| Date | November 12, 2011 | |
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Title(s) on the line | WBO welterweight title | |
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| Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez | ||
| Pac-Man | Dinamita | |
| Tale of the tape | ||
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| Malungon, Sarangani, Philippines | From | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 53–3–2 (38 KO) | Pre-fight record | 53–5–1 (39 KO) |
| 5 feet, 6.5 inches | Height | 5 feet, 7 inches |
| Southpaw | Style | Orthodox |
| WBO welterweight champion Ring Magazine #1 P4P Fighter ESPN #2 P4P Fighter |
Recognition | WBO/WBA lightweight champion |
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| Result | Manny Pacquiao via Majority Decision | |
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III was a controversial boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title.[1][2] 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.[3]
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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 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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]
Jimi Jamison, 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.
Glenn Trowbridge
Dave Moretti
Robert Hoyle
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.[7] Freddie Roach has addressed the Juan Manuel Marquez “foot-stomping” issue that has become a much discussed topic among Manny Pacquiao fans; he understand when southpaws and orthodox meet feet will collide.[8]
| Country | Broadcaster |
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| Australia | Main Event |
| Belgium | Be Sport 1 |
| Canada | RDS |
| Czech Republic | Sport 1 |
| Denmark | TV 2 Sport |
| Estonia | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| France | Orange Sport |
| Hungary | Sport 2 |
| Indonesia | RCTI |
| Italy | Sportitalia |
| Japan | WOWOW |
| Latvia | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Lithuania | Viasat Sport Baltic |
| Malaysia | Astro Box Office |
| Mexico | TV Azteca |
| New Zealand | Sky Arena |
| Norway | Viasat Sport |
| Philippines | GMA Network (terrestrial, delayed) |
| Solar Sports (cable, delayed) | |
| Solar All Access (pay, live) | |
| Poland | Polsat Sport |
| Qatar | Al Jazeera Sports |
| Romania | Digi Sport |
| Russia | NTV Plus |
| Slovakia | Sport 1 |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Spain | MARCA TV |
| Sweden | TV10 |
| Thailand | Channel 7 |
| United Kingdom | Primetime |
| United States | HBO PPV |
| US Military via AFN Sports |
| Preceded by vs.Shane Mosley |
Manny Pacquiao's bouts November 12, 2011 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by vs. Likar Ramos |
Juan Manuel Márquez's bouts November 12, 2011 |
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