MATCHUP:
Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather, Jr. vs Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez
EVENT:
Number One/Numero Uno
DATE:
September 19, 2009
VENUE:
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
FIGHT DETAILS:
The fight served as a return to the ring for Mayweather, who after his knock out victory of Ricky Hatton in December 2007, announced he would take a two-year layoff from boxing which later turned into full blown retirement.
Promoted as the return of Floyd Mayweather, promoters labeled it Number One/Numero Uno due to Mayweather’s previous position as pound-for-pound boxing champion and Marquez’s position as Mexico’s number one fighter.
It was contested at a catchweight of 144 pounds, with no titles being on the line.
FIGHT RESULT:
In a highly partisan Mexican crowd, Mayweather showed Marquez why he was the former pound for pound king by pummeling the latter for all of 12 rounds in a mismatch of massive proportion. Marquez even kissed the canvas once in the second round. When Mayweather’s rage subsided, all the judges scored the fight for him with the scores: 118-109, 120-107 and 119-108. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. wins via Unanimous Decision!
NOTES:
The Bout generated 1 million pay-per-view buys, and is just the sixth highest ranking non-heavyweight event to generate 1 million buys on a list headed by Mayweather’s split-decision victory over Oscar De La Hoya in 2007, which had a record 2.44 million. This was later beaten by the reported 1.25 million Pacquiao vs Cotto fight.
FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JR. VS JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ FIGHT VIDEO:
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