Juan Manuel Marquez|Fights and Information

Marquez Learns it Takes More Than The Belt

Sure Marquez had a belt but there was no disputing who the man was at Featherweight in 2003. While Marquez was walking through the likes of Baby Lorona Jnr and Hector Javier Marquez,  Marco Antonio Barrera had dismantled the British KO artist Prince Naseem Hamed and avenged his defeat against long time Mexican rival Erik “El Teriible” Morales.

Marquez aspirations to be regarded as the number one featherweight in the world had also hit another problem. Even though Juan Manual Marquez had kept winning he had failed to captivate the fans who have  propelled Mexican fighters such as Salvador Sanchez, Julio Caesar Chavez, and Marco Antonio Barrera to stardom. This left Marquez in a state of limbo which has unfairly plagued some of boxings must talented craftsman such as Ronald “Winky” Wright and Paul “The Punisher” Williams. Marquez was an opponent who offered high risk with little reward. Until recently Antonio Margarito could have been placed in  this bracket until a high profile win against promotional stable-mate and star in the making Miguel Cotto saw him thrust partially into the limelight.

Marquez picks up another title

With a superfight with Barrera finally on the cards Marquez took on the other credible title holder in the division Derick Gainer beating him by technical decision he would finally get his shot at Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera. As Marquez proved he was worthy of facing the Baby Face Assasin Marco Antoni Barrera had taken an easy fight against an young Philipino fighter with a strong following in his own country and an impressive KO record but was unproven at the elite level the likes of Erik Morales, Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosely and Bernard Hopkings had made home. He was seemingly overmatched…

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez

Long story short The Living Legend that is Marco Antonio Barerra was comprehensively dethroned by the Pacman.  Beaten up and stopped in eleven rounds Pacquiao had beaten the man and now he wanted the belts and unequivocal recognition as the number one Featherweight in the World as Erik Morales had already moved up to Super Featherweight to win a title in his third weight division, the IBF and WBA champion Marquez was positioned perfectly. He would take on the Filipino icon who had defeated the stand out Mexican boxer of his generation in order to lay to rest any disputes as to who was the best Featherweight in world boxing was.