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‘I Threw a Perfect Punch’: Marquez Knocks Out Pacquiao in 6th Round

Dec. 9, 2012 2:20am Scott Baker

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — No need for Juan Manuel Marquez to impress the judges. No need for the referee to count to 10.

Marquez took care of all of his business Saturday night with a thunderous right hand that left Manny Pacquiao face first on the canvas with his remarkable career in question.

Unable to win a decision in their first three fights, Marquez won the old-fashioned way with a huge right hand that put Pacquiao down for the second time in the fight at 2:59 of the sixth round.

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Referee Kenny Bayless never bothered to count as Marquez leaped into his handlers’ arms in celebration and Pacquiao’s wife broke into tears at ringside.

“I threw a perfect punch,” Marquez said. “I knew Manny could knock me out at any time.”

It was a stunning end to a thrilling fight, the fourth one in the last eight years between the two men. It could also be the end of the Filipino’s career, though he said in the ring afterward he would like to fight Marquez for a fifth time.

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“If you give us a chance, we’ll fight again,” Pacquiao said. “I was just starting to feel confident and then I got careless.”

Pacquiao had been down in the third round but knocked Marquez down in the fifth and the two were exchanging heavy blows in the sixth round before Marquez threw a right hand that flattened Pacquiao face down on the canvas.

“I thought I was getting him in the last couple of rounds but I got hit by a strong punch,” Pacquiao said. “I never expected that punch.”

LAS VEGAS, NV – DECEMBER 08: Former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney sit ringside before Manny Pacquiao takes on Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 8, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Pacquiao was down for about two minutes before his handlers managed to get him up as Marquez celebrated and the sold-out crowd at the MGM erupted.

After being helped to his corner, Pacquiao sat on a stool, blew his nose and stared vacantly ahead as his handlers cut his gloves off. It was a stunning end to a furious fight, and Pacquiao was later taken to a hospital for precautionary examination.

“We always worked on that punch,” Marquez said. “We knew he was going to come out aggressive so we had a fight plan that was more technical. We were able to capitalize on it.”

Marquez had vowed to finally beat Pacquiao after losing two close fights and settling for a draw in the first fight. But after Pacquiao knocked him down in the fifth round and was landing big left hands, it looked like it would be Pacquiao’s night.

The two came out for the sixth round and the pace was just as relentless. Both were landing big punches and both were brawling when suddenly as the round came to close Marquez shot out a right hand that landed flush to the jaw of Pacquiao, who crumpled to the canvas in a heap.

“I felt he was coming to knock me out the last three rounds and I knew he was going to be wide open,” Marquez said.

It was the second loss in a row for Pacquiao, who dropped a decision to Timothy Bradley in June and who had vowed to regain his prominence in the ring.

Pacquiao was aggressive from the opening bell, but paid the price in the third round when he got caught by a Marquez right hand that put him down. Pacquiao got back up and seemingly took control of the fight, dropping Marquez in the fifth round and landing the bigger punches until he was dropped.

“I got hit by a punch I didn’t see,” Pacquiao said.

Pacquiao, who earned more than $20 million for the fight, was ahead 47-46 on all three scorecards after the fifth round.

There was no title at stake in the 147-pound fight, but that didn’t stop 16,348 fans from filling the MGM Grand Arena and roaring in unison from the opening bell as the two fighters went after each other.

Ringside punching stats underscored the ferocity of the bout, showing Pacquiao landing 94 of 256 punches to 52 of 246 for Marquez. But it was the one big right hand from Marquez that counted more than anything, knocking Pacquiao out for the first time in a career that goes back 17 years.

“He was in charge,” Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach said. “He just got a little too careless and got hit with a punch he didn’t see.”

Promoter Bob Arum immediately said he could see a fifth fight between the two boxers, and a dazed Pacquiao seemed to agree.

“Why not?” he said.

Pacquiao weighed the class limit of 147 pounds, but it was Marquez who looked like the stronger fighter entering the ring after having bulked up with the help of a strength conditioner, though he weighed in at 143 pounds. In their earlier fights, Pacquiao had been the bigger puncher, knocking Marquez down a total of four times, but on this night it was Marquez who had the biggest punch.

The stunning knockout was the first real loss by Pacquiao in seven years. He lost a close decision to Bradley in his last fight, but most ringside observers believed he had won it fairly convincingly.

Marquez improved to 55-6-1 with 40 knockouts, while Pacquiao fell to 54-5-2.

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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 11, 2012 at 2:16am
What a disgusting, violent, heathen sport.
The human brain was not designed to be used as a punching bag.

