Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III
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| Date | November 12, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) on the line | WBO welterweight title | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Manny Pacquiao via Majority Decision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxer |
 Manny Pacquiao |
 Juan Manuel Márquez |
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| Nickname | Pac-Man | Dinamita | |
| Hometown | Malungon, Sarangani, Philippines | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Pre-fight record | 53–3–2 (38 KO) | 53–5–1 (39 KO) | |
| Height | 5 feet, 6.5 inches | 5 feet, 7 inches | |
| Style | Southpaw | Orthodox | |
| Recognition | WBO welterweight champion Ring Magazine #1 P4P Fighter ESPN #2 P4P Fighter |
WBO/WBA lightweight champion |
Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Márquez III, billed as The 25th Round Begins, was a boxing championship bout for the WBO welterweight title. The bout was on November 12, 2011, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada and was distributed by HBO PPV. The fight marked a return to HBO for Pacquiao.
Pacquiao and Marquez previously met twice. Their first fight, on May 8, 2004, at the MGM Grand, ended in a draw. They fought again on March 15, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay, where Pacquiao won via a split decision. This led up to the rubber match and to Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, saying he wanted to leave "all doubt behind."
HBO's 24/7 broadcast on CNN on free cable and in addition to the HBO Deal, Pacquiao-Marquez III was promoted during the Major League Baseball playoffs on TBS. A four-city press tour covering three countries and an estimated 25,000 miles started on September 3 in Pacquiao's adopted hometown Manilla, Philippines, and ended on September 8 in Marquez's home of Mexico City, Mexico. The bout marked the 2nd time Márquez jumped from Lightweight to Welterweight. His first attempt was a September 2009 loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr., who was making his return to boxing.
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.
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