Pacquiao Wins

Boxing Live Blog: Pacquiao-Marquez
Wall Street Journals Gordon Marino offers round-by-round commentary

0:51 amby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez is leaving the arena to cheers of his name. The crowd clearly thinks he won. I have to say: I did, too.

0:48 amby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Heres the decision. 114-114; 115-113; 116-112. Majority decision for Pacquiao!

0:48 amby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Every time Manny gets pasted, I feel it viscerally. But when Manny scores with a blow, I dont feel it the same way. This leaves me feeling very uneasy about how this fight will be decided. Its unfathomable how both fighters can absorb so many vicious blows and just keep fighting. Hard. I cant say who won. But my respect for both fighters is immense. This was one close fight.

0:47 amby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Though there were many difficult rounds to score in this fight, Marquez certainly seems to have won. The crowd is booing Manny now. Manny just couldnt get on track tonight. He barely landed a right hook, and his famous left was often short of its target.

0:45 am12th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
It looks like an upset in the making unless Pacquiao does something in the next minute. Marquez misses with three punches. Pacquiao loses his mouthpiece and they stop the action for a second. With 30 seconds left, Marquez throws a right down the middle. Marquez on the ropes. Crowd on their feet! I have it as an upset: Marquez, 10-9. But well see what the judges think. Its up to them.

0:43 am12th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Looks as if Pacquiao needs a knockout. Pacquiao jumps in with a left. Marquez lands a good right, Pacquiao bounces in with 1-2. Marquez misses with left uppercut and right hand.

0:42 am11th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Mann! y looks fresher than Marquez. Marquez has to do more. While waiting to land the perfect combo of counter punches after Manny leaves himself open, he has to be more aggressive and rely less on response to Mannys blows.

0:41 am11th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Pacquiao misses a 1-2 combination. Marquez is leaning to his left side a lot. Pacquiao jumps in and lands a good left hand. Marquez lands a good left hook. Pacquiao lands a jab. Pacquiao lands a left, Marquez lands a right. Pacquiao comes back with a 1-2, and I give that round to the Pacman.

0:39 am11th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Now were in the championship rounds. Its been a very difficult fight to score. Pacquiao keeps shaking his arms loose. Pacquiao shoots a left and misses. Marquez shoots a left and right and misses. Pacquiao lands a great straight left. Marquez misses with an uppercut. It might have been Pacquiaos best punch of the fight. Marquez misses with a left hook. Marquez lands as good right hand, as Pacquiao lands a left.

0:38 am10th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
87-84, Manny, one of the scorecards reads. Theres booing at my table. To me, its pretty close. Manny, as usual, ends strongly. But I have a feeling Mannys thinking knockout, just to be safe. While Manny may be winning, barely, he doesnt want to take any chances.

0:37 am10th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez jabbing. He is definitely getting better angles in this fight. When Pacquiao comes in, Marquez goes down low and ties up. Pacquiao lands a jab, Marquez lands a right. Pacquiao lands a right hook. Heated exchange at the end, though its hard to tell who got the best of it. I give this round to Pacquiao, 10-9.

0:35 am10th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez misses with an uppercut and a right hand. Pacquiao throws a 1-2 and Marquez goes underneath. Marquez throws a right hook. Pacquiaos stalking him but has to be thinking knockout. Marquez lands a big right hand and Pacquiao misses with a left and Marquez goes ! undernea th. Pacquiao throws a right uppercut.

0:34 am9th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Last minute was the most exciting of the fight so far. Cant really say there was a winner of this round. but the passion is flaring.

0:33 am9th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez lands an uppercut. Pacquiao on the attack, and he lands a right hook the crowd is on their feet. Round to Pacquiao, 10-9.

0:33 am9th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
They havent thrown a punch in the first 20 seconds. Pacquiao throws a jab. Marquez hits Pacquiao in the back of the head and Pacquiao complains. Marquez lands a jab to Pacquiaos head. Marquez lands a good left hook to the body and then a good jab to the head. Pacquiaos trying to fight at closer range now. Exchanging inside, Pacquiao lands a left down the middle but misses with an uppercut. Pacquiaos still the aggressor. Pacquiao lands a left. Marquez lands a good right. Furious exchange, and they tie up. Marquez lands a left hook and uppercut.

0:30 am8th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Marquez has fooled most of the experts. No one thought the fight would be this close, but both fighters appear incredibly well matched. Again, its going to be fitness and mental toughness that will make the ultimate difference.