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FISH_BONE
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 4:04pm
test

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betterpart
Posted on December 10, 2012 at 4:14am
It was not “a perfect” punch. Like the lowly Sandra Fluke, the knockout punch was a ‘fluke’, an untimed accident that he would likely never be able to repeat in future fights.

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Biblicalman
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:44pm
Boxing is the most dangerous sport in the world. Not one sport is 90% head shots. MMA and the rest failed at trying boxing because it not only takes talent but you have to strive to become the best. I am at a gym teaches MMA. Let me tell you they are lazy compared to the boxers. They spend 80% of the time laying on the mat and talking.
Now back to the illegal fight t hat took place. Did you know that Marq strenght trainers was ban from boxing for gettin his fighters to use steroids? Did you know that 3 days before the Freddy Roach ask for a drug test and Marq team refused it? Did you know Paq still fought him instead?
Marq started out at 119 pounds. When he fought Floyd he was under weight and still fought? The reason why is because he could not gain the weight.
Yet he fought Paq out weighed Paq on same day weigh in weighing 161? Paq 154 and paq is a natural bigger fighter. Paq had to drop 15 pounds everytime him an Marqs fought because Marqs couldn’t gain the weight.
Now lets really think about that. His strenght trainer was nailed for dopeing his fighters Marqs refused the drug test and came in bigger , alot bigger than Paq.
Now for the kicker. This makes it a for sure fight for Maywaether. Now Floyd has no worries about loseing so he will take the fight.
What will be funny is Floyd has never fought anyone as big as Marq. 5 punds different makes a hell of a difference in power. Paq will knock out Floyd in the 4th round when they will fight in the spring of 2012. =

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RinkyDink34
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:56pm
Impeach N Obama

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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:46pm
  What does “N” mean?
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:52pm
Pacquiao is a good guy and a great fighter. Marquez is pretty good himself but in this case he got in a lucky punch.

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Digger-HR
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:33pm
Bob Costas, where are you? Where is your genius and logic? We need to outlaw boxing gloves because of the dangers they pose to our communities. Marquez was obviously trying to hold those evil gloves back, but they were so overpowering by themselves, they, THE GLOVES, punched so hard and put Manny on the mat. The glove manufacturer should be ashamed and sued until they are out of business. OH THE HUMANITY!

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- Winedude
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 5:09pm
  Only on the Blaze would I find something so stupid. Literacy comments will be withheld…
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:23pm
  WINEDUDE, and look who has nothing better to do than leave a stupid comment, leave your complaints at the door on the way out, idiot. This site is free, but morons like you complain about the stories, I say you are the stupid one here wine. If you dont like the story, just move on to another, or just go away,
  
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- DarkJello
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:32pm
  Wine:
  
  Story was interesting to me. And the Bob Costas comment was funny. Many libs believe guns are evil, and the humans that wield them are not 100% responsible. It is beyond bizarre. Have a good day man.
  
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Old Navy Squid
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:04pm
Austin Trout will be coming for Marquez before you know it. Unity the belts with Trout as the new champion

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whater39
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 12:46pm
He got KO’ed just like Romney.

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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:36pm
  Romney was not KO’ed. After the Benghazi investigation..obama will be
  
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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:48pm
  @ thegreatcarnac
  Dream on.
  
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Rock_Moninoff
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 12:12pm
Pacquiao said later that was the best 2 minutes of sleep he’d gotten in a long time.

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dirtypolitics
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:46am
The Romneys are really a beautiful, classy pair. No wonder the Obama and his surrogates still hate them even though they lost a suspicious election.

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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 3:47pm
  He’s been getting a lot of hate from his fellow Republicans and former campaign staff.
  
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- LIBSALWAYSLIE
  Posted on December 11, 2012 at 10:12am
  The Romney’s are a respectable, generous,classy couple. Something progressives despise. Buckle your seat belts folks, its gonna be a bumpy ride…..
  
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RDMercer
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:21am
DAAAAAAYUM! Dropped him like a sack of potatoes. Face first too how humiliating. Hey Manny, I look forward to your Idaho Gold commercials.

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SweetDoug
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 10:48am
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Two men enter.

One man leave.

Boxing, for the most part, is a fantastic sport, because soon or later, all the BS is left at the side.

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V-V

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- SAVETHEUNION
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:44pm
  There goes pacquiao and mayweather.
  
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- WATER-THE-TREE
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:44pm
  You know a fairer way of electing the president would have been to let them Box, at least Romney would have a chance, that is unless the reff was Chris Mathews.
  
