MANNY Pacquiao started taking control, confusing Juan Manuel Marquez as he continued to unleash a series of combinations.
Pacquiao started throwing his right jab more often but still failed to set up the pet straight.
Marquez seemed to not know anymore where Pacquiao was coming from, wary now of both hands, taking away his effectivity as a counter-puncher.
Marquez stayed on his feet to stretch the match but the round clearly belonged to Pacquiao.
Posted by : Francis Ochoa
THE REAL Manny Pacquiao showed up in the third round, unleashing a powerful left cross that decked Juan Manuel Marquez with 21 seconds left in the round.
Marquez fell into further trouble in the final 10 seconds as Pacquiao unleashed a barrage that pinned the Mexican dangerously against the ropes. The bell, however, came to Marquez's rescue.
Pacquiao finally found his range by connecting with his right jabs, which helped lead that left cross that decked the champion.
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JUAN Manuel Marquez continued to be the aggressor, mixing his counter-punching with nifty combinations to take control of the second round.
A three-punch combo finished off by a left jab and a right cross had Pacquiao staggering late in the second round.
Pacquiao seemed not to know what hit him as he made his way back to the corner.
Posted by : Francis Ochoa
Juan Manuel Marquez avoided the nightmarish start that hounded him in that first bout against Manny Pacquiao four years ago as both fighters focused on feeling each other out in the first round of the "Unfinished Business" at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao and Marquez kept leading off with their jabs, although Marquez landed the more solid hits to gain the early advantage.
Pacquiao knocked Marquez down in the first round four years ago, a bout that ended in a draw
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A FEAST of color and sounds greeted the star-studded audience at the Events Center of the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino as Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez made their entrance to the ring.
Pacquiao entered the arena first, with Black Eyed Peas star Allan Pineda (popularly known as Apl.d.ap) singing on the ring while the Filipino ring icon made his way there. Marquez followed suit to the strains of a Mexican folk song.
Popular announcer Michael Buffer made the introductions.
Earlier, Ciara Sotto sang the Philippine national anthem while Mexican entertainer Teo Gonzalez did the same for Mexico. The national anthem of the US was sang by Filipino-Mexican-American teenager Jasmine Villegas.
Also present in the crowd, apart from Filipino celebrities were boxers Mike Tyson, Shane Mosley, Marco Antonio barrera and Erik Morales.
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Steve Luevano rose from a second round knockdown and retained his World Boxing Organization featherweight belt by outpointing Thailand's Terdsak Jandaeng in the main supporting bout of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch in Las Vegas.
Jandaeng floored Luevano with an overhand left in the second round but failed to finish of the Mexican, who promptly took control in the latter rounds to secure the unanimous decision victory.
Luevano used his right jab effectively and created a lot of ring space to keep Jandaeng from unleashing any more haymakers. Jandaeng tried to rally in the final two rounds but the fight was over by then as he failed to score the knockout that could have turned the match around.
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DIOSDADO Gabi lost his bid for the North American Boxing Organization via a second-round technical knockout defeat to Mexican Abner Mares.
Gabi was visibly weakened after spending the last few days of training shedding excess pounds just to make the weight.
A solid combination from Mares sent Gabi backpedalling and then falling against the ropes, prompting referee John Nady to stop the fight at the 29-second mark of Round 2.
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Filipino Michael Farenas won via a third-round technical knockout when Mexican Baudel Cardenas failed to continue fighting after getting tagged with a low blow in one of the undercards of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch in Las Vegas.
Farenas, a rising featherweight, floored Cardenas twice in the second round but tagged the Mexican hard with a low blow in the third. Cardenas dropped to the floor and failed to recover despite a five-minute respite given by the referees.
Farenas scored the 18th knockout in a 20-2-2 (win-loss-draw) card while Cardenas dropped to 17-13-2.
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