0:29 am8th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez lands a left uppercut and right to Pacquiaos head. Pacquiao lands a good jab. Marquez throws a right to Pacquiaos body but misses with a right. Pacquiao lands a straight left down the middle but doesnt follow up. They exchange body blows in center ring. Marquez lands a jab. Pacquiao lands a good left. Round to Pacquiao, 10-9.

0:27 am8th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez throws a lead right and misses. Pacquiaos got to throw something some have him losing almost every round. Marquez lands a right. Marquez hooks to Pacquiaos body. Marquez throws a right to the body, and they tie up.

0:26 am7th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Hard right to Mannys chin sta! rts the round. Manny sneaks in a blow but Marquez answers more than a few times. Manny isnt counterpunching as quickly or effectively as he usually does. Advantage, Marquez.

0:24 am7th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Pacquiao throws a combination but Marquez catches it. Marquez shoots a right to the body. Pacquiao lands a good left to the head. Marquez lands a right to Pacquiaos head and another right to his head. Pacquiao misses with a right hook, misses again, throws right-left combination but misses. Pacquiao lands a 1-2 combination. Marquez lands an uppercut. Round to Marquez, 10-9, on my card.

0:23 am7th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Pacquiao has to do something to turn this fight around. Mexicans are singing en masse. Marquez lands a big right hook to Pacquiaos head. Pacquiao is reaching in now with his punches. He hasnt landed a big left yet.

0:22 am6th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Manny was rocked this round. Although he unleashed a jolting left and two rights 100 seconds into the round, its still anyones fight.

0:21 am6th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez lands a right and left hook to the body. Marquez lands a right hand down the middle. Pacquiao lands a right hook. Marquez lands two rights to Pacquiaos head and then a left hook. Pacquiao lands two jabs to the head and a left to the body. Another 10-9 round to Marquez.

0:19 am6th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Pacquiao hasnt really landed a meaningful punch yet. Pacquiao throws a right hook but Marquez catches it. Marquez lands a jab. Marquez lands a jab and looks like he is gaining confidence. Pacquiao lands a left to the head. Marquez lands a right to the body. Pacquiao lands a good left to the head.

0:18 am5th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Pretty close round. This is where all the training starts to be a factor. Not to mention the mental stamina. But Mannys been hit harder in this fight than any Ive witnessed in his last two.

0:17 am5th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comme! nt
Ma rquez lands a right down the middle. Pacquiao lands a jab, Marquez then lands a jab. Pacquiao lands a jab and then a left to the body. Marquez lands a great right to Pacquiaos head. Pacquiao lands a left to the head. Marquez lands a left uppercut. Pacquiao misses with a hook. Marquez lands a right to Pacquiaos head again. Crowd is screaming Marquez! He gets this round, 10-9.

0:15 am5th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
They havent thrown a punch in the first 10 seconds, but Pacquiao looks a little looser. Marquez throws body shots but Pacquiao catches them. Marquez still backing up, Pacquiao jabbing. Both men are pretty cautious. Marquez lands a good left uppercut to the head, sending Pacquiaos head back. Pacquiao lands a straight left.

0:14 am4th Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Best round for Manny so far. Stunning blow from Manny at the end of the fight. Get the feeling that Mannys slowly solving Marquez, like a kid piecing together a puzzle. And Mannys defensive skills are impressive.

0:13 am4th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
They bump heads as they both come in. Pacquiao lands a good left down the middle. Marquez misses with a hook. Pacquiao misses with a straight left, lands a 1-2 punch. Hes feinting a lot now, trying to set that left hand up. Pacquiao lands a good left and a hook, but Marquez comes right back with a good body shot. Round to Pacquiao, 10-9.

0:11 am4th Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
A lot of disparity about the scoring among boxing writers here. Middle ring again, with the fighters looking fairly cautious. Both miss with hooks. Pacquiao lands a left hand. Marquez comes forward but misses before moving to his left. Cheering for Manny, then Marquez. Marquez misses with a hook, then connects with a jab. Pacquiao lands a left to the body. Theyre in close range.

0:10 am3rd Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
This is a closer fight than I expected. Manny slips in a left jab and a right cross in the waning seconds of the fight. No question Marqu! ez is gi ving Manny a better fight than Mosley. But I feel as though Mannys biding his time. Or waiting for the right moment. To strike. Lethally.

