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December 10, 2012, Monday
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MEXICO'S Juan Manuel Marquez knocked Manny Pacquiao out cold with a vicious right hand at the end of the sixth round on Saturday, putting a sudden end to the fourth fight between the two boxers.
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 at 2:59 of the sixth round.
The referee waved the fight to an end as Marquez celebrated and the sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas erupted. Pacquiao was down for about two minutes before the Filipino's handlers managed to get him up.
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 it may have signaled the end of Pacquiao's career.
"I threw a perfect punch," Marquez said. "I knew Manny could knock me out at any time."
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 the Filipino congressman'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, just before the bell, Marquez caught Pacquiao moving in, landing a right flush to the jaw of Pacquiao, who crumpled to the canvas in a heap and lay motionless.
"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 contentious decision to Timothy Bradley in June.
"I got hit by a punch I didn't see," Pacquiao said.
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.
Aside from the widely discredited Bradley decision, this was the first real loss by Pacquiao since 2005 when he lost a unanimous decision to Erik Morales.
It was only the third time he had been stopped, having suffered a knockout and a TKO early in his career.
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 at 2:59 of the sixth round.
The referee waved the fight to an end as Marquez celebrated and the sold-out crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas erupted. Pacquiao was down for about two minutes before the Filipino's handlers managed to get him up.
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 it may have signaled the end of Pacquiao's career.
"I threw a perfect punch," Marquez said. "I knew Manny could knock me out at any time."
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 the Filipino congressman'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, just before the bell, Marquez caught Pacquiao moving in, landing a right flush to the jaw of Pacquiao, who crumpled to the canvas in a heap and lay motionless.
"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 contentious decision to Timothy Bradley in June.
"I got hit by a punch I didn't see," Pacquiao said.
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.
Aside from the widely discredited Bradley decision, this was the first real loss by Pacquiao since 2005 when he lost a unanimous decision to Erik Morales.
It was only the third time he had been stopped, having suffered a knockout and a TKO early in his career.
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