Muhammad Ali Versus Frazier Comes Alive in Pacquiao-Marquez Fight, Manny Triumphs

Muhammad Ali Versus Frazier

After earning two favorable verdicts from three judges, Manny Pacquiao finally won his 15^th consecutive boxing fight at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas. The 32-year-old boxing hero has received severe punishment from his Juan Manuel Marquez but his powerful and speedy punches made the difference in the 12 round fight.

Pacquiao was awarded (115-113) by Dave Moretti, (116-112) by Glenn Trowbridge, while Robert Hoyle gave him a 114-114 draw.

The sport icon’s fans and supporters were very happy for Pacquiao’s victorious match. Pacquiao admitted that his opponent is not that easy to defeat because Marquez was known to be his toughest opponent.

Meanwhile, Marquez was bitterly disappointed with the result. Marquez still believed that he had been cheated in his previous matches with Pacquiao. According to him, it’s a difficult struggle because he’s fighting not only with his rival, but also with the judges. He felt that he was robbed and have no idea on how to change the judges’ minds though he executed clearer punches.

Pacquiao was caught by Marquez in the early pace of the match with right hand body punches in the 2^nd round. In the 3^rd round, Pacquiao with a crunching right hook struck Marquez in the head and both were trading counter punches in the fourth round. Marquez dominated the 5^th round over Pacquiao. The two furious boxers continued to trade hits up to the last two rounds until Pacquiao finally landed a crunching left to Marquez’s head on the 12^th round.

Posted by Andre Monohan on Sunday November 13 2011, 7:13 PM EST. Ref: Yahoo. All trademarks acknowledged. Filed under Featured News. Comments and Trackbacks closed. Follow responses: RSS 2.0