0:09 am3rd Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez misses with left hook and right-hand combination. Marquez lands two jabs. Marquez feints a right and misses with a left hook. Marquez throws a combination but Pacquiao catches it. Pacquiao lands a right hook. Pacquiao lands a 1-2 combination at the end of the round. I give that round to Pacquiao, 10-9, though there is some disagreement here.

0:07 am3rd Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez looks strong. Pacquiao lands one to the body. Marquez backing up. Marquez lands a left uppercut. Marquez misses with an uppercut. Pacquiao jabs, on the attack, and lands a body shot. Marquez throws a hook to the body and right to the head. Pacquiao lands a left.

0:06 am3rd Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Marquez lands a strong body blow. Then connects with a left? Right? I dunno. But he is fighting better than expected. Nevertheless, hes given to the odd wild roundhouse that may leave him open to Mannys incredible counters.

0:05 am2nd Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Pacquiao feints and then lands a left to the body. Marquez is letting his right hand go, but he hasnt found the range yet. Marquez misses with a left uppercut. Marquez scores with a combination. Theyre opening up a little bit as Pacquiao lands a shot to the body. Pacquiao misses with a straight left. Marquez is not getting full extension with his right hand. Round could have gone either way, but Marquez is more effective: 10-9 on my card.

0:04 am2nd Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
After blessing himself, Pacquiao is being aggressive. Marquez lands a jab. Theyre both feinting. Pacquiao lands a right hook not hard, though. Marquez misses with a big right. Pacquiao lands a left down the middle. Marquez lands a jab to the belly. Pacquiaos trying to set up that left hand, but he misses with a right hook. Marquez also mi! sses a c ombination.

0:03 am2nd Roundby Dan HillAdd a Comment
As Manny sips water, strolling to the ring while occasionally springing up and down on his toes, he still looks like a boy to me. The kneeling pose makes him appear more vulnerable, which leaves me wincing. Marquez is bounding up and down during the pre-fight antics, and the crowd in this bar loses it. In the first round, Mannys blows come so fast and then, bam, his arms back over his face as he weaves out of striking distance. But the speed of the blows makes it hard to assess whats landing and whats grazing. In the last 30 seconds, Manny shows some superb counter-punching.

0:01 am1st Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez lands a left and right uppercut to the body as Manny comes in. Pacquiao misses with a big left. Hes keeping his hands high. Both miss with jabs. Pacquiao lands a left. Pacquiaos coming forward as Marquez misses with a right. Pacquiao misses with some wild shots. Marquez scores to the body. I give the round to Marquez, 10-9.

11:59 pm1st Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Bell rings. Manny jabs as he shakes his arms out. Marquez jabs. Looks like electricity in their bodies. Manny throws a double jab. Marquez jabs and misses with a right. A lot of nervous energy. In center ring, Marquez throws a slow hook, but Pacquiao catches it. Marquez throws a jab to the belly, while Pacquiao throws a combination. Pacquiao lands a 1-2 combination down the middle.

11:57 pm1st Roundby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Ref is giving instructions. No big stare down. Touching gloves.

11:57 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Manny is bouncing around, throwing punches as he is being introduced. Hes getting his neck loosened up and blesses himself. Were finally ready to go.

11:55 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Marquez is being announced as he stretches his back. The Mexican fans are going bonkers. He has to be inspired by this.

11:55 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Buffer is making the final announc! ement. O ne of Mannys trainers is pulling on his ears. Manny is wearing blue trunks. Marquez is wearing black with a white strip. Lets get ready to rumble!

11:53 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Some champions like to make their opponents wait for a long time in the ring, but Manny doesnt do that. Hes smiling and tapping his gloves to his fans hands. He goes into the corner to say a prayer: head down and a quiet moment to himself. He has amazing powers of concentration.

11:52 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
The group Survivor leads Manny out singing Eye of the Tiger.

11:51 pmby Dan HillAdd a Comment
Cheers to Pacquiao! everyone at my table erupts. Tequilas flowing like water. One disturbing caveat: A man at the end of the table claims that if Marquez scores a first-round knockout, hes going to strip down to his birthday suit and run out of here naked. Yikes. One more reason Im rooting for Manny.

11:50 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
The place is going wild! He hasnt entered the arena yet.

11:50 pmby Gordon MarinoAdd a Comment
Here comes Manny to a mixture of boos and cheers. You know where the boos are coming from.