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jungle J
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:18am
only the deep true haters make fun of the Romney s.

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- NoNannyState4me
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 12:09pm
  Seriously? This crap is just as repugnant as Bill ‘The Tool Sucker’ Mahr’s tripe.
  
  Romney is a loser. He was set up to lose and got exactly what was planned. Only the sheepiest of the sheep don’t get that.
  
  Now then, on to Manny. Manny, I am sorry Romney showed up to introduce himself to you. You got the LOSER bug imposed on you unwillingly by the biggest carrier of LOSE in America.
  
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chucksue351
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:57am
i guess mormons like a good fight, to bad romney didn’t have it in the stomach to put on one for us

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- HowTruthHurts
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:01am
  Ha…well just like boxing often seems fixed, so did this election.
  
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- darkknight91
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 11:04am
  I don’t blame Romney one bit for the loss. He didn’t run as a Reagan conservative but the differences between him and boy blunder were clear. Hard work, self sufficiency and accountability were rejected for a free ride and more debt.
  
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TheMajority
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:27am
I think Boxing has taken a back seat to the UFC. The local pub who shows PPV UFC fights won’t show PV Boxing fights, believe it or not, because the crowd is too rowdy. Almost always, a Individual has to know at least 2 disciplines (usually 3) to do very well in the UFC.

Mark Levin is hooked on UFC, but he doesn’t know why?

Mark,–it is because it is the toughest sport, based on Individualism, in the world. (Boxing also based on Individualism, but only one discipline).

Boxing is great, but in an age where Individualism is threatened to extinction, UFC rules IMO.

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DMENTED
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:10am
The better boxers are almost always in the lighter weights. Fast as lightning and they hit like sledgehammers, too. The heavyweights get all the glory and screw up the works.

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- chingachgook
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:50pm
  Yea like Mohamed Ali was Awkward too. Heavy weights just do not have to watch their weight quite a much as the lighter weights but Some are like lightening. When an athlete is really good they are so smooth it looks like anyone can do what they do. Doesn’t mater the sport. Many great athletes do not go any where near boxing because of the brutality and guaranteed head injuries. Every time you are hit in the head your brains hit the side of your skull. This causes some damage, every time, maybe a little, maybe a lot. I do like to watch a good fight but it is brutal. If you have not seen a fight close up you really do not realize the viciousness.
  
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Eastinfection
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 6:53am
Boxing died the day Tyson decided to eat part of Holyfield’s ear.

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- DMENTED
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 7:07am
  Boxing died the day Don King became a promoter.
  
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RIGHT_WHERE_IT_HURTS
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 5:33am
I saw everything. What happened? Get his license number.

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softunderbelly
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 5:19am
It obviously was one hell of a fight. Both fighters deserve kudos and respect. I would love to have seen it. But…$$$

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nzkiwi
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:15am
That was one hell of a punch. I’m only glad that I was not on the receiving end – I might not have walked away at all.

I didn’t see a video link on this page, but it might be my computer which plays up from time to time. I can’t access the headline page for some reason.

Anyway, here’s the link if its needed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFwhqs1OCYg

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- NOTSMOKINPOT
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:42am
  Links gone :(
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 9:40am
  Try this one…
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUgZcjKCAmE
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on December 10, 2012 at 12:52am
  @ Dadrocked
  
  That’s gone too. Here’s another one…
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2DOiuuUe-A
  
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Free2speakRN
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:55am
Pacquiao is extremely talented, but has too many jobs. I’d like to see him return to concentrating on boxing. But it’s up to what he wants to do. It’s his life. I’ve always liked him. He’s helped a lot of people.

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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 9, 2012 at 2:32am
What were Mitt and Ann doing at a fight in Lost Wages, a city of sin?

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- E.Z. Las Vegas
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 4:07am
  Nothing attracts evangelists like sinners.
  Las Vegas is home to virtually any form of worship you want, from Kabbalah to Serbian Orthodox. We have a Korean Catholic church, and a Hungarian Methodist church.
  We also have 3 LDS temples, and I believe tha last count was 11 Jewish temples.
  About one in ten strip malls have a non-denominational church trying to become the next Osteen style mega-church.
  
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- RedNeckMormon
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 8:48am
  EZ…..
  That’s funny, last I knew there was only 1 Temple in Las Vegas.
  They must be building them a lot faster.
  
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- garylee123
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 1:21pm
  A better question would be why are they even shown? Was there no one else at this fight?
  
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- barber2
  Posted on December 9, 2012 at 5:00pm
  GARY: A better question would be why did you find it necessary to say that ? No one else to slam ?
  
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