquez's first defense of his title were to be held on September 15, 2007 against Argentinian boxer Jorge Rodrigo Barrios. However, Barrios withdrew from the bout due to injury, prompting American boxer Rocky Juárez to challenge Márquez for the title in November 3, 2007 in a losing effort.
It was announced on November 29, 2007 that Márquez would defend his championship title against Manny Pacquiao, whom he fought to a draw in 2004.
On March 15, 2008, Juan Manuel Marquez lost his Super Featherweight Championship to Manny Pacquiao via a highly disputed split decision. Compubox scoring had Juan Manuel Marquez landing 42/201 (21%) jabs to Pacquiao's 43/314 (14%) jabs, it also had Marquez scoring 130/310 (42%) power punches to Pacquiao's 114/305 (37%) power punches.[3] But Marquez suffered a knockdown in the third round by a powerful left from Pacquiao. This proved to be the difference in the decision as the remaining rounds were scored dead even. The fight was controversial with some Filipino boxing analysts and Nonito Donaire, another Filipino boxing superstar, saying Marquez should be the winner.[4][5] Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, offered a $6 million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said, “I’m not saying they’ll never fight again, but you have to let it bake for a while,”. Pacquiao, for his part, said: "I don't think so, this business is over" as he plans to move up to the lightweight division.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ HBO: Boxing: Fighters: Bio: JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
- ^ Marquez defeats Barrera for WBC title. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.
- ^ CompuBox - Every Punch Counts
- ^ GMANews.TV - Boxing pundits see Marquez as 'real winner'
- ^ Boxing News : Nonito Donaire Scored The Fight For Marquez
- ^ Arum in the way of Pacquiao-Marquez III? - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports
[edit] See also
- List of male boxers
- List of featherweight boxing champions
- List of super featherweight boxing champions
- Notable boxing families
- Reigning boxing champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of IBF world champions
[edit] External links
- Juan Manuel Márquez Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Professional boxing record for Juan Manuel Márquez from Boxrec
- Juan Manuel Márquez Fan Site
| Preceded by Johnny Tapia Tapia lost to Marco Antonio Barrera, who declined title |
IBF Featherweight Champion February 1, 2003 – August 15, 2005 Stripped |
Succeeded by Valdemir Pereira Filled vacancy |
| Preceded by Vacant |
WBA Featherweight Super Champion November 1, 2003 – August 22, 2005 |
Succeeded by Title terminated |
| Vacant | WBO Featherweight Title Interim August 5, 2006 – December 6, 2006 |
Vacant |
| Preceded by Scott Harrison Stripped |
WBO Featherweight Champion December 6, 2006 – April 1, 2007 Vacated |
Succeeded by Steven Luevano Filled vacancy |
| Preceded by Marco Antonio Barrera |
WBC Super Featherweight Champion March 17, 2007 - March 15, 2008 |
Succeeded by Manny Pacquiao |
