Pacquiao vs Marquez I (2004)

May 8 2004 A mildlymustachioed 25yearold Pinoy wrecking ball named Manny Pacquiao fresh off a knockout of legendary Mexican warrior Marco Antonio Barrera is making his third trip to the featherweight division He has defended his super bantamweight titles eight times and after taking home The Ring featherweight title at the expense of Barrera is looking to expand his trophy case by adding the WBA and IBF featherweight titles Rather reluctant to part with them is 30yearold Juan Manuel Márquez Aside from a highlycontroversial splitdecision loss in 1999 and a disqualification in his debut he is unbeaten in more than 40 fights Of his last 11 opponents 10 have been stopped before the final bell the sole survivor losing a technical decision Considering that Pacquiao has stopped 12 of his last 13 all but two inside six rounds that this fight will be absolutely crazy is pretty much a given