In an action-packed fight that lived up to the billing, Manny Pacquiao beat Juan Manuel Marquez by majority decision on Saturday night in Las Vegas, the third time these two boxers have battled for 12 rounds and fought a fight that easily could have gone either way.
Manny Pacquiao won for the 15th straight time Saturday night, earning a controversial majority decision against Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena to retain in WBO welterweight title. Judge Glenn Trowbridge scored the fight 116-112 in favor of Pacquiao, Dave Moretti had it 115-113 for Pacquiao and Robert Hoyle called it a draw 114-all.
This was the third fight between these two great boxers, and the third time that it was a closely matched, exciting affair. Their first bout, in 2004, ended in a draw. Their second fight, in 2008, was a split decision win for Pacquiao. And now Pacquiao has a majority decision win as well.
This fight was just 12 rounds of close, competitive, exciting boxing. Pacquiao was the more active boxer, while Marquez tended to land with a little more authority when he did land, but neither fighter could say he definitively deserved the victory.
As it turned out, the victory went to Pacquiao, who improved his record to 54-3-2. Marquez falls to 53-6-1.
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